Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-07-15

Ia January last man named Daniel G
Hall entered a dwelling on the Hampdeu
Road, near Bangor, with intent OF burglary.
and, interrupted in his work. attacked the
lady Of the house, striking her over the head
and leaving her insensibIe. The blow va.
with murderous intent. Il fractured the we-
mans skull, and created conclusion Of the
brain. She has never recovered and ia now
under medical treatment in Boston. having
II Is stated, entirely lost the use Of one eve
The woman. name is Smullen Hall ESCAPED
in spite Of numerous attempts TO capture him
He was wary and elusive The Bangor
police narrowly missed him number Of
times. A warrant for his arrest on charge of
assault with intent to kill and breaking and
entering, is now in the hands Of the Bangor
Police.
Saturday the jrh inst Hall went to Lewiston
70 see Barnum and was recognized. He had
been in Oakland al work on farm Officer
French saw him on the park and went 10
arrest the man. After a tussle in which
the officer used his billy quite freely
IN one OF the strongest cells Of City Prison
short time afterwards policeman went to
the cell and looked in. No prisoner was
there. On examination it was discovered that
the fellow with a piece Of split shelf that
formed the shelf of his cell, had pryed open
one Of the bars that formed the bottom Of the
cell door and made his escape.
The next heard of him was in this city last
Tuesday, when he was seen and recognized
by Mr.. +. Pedder. II was not known .hen
tina. Hail was wanted in Bangor or anywhere
else. Sunday night he was again seen
by the police but not arrested Yester-
day forenoon gentleman at Mr.. Fl.
fields grocery store who had read a descrip-
ton Of Hall, saw him sitting on the stone
curling by the Farmer office in company
with George Britt Marshal Harrington was
notified, who telephoned to Lewiston and
ascertaned that Hall was wanted. The house
breaker and would-be murderer, however
had disappeared meanwhile behind the Farm
er office and secreted himself About IL
ing from steamboat wharf Proceeding
down the street, he loafed in front of
Ivory Hayes saloon for few minutes. final
~ disappearing down the railroad track
Marshal Harrington, who was at hand, with
Mr.. Pedder gave chase.
Mr. VIM. G. Fifield had witnessed this
proceeding from his store in Granite Block.
'I'll bet s. | can arrest him." quoth the
broad shouldered groceryman. Ozone" said
by-stander. pulling out five dollar note
Mr., Fitield Immediately boarded his grocery
wagon and accompanied by Mr.. Bradford
Harvey drove up Rhines Hill and down State
street
In the vicinity of Mr.. Blaine's residence
they saw their man footing it across the
State grounds in the direction of the street.
Our criminal hunters drove on They had
to arrest the man. They discussed the mat
ter and finally decided that one should
alight and keep the fellow at bay, and
the other continue on after an officer. Mr..
Gordon's residence just beyond Britt's gully.
Our groceryman began to exercise his wits.
He stalked over into field of grass on the
west side of the road Hall had crossed the
State grounds and was coming down the
street.
Mr.. Fitield commenced pacing in the grass
and picked handful of wild flowers.
Hello" exclaimed our detective pro tenn, as
Hall came along. and eyeing the clouds. as
it going to rain, think, and will il answer to
cut down my grass now?' you had better
wait till later in the day." was the reply.
Conversation continued concerning the
weather Finally as Hall was starting off,
Mr. Fifeld offered to hire him and bargain
was struck at SO 100 a day and board. work
TO be commenced in the afternoon. At-
ter minute directions had been given
as to how the work should be done the cum
ming grocer invited his victim down to Pot
ter's saloon to have some dinner. At this
moment Harvey, with two Hallowell police
men came in sight in the grocery team "Have
you seen anything of tall stout fellow
around here ?" said one of the officers
who had alighted from their vehicle. Il
hardly know" was Fifeld's response. By
this time the officers got Hall by the arm
and said Heres our man."
While taking him to Jail they met Mar
shall Harrington driving down the street in a
team searching for the prisoner. Mr.. Fiheld
on being interviewed said that while in the
field he was prepared at any time to tackle
Hall on the least movement made BY him to
escape.
Officer Thomas Allen of Bangor, arrived
in this city on the II o'clock tram last night
and took Hall to Bangor on the Pullman train
this morning. Hall is an ugly fellow and a
bad man to handle, so the officers say.
steamer Sa samoa.
The steamer, Sssaaoa which struck on
CI,,,s lad,ye in Southport river, during a dense