Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-23
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Daily Ksnnsbfr Journal,
The Supposed Dexter RObber.
HIS ARRIVAL IN DEXTER.
HIS IDENTIFICATION WITH THE
WINTHROP BANK ROBBERY.
The Supposed Dexter RObber.
his ARRIvALIN DEXTER.
Found Over for Trial and Lodged 10
Jail at Bangor.

DEXTER, March %. Detectives Virgin and
Head arrived in Dexter Thursday evening. hav-
ing in custody Jimmie Hope alias James Watson
the notorious bank robber
Hope is charged with breaking and entering
the Dexter Savings Bank on the night Of July
goth, 1873. lie was examined Friday morning
before Trial Justice Crosby, at the town hall, a
large crowd being in attendance.
President Bradbury of the savings bank testi-
ed to the breaking and entering at that time, and
Mrs Stevens. who then had a millinery store in
the rooms occupied by the bank, testified to the
breaking of the doors, lock and other things at
that time. and also that two strangers came into
her store one evening before the breaking was
done, and made some trivial Grand VIII ich attract
ed her notice. One of these strangers she pos
hively Identifies as this Jimmie Hope.
A Mrs Berry Of St. Alhans testlfes that on the
morning Of July 2lst, lS1j three men came to
her house, which is not far from Ripley village,
and desired breakfast of bread and milk Two
of them carried small valises of which they
seemed particularly careful.
She noticed them closely, as she thought their
act ions very strange. They kept a lookout up
the road while there, and when they came in the
house to sit down and tat, they took the precau-
ton to see that there a way out through the
rear by which they could go. Her husband came
in while they were eating, causing them consid-
cradle alarm until they found who it was.
One of the men she positively declares is the
prisoner at the bar. She heard first OF the at
tempt to rob the Dexter bank after the men had
left her house.
young man named Buker, of st. Adams, ties.
tilted that on the morning of the Dist day of July,
1915, peddl,r came to hi, fathers from Dexter,
and told them of the attempt to rob the Dexter
Savings Bank
lie also said he had passed three men on the
road whom lie suspected of being the parties.
Shortly after the three arrived at his fathers
hotel, aud ordered dinner for three.
While they awaited the preparation of the me-
the peddler, in the presence Of these men, com
menced to tell Of the attempt to rob the Dexter
bank. Hearing this, one Of the men hastily
made arrangements with his father to carry them
to Hartlsnd, and would not wait tor dinner.
He drove the team to Hartland where they hr-
ed him to go on with them to Athens, ten miles
further west saying they expected to meet
friend there
very careful, always putting them down very
easily. men they arrived at Athens, at the ho-
tel, he tried to get hold of one of the vail to
take it from the wagon, but one of the men
snatched it from him very quick
He then told the hotel keeper, Mr.. Emery, of
the attempt on the Dexter bank, and his .uspic-
ions OF these men.
Buker also testified that he saw these men ex-
aiming map at the Athens hotel, and they had
good deal Of mysterious conversation.
One of these men, the one that rode on the seat
beside him, Buker identified as this man, Jimmie
Watson.
Mr.. Emery of Athens testified that three men
came to the hotel on the day named, drought by
BakeD who tol d him Of tie attempted robbery
and his suspicious of these men. lie watched
them nsrrowy'on that account.
They hired him to carry them to Scion. One
of the men drove the team, having expressed a
desire to do He drove very slow, and when
he Emery told them they could as well drive
faster, said they in no hurry.
Arriving at Scion village two OF the men got out
10 the outskirts of the village and went up a side
street. The other rode a short distance farther.
when he also got out and went rapidly down the
street. He lifted one of the va ises and it was
very heavy.
One Of the men be says wa: the prisoner Jim
ME Hope
The prisoner was ordered 10 recognize in the
sum of ten thousand dollars and falling TO give
bail was ordered TO be committed
The officers will take him to Bangor Jail on
Friday night.
1t is certain Hope was not personally engaged
in the murder of Treasurer Barron, as he was at
that time in jail at Haddon, Conn, for an attempt
to break the ssfe Of the Deep River National
Bank about six weeks since.
1t is also certain Hope was one of The men who
| successfully robbed the Winthrop Bank. in 1875
two nights after the attempt at Dexter. The clew
can he easily traced through to Winthrop from
Dexter.