The Portland daily press., 1875-02-01
Special to Press.l

and has no other authority than the assump-
ton of professional detective.
In answer to further inquiries L learned that
Hammond was born in town of Turner, and is
most respectfully connected. His cousin was
one of the most promising young men who
ever graduated from Waterville College, and
was MORALLY wounded in the Virgi cam
paign of 1864, being a field officer in one OF
Names best regiments. He has no near rela-
tions living. He served during the war in Co.
E. 10Th Maine, and is SO years of age. Since
the war his life has not been reputable. He
has served two years at Thomaston for connec.
tion with horse stealing affair, being SEN
fenced at Wiscasset. Warden Rice informed
me few days since that his conduct in prison
was creditable, being obedient and pleasant.
After getting out of the Maine prison he serv-
ed eighteen months at Charlestown, being con-
victed of bigamy, and has been out but a few
months.
OF the recent transactions in connection with
the Cumberland treasury robbery, he says that
he was in Biddeford with Workman the night
the treasury was robbed-had been in Portland
part of the day and was tracking the robbers
who broke into the jewelry store the Saturday
night before the Portland robbery. Traced five
men to the Milliken House in Boston. Thinks
one of them was Mouse Hayes. Intended to be
in Portland the night of the robbery; first knew
of it by the morning paper. He and Workman
came to Portland on the first train and went to
Mouse Hayes house, corner of Oak and Pleas
ant streets; rung the bell but could get no
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in there, five of them" Workman, who was
in charge, would do nothing for fear, he
thought, that Portland officers would get the
credit of it. They went away. Next traced
the burglars to Saccarappa; thinks they went
there about half-past ten the morning after the
robbery. They were the same burglars who
robbed the jewelry store. Mouse Hayes, he
says, isn't exactly "cross'' man burglar but
is Crooked (helps them and divides(. From
Saccarappa the fellows drifted back to New
York. He had known them. Indeed, Mr..
Rice tells me he would be likely to know
them. On being asked if he knew the men he
promptly replied that he did. Always kept
the run of some of them, and intimated that he
had been in their confidence and even claims to
have received a letter from one asking him to
come to Portland and help "work up the treas
ury robbery" He refused, having concluded
to take a higher degree in the doubtful pro-
fessioa, the detectives. He insists that Thomp-
son, one of the men arrested, was one of the
Portland robbers Another party says that he
afterwards declared that all Of them were the
right ones. He undertook to explain the
cause of his strange conduct in leaving the
train at Dover. He said that his chief was
very severe with him and accused him of play
ing false, and in Boston another one of the
New England force, of which detective Hunt
of Boston, is chief, told him that he would be
sold out in Portland. He didn't propose to be
and left the train, not jumping off, but step
ping off. The story of his dying in the station
at Dover was the device of friend whom he
told the circumstances, to put them Off his
track. He took the next train to Great Falls
and has since been there at work most of the
time in barber shop. He insists that he
knows the parties, but does not propose to aid
the force who have jailed him to secure them
His knowledge is worth something to him.
Saturday night he was arraigned and Mon
day at o'clock he will be held to answer the
charge of perjury in swearing out requisition
upon the Governor of New York for the arrest
of the men who haveibeen released The fact of
his being kidnapped excites considerable COM
ment. to say nothing of the fact of his having
been taken $50 miles in Maine without war
rant and by a man who has no more right to
assume to be an officer than would man in
England The man is rather delicate looking,
but bears no marks of being a consumptive.
His wrists are dscolored by the handouts :,
which he says were very tight and benumbed
his hands.
Mr.. Workman did not want that any one
should interview Hammond before he got his
papers made.
Hammond says that he became acquainted
with Longley, Thompson, Crawford and Nc
William, the alleged robbers, IN New York in
1867 and 1868. He left Maine before the rob-
berry in March, 1878. After being there few
weeks he was convicted of bIgamy. He had
not seen his first wife for seven years, and
thought he was clear of her. He says that L.
w. Moore, one of the Lime Rock bank robbers
now in Thomaston prison, knows more about
the robbers named.
Hammond was arraigned last night at the
jail office and an examination will take place
n the Jail office tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
on the charge of perjury.
County Attorney Whitehouse will appear for
the government 1t is understood that Ham
mond will have able counsel and will try to
bring an action against Workman for false ar
rest. Mouse Hayes is expected to be present.
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a pick-pock ct. There is considerable interest
thu matter.
Detective Wortman's Statement.
Detective Workman, who brought Hammond
to this city, says he traced Hammond to Great
Fall by letters. Hammond wrote to woman
in Boston. He Immediately proceeded to
Great Falls, traced him to barber shop, went
there and told him he must 60 with him. Ham
mond assented. He ironed and took him into
a sleigh to Berwick. There Hammond asked
him if he had acquisitions. ''Yes," said Wort
man, that will take you out of He'll.
Wortman's theory is that Hammond knew
nothing about the Boston or Portland robbers
He had learned of the men in prison, there or
elsewhere got the descriptions of men cores
ponding to those seen in Boston the night of
the robbery. He had no motive but to obtain
notorety. He had worked up his deception
with great minuteness, and circumstances
helped until the men were arrested in New
York. Then the plan began to break and then
he was charged with leading Hunt and Wort
nah into false case. and was threatened.
They were satisfied they did not lave the right
man when they left New York. 1t was, how
ever, the only thing they could do to
clear themselves of suspicion of settling with
the real burglars 1t was their purpose to
prosecute Hammond if Mr.. Pencil
did not recognize the men for per-
jury in obtaining the requisition. Wort
man first knew Hammond in Charlestown pris-
on, and first he went to him for information
respecting the status of a woman he first mar
RED, who had shared moneyed fellow in Bos-
ton When out of prison he frequently met
Hammond, and at the time of the robbery of
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