The Republican journal., 1888-07-19

Maine Matters,

GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST GEN. STEPHENSON.
Charges of serious nature were preferred
before the Board Of Managers of Soldiers
Homes. against Gen. Luther Stephenson. Gov
ernor of the Togus Home, Thursday. John
Potter. Esq, and A. NJ. Goddard, Esq, two
well known attorneys of Augusta. appeared
for the complainant>. But two OF the members
of the board Were present at the hearing
which was held at the llome-Messrs. Harris
and Mcmahon The first complaint was made
by Mr.. Harry Hopkins, citizen of Augusta
who was di>honorably discharged from the
Home Feb. l6, 1855. upon the charge that he
procured half fare railroad tickets TO Washing
ngton. fraudulently. James McCauley. who
was member of the Home on the 26th of
May. ISIS. alleges that on that day he was i'm
prlsoned without cause and without a hearing.
beng kept IN solitary confinement for seventeen
days when he was ordered to the Hospital for
examination a. to his sanity aud declared sane
Then he was taken 10 Gardiner and placed on
the Boston steamer without means of trans
portation. He requested an investigation and
that justice lie done. Michael Burns. of i'm
ported liquor fame. charged cruelty aud abuse
of authority on the part Of the government
reryeriing the uses of the Home: that he dis
charged without cause. and without hearing.
disabled soldiers. members of the Home, even
in the dead of winter. without transportation
and means OF support: that he refused dis
abltd soldiers, not members Of the Home.
shelter even for single night: that soldiers
-.
obliged to seek refuge in the county Jail. walk
ING TO Augusta in the deep SHOW that Ezra
Stephenson used building materials AMI en-
ployed labor for which the government paid.
In constructing a certain building ON his own
land which he afterwards sold. making 10
account thereof to the government. In this
ease the board. in talking with counsel adj
mitted that tho charges should he 50 far enter
tanned Is to petition Gen. Franklin fer coni-
mlttee Of investigation, suggesting that the
General would appoint time and place for
hearing In the Mct auiey ease the board did
not hear any evidence but took the charge a
his testimony until contradrtcd. The Burns
charges relative the USAGE Of soldiers j. sub
>tantiated by Judge Andrews of the Augusta
Municipal Court.
The proceedings of lie hoard were conduct
ed in secret manner. and the representatives
of the kennchec journal and Portland Press
We're summary refused admission. dock"
Burns. one OF the complainants. ordered
OUT OF the room. Special 10 Portland Press.
CHARGED WITH WIFE POISONING.
ON the 18th inst. Alvin IIunncwcl. of Nor
riigewock. was brought before Justice William
III. Taylor charged with poisoning his wife
The proof offered by the state showed that he
and his wife and her daughter. Is wears of agc.
had frequent quarrel>: that on this account his
wife had left him. some four weeks age. though
living Iii the same house: That the morning
of July le broke down the door to her room
and they had a quarrel in which he threw her
on the floor.
That he left the house for a Ia, and he
mendcd the door in her absence: that about Il
week prior TO the Fourth he had bought of the
druggist. Al orrlgowock Il package of
"fough on lats: that at noon GA july 6. his
wife. her son Arthur. lad l. years Of age
and one John Chace. Of Concord. visitor
dined together Al her room and drank tea ::
that they We're all taken sick soon after and
Dr. \arney being called pronounced her sick
ne>> a ease of ar>enc;tl poisoning.
The doctor atterWard submitted some of the
tea from which they drank 10 Il chemical test.
ana found II heavily charged with arsenic The
same Rough On Rats" was found mixed with
foul in the barrel in her room.
pom this proof llunnewtlI was held to an
>wer at the September term of court in >o;Mer-
set county, and in default of bail WAS commit
ted to Jail.
Mrs. Hunnewell is still too sick to leave her
room, though slowly recovering.
THE sAssAcV> AND TIE MnEMAKLE.
The July number of the Century Magazine
contains a history Of the Confederate ran,
"AlbemarIe' hy different writers. The story
OF the nearly successful attempt OF the wooden
snip ''Sa>>acu>" 10 run down and sink the
rebel iron-cad is graphically related by Edgar
Holden. NJ. d.. late l. :. ". who was attach
ed to he 'S;,ssacu>'' at the time The article
has Il portrait of Rear Admiral Roe then Lieu
tenant Commander OF the 'Si>Sacli>.' a pCr-
trait Of Acting Master. now Congressman }ol!-
telIe, Who was the navigator of the -'Sis-lci>' =
ana iio>t Icallslt pictures OF different features
OF the engagement. The writer SAYS: Had
assistance been rendered during the lon. thir-
teen minutes that the "Sa>sartl>' lay over the
ports of the "Aliemarc'' the heroi>m Of Com
ihander Roe would have electrified the public
and made his name. rs il should be- iun,mri> H.
able in the annals of naval warfare 4.
We have always believed that a similar blow
on the other side Of the ram. or 4 close environ
Ment Of the heavy guns on the other ships
would have sunk or captured the ram As ii
htN Cos.
battle from the Roanoke River. and the Object
OF her coming on the day Of our engagement.
w: to aid the COnfeleratr> in an attack on
New berhe WAS defeated. but her ultimate de-
>truction was reserved for the gallant Iicutel,-
ant Gushing. of glorious fame
MAINE APPROPRIATIONS.
The confcrces on the river and harboY bill
have come to an agreement on about all the
items in the bill. The Maine items ere agre ed
to ard remain as fixed by th; Senate. Port
land harbor receiving S40.0oO: Back BAY. Sd
900: breakwater ut Mount Desert $50 coo :
Ienobsrot river. S5oooo and kennehec river,
S",,ooo. The Maine items have been increased
by the Senate committee. in round numbers
S2oo,ooo which is the least amount in each
ease that in the opinion of th, engineers can
proiltahly he expended during the EcNt fiscal
year The total amount appropriated, for
Name rivers and iIarDors. to he extended dur
M the next year. i, S.G1.:n0. Fears are en-
lerlitined III some quarters that the president
large amount appropriated in it. As finally
agreed upon, the bill will probably reach nearly
S2l,oo0.H00. about SG,opo.0oU larger than any
bill OF the kind heretofore passed. 4 Demo
cratic Senator who ha> seen the President on
The subject. tells Il CORES poltlcnt that he will
sign any river and harhnr h presented to him
TINS year, that i under S2l.Ue0. 900 and i. Il
fairly clean iill in it> ;lloiment>. As the pres
rht bi!I really covers three Wears hpprorri-
tons. il cannot be regarded a> cHorbant
AFRAID SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN 10 HIM.
In a report of a recent rifle match At Newark
the New ! ork Evening sun SAYS:
Mr.. +. q. Young. the California Representa-.
live, Is Maine man. with one eve and one
hand His father accidentally chopped OF his
hand when he was a small DO! and bis mother
Knocked his eye out whipping him for uettiu.
inside of his granlfather'> clock
He never travelled on Z; railroad without an
accident of some kind happening. He ha.
been naulea by wildcats. Rugged bv bears
bitten by rattie>nake>, thrown from Hroncllo
ponies hundred times. frozen 80 cften that
he has become accustomed to it. He WAS struck
hy lightning AMI had both feet shattered and
has been gored by a Durham bull.
Mr.. Dung in modestly relating his expert
ence said ''he was beginning to be afraid that
something serious might happen to linn some
day..
THE CLINTON rAlACIDE rLANs An ESCAPE
1T has been ascertained that Charles Beal
"ip - III htfitbtf JAN convicted OF murder
my his father, {. {. Beal of Clinton lax
poisoning liquor which he drank. with strvch
nine. has recently planned bold escape Sine,
Ross Stovcr, the horse thief. male his cScap,
from the Jail 10y driving of the iron bars of hi,
cell around the windows, a thorough search o,
the prisoners cells was instituted to discover il
possible any instruments which might lie use,
III obtaining freedom. In BeaS cell NIGEL,
secreted. was discovered a highly tempered
steel saw for cutting iron aud several other
tools which might be employed in making hi.
escape. He was relieved of them and since
that time during the night has been kept in An
extra strong cell in the lower corridor Pre-.
viouSly he had occupied an ordinary cell, If i.
not known how he obtained the saw Tut IT wa.
probably Struggled in to him. From what ha,
since been learned il is certain that youug Rea
was upon the point of making a strike fol
liberty.
THE NEXT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
OF the present members of Gov Marble'
Executive Council under the apportonme Mt
but one can be returned the coming winter
Hon. Tobias Lord of .>tanlisl, who will mn
doubtedly be reelected. Candidates are an
nounced as follows: First District +, NJ. Hip
gins of Limerick and DIR. j. w. Dearborn OF
Parsontield; Second, Hon. Tobias Lord OF
Standish; Third, John ii. Kimball and j. "
Wakefield OF Bath: Fourth. A. r. Bixby OF
Skowhegan; Fifth, William Cobb of Rockland
Sixth, 5. {. Hatch and Jasper Hutchins ,,
Bangor and Samuel Libby of Orono; Seventh
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