The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-27
sERoT. wEArhERHEAD's STORY.
Another Chapter In the History OF the
Captured Housebreakers.
Interesting implements Exhibited In
the Marshai's Room.

Sergeant Weatherhead, of the St. John, N.
B., police department, arrived last night to
renew his acquaintance with Mr.. Raymond,
the gentleman who was arrested on the st.
John boat yesterday morning by Officers
Norton and Williams. Mr.. Weatherhead,
who Is the second man in command of the
police department Of his city, tells an inter-
esting chapter In the career Of the captured
housetreakers. Sometime ago, the st. John
officer learned that there was man in that
city having some peculiar shaped imple-
ments made which might be intended for use
in ways which are dark. Sergeant Wealth
erhead was straightway detailed to watch the
owner of these suspicious tools. Charles
Moore. alias F. W. Lawrence, alias j. w.
Lawrence, alias Frank Allen, is the man
who came so near numbering Officer Firth
the other day. He employed an ingenious
machinist to make the tools for him, out of
hours. He had room in an unsavory quar-
ter OF the town and it was here that Ser
geant Weatherhead, who was secreted on
the premises, saw him busily at work, in his
shirtsleeves, putting together the implements
the parts of which had just been completed.
Besides the time thus spent, he devoted a
considerable part of each day to walking
about the streets. Moore had habit of
looking carefully at various buildings, not
ing the surroundings and approaches and
having keen eye for the contents of show
windows. During these expeditions, a st.
John police officer was not far away and
Sergeant Weatherhead, one night, watched
Moore while he climbed up to the rear win
dow Of large hardware store and surveyed
the interior, after which he went to the
front OF the building and carefully located
the position of the doorway by pacing to it
from the nearest corner. The night before
preparation for light had been made by the
purchase of wax candle. Sergeant
Weatherhead had already notified the banks
and large business houses that burglars
were in town and extra watchmen were
provided. Now, thinking that the break
would be made at the hardware store, he
stationed officers inside and was himself
in readiness to follow the burglars to the
scene Of operations. But those worthless
had taken the alarm and Moore left town,
returning to this city, from whence he had
come to st. John, originally hailing from
Boston.
Raymond, while in st. John, was often
In Moore's company but is not known to
have had any ownership in the tools, which
were made under Moore's orders. The
machinist who did the work was not aware
OF the nature Of the implements, as he was
not allowed to put the parts together.
When Raymond took the boat for Port
land arrangements were made for tracking
him If he left the steamer at Eastport and
the officers here were notified to be in read
mess when the boat reached this city. The
Sergeant learned that Moore when in Boston
was known as Frank Allen and spent con-
siderable time in a place known as Pie
Alley.
With Sergeant Weatherhead, there came to
this city Mr.. Morgan. Of Portland, N. B.,
from whose house was stolen his wife's
watch, chain agd pin. These articles were
found In the property taken at Moore's
room here and. also. two rings belonging to
Mss Annie Hencelpecker, of Portland
Other Portland people have lost property
and description will be forwarded to this
city.
The array Of hardware spread on table in
the Marshaps Office last night was quite inn
posing. The implements taken from Ray
mond's valise. with those furnished BY
Moore, make pretty complete kit. First in
Importance is the large drill built in st
John and which the st. John machinist wa.
told was for business. The drill works in
a frame provided with clutch just about
the right shape for firmly gripping a safe dool
knob. A crank makes the operation of The
machine easy, and the whole may be taker
apart for transportation. This device wa.
brought by Raymond. Then there are {
smaller drill, peculiar implement called Z
DEVILS clutch. the exact use of which il
not apparent, pincers for turning
keys to remove them from lock-
| skeleton keys, with which the locks nigh
then be manipulated, and the revolver which
figured in the exciting chase after Moore
made by Hughes and Firth. Besides these
articles. there is paper on which are drawn
diagrams of a stone-boring machine. bed
spring, time lock, trunk lock. etc. The st
John machinist was told the articles he made
were for a patent machine Whether the
| patent is on the bed spring or the rock drill
| Is not known.
Raymond is a man about 45 years old
stout, and with a black moustache HI
smiles pleasantly when visitor appears a
his cell door, and talks freely. He said las
| night, in response to the statement that hi
tools made an interesting exhibit, that h,
wished he had thrown them all overheard
Sergeant Weatherhead has nothing agains
Raymond on which to secure his extradition
but the Portland authorities are confident o
convicting him here, along with Moore. Ray
mond admits that he roomed with Moore, AN,
shirts belonging to him were found il
Moore's baggage.
1t will be remembered that some time ag
an attempt was made to break into the SAT
at Sawyer's seed store on Preble street. TIL
safe was drilled, but not opened. A drill nu
was found on the floor at the time by the pc
lice, and yesterday 1t was found that
exactly fitted one of the drills in Raymond
valise.