The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-04-18

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Donald Morrison. the Mpganuc outlaw.
Tor whose arrest a largr force NJ Canadi-
40 police are working is yet M large aud
vet protected aud sheltered hY his friends
The reason FOR the fidelity If the citizens
II tbt place tO hi, furtuues Is tlelr be-
lief that he hs- been cruelty Nrnuged and
that, though mt Innocent he La, been
more siunsd against thau shining. His
story. a. told py citizen II Mcgrntic j.
A. fuliow- When quitc ynuHg Donald.
who Is nov but q year, Of AZ became "A
COW bo. sod for tin drss'rl himself
10 cattle tsnchiug Becoming tired Of
that business bee came hume. paid "a a
dept 81 $50 an hi> father. farm and
worked on the place fer a Srrr or two.
This not proving trry profitable, he pro-
posed that bis father pay him : loU and let
him start cut for himself again. This
tue old gentleman refused I, olp aud by
alvicr ~ = lawyer, Dnnald sued hi
father for $3.50 money aud time eNpend
ed. IN the meantime the fathrr mort
gagged hts farm to MIR Nee inlev. a
hrOker tn whom he alr"A ly owed 500
I r 5000. receiving $500 In cash and IA
note for $500 more. Az the bottom of
this note WAS inserted a paragraph. I'M
known Ia the holder, who can neither
read nor write To the effect that the mon
ey was To- be paid mot on The note. but
on the mortgage" It proved afterwards
that McCauley aud Donald's lawyer we're
related Ia each other. Donald afterwards
got Judgment against his father hut re-
fused 10 take acton upon IL and left for
the States. leaving the case in the law
yers hands with thu injunction that If
the place must pe ~oId. 10 snOud not De
sscrlfred. Soon afterward the farm wa
put up tbr sale. The first bid of 5000
came from Donald, LAWYER, the amonn
VI his own fees. McCAuev followed
with n bid Of $1,000. nn Banald's behalf
the other then went slU0 but to the
amslement Of all present and contrary to
all precedent. the farm was Knocked down
" McCauley
Hearing OF these proceedings, Donald
came back TO Megantic, and after con
sultng "a new LAWYER who advised him
that the sale could be set aside, took pos
session OF the homestead, ordering away
some men whom McCauey had employed
TO work there. For this McCauley had
him temporarily goaed. While thus in
generated McCauleys men. by order.
broke into Donald'S house and threw his
Elects outside AT the trial, which short
ly followed. Donald was acquitted and
then he In turn had McCauley arrested
The latter gave bail for his appearance,
but meanwhile the actual house breakers,
the only evidence against him escaped
over the lines. While matters were in
this confused state and Donald roaming
about for witnesses, McCaulry sook ad.
vantage of an early opportunity, sold the
farm out and-out IN new purchaser for
o. 800 cash and left the district Then
followed the burning of the out-buildngs
and the dem )ltion Of The clock BY bull
let, while the mistress of the house was
winding 1t up-both of which outrages
were promptly laid at Donald's door
and a warrant issued for his arrest but
no one could be found to serve it.
About this time Jack Warren, from
Maine, whom Donalds friends describe
as ian American whi>key smuggler and
escaped convict arrived at Mrgantic and
volunteered his services To serve the war
rant. Word coming to Morrison that
Warren had threatened to shoot him like
a dog ON the slightest resistance, did not
tend to reassure him or his friends. FL
nally the two men met and after few
words Warren drew his revolver, when
Donald suddenly drew his and shot War.
rem dead
Morrison Is ready, it is said. to be tried
II sure the case could be transferred to
Montreal or Quebec. but not in Sher-
brooke where he believes he could not
get fair trial. He Is described as sure
sho; and has been seen repeatedly to nip
clothes line with his revolver at a dis
lance of eight or ten rods without miss
ing shot. 1t is said a movement is now
on foot to consult eminent counsel on
Morrison's behalf, The culprt will then,
II so advised, give himself up to his
friends, who can thereupon claim the
$4,000 reward offered for his apprehen-
sion, and expend it in his defense.