Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-10
HORSE THIEF IN JAIL.
llRshd lOPa Had I LiIdy Chase
litaf James Psfkhs Of Blrllan,
Who Took Marcellus Shaws's herse from
Pasture and Stele Harness and
Wagon In Fairfield.

Marshal Morse did come shrevd and
lively hustlins Friday.
As a result he captured horse thief ~
saw him safsiy locked in Kennebec Jail Lac
evening.
Last Tuesday forenoon Marcellus Shaw,
horse, that bad been psssured ia the pastuf,
of the Pine Grove stock farm, Was missing
A hunt in the afternoon failed to revssl IN,
animals whereabouts, and the barbet
wire fence around the pasturt
was found cut. The horse val
= valuable mare. MIR. Shaw having at On,
time refused $500 for her. An advertise.
ment of "lost, strAyed or stolen" ~,
inserted in ths KENNsnzc JOURNAL. and
the chief Of po'ice Of Fairfield seeing ,hs
advertisement, and harness and wsg,a hav
ing been stolen from that place on Tues
day night, he at once telesraphed Marsha
Morse.
The marshal and Mr.. Shaw left for Fair
ield on the 9l4 train. On arriving in
Fsirf cid they fouud two men that had seen
., horse answering to the description ~
the Unity fair. The fellow that had hin,
tried to dispose Of the animal At different
aud rediculou,ly low priced but all we're too
suspicious to take the bait. Il wss learned
al Fairfield that the fellow who had the
horse lived in Burnham and for that place
Mr.. Morse and his companion left. There
they found the constable Of the town
who was one Of the men to whom Perkins
tried to sell his hoIss at the Unity FAIR
Perkins had told several at Burnham that
he was gong to Belfast that morning to
buy some fab as he was going into the dsh
busiDe1s. MIR. Morse hired the best road
ipg horse that he could get and started, but
be fore he got far he found man that told
him his boy had gone of with Perkins on
the raad to Troy, 80 the marshal turned
his horse's head in the direction Of
Trey. He hsd gone but about =
mile and ahslf, when he saw going up a
hill ahead of them . team, and he remarked
to Mr.. Shaw that he believed that was his
horse, and sure enough, when they got =
little Dearer Mr.. Shaw r. cognizsd his mare
Perkins stopped on the hill for the marshal
to drive by, but when Morse came up along
side he stopped and opened conversation
with regard to the horse that Perkins WAS
He asked him il he wouldnt swap,
but Perkins declined; said his horse was Is
years old and had known him all bis
life. The marshal get out ostepsibly to
look the animal over and then stepped back
to the wagon and drawing out his hAndGu6s
said. chow are you Jimmie, I've been look
ing for you all day" "You needn't put
them on, will go with you. responded
Jimmie. And Jimmie was right. lie did
20 with the marth.l because he couldn's
help it.
lie confessed to stealing'the horse, IL Hing
how he did it, but persisting In declar
ing that he could have easily
made his escape. lie said that he
got the horse out OF the pasture
about s o'clock Tuesday morning and
jumped on the bArbsd wire fence, breaking
it down. lie then rode out past Cobbos-
seecontee lake and on to Oakland, arriving
in Waterviile about 8 p. NJ. and Fsirfsld
at 2 A. NJ. Wednesday morning. lie then
went to the statls cinnected with the
house Of Totman & Co.'S mill
where he stole an old wagon and harness.
Mr.. II. w. MaxGeld heard the noise and
looked cut, but not seeing anything paid
no further attention. He WAS one OF tbose
that saw the JOURNAL advertisement aud
also telegraphsd Morse.
Perkins il 4 young man about 20 years
old, brown hsir, With no beard, 10 rather
email in size, ard evidently an incorrigihle
liar. He has worked part Of the year at
Mill ken's mill in Hallowell and part OF the
time in Fairfield. He told some que
yarns to the chief Of police in FAir-
q Id, sm,rg them that he had stolen
two horses in the vicinity Of Augusta last
year, using the same b'idle tha, he took
Shsw's horse away with Judging from
his talk. lis intelligence is not above psr.
though he may az evidently DOES possess
n low cunning When asked who was WI h
him in the stealing he ssii he never would
tell