The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-25
The Indians Had a Good Reputation
When Sober,
BUT WERE PERFECT FIENDS
WHEN DRUNK.
1t Is Thought Only One of the Victims
was Killed, But the Other was Drunk
in His Bunk and was Allowed to Burn
Accompanied the Sheriff in the:Capture
of the Murderers.
of the Murderers.
Especial to the PRESS. }

of the Murderers.
Especial to the PRESS.)
Bangor, December 24.-Millinooket, where
the frightful tragedy which has SO aroused
the whole state, occurred yesterday is in
the heart of the Maine forests, but has been
made accessible By the building of the Ban
gor and Aroostook railway. Sheriff Reed.
Deputy Sheriff Lancaster and the accom-
panying newspaper men reached there at
l0.15 this forenoon, and on lighting at the
station the whereab bouts of the murderers
was quickly learned. Newall Gabriel was
at Jordan's lumber camp, two miles away.
and Joe was at Bryson's camp, about four
miles in the woods. Two parties were made
UP. Sheriff Reed and Section Foreman
Colson and Section Man Dave Carsey took
a hand car and proceeded to Jordan s camp
and Deputy Sheriff Lancaster, Game War
den Moriarty and Hunter Perio started for
Bryson's camp. AS might be supposed there
is not very great population about Milli-
nocket. A small low house which serves
as a residence for the section men and
desk in the corner comprise the station.
There was a little knot of men around the
station-men who had forgotten the labors
of the logging camp and had gathered to
discourse on the horrible details of the
most tiendish case of human butchery
which Eastern Maine has ever known.
Station Agent William Donohue was one of
the first to tell his story of the crime, which
was about as follows:
The camp at W whfch the murder occurred
was located about three--quarters of a mile
below Millinocket station, short distance
from the railroad tracks. 1t was owned by
a Spaniard named Enacio Camillio, who
was formerly section hand on the rail-
road but for the past two months has been
hunting. On Saturday Frenchman named
Charles Langley, who worked for the Jor
dan company, cutting Pine logs few miles
above came down to the camp to spend
Sunday with the Spaniard. Stopping at the
camp at this time were the two Indians,
Joseph and Newall Gabriel. They had been
there several weeks and were engaged in
making baskets ana guiding sportsmen
whenever they could get chance. On Sat-
urday night there was more or less conten-
tion at the camp, as was manifest after
wards. Between and o'clock on Sunday
morning, C. M. Whitney, who has camp in
the vicinity where he gets out cedar ties
and telegraph poles,, walked down to the
some cedar they had in the woods. There
were some indications of trouble at that
time. The Spaniard had cut on his hand
that he showed to Whitney and said that
Joe stabbed him the night before. The men
had all been drinking and there was gen.
eral air of trouble about the camp. Mr..
Whitney did not stay, but short time, as
he could not seem to get much satisfaction.
nox No.
man. went down to the camp. The Spanard
showed him the cut on his hand and told
him that Joe tried to kill his brother Sun
day night and he interfered and got
stabbed. When he told Of it he said: ''If
get mad I'll kill you all,'' ana went out and
got his gun. Casey noticed that the
Spaniard was getting mad, and he thought
it a good time to get out, and he did. After
Casey got back to the station Frank Newall,
a cousin of the Indians, came along on his
way to the camp. In about twenty minutes
he came back breathless and full of excite
ment, say ing:
81 GUESS THEY HAVE DONE IT
down there He said that he went to the
door of the camp, and putting down his gun
opened it. Joe came to the door, and with
a revolver in each hand ordered him away.
Zoe was covered with blood, and Frank
saw man stretched out on the floor all
covered with blood. He was badly
frightened and ran back to the station and
told what he saw. Newal left the station
and went to Bryson's camp. About o'clock
the two Indians, Joe and Newall Gabriel,
came to the station and asked Section Fore
man Colson where the agent was. and were
told that he was out. They wanted Colson
to send a despatch for them. Colson told
them he could not and asked them what the
matter was. Joe said man was shot near
the track and then said that the train run
over him. But said the section man,
sstbere have been no trains here today?'
Don't mean train," said the drunken
Indian.
"CAMP RAN OVER HIM.
He was much excited and told
his story incoherently. He then
said he had gone into the woods after
a buck thai he shot Friday, and when he
| came back the camp was in flames. The
Indians presented a shocking appearance.
One had cut lip and bloody face. and
they were both more or less covered with
blood. The
INDIANS REMAINED
about unree-quarters of an hear and then
started down the track. Joe .me back and