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WEYMOUTH’S MYSTERY
The Police aim—to Account For
Lottie Baker’s Death. .
A BULLET OVER. HER HEART.
Before the Shooting the Victim’s Cloth-
ing ‘Vas Set on Fire After It Had
Been Soaked \Vith Kerosene Oil.
Suspects Released.
East VVeymouth, Mass, April 15.—All
efforts of the local police to solve the
mysterysurrounding the death of Lot-
tie Baker, who was found with a bullet
wound over her heart and her clothing
burned from her body, have proved so
far unavailing. In fact, the develop-
ments of the last ten hours have wrap-
ped the affair in even deeper mystery.
Two skilled detectives from Boston ar-
rived here today and are at work on the
case. They promise startling develop-
ments.
Thomas Mahoney and James Carroll,
the two tramps who were arrested yes—
terday afternoon on suspicion of having
set the girl afire to hide other crimes,
are still in custody. They stoutly assert
that they know nothing of the affair.
Lottie Baker was 17 years old and
one of a family of nine children. She
was a girl of great beauty and was well
developed for her age.
Shortly before noon yesterday her
mother walked to the postoffice, half a.
mile away. Lottie was left alone in the
house, all of the other children being at
school.
The girl was laughing ovér some little
joke with her mother as the latter left
the house.
An hour later, when Mrs. Baker re—
turned home,, she found her daughter
sitting dead in a chair in the dining
room. All her clothing but her stock-
i’ngs had been burned off. There was a
gaping bullet hole over her heart, and a
pistol lay on the table near by.
A note was on the table, too, and it
was at first thought the girl had writ-
ten it, but it is now plain that the writ-
ing was not hers.
:I' A Bogus Note.
The note was written on a fly leaf
torn from a. pocket Bible. It read as
follows: ,
“Died for a boy love. Cause of re-
form school, cause of prison life, cause
of lickings, cause of laying everything
over me, but best of all is death. Good-
Charges Husband With Cruelty.
Dover, Del., April 14.—Mrs. Laura
Crocker Acklan of Cleveland, 0., ap-
peared before the joint legislative com-
mittee on divorce and testified in her
suit for a separation from William
‘Hayes Acklan of Washington.
charged her husband with extreme
cruelty and desertion.
Asphyxiated by Natural Gas.
Pittsb'ui'g, April 14.—James Charles,
Heating company’s plant, and John
Steele, a friend who spent last evening
with him, were found dead today in
the regulating house. It is supposed
that they were asphyxiated by an ex—
plosion of natural gas.
Famous Correspondent Dead.
Lebanon, Pa., April 14.—Colonel D. C.
Forney died today at his home in this
city from brain trouble, aged 70 years.
Colonel Forney soon after the breaking
out of the war moved to Washington,
where he es‘ahl‘lshed a reputation as
correspondent for many newspapers.
Judge Hughitt Dead.
Auburn, N. Y.. April 14. —Judge
Hughitt, who has been gradually sink-
ing since sustaining a stroke of apo-
plexy last Friday, is dead. He had been
county judge for 14 consecutive years
and was one of the leading members of
the‘bar. His age was 63.
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Mrs. Baker rushed out of the house
screaming and called the police. Offi-
cers Pratt and Mahanard responded
and rushed into the house.
I 'ghe police in a little place of this
sort are quick to think and quick to
act, although they do not always think
very clearly, and their actions are not
always wise. _
So it was with Policeman Pratt. He
read the note on the table. He gave
one 'glance at the revolver—but he. did
not touch it—and pronounced the case
one of suicide.
Later in the day, however, wiser
minds considered the case, but after
hours of work could come to no de-
termination.
In the first place, it became evident
that the note was not in the girl’s
handwriting. Her mother is certain of
this. She says her daughter could not
have written the note. Neither the
handwriting nor the method of expres-
sion is hers.
Then the revolver which Officer Pratt
thoughtfully did not touch added still
another point to the proof of murder.
It lay on the table pointing straight to-
ward the body of the dead girl.
An investigation showed that the
girl's death was instantaneous.
The bullet, a 32 caliber, passed
through the heart. Yet the pistol was.
fully six feet away from the girl. It
would have been impossible for ‘her to
have placed it on the table.
Explanation of the Burning.
An explanation of the burning of the
girl’s clothing was not hard to find,
however. In the same room with the
body—indeed, within 20 feet of it—was
found a kerosene oil can half filled with
oil. '
Mrs. Baker said that the can had been
left in a shed outside the house, and
that it had not been touched for sev-
eral days. It was full when she saw
it last. .
This gave rise to the theory that the
girl’s clothing had been saturated with
oil and then set on fire. The accuracy
of this theory can never be determined,
as there is not a shred of the, clothing
le‘ft. . -
After the discovery of the oil the re-
volver was again carefully examined.
It was a weapon of a well known make
and evidently new. One chamber of the
five had been discharged. Inquiry made
at all the stores in the place where such
things are sold showed that none had
been purchased in more than two
months.
The girl’s mother said she had never
seen the revolver before, ,and she knew
that her daughter never had owned a
weapon of any kind. ,
She was positive of this, as she and
her daughter were very close to 'one
another and occupied the same room.
They had slept together for over a
year.
After a hasty investigation the police
went through the, town looking for
strangers. They found two men, Thom-
as Mahoney and James Carroll, and at ‘
once placed them under arrest.
The men say they were nowhere near
the Baker house, but Policeman Ma-
hanard says he has witnesses who saw
both men on the Bakers! back porch
, after Mrs. Baker had gone to the post»
oflice. .
The mystery of the case is only deep—
ened by the arrest of these men. Noth—
ing was taken from the Baker house, so
the motive of the-crime could not well
haVe been robbery.
As soon as the police made up their
minds that the girl had not killed her-
self they tried to find some motive for a
murder, but up to this time they have
discovered nothing at all. The autopsy
may show some cause.
In the Quincy municipal court this
afternoon Thomas Crc’min and Daniel
Carroll, the two men who were arrested
yesterday in connection with the case,
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CHANijlllTElllNEST
He introduces a. Resolution Aime-i at
Armor Plate Makers.
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WOULD snizn TWO PLANTS}.
night watchman at the Alleghanyl After Certain Work Is Completed They
Are to Be Returned to Their Own-
ers—Other Interesting Scraps of
Washington Gossip.
Washington, April 14.—-Senator Char.-
lller today introduced his bills empower-
ing the secretary of the navy to take
possession of the armor plants of the
Bethlehem and the Carnegie compa-
nies. There are two of the bills, one ap-
plying to each of the institutions, the
provisions being the same in both.
Senator Chandler says that it is con-
templated that only the Bethlehem
works shall be taken unless in case of
necessity, when the Carnegie institu-
tution should also be seized. The prin-
cipal section of the bill authorizes and
directs the secretary of the navy forth- ,
with to take possession of such' land,
building and machinery as constitute
the armor making plant of the two
companies. He is directed “to hold and
use such land, buildings and machinery
for a period of time sufficient to en-
able said secretary to manufacture at
the works embraced by said ~plant
such portion as he may see fit there to
manufacture of the armor plate nec-
essary for the completion of the battle-
ships Alabama, Illinois and VViscoqsin,
now in process of construction for the
United States, and thereafter to re-
turn the possession of said land, build—
ings and machinery to said Bethlehem
Iron company, to be held by said com-
pany as its own property as if the tak—
ing hereby authorized had not been
made, and the aforesaid taking, hold-
ing and using of said land, buildings
and machinery by the said secretary of
the navy for the purpose aforesaid
shall be deemed to be a taking thereof
for the public use of the United States
under an obligation to make just com-
pensation them-for, in accordance with
the fifth amendment to the constitu-
tion.”
Court of Claims to Adjudicate.
The bills provide for the adjudication
of any claims that may arise against the
government out of the transaction by
the court of claims, whose judgment in
the case is to be final. The award and
allowance are to include sums “suffi-
cient to equal the damage by the wear
and tear of the plant and the interest
upon its actual value, and such addi-
tional sums as may be fairly due for
each year’s use of said plant.”
Successive suits are authorized for
each year that the plants are held, and
jury trials are authorized unless the
right to jury trial is waived by the own-
ers of the plant.
Postmastcrs Appointed.
Washington, April 14. — The fourth
class postmasteis appointed today
were: .
Pennsylvania—Aldon Station, Charles
E. Moore; Crossgrove, R. I. Wagner;
Farmers Valley, J. C. Stuzl; Modena, J.
P. Plett; Thompsontown, William H.
Nelson; V'Vhitedeer, Cyrus Teinbach.
Virginia—Curdsvillc, Abram C. Gar‘
nett; Denmark, Madison G. Smith:
>Dryden, W. J. Shufflebarger; Pound,’
Leroy Greer.
New Jersey-Vernon,
Denton.
New York—Bellona,. Ashley W. Bar-
den; Friend, Herman L. Grow; North
Huron, Darwin Gillett; Texas Valley,
George VJ. Deland.
Solomon S.
The Monetary Commission.
Washington, April 14.——The naming of
three commissioners by President Mc-
Kinley under the act of the last con-
gress to promote bimetallism was the
subject of considerable discussion
about the capitol today. Almost with-
out exception the selections were com-
mended. Senators, regardless of party,
were pleased with the selection of ex-
Vice President Stevenson. The other
appointees are Senator Edward 0. W01-
cott of Colorado and Hon. Charles J.
Paine of Boston.
The Senate Committees.
Washington, April 14.—The Republic-
an s. .. :tors we're today informed
thrc‘... -. their subcommittee of' the
prop. in. '.n of the Democratic-Popu-
list-s ..... Republican coalition for the
assign.- tilt of senators to the commit-
tee \-..:.c..i.llCl&S. The proposition was for
the Republicans to fill the vacancies
caused by the retirement of senators
appointed as Republicans in the last
congv=s and for the allied forces to
fill ti... o'iw-r {laces
3Of interest to Postmasters.
Washington, April 14.—According to
the new policy of the postoffice depart-
ment, a change of iesidence by a fourth ,
class postmaster is consideredequiva-
lent to a res;;,...;tion. An instance of
this sort was announced in the appoint—
ment yesterday c1 Postmaster Bowe's
at Vernon, N. Y., vice Ott. resigned.
Indemnity For Lynchers’ Victims.
Washington, April 14.——The presiden“
has decided to recommend to congress
an appropriation as indemnity for the
killing by a mob of ' lynchers of three
Italian citizens at Hahnville, La., Aug.
8 last.
One Day's Government Receipts.
Washington, April 14.—-Nationa1 bank
notes received for redemption, $189,65i.
Government receipts: Customs, $762,-
839; internal revenue, $294,906; miscella-
neous, $2{,,U-i.}.
Anxiety for an Overdue Steamer.
San Francisco, April:14.——The Ameri-
can ship Samaria is 23 days out from
Seattle for San Francisco, coal laden.
Several captains who started from
Seattle at the same time, and arrived
several'days ago, are firmly convinced
that the Samaria has been wrecked.
The master, Captain McRae, had on
board his wife and two children. It is
known that several days after the
Samaria sailed she was caught in a.
severe gale.
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Death of a. Prominent Lawyer.
Boston, April 14.—-—Harvey D. Had-
look, a well known lawyer of this city
and New York, died today at the Re-
vere House from the effects of a stroke
of'paralysis sustained about two weeks
ago.
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