Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-09-17
BY GRAPH.
CAUGHT AT LAST.
The Bath Murderer Arrested
i'm Bangor.
He Gives the Name of Daniel
Wilkerson and Confesses
the Crime.
BosTox, Sept. Is.

BosroS Sept. IS.
On the morning of September 4th night
Waterman kittredge of Bath, Me-. was pa
trolling his route, he heard noise in the
vicinity Of ID. G. Gould's grocery store on
Commercial street, and upon investigation
found that two burglars were endeavoring 10
force an entrance with small jimmy. The
officer Immediately opened fire upon them
with his revolver and the burglars imme-
diately took to their heels. kittredge then
started for the station house Tor help. Officer
William Lawrence hearing the firing ran to
the spot. In coming down a side street he
ran into the arms OF one of the thieves. The
man levelled a revolver which he carry
in his hand and fred at Officer Lawrence.
The officer fell TO the ground with a bullet
in his brain and expired Immediately.
The case was finally placed in the hands of
Detectives Wiggin and Woods Of Boston,
who on Saturday arrested Daniel Wilkerson
in Bangor. The first clue to the criminals
obtained in Brunswick, Me. The week
before the murder a store was burglarized in
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with a peculiar chi.el. At the door of
G0ulds store in Bath was found chise,
which were placed against the marks made
on the Brunswick store and fitted TO hair
4 man was finally traced TO Portland in a
boarding house, where he gave his name as
John Elliott. 1t was found that few days
previous he stopped at the same house with IA
companion The latter called himself Dan
lei Wilkerson. He went away with Elliott.
The latter returned alone. Elliott left Sept
9TH, without paving his board bill, but he left
ms satchel behind him. In this were letters
showing his identity beyond doubt. He is
evidently of a good family and from certain
sentences contained therein it appeared he
had been leading bad life. Wilkeraon was
soon traced to Bangor by means of his bag
gage, and Friday Detective Wood reached
that city. With the assistance of City Mar
shall Reed, Wilkerson was found in the en-
plOy of a logging firm on the river. He was
terribly excited when arrested. The man
was searched and thirty-two calibre dong
cartridge revolver was found on him. His
baggage consisted of a canvas valise and
this was examined and box of cartridges
was found, also can of powder
and lot of fuses. The powder and
fuses are such as are use1 by
ordinary store breakers for blowing open
safes. Wikerson was taken upon the early
forenoon train east. On the journey from
Bangor to Bath he made full confession to
the officers. He said that, in company with
John Elliott, he was attempting to force the
store door, when an officer discovered them
As they ran up a street at right angles with
the one on which the store was situated, he
(Wilkerson) found himself sliced by both
shoulders by powerful man. lie had drawn
his revolver when first starting to run, and
pointing it at the man in front of him, pulled
the trigger. The man dropped and he rush
ed away and escaped. He ran up High St.
TO the Head, then stole boat and rswed
across the river. He struck the Knox &
Lincoln railroad and walked to the first sta
ton, where he took the first morning train
for Rockand. lie remained there until
Tue sday, when he went on board the steamer
and proceeded to Bangor, where he was ar
rested. The revolver, cartridges powder
and fuse he purchased in Portland. Elliott
bought the chisel in the same place. He did
not know where Elliott had gone He fur
Their said that he got acquainted with Elliott
in Philadelphia only few weeks before and
that they had struck up partnership and
had come from Philadelphia to Portland by
boat.
Three years ago he arrested for bur
glary at Woolwich and sentenced to three
years in the Maine State Prison. He man
aged to escape from the lookup at Bath and
not hing was known of him until his arrest
on the present charge. Wilkerson is sailor
by profession. Elliott is thought to be in
Boston, but he may have gone to New York.
What is more likely, however, being also
sailor, he may have shipped upon some yes
sci for a foreign country. The whole police
force headed by detectives Wiggin and Wood
were securing Boston yesterday in search of
Elliott. Elliott is % years of age, face COW
cred with quite a growth OF fire hair, partic-
never shaved light complexion. brown hair,
blue or gray eyes, five feet five or six inches
in height, weighs $50 pounds, walks with
his head down and rolls in his gait like a
sailor.