The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-19
by TELEGRAPH.
THE MURDERER HAINES
Handcuffed and Shackled in His
Cell.
And Guarded by Two Ofacers-Haines
Sullen and Complaining Thinks He is
Being Used Hard

RocKLAND, June Is.
Haines says he did not intend to kill Rob
bins, but calculated to strike him hard enough
SO that people would not think it was put up
job between him and his victim He appears
to feel very badly that the blow caused his
DEATH says he had rather lost both of his own
legs than to have killed him. He talks freely
and answers any questions that are asked him.
He says when he struck Robbins (only once)
he was sitting up straight in his chair with his
head slightly tur ned to the left, and that when
he reached the foot of the lookup stairs he
heard him fall to the floor, but supposed he
hadn't injured him but slightly says he shaved
his whiskers and moustache off with his pock-
et-knife; that he stopped in Belfast all day and
all night Friday, and Saturday night until II
o'clock, when he left a place in that city (de-
Ginning to tell whose house it was) with pill
low case full of doughnuts, potatoes, hard-tack
and dishes, butcher-knife and Ratchet, for the
steamboat pier, where he left them. He then
proceeded to Northport camp-grounds, taking
boat and tent, went to the pier, got his pro-
Visions ETC., and started for Islesboro.
He says he only made one mistakenly stop
ping on the island a little too long; that he in
tended to start in his boat for Ellis worth as
soon as he finished his breakfast yesterday
morning. From there he was going to Calais,
and from there to St. John, N. B., where he
says he has friends; said if he had seen the five
men before they got so near he should endeav-
ored to have got away.
Before putting him in his cell at the court
house yesterday, two officers searched him,
finding a revolver, etc. They then fastened
his hands behind him by the use of handouts,
leaving him in his cell. Late in the afternoon
he changed his hands without disturbing the
handouts. placing them in front of himself.
This somewhat surprised the officers, and they
added an extra pair of handouts to his wrists
and put pair of shackles upon his feet. This
he did not fancy, and called the deputy sheriff
a fool, etc., asking why he was ironing him to
such an extent and telling him he might over
do himself if he was not careful. Tho sher-
iff replied, 81 propose to have you secure this
time" Haines gave him the following ans
wer, 81 could go out of here in short time
with what have on me now" The officers
thought by this that he had something about
him with which he calculated to get away and
taking every rag of clothing off of him found
in his pockets five cartridges, a iackknife and
a long, slim knife about five inches long and
so thin that it could be bent up donble, and
not having any handle. These were found at
10 O'Clock last evening. He was dressed, re-
turned to his cell with two pair of handouts
on his wrists and shackles on his legs, and in
ten minutes had both of the large screws re-
moved from one pair of the handouts, which
Scrawad in Inv hn ncn IF
wrench very tight throwing them into the
room adjoining his cell. He is now guarded
by two officers and will probably never have
the privilege of getting loose in this city
again. He will probably be taken to Jail in
few days, and if he is not guarded very closely
may effect his escape. He appears to be per-
fectly happy, and by his appearance and con-
versation wonld not be taken for such a des-
perado.
LATER
ITO the Associated Pressl
Samuel ID. Haines was arraigned before
Judge Hix of the police court this afternoon on
charge of numbering James P Robbins He
declined counsel, and when asked to plead to
the charge he said he would plead guilty to
striking the blow, but intended only to stun
the officer, and had no design of killing him
His plea was entered as mot guilty. and suf-
fcent evidence being introduced to establish
the crime Haines was ordered to be committed
to Jail for trial at the September term of the
Supreme Judicial Court. Previous to arraign-
ment Haines' photograph was taken.
He will be committed to Wiscasset Jail to-
morrow, where special watchmen will be en-
ployed to ensure safe keeping.