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Subject: Excerpt Of History
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 19:09:57 EDT
May 9, 1878 St. John Telegraph, New Brunswick
"On Monday afternoon, as a man, residing on the Black River Road, was driving
home from the city and when near the place where Mrs. Quinn was murdered, he
came insight of a woman a few rods ahead of him on the highway. The woman
walked briskly ahead of him for about 150 yards, till she turned a curve in the
road, when he lost view of her, and on his reaching the place she was nowhere to
be seen, having disappeared as mysteriously as she came. The road here is on
both sides lined with alder bushes, in which he supposes she must have
concealed herself. From the imperfect view he had of her he is unable to give an
accurate description of her features, but says she appeared to be deformed in the
feet and wore a slate colored dress, plain hat, but neither shawl nor jacket
of any description. From her movements it was clearly evident she desired to
avoid recognition. The man lives but a short distance from the place, and is
acquainted with all the residents of that locality, and is satisfied she was none
of these. From her appearance it seemed most improbable that she had come any
considerable distance. None of the people in the vicinity of the place have
seen any strange woman answering her description, and so far the whole matter
is wrapped in mystery. Some are of the opinion that she must have been a
relative of the murdered woman, who had been visiting the scene of the foul tragedy,
the recollection of which had so unsettled her mind as to cause her to act in
this eccentric manner. The truth of the story would certainly have been
doubted had not the person who relates it been a man whose character for sincerity
is proverbial in the neighbourhood."
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