Jessie COBB
1900 - STILL A MYSTERY. Jessie Cobb's Murderer and His Motive Are Not Yet Revealed. LEWISTON POLICE ON THE ALERT. Several of Dead Girls Friends In Sabbattus Interviewed. WHERE IS FRED BROOKS?

The veil which covers the crime connected with the Jessie Cobb case, has not yet been raised. There is no longer any doubt but that it was murder, but now the people are interested to know who the murderer was and the motive for committing the crime. It is quite generally known that Miss Cobb had several gentleman friends in Lewiston, and while perhaps suspicion points to no one in particular, there are one or two that the police are anxious to find, and learn what they know about the case.

That more of the facts concerning Jessie Cobb might be presented to the public, a Sun man visited Sabattus yesterday and interviewed several of her acquaintances at that place. All appeared to be interested in the case and were very willing to talk. In some instances they were quite eager to learn the latest news concerning the death of Miss Cobb and asked if the police were making any great stir to solve the mystery. All who were seen Thursday by a Sun reporter, said that they felt confident that it was murder and nothing else. "Why," they would say, "Jessie thought too much of living to commit suicide. She was not that kind of a girl; she was light minded and cheerful and never looked on the dark side of anything."...

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The Lewiston Daily Sun
Lewiston, Maine
Friday Morning, October 5, 1900

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