Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-07
HORSE fHBVBS CAPTURED.
4 AoknoWiedse the Crime bat Plead hot
Guilty. WIN 60 Before Tie ora nd
Jury TODAY.

l 49, eAs'eSAsSeS oSt - eeAA9vV0s SVSEPo hyVI v
Leeds and Frank Malcolm Of New Portland
Who have been helping themselves 70 prop
erty without the several owners pcrmissiol
for an unknown length Of time. Their latss
exploit vas 70 borrow . two-hundred.d .dolla
horse Of J. @. Brisss Of Hallowsll. toss,he
With valuable sleish and harne - Of Capsail
Abrsm Rich Of Farminsdals. The fact
concerning this affair have already been pub
hshed in the Journal.
Detective True and Narshall Maddox O
Hailovsll decided that they would have thee,
individuals, Who had sach loose opinions .,
to the ownership Of property. and u once
started In pursait. The thieves had forty
eight hours start Of the officers. but 90 speed
lily and accurately was their trail followes
that the last time they were heard Of befor,
capture, they were only twelve hours ahead
Probably. - they were then In New Hamp
shire and within few hours Of the Canadian
line, the rAscals felt secure from the officers
When they were finally located they were ia
Maxwells lumber camp. above Errol, N. II
The ofacers went in and demanded sur.
render. Dyer made motions Of resistance,
and Maddox drew . revolver which DYE.
seized. la the struggle the weapon VA,
DISCHARGED but no one damaged. Malcolm
ran but was soon captured. A foxy trick
was tried BY Malcolm a. he ran, In crying
for an officer, saying that a man was shoot.
ing and thus hoping to avoid much attention
to him ,elf and sscape. The officer. had txo
men with them, and Mr.. True a, once started
for home BY train with the prisoners. Mad
dox starting overland with the recovered
team and property. Mr.. True arrived a,
Hallowell ON the afternoon train with hi,
prisoners, an event which caused rreat ex.
oi,emen, in ,ha, city. They were taken
before Judge Smear. who bound them owe,
In the sum Of $4,000 each. for .ppe.r.uee
before the grand iu,y. which vii, follow to-
day. FEE. Beane va. Attorney fo, the pri..
opers.
On being brought here they were naturally
the center of attraction to those who knew of
their arrival. They were taken into the i.il
office where their outer garments. were Ief,
and each one searched. Nothing VA, found
on their persons not even a iscknife.
DYER the elder Of the two, IL. tall man.
standing over ,ix feet. bs, black hair. eve.
and moustache. with syes somevhs, sunk.
on. He i. .n,.,eo,lv betvaen ao and 10
wear, old. lie wore . long dark Mate, with
ordinary clothes. Mslcom the Younger.
not over 22. slightly better lookiny. shor,er
and lighter il evidently The "o,der- os IN,
two. He was dressed In ordinary looking
clothing, with black overcoa,. They were
shsckled together. both by hsnds and fee,
and looked a. though they had come to ,t.v.
While making out the paper, Detective
True looked over to the prisoners, who %,
there iuteu,lv watching everything that W.,
going on. and said:
"Well, boys, We will have you indicted all
right in the morning"
"Oh. that, ali right responded DYER In
an on hand v.v. .eemineIv little troubled
over the matter.
Malcolm in the snsppv one. show ins some
temper and impudence in his sharp and shor,
ansver, On being oues,io ned Al tn vhetb.
er he VA, ever here before he s.id,
"Ye,. I've been In Augusta. some time
AGO.
"w.,a vou haze .. . ,,.mn a, ,.,,.,,,,
..No- .n.poed he ~ mt"
Ever locked nm here beforep-
mo, 1 never was in Jail before in my
lfs," he said, ~ short a. pie crust.
The two men we're then taken To the base.
ment cells and spent the night in No. l and 8,
with both the grated and solid iron doors
and shutters closed behind them. They may
have enjoyed their quarters and they may
not. Any way, no chances we're taken with
these desperate chara cters. who, a. their
regulations a. we'll a. known and SUSPECTED
crimes show, would not hesitate At any step
for their freedom,