The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-12
MR. HANSOy'S BURGLARS.
He Knocked One Down and Chased
Both Out Of Town.
THE EARLY MORNING ADVENT
URE OF A GORHAM MAN.

Had Robbed the Railroad Station and
Post once-Their RevoIvers Failed to
Terrify the PIuoky Citizen, who So
Frightened the Robbers That They
Left AL Their Booty Behind.
Mr.. Isaac Hanson of Gorham distin-
guished himself early Sunday morning
by knocking down a burglar who had
just pointed pistol ct him. Then the
burglars companion knocked Henson
down. Burglar No. 1 picked himself
up and both made off as fast as they
could scamper. But they didn't get
start enough to prevent Mr.. Hanson Civ
ing them hot chase. Through the
quiet streets went the two men with the
one man in pursuit. The pursued soon
threw away satchel they carried, and,
as was afterwards found, when they
reached the Rochester freight house
they left another satchel Mr.. Hanson
did not give them time enough to carry
off either of the satchels, but after the
fellows reached the railroad tracks he
was unable o,longer keep them In sight.
1t is supposed they counted ties as rapid
ly as possible away from the village and
their plueky pursuer.
Some time during the night the two
burglars broke into the Portland 6
Rochester station by forcing. the lock on
window. Then, after trying unsuccess-
fully to open the doors of the ticket of
fee, they broke the glass and entered the
Office in that way. They took consid-
cradle amount of mileage and other tick
cts and packed them up in a satchel.
They also took some clothing belonging
to railroad men and about 65 cents in
change. This 65 cents in change was. as
far as can be learned, the only thing, ex-
cept some exciting experience, which
the thieves carried away when they hur-
riedly left -Gorham. The marks of tools
used by the burglars at the station show
them to have been provided with appli-
ances used by professionals in the trade.
Leaving the station, the two worthless
appear to have gone to the freight shed,
where they left the satchel and clothing
on the platform.
Then they went to the post Office and
effected an entrance by means of rear
window. Here they took about S2s
worth of stamps and stored them in sec
ond satchel which they carried. They
were standing on the corner by the post
Office, very likely selecting third place
to rob, when Mr.. Hanson came along
Mr.. Hanson is member of the firm of
Charles Hanson & Son, stable keepers,
and was on his way home from the sta
BILE. He says the two men were young
and well dressed. They wore dark col
ored oTercoats and stiff hats. AS Mr..
Hanson approached, one of them said:
''What do you want?''
What do you wantp" rekorted Han
son.
In anwer two revolvers suddenly made
their appearance in the hands of the two
strangers. Mr.. Hanson did not draw a
pistol, but he promptly drew off and
knocked one of the men down. The Sec
ond man retaliated in kind, and struck
Hanson stinging blow before he could
turn after settling the case of the first man
Perhaps they thought discretion the
better part Of valor, and for that reason
did not use their revolvers. At any rate,
as before stated, the burglars ran, pur-
sued by Mr.. Hanson. The bag which
was dropped soon after the chase COM
menced, contained the swag from the
post Office. The booty secured at the
railroad station was found in the morn
ing ON the platform of the freight shed,
with the exception of the 65 cents, which
would, perhaps, buy the burglars a
breakfast after their early morning exer-
else. 1t is due to Mr.. Hanson's bravery
and promptness that the stolen goods
were recovered, and very likely also that
other places were not robbed.
Breaking and Entering in Portland.
Some time during Saturday night. bur-
glars (probably boys) broke into the
transfer station of the Portland 6 Roch-
ester and Grand Trunk roads in this city,
and stole quantity of tobacco, candy,
fruit, figs, eto.