Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-11-18

The following report Of the tr rribl. tray
ejy at Fletcher Brook j. from the Leais,on
J5uraal and was Uri,tea by reporter Of
thA; paper sent out ESPECIAL, 10 Interview
the McRayey boy We regard II as the
most auihenI.c repor, Of the matter which
has been published
] have ju,l interviewed more tull. The sole
witness OF the double murder. Ira 2. NJ
kavey Young NcRsvey Is IS wears Old
next month and i, .irgc Of his age. He
tells ;. straight >lor, OF the murI-r OF which
he was / Witness. As YOUR readers know he
j. the son Of Thomas NcRavey Of Whitney,
yIiie Me. He saws. II went with father
up rIver las, week. TUESDAY Nov. >.
went Cor cranherrie, and hunting, fatLer
went to cruise piece Of timber on - and
SO townships. We went to Uncle VIM
McRave,'s camp on Secor! Lske. We had
our team, bedding. etc. Win Us. Sunda.
We stopped at Uncle X bet,'s camp on NJ
~, and early Monday morning st out for
Fletcher Brook House va, driving tie
horse and went on ahead. At Fifth Lake
stream father aud parted and he wen, up
to [ uc,e inns camp which WAS about three
1
ted to get to Fletcher Brook about one
O'Clock ard father about two in the sf,er-
noon.
when got there two men that had
never seen before, came out Of The house
one very dark and shabby looking. wearing
Scotch cap, the other had red whi.kers
The Fletcher Brook House sets about
\. ". and 5. T.. Is all old house, ha,n:
no partitions inside. Il ma, but one door
In the cellar they keep the horses. The ex.
press wagon belonging to the men set b, the
corner of the house in the YARD not far from
the door.
Il asked the men what time il was and
they said twenty minutes Of twelve. They
asked me- 10 put my horse up, and heped
Me to clear away some rubbish, so | could
put him 10 The cellar They sad they piled
the stuff laere TO keep their horse IN. After
that We went into the house and built FIRE
and talked. They asked me VINO was, and
told me their names which | forgot, and
said they were from Hancock. The dark
whI>kered man said he had pedded through
Wesley four years ago. | noticed the dog,
and sad there were no dogs on our river,
and that the wardens were at unces camp,
Thursday. The rrd-whiskered man sad no
man would get his dog while he was there
HE men said they came there SATURDAY,
had hunted one half dav. They thought
they might move on that afternoon. They
were then just done dinner. and everything
was thrown around IN the camp.
II had been talking with them about half
an hour ana then went doun to feed nv
horse. when Niles and Hal came. Niles
vas driving ahead and Mr.. Hill was walk
ing as the road is rough. Niles got there
first and brought his horse INTO tie cellar
where | was. He asked me who Was there,
and If they had dog. Then he said These
are just the fellows have been Watching
Mr.. Hill ~snt into the house while
We were there and We heard him making
some talk about the dog but couldn't tell
what it was.
miles and | went into the house together.
Niles knew the dark man. They spoke and
were pleasant. Niles filled Mr.. Hills pipe
and they sat together and talked. The man
I asked Mr.. Hill if he was going to stay all
night He said he didn't know but he
should They said they guessed they'd
leave then for they should be arguing all
night. They packed up and carried their
things out in the yard. They had the dog
tied IN the house and the red-whiskered man
kept by it all the time. The dog was out
when | came; but they told Hill he had
been tied all day. When they got every
thing out of the house Mr.. Hill and then
/ Niles and | followed them into the yard.
As We went out Niles lacked shell into his
| gun. | asked him what he was going to do
| and be said shoot the dog.
| The man with the red whiskefs got into
! the wagon and took the dog between his
knees. Mr.. Hill stood in front of the
forward wheel by the thiIl talking with him.
Niles placed his gun against the side Of the
house. The dark man stood by the back of
the wagon, and saw him take two shells
out of his pants pocket and load his gun
| The wardens didn't see it,
| "Mr. Hill told Mr.. Niles to take the dog.
| The man in the wagon said, You shan't have
it, Niles stripped off his jacket and stepped
| up to the wagon; | think he was going to
| step on the hub of the front wheel and in.
Both wardens were unarmed and there we're
no threats of shooting. l stood by to see
| the scuffie. The man in the wagon said to
NE. 4 take you for my main evidence. They
shan't have the dog
| The dark man leyeled his gun on Niles
| just as he was about two feet from the
wagon. Niles could have reached the gun
barrel with his hand. The moment he say
him Niles said hold on and fell with the
words, with charge of buckshot in his
neck. Hill had not time to speak or move
before the murderer gave him the second
barrel. Mr.. Hill turned and walked about
ten feet, and fell. Just as he fell Niles lifted
his head little and breathed. The dark
man said to him. Cd d-n you, no man
cocks gun on me- and to the other fellow
in the wagon he said, jim. told you no
man gets the best of me-
"(Niles could not hsve reached his gus
from where he stood.)
The man jumped out of the wagon and
fhov hogan nuffinU in their ssuH want