Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-12
SHOT DEAD AT THEIR POST.
Particulars Of = Sensational Tragedy
i'm Maine - The Double Crime Wit.
messed by n BOy-Escape Of the Muir.
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Particulars of u Sensational Tragedy
i'm Maine - The Double Crime Wit
messed by n BOy-Escape Of the Muir.
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Fletcher Brook, Me-, was the scene OF double
tragedy on Monday, as heretofore briefly pub
lished in THE STAR. A special from Portland
says: 1t is q small stream whose source is a
small lake on the borders of Township No. AZ.
1t flows across the northeast corner OF Town
ship No. 80 distance of about twelve miles,
and empties into the First Machias lake. The
county is well wooded, and the vicinity is q
favorite resort for sportsmen, as game Is quite
abundant. For the past few years Washington
county sportsmen have spared neither time MOI
money to prevent illegal hunting and fishing
Through theirefforts number of game wardens
one or two exceptions, thoroughly understand
ana believe In the principle of the game laws,
possess cool judgment and courage, and have
the coincidence of the community at large
owing to their watchfulness and tireless activ-
lty game has rapidly increased in eastern
MAI Name ana each succeeding year adds evidence
tnat IL only needs wise game laws, judiciously
administered. to make this section q veritable
sportsmen's paradise.
edly popular than Lyman o. Hill, by occupa-
tion q farmer, living just outside East Machias
village. He was brave soldier, saw much &C
tive service as member OF the 9th Maine regi
ment, and gave an arm to his country. Some
five or six years ago Mr.. Hill was appointed
state game warden, and since that time had
district from illegal hunting and fishing. Abou,
week ago Hill, accompanied by Charles Niles
brother warden, about "a years old, and a
resident OF Wesley, started on a cruise among
the Machias chain of lakes, aud nothing further
was heard from them until word was brought
late last night that they had died in defense OF
the laws they had sworn to protect.
Shortly after dinner yesterday HIN and his
companion discovered two men and dog in
the yard in front of all abandoned logging
camp. The men had an express wagon tull OF
camping utensils, and appearances indicated
that they had come prepared for a long hunting
trip. Under the Maine laws hunting deer with
dogs is strictly prohibited, and the hunters were
informed that they must give their dogs up.
This they refused to do, and gave the wardens
10 understand that they were prepared to de-
TEND him. Niles them threw off his overcoat
and made preparations to capture the dog. Ii
Is not known whether he received any warning
or was threatened with violence should he at
tack the dog, but no sooner had he made a
move III that direction than the shorter of the
two men threw double-barreled rifle To his
shoulder, took deliberate aim and fired. Niles
dropped to the ground and died without a
struggle, the ball passing directly through his
head. Without moments hesitation or a
word the murderer half turned, aimed his rifle
at Mr.. Hill and fired. His aim was only too
deadly, and his second victim dropped dead at
Thomas McReavy, of Whitpeyville. and his
son Frank, the latter seventeen years old, had
been cruising the timber land in the neig hbor-
hood an day; After the midday meal they had
separated, with the understanding that they
were TO meet at the old logging camp during
the afternoon. The sou reached the rendezvous
a lew moments before the shooting occurred.
and was silent witness to the dastardly deed.
The boy was terribly frightened, and even yet
cannot give a connected account of what he
saw. After the deed was done the man turned
70 the BOY and coolly remarked, 81 had TO do
1t" The boy, not knowing but his turn was
coming next, replied, sit served them right. ~
and turned and ran into the woods. The muir
RnYrln anil cttn
ana hao apparently made no move to depart
when Mr.. Mckeavy arrived. He had heard the
report OF guns. and was hurrying to ascertain
the whereabouts OF his son. On entering the
yard he was horror-struck at the scene before
nun. The sight of the two wardeps lying dead
excited fears for his own safety and belief that
his son had shared their fate. He had some
talk with the men, but cannot remember what
was said beyond the tact that he told them they
had better leave the vicinity as soon as posi-
southerly direction until they struck the Air
Line road, then turned west towards Bedding.
ton: FROM that point all trace OF them is lost.
supposed to be Calvin p. Graves and James
Mcfarland, both OF Hancock, Me.,-are still at
ing for Them The whole OF Washington and
Hancock counties is out on the hunt, as there
is 1000 reward for Graves capture.
A HUSBANDS FIENDIsH CRIME. Daniel
Crowley, aged 60 years. was arrested In Ports
mouth, n. H., last night, charged with assault
his wife, an aged woman, and poured kerosine
Oil upon her clothing and set it on fire. The
woman is terribly burned and will probably
die. Crowley denies setting her afire and says
she was burned by accident.
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THE REMAINS OF FATHER RYAN.-The re-
mains of Rev. Father Ryan, late of st. Peter
and Paurs Catholic church, were reinforced in
Chattanooga, Tenn, yesterday, in the new
Catholic burying ground. Father Ryan died
there in 1878 OF yellow fever, contracted while
relieving the sick and burying the dead. The
relief committee OF the city, largely made up
OF Protestants. attended the ceremonies in a
body. High pOntif1cal mass was sOlemnized by
Bishop Rademacher.
CANADIANS 'GOBBLING UP" A TIMBER BELT.
Col. Piatt b. Walker, prominent lumberman
OF Minnesota, says that a sy Indicate of Canadian
lumbermen have acquired the title to about
five hundred million OF feet OF pine timber in
northwestern Minnesota, and are arranging
TO ''gobble up" the rest OF the vast timber belt
on the northern SLOPE an area including about
the clause in the sundry civil bill providing for
commission to treat with the Indians now &C.
cupying these lands for their removal to White
Earth agency was secured directly in the in
terest OF this Canadian syndicate.
MEAsLEY Hoes AND BOB VEAL" FOR New
YoRK.-Before the Society of Medical Jurispru.
dence in New York last night, DIR. Cyrus Ed
son, chief inspector OF the health department.,
exhibited a hog full OF measles, twin pigs rotten
with cholera and q barrel of "bob veal" all
seized yesterday morning while being brought
into New York for consumption by its citizens.
JAY GOULD AT A WEDDING.-The wedding of
Miss Annie HOXie, the niece and adopted daug h
ter OF II. Nj. HoXic, vice president and general
manager OF the Missouri Pacific railroad. to Z.
Thorne, formerly OF New York city, but now of
st. Louis, took place in New York yesterday.
Owing to the severe illness OF Mr.. HOxie the
wedding was acomparatively quiet one. Among
those present were Jay Gould, Capt. Is. 8. Hayes
and DIR. Smith, OF the Missouri Pacific railway.
The presents were very numerous and costly.
AN ANTI-CHRISTIAN CONVENTION. - The
American Secular union, OF which Robert q.
Ingersoll is president, met in annual congress
at Chickering Hall, New York, yesterday. The
platform demands that church property shall
not be exempt from taxation; that chaplains
be not employed in Congress- legislatures or
public institutions; that public appropriations
for sectarian institutions shall cease; that re-
liyious services be abolished from schools; that
religious fAsts or festivals be not appointed by
presidents or governor; that oaths be not ad-
ministered In courts. &C.; that laws for Sunday
observances be repealed; that laws regulating
private ideas OF morality be abrogated; that no
recognized or favored by the government Mr..
lngersoll made u short address at the morning
session, and I. Is. Waterman and others spoke.
Other well.known free thinkers spoke In even
ing session.
THE $4,000 SUIT AGArNsT Harvard
The deicndauCs answer has been filed In the
United States circuit court In Boston in the
fellows, OF Harvard college, which is a suit to
recover $4,000 damages for injuries to the
plaintiff, who was terribly burned last March
by the bursting OF ret0rt containing sui
aver and win prove that the accident which
occasioned the said injuries was due solely to
want OF care Oh the part OF the plaintiff, and to
his own negligence aud diso6ediencc. and ne