Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-12
A SAD CASE.
4 Respectable Cltilsn Of HiHdslov Dies
IN DeSlituIioD,
Amid Scenes of Sorrow and Suffering.
t'uarded by Police.
Special to the KKsxKsxo JOURNAL.

| WISSLow, Feb. ll.--In the email house
about which are Soing up the cottages for
the hAads at the pulp mill, drama ha.
been ense'st during the lss. t~o week.
which resulted last Tuesday night in the
piifui, il not trsgic death Of Mr.. u. b
McNsbb. an old man 81 years OF age who
has lived there fer he las. SIX years with
his daughter. Mrs. Robert Mccall.
| Although MIR McNsbb WAS q man of
high moral character. being member Of
| the Society Of Friends, his place has been
! known under the LEGAL sppe lstion of the
W.nslo~ Dive, and has BE- en- notorious { 4
| the drunken csraussls held there by ore
Wslla . simpson and his cronies. Wa
! lace simpson Is soI u lss of Mrs. Mccall
and holds reputation IS = hard character.
! otd Mr.. MeNsbb has always occupied =
! little room in tiie nor h end of the house
| In Ihis room he spent the greater part Of
! his time mskiGs drawings and working
upon msth msiiesl problems which seem,d d
10 be one of bis hohaies. Being very hard
Of bearing he worked night after night all
unconsci' US Of what was going on sbou,
him.
| The only means of substance whirh he
and his laughter had WAS spep, iou Of 500
which MoN.eo received ffum ,he Ergnsh
governmt mt whlch he served for many
| years as crown land surveyor, also as nc
tsry public.
About two wet ks ago McNabb WAS taken
with the il ilaenz,. lie had just recovered
| from the attack when his dsush shtsr, Mrs
Metsli, MAS Obliged to take her bed.
1t was at this time that the trouble
| b gan.
| Tho old gentleman cared for his dsugh-
ter as hes, he could, but soon provisioH.
and wood b gan TO get low, and ihslly, ihr
| first OF last week, Mr.. McNsbb took his
| bed sgsin.
Wednesday afternoon OF last week Mr.
TVwHe, grocer Of Wsterville, went to the
housc aud found a terrible condition of
| ,hirgs Mr. MoNsbb lay in his bed which
was tet mtug with tiith, unAble TO help him
! self, While 40 sn adj Jining room his dsush
ter lay unable 10 render any assistance
iheEn WAS no fire in the house ard probably
had not been for two or three days. Mr.
Tosne did all he could for the sufferers
and notified james b. Taylor, Chairman
of the board Of seieclm.n. Mr.. Taylor
not fled the Board Of Health and Wedaes
day night Constable john X. Pollard was
put IN charge OF the premises, with orders
| to keep the peace AMI see that the sick
wanted no'hing. Mr. rowne gives anything
but glOsiu Z descr ptl0u Of the scene which
met his gtzs Wedneslay Simpson aDo
his wife asa Wsier Mccall were in thr
house, while near them were the sick and
perhsps dyiug mother and grandfather
C0utt'bie Pollard stayed in the h0u.e
WeJnttdty sht, simpson ard MGGsll
were sb,ut lhe house all night making
| Ihrestsni"s tNlk. They went away towards
morning rot 10 return Fgsin VI III abOu,
l.3O houdsy NOR log i'hey had been
drluAing and Constable Pollard passed IA
wlli light. AZ oGe fimo Dstters b, gan l.
| look rather black, ard Mr.. Pollard reached
| for fis polcemah's club. Simpson thipkinl
that there was 10 be .huuiInR doBe ttartd
for his sleigh for ha pistol lie and HE
friend had httis pafiey, and flaly De
| psried WITHOUT Z vlIg further trouble unti
"Wednesday nign. OF this week.
After the dta,h Of Mr.. McNabb bscam,
konn 70 his grandson, plans were laid flI
wase TO be held Weonesdsy night, aud
with two men for company Constable Por-
lard aw,ised the party, which arrived abou,
~ o'clock. t'rpoiug, however, such a for
nidsble force in possession Of toe house
| afler good deal Of tail, the mpetir z ~,
| necessarily postponed. and when called
upon by the Journal man Thursday morn.
lna MIR. Pollard WAC sill master Of the SIT
uatIou.
The Society Of Friends, who hold meet
ing, at Chins, were notified Of the death
aid Thursday forenoon Undertaken Bragg
came vi h MIR. Tsylor 10 take the bod,
away. kew. Mr.. williams was called t.
conduct short service before removin,-
he bo y to The tomb. During the remarsS
ni Mr., Willitm,. Simpson came into tht
room ard sat by the bIde Of his mother
U,d, listening stolidiy to the prayer and
| scripture reading He looked quietly OF
vhiie the body was being tskem out, bu
| gave no evidence of feeling at the terrible
state OF sHsirs.
sampson was recently released from
Augusta jail where he served An eiphl
months sentence foT common seller. Cor
stable Pollard will issue a warrent for bis
arrest I, disturbing the pesce. ConiraCtO,
Bowl who recently bought the house anc
land, viii have the house vacated AZ svui
as possible, and the Winslow dive will b,
wiped out II existence, much 10 the satif-
faction of oil citizens Vt the place.
Later.
Thursday afternoon Constable PolIard
obtslBed = warrant for Wallace Simpson
arrest and walked over to the court at Wa
tersiI.e with his prisoner handcUffed 10
in, Simpsoa was sentenced to 30 days
ia jsil.