The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-11-16
POLICE STATION NOTES.
Where Is Michael McDonoughs is He
Drowned?

He Has Disappeared. and the Facts Point
to His Being with the Man Pulled from
the Dock Wednesday Night--other
Items.
There was considerable business at the
police station last evening. At about
ten O'Clock a young man called at the
police station and said that a man had
come to his house that evening and said
that a man named Billy Best. had told
him that Wednesday afternoon he went
out in boat with one Michael McDon-
ough, and that the boat tipped over and
McDonough fell out, and he reached an
oar to him but be couldn't save him.
Michael McDonough is brother OF
the young man who,told the story in the
police station. Michael disappeared We'd
nesday morning, and hasn't been seen
since. The man who told the McDon-
ough family what Billy Best said was to
have met Best at certain place. but
when, he. got here Best couldn't be
found. AID oGcer was desired to hunt
up Best.
This story seems to have some connec-
tion with the incident at about 1!
O'Clock Wednesday evening, when three
sailors pulled man out of the dock,
who was intoxicated, and who said
that there was another man in the boat
with him when it tipped over, named
McDonough.
1t looks very much as if the missing
Michael Med enough was the man who
was left in the boat when it tipped over,
and who is supposed to be drowned.
Best was found, and repeated his story
to the deupty. H said he and sMcDon-
ough were doing some work on a scow
at one of the upper wharves. At. that
time McDonough was much intoxicated
and he himself was somewhat under the
influence. McDonough fell overheard
at that time and was fished out and
placed in the bottom of the dory at the
stern. Best started to row for the Grand
Trunk wharf, to be as near home as pos
sible. He faced / the bow and rowed
while standing, in fisherman style, and
paid no attention to MeDonough. He
was all right as they passed Custom
House wharf, but must have got on his
feet and fallen over between there and
Franklin wharf, as when they reached
the ladder Best was alone in the boat.
He has no idea VIII ere McDonough fell
out. He tried to climb the ladder, and
got overheard himself and was fshed
out by the men who reported the mat
ter to the police, -as,,stated in yesterdays
PRESS.
Early last evening man named Rob
ert Baker attempted to steal coat at
435 Fore street, belonging to William
Taylor, but before he could get off with
the coat he was caught and held by
Taylor and Isaac Woodman, until the
patrol wagon came, and he was taken to
the police station and locked up. He is
suspected of having stolen clothing of
Bernstein Brothers. He took Taylor's
coat from a peg outside the door. 1t
was worth about So.
A com munication from Biddeford last
evening warned the Portland police to
be on the lookout for horse that was
stolen there at a bout noon 1t was bay
horse, weighing about 1860 pounds, a
poor roader, piano box buggy, horse a
little sore forward. Breeding strap over
rump broken and tied with a string.
At about O'Clock yesterday morning,
when Officers Plllsbury and Foss tried
the door of Smardon's bakery on the
corner of India and Newbury streets, a
man jumped out of the window and fled
up Newbury street. He was chased but
not captured.
Officer Joe Riley has been off duty
since his last fight with the toughs,
when he was struck severe blow on
the cheek. Erysipelas set in. His
cheek is badly swollen. and SO is one of
his arms. He is quite sick man.