Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-20
HELD FOR ARSON.
"Df." fhemis Bsuld OIor Il
tho December form.
Long Hearing Bsisls JldG Sisvans Of
Cielssl % ImdaJ.
County Attorney Carleton Appeared Ter
the Preseeufiss.


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VIZ '"' y. oep" i''o 'ns dvsiiins
nou'e Vi ". o'As is''sI. M. Henry
"'AfA' OF VS. oasrei' and On The
io''.s '''e"'"n t"e 'sfn oeiangns TO
II ~ '''"ea
AHs p'hee ''as' fecoios OF tnis county
o'H'~a many sns''s' VI 'ne name Of thi'
"sA ih'mA' o'1'fs 'hf var Thomas
'n'a'fsn 9a''s RESPECTABLE man.
A' en"f''s '"e s'") nc vss employed
a. an asais,ans supoaon IN IN. ..L
p''s' sna 'om 'n'' sno 'hs fac' 'hn sftef
ns came ifom 'hs war ne made . living
" m.AH sno 'eh'"s "ns' sts Known -
:" ..e
soDf'9ue' VI Doc'of' EVsf nncs his
return II ION the var be has been addicted
70 drink, and whsa under ,hs 1, finance ~
uo,o, h.. oour,,,,sa NJ.
wy 'ss' VI
misde"ssnofs' .-.=
Several years $50 there lived In Chslses
an elderly woman by the mama NJ N.,1
A., n.vi. ,ho ,,.,,,.,s ).
'""'s.u ;" oe IN
poor hesi'n' ana IN course OF time she
obtained the services Of Thomas - her
physician. She owned \ little boms Win
.o,. ia "a r,.,,u ....a IT,. ~,
''~' am" "a" .a'"' .'Asa Ano"s' aho
vile TO come and i've with her and care FOR
her with the understanding that on her
dss<h the pl.es .hould he lss, IN than
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0ey n.a n'' 'eeh n''ns 'hele ions oetote
fhe old LADY was suddenly taken violently
sick, dying soon after. The sudden death
NJ thu D.vi. xom.n .st Al "a, u.nv ,ruo,.
ana n'n's 'hs' shs nsd Deeh foniiy aeais
with. Nothing however came from these
ramofs and hints. The Thomsses CON-
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'' y" '"'. p'"o' ~. 'ae
"aocsof continued 10 dfink' dfadualiy
their home csns to be morigsged until a.
the time Of the fires IL was s.ia IN he
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few days after the nfe' Thursday after,
Thomas was arrested on the charge Of IN
,oriestion and cruelty To animals for which
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he "ss connneo IN JAIL sha ia" os'ulnAs
was arraisned on the charge OF Arson Sep
tembe. 18th the Hrs inquest vas held.
r,v.. .bon, 10 bsfore the eonn,v s,tor.
ney arrived aha Tue nearing "n oesun
The frN witness called was Henry W
ClHk, Jr., whose house vas the hfss one
Of the two that WAS burned. IL 30 and has
lived In Cheisea Tor about ~ years
Thomas for the past two or three years had
lived where he nov does, about 10 or 90
rods from witness house. Witness had
been working on the electric road. and was
working there at the time bis house
wss burned. October 18th, about
p. M. That evening was at his wives
fathers, quarter OF . mile beyond his own
house. Hadn't been 70 bic own house since
Saturday morning. When he reached the
IRE that. Monday, night the house was
doomed. They were trying to save the
stable. The water used in putting out she
fire came from well where water was
drawn with sTois. Tbs pole became
broken In the course OF the nre. They had
trouble with Thomas about year and
half ago. Had no trouble lately. Thomas
had done bis hsying this season.
The other house harmed was thN
OF his, witness father, Henry W.
CLARK, ST. Thomass house about ~ ross
distant from 1t, Same morning about D
O'Clock Thomass barn. which was about
az reds from Thomas house. was aiso
burned. Didn't think the barn caushi
from the outside. saw Inomss come on'
OF the house ard 90 10 the direction OF ME
barn little before o'clock that morning
but didn't see him 90 into the barn. Wasnt
looking all the time. Turned his back Is
he was talking with his wife and Thomas
Winter and snstber person who y"
present Was working in bis po-
tato neld when he sAw the nre IN
Thomass barn. This ~as 10 or 70 minutes
afssf saw Ihomss 90 IN the d'fecuon OK 'ns
barn. Wss one OF the nrst ones 70 get
thsfs. Saw Thomas come out OF the
house ard call out TO bis VIE 20 se' the
hinge out OF the house. and he' the witness
told them there vas no danger OF ,ns mouse
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