The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-08
THE FReEPoRr SHOOTING CASE.
Captain Fogg Arrested and Brought
to Portland.
The Story He Told to a Press Re-
porter.

Yesterday afternoon Deputy Sheriff Banks
arrived In the city from Freeport with Cap
tain Fogg. charged with a murderous as
sault on Mr.. Charles Townsend of Freeport,
MS son-ln-law, some particulars of which
were published in yesterdays PRESS.
In an interview with a representative of
the PREss Captain Fogg rlade statement.
lie said he was 81 years old but he Is fully
as alert and strong in appearance as a
well preserved man of co. He is medium
height, thick set, with gray hair and short
size whlskers, and with a very keen blue
eye. The captain said that Townsend was
smart, active man, and good worker until
he got any money. Then he would spend it
for drink. and it was a sad day when his
daughter married Townsend Saturday
night Townsend returned late from Port
land. He, the captain, and wife had gone
to bed He could see Townsend swinging
his lantern about recklessly, and as the prop
erty had been burned once he didn't intend
to have it happen again. Notwithstanding
his wife urged him not to interfere he got up
and went out to the barn. Townshend was
full and ugly. Upon his demonstrating with
Townsend at his conduct, Townsend re-
taliated by knocking him down twice. He
then managed to get to the threshold of the
porch leading into the kitchen, off Of which
his bed room Is located, when Townsend
knocked him down third time, and got his
hand twisted in his, the captains necker-
chief and shirt collar, trying to choke him.
He gasped out, ''if there are any women in
the house for Gods sake come and help"
Then his wife. who is an invalid and aged,
came into the kitchen, and Townsend's
wife came down stairs. In the struggle
with Townsend pistol went off. Whose
1t was, or where it came from, he didn't
know. Whether any one was shot he didn't
know. he kept loaded pistol on his bu-
reau but hadn't touched it. He does know
that he got out Of doors and stayed out until
7 O'Clock the next morning, when he did the
chores about the house. and got his wife to
give him the milk pals and be MIXED the
cows During the night the women were
with Townshend and after a while Town
send went up stairs. During the latter part
Of his statement the old man referred to his
age which prevented him handling Town
send when the latter attacked him, and he
was affected to tears when he spoke of the
way Townsend had acted in the spast He
referred with pride to the fact that up to
within seven years he had been master of
vessel, and formerly used to sail for Eben
Mcclellan, and there was hardly a sea in
which he had not sailed ship. So much for
Captain Foggs story.
Deputy Sheriff Banks had Townend's
story to tell, and also the reputation the cap
tain possesses in Freeport Mr.. Townsend
told Mr.. Banks that when he returned from
Portland Saturday night. the old man came
at him. as has been stated, with an iron bar.
lie took 1t away from him and put him in
side the house. Again the old man came at
him, and again he put him In the house. The
third time the old man attacked him as be
entered the kitchen. In the faint light he
saw the CLEAN of pistol barrel pointed at
him, At the same time his wife, the cap
tain's daughter, who had entered the room,
stole up behind her father and struck down
the arm Of the band that held the pistol. At
the same moment that the daughter struck
down her fathers hand he, Townsend.
crouched, ,and the pistol exploded, the ball
striking him in the groin. Furthermore Mr..
Banks says the daughter admits the same
thing; Mr.. Banks says the indications now
are, that unless some unforeseen infiam-
send will recover. Mr.. Banks states fur
Their that the captain Is much feared by the
Freeport people, who claim that he is ugly
and they have always held him in great ter
ror. A story is told that 40 years ago he had
a serious scrimmage with deputy sheriff.
The case viii possibly come up for hearing
today