The Portland daily press., 1875-01-30
RISEN FROM THE DEAD.
GEO G. HAMMOND APPEARS I'm
THE FLESH.
He is Arrested at Great Falls, N. H., and
Brought to this City.

The o'clock train from Boston last night
brought at least one distinguished passenger,
no less parsonage than George G. Hammond
who, if dispatches are to be believed, died last
week at Dover n H.. of hemorrhage OF the
lungs. Yet for man so recently a corpse ne
seemed remarkably lively. Probably the Port
land public needs no introduction to this gen.
tlemen. But lest the treasury robbery has
passed out of somebody's mind, it may be well
enough to state that Hammond is the man
who knew all about the robbery, who swore to
the papers on which the Governor issued the
requisition for several New York men who
probably knew no more about the robbery than
a babe unborn, and who took French leave OF
Detective Workman, alias Stombs, at Salmon
Falls. The next heard of him was despatch
to the Boston Herald stating that man VINO
had left the train at Dover had died of Hemor-
rhage of the lungs. The next day another
despatch informed the public that the name OF
the unfortunate man was Geo. G. Hammond,
in the employ of Detective Hunt of Boston.
Notwithstanding these dispatches the de-
tective did not believe that Hammond was dead,
but thought Hammond himself had started the
story of his death to facilitate escape from pun
ishment he so richly merited.
After leaving here last Saturday the detec'
tive went to New Hampshire determined to
find Hammond if he was above ground. Yes
terday he succeeded in finding him at Great
Falls, N H., and arrested him. He didn't
propose to let Hammond give him the slip
again, and so securely hand-cuffed him, and in
this crippled condition he arrived here at five
o'clock last night He was very reticent, but
admitted that he sent the despatch announcing
his own death.
On arriving here he was conveyed to the jail
and lodged in the west wing, where he can
profitably occupy his time by reading the obitu-
ary notices, which have not been of very COM
plimentary character.
When he steps out of Jail he will probably
step into State Prison, as the detective proposes
to have him indicted for perjury in swearing
falsely when the extraditiOn papers were OBJ
tanned.
Some interesting facts in the career of this
remarkable individual are furnished by the fol-
lowing, from the Boston Herald
George C. Hammond, according to the infor-
nation at hand, was born in Turner, Andro
scoggin county, Me-, and, by his own admis-
sion, has had considerable experience
criminal in an eyentful life. He has dome
time in various penal institutions, including
the prison at ThOmaston, In bis native state,
and the Massachusetts, state prison. He has
served two terms in the latter institution, one
for burglary and second for bigamy. His
last sentence expired on or about the I'D OF
November 1874, and since that time he has
not appeared cOnspcuously before the public
until few days ago, when he suddenly left
railroad train near Salmon Falls, and either
lived or died from hemorrhage of the lungs,
we cannot say exactly which, since authorities
differ upon this point. At any rate either
Hammond or somebody else wrote his obitu-
ary, and if Hammond knows where he, him.
self, is, he possesses knowledge which great
many people would be pleased to share with
him.
The Herald then says Hammond at this
time was not, nor ever had been, in the employ
of the Bureau. In conclusion it says:
At the opening every line of investigation
indicated that Hammond was sincere and was
using his knowledge for the furtherance of the
ends of justice. But why he should make SO
mapy false Statesments and declarations coup
led with others that were apparently well
founded is mystery, at best, and what motive
he could have for such action is beyond the
comprehension of parties in interest, unless he
was looking to the greenbacks which he hoped
to secure by false swearing. 1t should be said,
unless it may be generally known, that the
names applied to the parties arrested in New
York by Hammond were fictitious names as
regards the men arrested, but they were the
names found upon the registers alluded to. The
detectives were beaten, they are free to admit
but they console themselves with the thought
that others more prominent than themselves
took stock in the same trade that they did,
Additional details could be gwen but they are
rot necessary to an unders anding of the case,
the main question being Where is Hammond?
We are pleased to be able to say that he is
safe in the Portland Jail.