The Portland daily press., 1879-07-22
MAINE CITIES.
Jottings by Press Correspondents.
LEWISTON AND AUBURN

LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
MONDAY, July 21.
Breezy.
Nail down your skylights
No less than sixteen detectives are work
ing up the Sands burglary case. We pity
the poor wretch if he is found
The extreme temperance people are get
ting wrathy. The millennium won't come,
gentlemen, in day or week
An old Irish woman turned the hose
upon hungry reporter this morning in
the lower part of the city. The scribe
struck out upon gait that would have
surprised Weston, while the old lady seem.
ed to be intensely satisfied
The resignation of Rev. w. T. Chase,
pastor of the Bates Street Baptist church
has not yet been accepted.
The Higgins Soap man has been distrib-
uting his compliments to-day.
The Auburn city council will meet in
business session on next Wednesday even
ing.
sewer pipe is being placed in the alley
rear of Lisbon street.
The recent Manchester horse theft is be-
ing revived, and some new Developments
are forthcoming. The owner of the team
has been in town to-day advising the city
marshal. 1t is quite probable that some
Lewiston parties know something about
the affair.
One of Weymouth's livery team was en-
gagged for two hours drive to Sabattus
Saturday evening. The team not return
ing during the night officers were put upon
the search. They found the team Sabbath
morning hitched on Pleasant street. 1t
appears milkman had seen the team pre-
viously being driven rapidly by two young
men. 1t is thought this may be one clue
to the robbery, but more reasonable view
is that the team was used for rum snug
CLING purposes.
Cornelius Kennedy was arraigned this
morning at court for the transportation of
illegal liquors. He was foud guilty and
fined $50 and costs; in default was COM
mitted.
Among the Dewitt House guests are De-
tective E. D. Wiggin, and Fl. c. Davis of
the Redpath Bureau.
Five intentions of marriage recorded last
week.
Only one tramp at the police station for
ten DAYS
The Sands silk and hair robbery COM
mitted Sunday morning remains unsolved
The officers have had several clues, but all
were followed up and fonnd groundless.
The reported suspicion resting upon a GER
tain clerk in Mr.. Sands employ was as alb
surd as it was without thread of founda-
tion. The Jew peddler suspected was ar
rested this morning, searched, examined
and again set at liberty. The general
opinion is that the goods were lifted by To-
cal experts and that they are at present Sc
creted about town.
Two mysterious characters were seen at
about 3. 10 Sunday morning coming out of
the alley and passing down the private way
with two large bundles under their arms
This tale comes from an unreliable source
and but little credit can be placed upon it,
The officers are diligently at work and it
will be an extremely difficult thing for the
robber or robbers to escape. Detective
Wiggin, it is understood, has been offered
large sum to work on the case, but he is
at present engaged on another affair, which
demands his whole attention.
The ladder used Ly the burglars was only
about twenty-five feet in length. It was
taken from the hooks on Bean & Stetson's
store, near by IL must have been placed
on platform at the head of a flight of
stairs leading from the basement to the
first story. The goods taken, consisting of
choice silks, satins and hair work, were in
the first part of the northern section of the
store. Nothing was found overhauled or
disturbed in any other part of the store,
leading to the supposition that the burglar
must have been acquainted with the plan
of the store, and especially the silk and
hair departments. The goods were valued
at from $4,000 to $4,000, $500 of which
was in hair.