Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-26
FROZEN STIFF.
Jos. BurriII Of Oakland Found
il, a Terrible Condition
o. Oakland Road---May Lose Hands
and Fset---possib'y His Life.
--4--7r--
His comesn.es. ssass, aissilas -usiy Ru-
mos Absss casse u sAs Aaaif-

w,yyKv,rtE. Dee. 25.- --( Special -
Joseph Barrill OF oakland was brought to
Tho civ Hospital SATURDAY morning with
t.,sh han.... both feet and his face badi,
sroxer AZ the resui. of drunken spree He
.sartc.I 10 drive from this city to Oakland
sate Friday night and when near Parker's,
,,l,ou, ,,xlf the distance, was thrown from
the Sleigh. When found Saturday about :
A. NJ. his feet and hands were badly
frozen.
Mr, Sibiey. who Is the proprietor OF
Uyerv Stable at Oakland, wan seen by
Joees a, reporter. lie said the team which
gurrill hal was owned by him hat was
taken from the stable Friday night without
bis knawl.,lse. A man naHieli Brann took
H. ,eau and started toward Wateryille
with Burriil early in the evering. About
/ 30 SATURDAY morning Brann came IN
aione and ON foot and told the following
story -,
liz said thew started from Wsteryiile
about IL O'Clock. Burriil was driving and
when they came to the cross r',ad on when
Parker lives he tried to turn or Brann
tried 20 persuade him to % on toward
Oakland but could not. Then he got out
and started for Oakland leaving Burrili IN
the sleigh. A short time after Brann
reached Oakland the horse appeared at the
stable minus sleigh and parts OF the har-
mesa.
Strange az it may seem the hostler awoke
40 one and made no effort to hunt up the
missing man. 4 young man who Is eni-
;,loyed by Mr.. Fisk was spending the
aight at the stable. He returned to the
house early In the morning but said nothing
about the occurrences Of Friday night ami
saturday morning until nearly o'clock,
when he spoke of the fact Of the horse
coming in alone. Mr. Fisk took his team
and started for Watersille.
Coming 10 the cross roads where Braun
had left the unfortunate Burrill the night
before he turned down. He did not go far
fefere he saw Burrill lying close beside the
fence at one side of the road. lie was un-
conscious and in a terrible condition. MIR.
Fish summoned help aud carried the appar-
entity dead man into Parker's house. Dr,
Parsons was called and as tife man could
not be cared for there word was sent to DR..
Goodrich in this city
He at once seut team and Burrill WAS
brought to the city hospital. He VIII lose
hands and feet, if not his life. His face
was SO badly frozen that he was unable to
talk and could give no account of how the
aw full accident occurred. It Is known that
two men answering the description of Bur
rill aud Brann left Jewels Silver street
stable about IL 80 FRIDAY night and started
toward Oakland. Mr. Sibley said he had
officers after Brann and should arrest him
for stealing the team.
He said that BurriIl was in bis employ
until short time ago, but got intoxicated
so often that he was discharged. 1t is to
be hoped if Joseph Burrill RECEIVERS that he
will tell the same same story that Brann did.
n is thought by some that % smashnp oc-
cured when the men were in company and
that Brann deliberately left Burrill besids
the road and started for Oakland. Anyway
Brann was not TO be found on Saturday.
Rurrill is man about 10 years old and
il is thought has two daughters at Pittsheld'
and son In some other part of the STATE
There Is good deal of excitement over
the matter, and the finding of Brann's
whereabouts is awaited with much interest
Whether he can offer satisfactory explani
tion Of the terrible affair is another ques-
ton.