The Portland daily press., 1890-06-02
THE COMMUNITY ALARMED.
Daring RurgIaries In Towns In
Eastern Maine.

BANGOR, May 31.-This section is in a
state of alarm over the daring burgaries
which have lately been committed in this
section and two more reported today.
Eddington is a little place about five or six
miles from this city On farm in the place
lives maiden lady who is reputed to be
wealthy. Miss Comins, the woman in ques-
tion, cane to this city early this morning
with her hired man, leaving small chore
boy at home. Soon after her departure he
the house 10 minutes later, he found fellow
who looked like tramp searching the rooms
Another man soon came to the house, and
IN IN 20 two ocmpciied him. under pain OF death,
TO snow them the whereabouts of a sum of
money which they said they knew was in
the house, and which was in trunk in a
closet. The door was broken open with an
axe, and the contents of the trunk taken,
The robbers. then left and disappeared In a
dense forest back of the house. Miss Comins
says the thieves secured about $500 in
money, silver watch and two chains.
Suspicion points toward a former hired
man, whom Miss Comins discharged some
time since. and whom she says knew she
had money in the house, as one of the
thieves.
When Mr.. A. G. Blethen, who is propri-
etor of large jewelry store in the centre of
the town of Dover, in Piscataquis county,
went to his place of business about O'Clock
this morning, he discovered that his store
mao been broken into during the night, the
safe door blown open, and $50 in money and
watches and jewelry to the amount of $500
stolen; Further developments brought to
light the fact that the furniture store owned
by Mr.: e. d. Bailey had been entered and
the safe broken into. but nothing of value
was found. A horse belonging to Mr.. G. D.
Paine, well known clothing dealer was
also stolen, No clew was left by which the
men could be traced. Sheriff Farnham and
the Bangor officers have been notified to be
every avenue of escape will be closely
watched.
Caught In Maine.
MILFORD, May 31.-The capture at Au-
gusta, of Fred Bowen, who was brought
here yesterday afternoon by an officer, is
much more important than was at first sup
posed. He is known by half dozen differ
ent aliases. and has misled detectives all
over the eastern and middle states. lie is
credlted as being the most desperate window
smasher In the country, and for hs has
continued his depredations with success.
The Milford charge against him is the steal
ing OF 80 gold watches from George I'll.
Bailey's jewelry store Jan. 25th. 1t is prob
able that the Bristol county courts will deal
with him first, as there are four cases of
larceny against him there, for which he was
and opera glasses from George Herrick's
store In Park street, Attleboro. last winter.
In Attleboro Bowen also robbed Miss Annie
Lee on the street one dark evening. Later
he walked into the barn of John Field and
demanded money at the point of a pistol, and
few days later he went to the residence of
the same man and again demanded money.
At one time 1t was stated that nearly S10.-
900 in rewards were waiting for the officer
who would cause his arrest. He has wife
and sister residing in Milford.