Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-11-11
City and County.
a Stacking Tragedy on the Ma
ch;as River.
Two Deputies Overhaul Cou-
pie Of Deer Doggers
When One of the Rufahns Turns or
the Officers and Shoots Both
OF them.

MAcHfAs. Ne. NOV. 9. Lyman %. Hill. II
Ea>i MHChl> and thas. Niles. Of Wesley 8.
were tho, dea,! Yesterday afternoon near the
Fletcher Brook House, Hcmcnway Township.
Machis> River. hv parties unknown.
Puachcr- have been logging deer and Dcpu-
tics Hill and Niles were about to capturc The
,loas when one Of the two men with two bar
rel gun shot Nilc> and then Hill. The latter
was s. one-armcd soldier.
The rufiian> were IN wagon well loaded
with camp outfits. The murderer appeared 10
be- about . Years old and his companion -.
The former i laid 10 hail from Hancock, Ne.
Niles was unmarried. Hi. leaves a widow aud
children.
Officers Longfclow OF Ma,hia. and Pc'iin-
gill OF Pembroke. are in pursuit with man
who thinks hc can identify the criminals The
excitement l. intense.
\ boy named McRraNy. l. wears old. acct
dcn,aiiy happened along IA time 10 - the
shooting. Fearing they would Kill him be
mace for the woods. He did not know the
murd,rcr-.
Thomas McReavy. the f.ihcr Of thu boy.
came 10 the scene in few minutes. The men
were unknown to him lie hunted for hi boy.
surprising him killed. In m hour ihe boy va,
found. Meanwhile the wagon and the two
men bad moved on towards the Air Lin, road.
The McReaSA boy FASTENED 60 the nearest
help snd the elder tn MIchia-. Al l. midnight
the authorize, were notified. warrant, i>>usd
and two officers dispatched 'ia cherry field In
pursuit.
In addition To the report a, given above, We
can say tina; officers from Washington county
were in this city Tuesday. in search Of Calvin
Gravc> and james Mcfarland OF Hancock.
who. principal and accessory are accused
Of the murder Of the two deer warden,. They
were accompanied by Mr.. 'IcReayy who own
ed the logging camp which was the scene of
the tragedy. and who i the father Of the boy
who witnessed the shooting
We understand tia, detective has also been
here from Bangor. Sheriff Fields and Deputy
pcyereux have been out In search Of the sus-
pected men.
We learn further that some time in the
early part Of last week. james Mcfarland OF
Hancock. engaged of John VI. Hale 4 Co. OF
this city. horse and express wagon to 20 on
cunning trip of several days. and that on
Thursday evening Of last week Mr. Mcfarland
sent hi son for the team which was delivered
to him.
On Tuesday morning last at shout daylight
Calvin Graves came with the horse snd " agou
in question to Call Fletcher. on the Wa..hau
road. about six miles from ih, CITY, and lef,
the ieam. directing that It be returned to the
owners any time before nine O'Clock that eve
ming; and il was returned accordingly when
Mr.. Graves left the horse at Mr. Fletcher. he
appeared TO be in a great hurry. so we are in
formed. and in answer 10 inquiries relative to
hi haste. replied Il am late now. want 10
shoot some ducks up at the pond this MORN
ing
Much excitement is manifested in thi, city
relative to the matter.
Up 10 this writing. we hear no tidings an
nouncing the arrest OF Grave, and Mcfarland.