The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-18
by TELEGRAPH.
THE RoCKLAND MURDER.
Haines Arrested at Islesboro.
AND IS NOW IN IRONS AT HIS OLD
QUARTERS.
Particulars Of His Wanderings.
Especial despatch to the Pressl

Especial despatch to the Press.1
RocKLAND, June 17.-Good news greeted
our citizens this morning at about 10 o'clock
1t was dispatch from Camden village sent by
Lawyer Montgomery, stating that yacht had
arrived at that port from Islesboro and sailed
for Rockland with man on board supposed to
be Haines, the murderer. AS soon as the
news left the telegraph Office people rushed to
the wharves by hundreds anxious to see the
murderous villain In about half an hour
yacht hove in sight near Jameson Point sup
posed to be the one having the prisoner on
board and the steamer Fire Fly started to tow
her in with police and other officers on board.
She at once proceeded with the yacht to
Commercial wharf which with several other
wharves were lined with spectators.
He (Haines) went to the house of G. c.
Hatch Monday at Islesboro. No men were at
home, but he was invited in by the lady of
the house who conversed with him. He
crossed himself several times while talking:
inquired where Castine was; about steamer
Cambridge, and in what direction the
Provinces were. She asked him where he be-
longed, etc.; he answered Belfast. After
moving to the stove to dry himself he stood up
and took revolver from his pocket which
somewhat frightened the lady and she asked
him if he had heard of the murder at Rock
land and asked him if he knew whether they
had caught the murderer? He answered
"they hadn't when / left" She said "He
had a revolver with him" and Haines
replied, chad he?" He took comb from his
pocked, brushed his hair, wiped a watch he
had in his pocket then put ON his hat and
went out. That was the last she saw of him,
Mr.. Edward Hatch heard the particulars from
Mr.. Small and went into Mrs. Hatch's house,
and when the lady described the man to him
and Capt. Pendleton, who had seen Haines'
description. The two men then went down to
the shore a distance of about half
mile pretending to be in search of COW.
They found Haines in tent. He had a fire,
etc., and boat which he offered to sell to
them. He had stolen it from the camp ground
at Northport, and it belonged Mr.. Brown.
Haines asked what kind of fish could be
caught about there, saying he was camping out
for fun; that he took such a vacation once
year; said he bought provisions ut q womans'
house on the island Sunday, and that he gem
orally took sail-boat with him, but thought
row-boat would be better this time. The men
after going to see Mrs. Hatch, went to Lin
colnville to secure persons to identify the man,
for they suspected he was the murderer They
went to Capt. Knowlton to ask for boat, and
by his advice saw Mr. Boardman. There they
arranged matters and started. arriving at camp
OF Haines at 2 O'Clock Tuesday morning. They
found him sitting on plank back-to eating
his breakfast, which consisted of bareback,
tea, etc. When within a few feet of him they
sung out Halo, having an excursion?' Mr..
Boardman, d. A Hatch, Ed. Hatch and Capt.
Ephraim Pendleton at once arrested him.
Capt. Pendleton at once demanded his pistol
and papers, which he readily gave up. He
tried hard to get them to let him go, but
in spite of his pleading, they held him fast.
He was put aboard of the sloop and after
taking him to Camden he was brought to this
city, where he is now in irons and in close
confinement. She says he did not mean to
kill Robbins but intended to only knock him
over. Since he left this city he has had his
whiskers and moustache shaved off and looks
very hard.
Since his capture Haines has been very
communicative to the officers and press
reporters. He says he did not intend to kill
Robbins; and to some he declared that he
only struck him because, having determined
to escape that night, he thought if he got out
without disabling the officer in any way the
latter would be censured. He says he struck
him swinging back handed blow, holding
the iron mostly covered by his hand, and
designing only to stun him. The blow did
not knock him from the chair and Haines ran.
Hearing Robbins fall after he got out, he says
he went to his house on the Thomaston road,
thence to the old church in Thomaston,
thence without stopping long through the
woods and fields to Blackington's Corner and
across to West Camden then toward Rock
port and round into Camden where he was
seen and followed as before reported Early
Friday morning he reached the vacant
cottage belonging to Mrs. A. s. Rowe of
Bangor, a half mile below Northport camp
ground where he stopped that night. He
visited friends in Belfast also the following
night where he secured supplies and returned.
Sunday night he took boat from the camp
ground and went across to Islesboro. He in
tended to go to the Provinces, and if he had
known that Robbins was dead he would have
been much farther off; he declines to tell
where he got the revolver and lantern he
says he wants to plead guilty to,the charge
against him and go to Jail.
Haines appears to have made no attempt at
disguise except that his whiskers have been cut
off. Haines' stories are not fully credited and
it is suspected that he may have met some
conferates here Wednesday night after his
escape, who furnished him with the revolver
and lantern. County Attorney Staples has
been notified and he and Sheriff Shepherd
will arrive tomorrow, when Haines will
probably be arraigned and committed for
trial.