The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-30
Police.
A BUSY DAY AT THE STATION.
Arrest OF Burglars-A Probable Murder
An Arrest for Arson.

Halves oyster house ON Commercial street was
robbed by as yet unknown parties. A squire
OF glass was broken in side window, an6
several pounds of tobacco, number of boxes
of sardines, and other articles were stolen.
Our readers will remember the item publish
ed IN the PRESS of Saturday, June 21st, giving
the particulars of the bold robbery of gold
watch and chain from Mrs. E. R. Shaw's
residence at the Mari farm in Scarboro Mrs
Shaw at once proceeded to the police station
in this city, and notified Deputies Black and
CroWell, who Immediately set the police to
watch the streets leading into the city.
Deputies Black and Crowell drove to Stroud
water and got description of the team and
parties, and found that it agreed with the
description of team and parties that Officer
A. +. Harmon ascertained to be out of town
at the tlme Officer Hanson was instructed
by the Deputies to watch around locality
which one of the suspected was known to
frequent, and he arrested John F. Richmond
last FRIDAY noon. Deputies Black and
CroWell with the assistance of Officer Harmon
arrested James M. Pote, the other party, at
the same time
thought third man was implicated and he
desired to secure him) the morning papers
Saturday, refrained from mentioning the
arrests, but on Saturday morning Pote and
Richmond were brought before the Municipal
Court and held in $500 each Richmond was
formerly in the employ of Gerrish & Pearson,
jewellers, and had never been known to
be engaged in anything of criminal nature.
Ite acted, during the past season, in the
capacity Of time-keeper for the various pedes-
trlan matches at Lancaster Hall. After his
arrest his trunks were searched and over $500
worth of jewelry. muel, % -,rfoTi Ii,au Uerrlsh
& PA"r5ons private mark, was discovered.
The police say that they shall be able to con-
meet Pote and Richmond with the burglary at
A. l.. Loring's, Yarmouth, on June 10th, when
the safe was blown open and $40 taken Also
with the breaking open a trunk in lady's
room at the st. Julian Hotel, some time ago.
when $500 in gold was stolen. Pote has
served several sentences in Maine and Massa-
chusetts for burglary. GO
Saturday night, about 10 o'clock, Thomas
Kearns, aged 80, shot John Harkins, aged 81,
on Washington street, near Madison. Kearns
OF Madison street, and was passing Harkins
and lot of that mans friends, when Harkins
without provocation, struck him in the face
lie thereupon went back to his house and got
his revolver, and returned. AS he passed
Harkins, the latter asked him what he was
there for and he answered it was none of
his business, and he struck at him again.
Thereupon Kearns deliberately fired at
Harkins, shooting him in the right lung
Harkins dropped and Kearns cleared out.
Officers Bell and Stevens, later, found Kearns
at the corner OF Lincoln and Franklin streets
and took him to the station. Harkins was
taken to his home on Walnut street and
yesterday DR.. Weeks probed for the ball and
found it but did not dare to remove it.
Harkins will probably die. He remains in
stupor. He stated, as did an eye witness of
the affair, that he did not strike Kearns: that
the latter came from his house drunk and was
passing by Harkins and knot of his friends
on Washington street, when one of the num-
Der made fun of Kearns, who drew revolver,
then and there, and fired. Harkins is man
with bad record. He has been hauled up
several times Tor selling liquor, and was
arrested some time ago for striking Mccain
over the head with bottle inficting injuries
from which it was feared at the time the
latter would die, but he recovered Kearns,
it is reported, has been brought up for selling
liquor, but the police do not know anything
serious against him.
Saturday morning about o'clock Katherine
Corners residing in Deering who once
went by the nameof Mrs. Hurley was
awakened by strong odor of burning wood
and found her room full of smoke, and on
looking about the house she discovered the
end door of her dwelling to be on fire; the
threshold was burned away and tho fro WAC
working through the floor. A few pals of
water, however, quickly subdued the flames.
Further search revealed several punches of
rags, kindlings, &c., completely saturated
with kerosene and laid about the doorstep.
This was sufficient to prove the work of an
incendiary, and she at once, at
tributed the deed to her former alleged
husband and took measures to have him
hunted up. Later in the day Hurley was dis
covered in this city and was arrested by an
officer on the dump" Hurley's hands and
clothing smelled strongly of kerosene, and
there is no doubt but that he is the ''fre bug"
1t seems that Hurley and the woman lived to-
gether several years as man and wife, though
it is suspected they were never married. Last
summer he proposed to Mrs. Hurley to accom-
pany him to Ireland and she reluctantly con-
Sc nted. Hurley however seems to have
thought better of his invitation for soon after
he drew Mrs Hurleys money ($150O from
Portland bank, and cleared out A few days
ago he came back and wanted Mrs Hurley to
take him back. She refused and be went
away threatening that he would get square.
Yesterday noon while Officer Sterling was
making an arrest somebody stole his billy and
cane.