Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-27
MAINE DISPATCHES.
Joseph BuShey Of South Gardiner Lies
Unconscious -Four Hours.
His Person Robbed OF Money and Val
uables-0eorge Williams OF Fairfield
Arrested and Admits His Quilt.

Special To the Kennebec journal
GARDINER, Dec. 26.-Joseph Bushey, a
young man employed on the new pulp mill
at South Gardiner. was robbed on Wednes-
day fore noon under strange circumstances.
He went to the barn with his team at about
ten O'Clock TO put up the horses, and while
there was invited to take drink by young
fellow named Williams, who worked about
the stable. He did 80 and then went out
with Williams TO W. ii. Merril's barber
shop To get shaved. He had been in the
shop but few minutes when without any
warning OF complaint as to not feeling well.
he fell upon the floor completely uncon
scious. Merrill, with the assistance of
Williams, carried the unconscious boy into
the room in the rear Of the shop and laid
him upon the ti1or. Williams remaining
with him Physicians were Immediately
summoned. la short time Williams came
out of the room and was observed by Mer-
rill to hastily tuck some papers, letters and
other things into his pocket He then in
quired Whist time the train left and went
out, hurrying toward the depot. Merrill,
imagining all was not right, started in pur-
suit With another gentleman and overlook
Williams.
The latter stopped when hailed and when
the two men reached him was observed TO
be making desperate efforts to swallOw
some substance which he had in his mouth.
He WAS compelled to spit the wad out. it
proving to he five dollar bill pretty well
chewef up. Officer Annis WAS called and
arrested the man. Drs. Packard and Dom
nell arrived at the shop soon after Williams
left. ard worked over Bushy for nearly
four hours before he could be brought back
to consciousness.
Williams wss brought to Gardiner Thurs
day forenoon and given a hearing before
IndRs Larrabee. When accused Of larceny
from the person he plesd guilty. and wss
bound over in the sum OF 5000 for bis
appearance at the April term of the Supe-
ror Court lie could not furnish bopds
and was committed to the Augusta jail.
Bushey WAS at the trial to ds' and when
que STONED by journal reporter, said that
he could r. me mber of taking the liquor. but
oan r, call nothing after reaching the side
walk in front Of the barn until he regained
cor sciousness with the doctors working
over him He is a young man hves I'D
wsterville. and drinks but very little.
The general opinion is that he va. heavily
iruggeh. althongh be says he does NOT
know v hether he was or not. lie Is healthy
AID rugged looking and is not subject to
fits of any kind whatever,
Officer Am.s sas- that Wii'isms is q bad
.barseter. He has a wife in Fairfield and
il brutal IN the extreme. some months ago |
ne va. suspt e.ed OF heying robbed Tar
ain.r mau of s9e. Tae circumstances
connected with the affair were almost ex-
actly like those of the present case out
through lack of evidence he escaped con-
yiction. He has bad reputation at South
Gardiner and was to have been discharged
this morning on account of drunkenness.
prominent ply sician says the actions OF
Bushey do not appear to have resulted from
the taking of any drug although COM
pound of brandy and laudaum will some
times produce results very similar tie At
tributes the inconsistencies to the enect OF
liquor upon the system. 1t is said that tes-
timonv can be produced to prove that
Williams was seen with a small vial OF
LIQUID but no such bottle was found on MS
person when arrested.