Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-27
TRAPPED In The WOODS.
Desperate Clair Tracked 10 Ris Hiding
Place In q Lumber Camp.
Shrewd Dstective Work Ct PiuckY
Officers Maddc and Hill.

As the Friday afternoon trsia came into
:ae Augas,a station. o?nla- CITY Marshsl
Hscd of Hsllswell. and the we'll known
ace Of Deputy Sherif Hill If Wa'etyi le
Fere .een coming from the ears accompa-
nied ty ssa,i muscular man in working
.lothes smoking sto,t black pipe as he
Iour ged along the platform in iistless
eianter. The officers appeared 70 take IT.
tie notice of their companion, but wien it
IS known that said companion was rome
other than the des perite criminal. Noah
Clair. VITO brutally assaulted Wm. R5undy
Of FAIRFIELD last August snd afterwards
made his escape from the Wa.erville ,tli
sers. i may be imagined that few Of biz
motions e'c4ped their wstchfal eyes Las
rut sday, Clair, whom many W.T. rville
parties thought to be in h dog in the city,
Sss enjoy lug the freedom Of Maine lum-
amp, miles from civilization Now he cCcu
pies cell No 9 a, kennebec ii, sill the re
suit of shrt wI detective work ard ildomi
able pluck in fading and brir girg Clair
flom his remote hiding place. Noah Clsir
naise of Watervilie, son Of French
parert-. is "a years of age, of dark swa,hy
com plexion, muscular bu ID anl will tip the
scales at about $50 pounds. He has borne
the repuietio n of being a bull dog and bad
A . = 4. ;
An assault on VIM. Rcunly, treating him
lin in shocking msnner and ntlicting
jures that for time it was feared would
cause death. Roundy bore a reputation
ior brig a peaceable, qHiet citizen and for
'eycral years has been in the employ of the
Helnetcc Log DRIVING Company Clair
On being arrested managed to slip from
he clutches Of he Wateryile officers and
here WAS much excitement over bis out
rage and c1nspquen. esc5pe From Il a
line till few Digs 3go it vac currently he
lieveL that the fellow sas bili in Water.
vile and would eventual y give himself up.
Ga Monday last Skerff Stevens became
,n'i,c d that the msn waste i was not in
Wa eryl!e ard baln't been for long time
and h. detailel Deputy Sherifs Maddox
s1d Hill in quest CT bin. The officers left
for Oh Town on the mornirg Pullman.
futs lay. uhere it was known thatCl.ithtd
r,lni'eJ living The ofIicets sitcd ,h,te
but could getro Information from then, in
fact hey ,efused to give any. Going II
he Telegraph otiice the oflia,r rs sent tn
operator with coy iesram addressed
0 Clair t. The hous. of the relt; yes. The
'stt-r were tssen en'ir ly off thtir guard
and sa.3 "Senl il to the silver Lake
iouss, Ia sh lin Iron " rk,. and III y will
send it TO r ns's camp where he is at
work"
Ii WA the Information in a nut she'll.
Mr. Ring who is lumberman. ives at
oli Town and the officers fnd.n. him
earned that be had employed sem. tw,n'y
days bt fore a man who went by the name
If Noah, his last nsma he dil't know. The
camp wher" tie man vas at vo-k VAS in
the Woo, - miles from tn, Iron Works.
y "'' e' a. w wv VA "e to'
ut S.ta,el st tie Iron Works sud smother.
r.s.wortty fellow by the name Of y Ion
'.'-'' vas V"''''5 co. "'''' was nc
t''''' u '''' ''' i'ei' ~ 'ii4 camp sA' Tue
"''' 'ue'' "'"1''' ne '"fee me-" 'neh
st ont for the long tramp through the
Jus 1''' .o' "'o1' III e. I'M
''o mas ''' '"''' isoo'e'eH ifopl tue &c
''s"' "e 'e1ei' "a give ""' Auo WAS unaole
10 ~ f''''' iea''"e MN 'he o'ieF TAO
''''" f''0' 49, .'a'u'~ 'i'ei WIN
'O1''' 'a'' e''ed ''O' gun a"i 'ne gu ne
- PS'' ''"' !" say 10 "'o9
Oh ''iS" p'NSe' r''lery IN we
!, ~ "a ~ iNe5 arrived 81 camp
49, u' : 1''oA "'u'.esuay ait 'rhocH
""'A'F' st0''Sinsh from b9'ton' and
''N'' i0F 'e''aii'n e'' ana io'g NJ "tieh
"ei' 'eap'{ gran en- 4AihNhg Gar
might make MS escape Maddox Mt
"eioh oAoN 20 Nhtfe ILL was In - IN
'efceTt CiAir IL lie came that ay, remain
'Hg alone IN camp 10 take ms chances wi h
the man he WAS after. Here he took sup
per and breakfast With Clair, stopping dur
'ng the night with the boss. When he
fret saw Moab, MIR. Maid x felt ltle
uncer an of his ability - IDENTITY