The Portland daily press., 1876-08-16
Gagged AT LAST,
Capture of she House Breaker.

confesses that he has made the breaks which
| have been reported in this city the past two
weeks. Nearly all the stolen property was re-
covered The arrest came about as follows:
Early Monday evening two young men told
officers George f. Harmon and G. x. New
comb that two notorious girls living on York
street were wearing the bracelets stolen from
Mr.. Conant's house on Park street. The officers
at once notified Deputy Chase who visited the
house named, but the girls were out. Yester-
day morning Marshal Bridges and Deputy
Chase called and requested the bracelets. OF
course the girls denied all knowledge of the
property. but the officers were firm in their de-
mand and the bracelets were produced. They
bore the name of Conant. Then came several
other small trinkets which they said had been
given to them by young man who visited
them often. After getting all the information
possible the marshal and deputy left, leaving
officers Newcomb and Jackson to watch for
the young thief who, it was thought, had gone
to Old Orchard. A little past two o'clock the
young man was spied coming down the street,
and word was given to the officers He did not
enter, but passed down York street and over
High street Bird ge to Commercial street. The
officers watched him from the house, all the
while hoping he would return, that he might
be arrested where he had left the goods. See
ing, however, that he was passing down Com
mercial street, officer Newcomb followed him
up quickly and made the arrest. He was taken
to the station and searched. On his person
were found $1S in money, revolver, loeket,
chains and a valuable breast pin. AT first he
stoutly denied all knowledge of the affair, but
when the bracelets were shown to him he gave
in and made clean breast of the whole affair."
He told the officers that he lived at Mrs. Nc
Carthy's on Briggs street and that much of his
plumber could be found there. On visiting this
house Mrs. Mccarthy refused to allow the Off
GERS to search her house without warrant.
This delayed matters some, but one of the Off
GERS stood guard while the other procured
search warrant. With this document a thor
ough search was made and considerable prop
erty was recovered. They secured two rolls of
black silk, two black alpaca dress patterns,
box of jewelry and several small articles. 1t
is not decided yet whether or not Mrs Nc
Carthy will be held for receiving stolen prop
erty. Webb did not hesitate at all to talk
about his operations and confessed to all the
breaks charged to him. He says be broke into
the house of Rev. Mr.. Day on Cumberland
street, but only secured pair of slippers. He
says all the breaks were made in the day time.
He was born in Rockland, but his mother is
now living 10 Steep Falls with her second hus-
band, Mr. James G. Hunt. Webb says his
stepfather turned him out of doors and he
came to this city several weeks ago to get work
but failed and went into this business to get a
living. He says he has sold but little of his
plumber, but lett it with Mrs. Mccarthy, and in
that way got his board. The arrest was made
at o'clock and the property all recovered in
few hours
While the officers were interviewing Webb,
MIR. +. G. Rich came into the police station and
complained that his house had been entered
during the day. He gave list of the articles
taken and the marshal showed them all to
him, they having been taken from Webb when
he was arrested. Among the articles taken
was revolver, a locket and chaip, $17 in
money and several other articles.
EXCURSION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
Last Saturday the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers in this city accepted an invitation
from the Brotherhood of Boston to join them
on grand excursion to Silver Springs, r. 1.
About twenty-five of the engineers from this
vicinity left here with their wives Friday night
on the Pullman train, and on arriving in Bos-
ton were received BY the Boston Brotherhood.
The whole party took train over the Boston &
Providence for Providence, where they took
steamer for Silver Springs. Here there gather
ed upwards of 300 engineers with their wives.
A grand dinner was served and the occasion
was made very enjoyable one. They return
ed to Boston about Z clock, aud the Eastern
road sent special tcain to this city with the
engineers belonging. in this vicinity, free Of
charge. 1t arrived here about midnight, and
the engineers were thus enabled to take their
places on their locomotives Monday morning.
SEBAGo LAKE.-The Portland Rowing Club
60 to Sebago Lake to-day on their annual
excursion. There is much interest taken in
the boat races to come off there, and large
crowd will doubtless attend. The first race is
for $100 between A. T. Stewart of this city
and T. G. Butler of Boston. Then there is to
be a sharply contested amateur race, besides
large number of other amusements.
In the amateur race there will be number
of contestants. among whom will be VIM.
Paine and Robert O'Connell of this city, Daniel
B. Drscoll of Lowell, s. Mccoy and John
McDermot Of Calais. Sonny Butler and other
amateurs from Boston are expected to arrive
on the boat this morning.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY.-A meeting Of the
Portland Fraternity Was held at the new rooms
Free off
ciationEhave recently been Incorporated, and
this meeting was the first held as corpora
ton. Tbe.old board of officers was elected to
serve until October, when the annual meeting
will be held. The officers are as follows:-T. C.
Hersey, President; Benjamin Kingsbury, jr.,
Vice-President; W. L. Bradley, Secretary;
Frank Noyes, Treasurer; Lewis Pierce, M. N.
Rich, M. M. Butler, D w. Fessenden, William
Thorn, .Esqs, Mrs. Bion Bradbury, Mrs.
James e. Fefnald, and Miss M. T. Hersey.
Directors.
Personal.
1t is very gratifying to learn that Mr. Blaine's
unwonted-since his illness-and exhausting
effort at the great meeting of Monday night
did him apparently no harm. He slept we'll,
awoke refreshed and with good appetite, and
left for Augusta on the afternoon train yester-
day in good condition. His speaking to such
vast audience involved serious risk, consider
ing his recent severe illness, but the salts
factory result ensures his capacity to do lots
more good service in the campaign. Every
body wants to see and hear him, and no man
can draw and hold such audiences.
DEATH OF Mr.. GEORGE q. CARTER.-Som Q
ten days ago Mr. George 6. Carter, the sail
maker on Portland Pier, was afflicted with
erysipelas in the hand. A week ago be was I'M
able to work and went to Rockland to visit his
family His hand was much worse after he
left here and yesterday a despatch received in
this city announced his death. He was a
member of Maine Lodge of Odd Fellows, hay
ing Joined in 1916. and also member of the
| Relief Association.
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