Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-21

came down stairs. AS near as Mrs.
Townes could remember she caught
the words, Come with me about 81
miles and you won't be hurt" The
wounded woman did not hear the re-
ply.
Then Mrs. Townes said that it
must have been an hour and a half
later when the man returned. She
feigned dead. and as the man enter
ed the room he went up to her and
lifted her eyelids to see if she was
alive. He went upstairs at which
time and place he doubtless set the
fire. He came down stairs, pulled
all the window shades and went out.
She dragged herself onto a couch.
In a short time Mrs. TONNES heard
the cracking of flames. In her con-
fused mind she tried to reach the
telephone but didn't dare to, because
she was afraid that the mailman
was still in the house. Then she
crawled out of the house, either by
a low window or the door.
The man, Mrs. TONNES could not
identify although she said he was
of medium height. Further than
that she could give no description.
DR.. Badger states that Mrs.
TONNES is now in a most serious con-
dition but that she may recover if
complications do not set in. She has
organic heart disease. And the
throat wound Is the most dangerous
enc, danger of strangulation being
possible.
After the fire had been put out,
some time was spent in going over
the ruins, looking for any clues
which might show there were hum
an bodies in the ashes. Nothing
could be found, after diligent search,
that pointed towards Miss Haywood
being lost in the fire. About 6
o'clock or a little past, searching
parties were formed and within a
short time, over 200 men and boys
were ct work. searching the woods
and the countryside about.
Both of the local wooden mills
and the oil cloth factory did not
operate, Wednesday, the men being
used in searching for the man and
the woman.
The Haywood cottage, which is
located on the shore of Lake Maran-
acook, is the first of a group just
after leaving Winthrop village on
the car. 1t is near other cottages,
but Tuesday night there was no one
in the neighboring cottages, it be-
ing rather early in the season for the
influN-ef summer residents. 1t was a
fine cottage, being one of the best
on the lake, equipped with running
water and lights and having fully
equipped ice house adjoining.
There is no road leading to the
cottages in that section from the
main highway. The nearest APP
proach is from the road about five
minutes walk down the car track.
The Stanley road Is directly up over
the hill, a good mile walk.
Roland Norcross and Gene York.
who are familiar with wood life and
are doing much efficient work in
connection with the case, traced the
path of what is supposed to be the
man and his Unwilling companion,
up over the hill, to the Stanley road.
On the side of the road, at the end
of the trail which lei up through
the woods, was found fountain pen
and a pencil. The pen, which close
say does not belong to her. is a
Duofold.
Peculiar automobile treads, that
of a clover leaf overlapped by a
diamond shape, were traced by Ro-
land Norcross from the water pump
on the Stanley road to Mount
Vienna, in the vicinity of Long
pond. These tread marks were
found at number of cross roads in
Mount Vernon and showed that the
/ automobile had evidently made a
number of turns at each cross road,
uncertain of the course to take or
that the occupant or director of the
car was reading the road signs in
the early morning fog.
Miss Haywood is known to have
been wearing red hat and long
brown coat. She is about medium
height and weighs about 135 pounds.
The supposition that the man may
have made his escape by boat to the
other side of the lake was investigat-
ed. A patrol of the lakes shores
was made in an endeavor to find if
any boats were missing or If any
early morning landings had been
made. Nothing was found to bear
out this supposition.
AS for clues and rumors, there are
many and rife. About the most feas-
ible clue is that Dodge sedan, much
the worse for wear and with a great
deal of paint knocked off. was seen on
the Stanley road between 3 o'clock and
$50 Wednesday morning, going at a
rapid rate of speed in the direction of
Mount Vernon. This car was seen
by a Winthrop man employed as a
chauffeur who is. a good Judge of au-
tomobiles and their condition.
Miss Aida Haywood. the missing
young lady, is the daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Haywood of Win
throp, Of considerable means. Her
mother was Stevens girl, whose folks
were connected with the oilcloth indus
try in Winthrop at one time. Miss
Haywood was reputed to be worth con-
siderable money, having inherited it
from her parents. The Haywood home,
pretentious residence on the road to
Lewiston, was recently sold by Miss
Haywood for a goodly sum. She was
diamonds but did not wear any except
one. She did not make a practice of
having much money about her, paying
her bills for the most part by check.
She is employed as bookkeeper at the
Maxim grain mill and has been there
for the past seven years. She is a
young lady of high moral character
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