Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-11
Lincoln County and the Boston
Globe.

Nov. 10, 1879.
1t begins to look as if the light of truth was
to dawn upon this matter of Boston Globe re-
the commissioners % have published, the
story of their own shame, about hanging
round stores and country post-offices for the
purpose of puroining what they could when
the owners backs were toward them, and put
these, their own statements, with facts which
have been developing, and justly we think,
strong suspicion is springing up throughout
this county that they have been parties to the
large number of burglaries that have taken
place all over the county since their advent
to it. 1t is reported from severalto where
these spies went that their manner was most
peculiar, that they were always anxious to
get round behind some store or shop, and
while talking would seem to forget the line
of conversation and be peering at the win
dows or side entrances to such places of bust
ness. So perceptibe was this that one man
who was interviewed, and into whose mouth
one dose published in the Globe puts long
string of falsehood, Immediately told his wife
that the fellow was either burglar or a
counterfeiter.
One thing is certain, the man Lake who
was one of the parties that broke into the
stores at Damariscotta one week ago last
night, when his pal, Coombs, was captured,
after trying to shoot his captor, was a green
back leader and speaker last year, and was
through Lincoln county several times this
fall, and in many localities was in the same
we were only last Saturday informed by one
party who was interviewed by these tramps
as they were en-route for Gardiner, that it
was only the day before store was robbed
at Alma. and when he heard of the breaking, he
Immediately thought it was done by the men
who had the day before pumped him about
politics.
This man Lake, who, when confronted by
Mr.. Wyman and son, when his associate,
Coombs. was Knocked senseIess by club in
the hands of Mr.. Wyman, whom Coombs had
shot in the breast coward like fled, turning
as he ran to fire his pistol at young Wyman
who was following him, is now fugitive
from justice, daring not to show his face to
the gaze of the public. If certain rumors
we have heard, and which are now being fol-
lowed up, prove to be true, and proof can be
obtained, lightning will strike and it won't
only hit those poor devils who were made the
tools of designing political demagogues, but
some of the leaders behind the scenes will be
put in new light before the people.
In several towns of this county these Globe
stories are laughed at by leading democrats,
one of whom on looking over a copy of the
Globe. remarked that it was poor trash,
for said he, ''there is not a leading democrat
IN the county who has not bought votes
have done so myself many time" In one
town, man who has been accused by the
Globe fellow, remarked: II don't think one
prominent member of the democratic party in
Lincoln county, wants to push me very hard.
and have me tell what he has asked me to do
and tried to have me do for him and has party
in past times. This whole matter is boom
erang for the patriots { p who started it and
will hurt them in the end and nobody else.
OBSERVER.