The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-29
RECAPTURED.
Brown, the Horse Thief, Again Locked
Up.

Last Thursday Marshal Bridges received a
telegram from Gilead, stating that Brown, the
horse thief who escaped from the police station
In this city short time since, had been arrest
| ed in that village. 1t appears that after be
was captured, he was bound, as described, and
| lodged in the railroad station. He soon asked
| for refreshments, and his captors took him into
| the telegraph Office, in which there is a large
| bay window, united him and gave him some
supper. While the officers were off their
guard Brown jumped through the window and
ran like deer towards a mountain that stands
some 300 feet in the rear, and which is densey
wooded. The officers made chase, but Brown
drew revolver and fred at them several times,
The pursuers then gave up the chase, and tele-
graphed the particulars to Portland.
Thursday afternoon Deputy Marshal Black
and officer Gribben. starte for Gilead They
were disguised as sportsmen, and entered the
village after dusk. There they got such little
information as could be furnished, land took the
freight train for Gorham the same evening"
Not getting any tidings there, they left Friday
for Bethel, where they found Deputy Sheriff
Wormell, who harnessed up team and ploted
them to within three miles of Giead, where in
formation was obtained that a team was at
Stowe which Brown was supposed to have
stolen. There they found that the chase had
gone towards Fryeburg They got relay of
horses and j. L. Parker as pilot, and went
through Lowell and South Chatham, tracing
Brown every step of the way. 1t was an ex.
hausting journey, for the woods were in a ter
rihla condition from r,oud and snow
Fryeburg was reached at p. NJ, Friday
night, where it was ascertained that Brown,
with his team, was at the house of an unsus-
pecting farmer named Chadbourne, just two
miles over the New H ampshire line in Conway.
The three officers were now decidedly weary,
but they at once started for the house where
their man was stopping. They did not dare to
go directly to the house, but leaving their HOSES
in the woods began to prospect. Seeing light
in the barn Deputy Marshal Black looked in
through hole and saw his man putting up his
horse. They did not dare to attempt his arrest
then as it was pitch darkness and the barn af-
forded too many means of escape. Accord
iDgly the officers waited until the man had
taken care of bis horse and had entered the
house. He was espied through window.
This was guarded by Black, while Wormell
went in to make the arrest leaving Gribben at
the door. When told that he was wanted be
made desperate fight, but it was useless as
the three officers soon overpowered and secured
HIM.
He was securely ironed and Saturday brought
to this city and lodged in the station. He was
searched and in little pocket in the lining of
his vest, between the shoulders, were found
two bright keen saws. He was placed in
cell, but was afterwards taken to theI jail,
where he was again searched and a sum of
money found upon him.
1t was long, hard search, with but little
clew, but the few points gained were made the
most of. The regular hands are after all the
best to look up such case, or in fact any case
requiring detective skill and pluck.