Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-09
HALLowELL.
A Church Debt Lifted-More Particu-
lara About the Arrest OF Those Horse
Thieves.

Mrs. Captain McGilvery went to Stockton,
Maine, Saturday, to visit her mother, who is
81 years Of age.
The recent fair and Chinese entertainment
BY the Society of the First Baptist Church
was for the purpose of paying debt OF
$500, on the organ. Happily the proceeds
will allow this debt to be paid.
Mr.. George Merrill, quite we'll known in
this city, died in woolwich, Saturday. at the
/. ee of 80. He was at one time clerk Of
Representative Noyes, of the Maine House
The funeral services occur Tuesday, Decem-
Der 10.
The Rev. F. M. Houehton preached in the
Univer.alist Church Yesterday on who is
the Christian, and can he Dancer" This
was virtually in answer to the sermon preach
ed BY the Rev. H. E. Foss in the Methodist
Church, November "a on Dancing; Right
or Wroug, Christian or Un-Christiap, which? ?
A plain statement of the facts in the cap
ture Of the horse thieves Dyer and Malcolm
NAV not be amiss, and on account of the
element of romance and unusualness which
entered into that capture, must be interesting.
Marshal Maddox returned to the city Satur-
day uoon and in an interview with him your
correspondent learned the following, which
NAV serve to correct some erroneous
ne " epaper reports. First let it be understood
that the gentleman who made the Immediate
capture is exceedingly unwilling that his part
in the affair should be given undue promin-
euce. His hcing the officer to put the prison.
er, in irons was simply due TO single cir
eumstsnce. and that was, his first reaching
| the lumber camp, which proceeding vas a.
greed ppon between the Detective aad NJ r.
| shal.
| Thursday noon Detective True and Marshal
| Maddox arrired at tote road, which ed
up to a lumber camp. thirteen miles from Er-
| rol Bridge. They were in 8 double team I'd
had With them smother man besides the driv-
| er. Sleigh tracks and other marks were teen
| in the tote road" but they were not espec-
ially plain. Here i, was decided that the Mar
| shal should proceed to the lumber camp.
agreeing to send back in case help vas nee d.
ed. II case he did no. return after certain
| time the detective was to follow. Meantime
| Mr.. True process ied to another lumber camp
near by to interview the men. Mr.. lhadiox
kept on until he came out into an open
epace in which was i log cabin. and
before which Was . sleigh, and NOT far on the
identical horse which has been the cause Of
90 much shrewd detective work. All the in.
ssincts Of . sagacious oficer OF the law were
at once aroused. Mr.. Maddox saw at once
that his game was within the rough exteriol
of that innocent-looking cabin. A man wht
had been standing near the door stepped il
when he saw the officer and closed II. Imme
diate action vas imperative. The officer saw
this, pushed the door open. stepped in. snd
there, playing cards with the lumbermen
we're Dyer and Malcolm. The oficer notices
an instautaneous change in the counteuanse'
| of two Of the number, and By this he kne'
his men. He immedissely drew his irons
and before Dyer could resist. b vas securel
hand-cu6sd. He managed hevsvef 10 get oo
hand In his pocket. Tbs otaesf inssantl.
divining his inssntioo. quiaeiy remarked
ahootins was 70 b dose b. would Do il, pro