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The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09

caution to send no knife Or fork into
ohe cell with the prisoners meals.
he Is not talkative prisoner. UP 70
Gne present time Marshal Harmon is the
only one who has been able to draw OUT
Vi MIN an Interview on matters pertain
ing TO the murder. If anybody else ques-
Gions him Hurd either responds with
curt negative or sits in silence, staring
az 6he questioner. On most any other
topic he seems willing to converse with
Uhose OF the officers and police station
callers whom he happens to take fancy
10. I ne Others have TO content themselves
WIN ook at him. He will make no
5alk with reporters, other than to polite
", pu6 with unmistakable emphasis, to
express his Discrimination to be inter-
viewed.
On the question of insanity there is a
great diversity Of opinion among those
VINO nave seen the prisoner or were
acquainted with his family. That he was
given to seclusion, Stunned the society OF
former friends, talked very little and
read great deal, is generally admitted,
Du0 those who believe him insane and
those inclined to the belief that he was
wrought up to state of anger by his
Iather1s Oft repeated advice for him to
hun6 up some kind of employment, are
ABOUT equally divided. But as he and his
mother claim that there had not recently
Deen any warm argument between the
father and son on this point, it is hard to
reconcile the young mans fiendish act as
founded on no more serious motive.
HIS heartless use of the axe and razor on
his sleeping victim, his hiding of one
weapon in a closet and throwing the
other under the piazza, his visit to the
coroner and police station with tidings of
the murder, his super human GOODNESS in
answering the officers close questions In
the presence of the murdered man, and
the prisoners demeanor since his arrest,
all these tended to prove that Fred Hurd
is not in full possession of his menGal
faculties.
The inquest, whose preliminaries were
begun yeterday, will be continued Mon
day, and verdict probably reached by
Monday night. The arraignment of the
prisoner i'll follow. His counsel, Mayor
G s. Hamilton, will enter plea of in
sanity as a defense, and the Supreme
court will next month be petitioned to
for his commitment to the Insane
hospital at Augusta.
A great deal of sympathy is expressed
for the widow, whose sorrow over her
husbands untimely death and her only
child's crime has nearly crazed her. Mrs:
Hurd is about sixty years old. Her hus-
band was ten years older than She Her
son was her idol, and there was never be-
fore any outward reason to suspect that
her love was not reciprocated by him.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The Journal Des Debates says the
French governemnt consents to commun-
icate to the United States the contents Of
the documents in the case of John L.
Waller, ex-united States consul to NADIA
gascar who is now serving term of i'm
prisonment in France. This action, the
journal says, is taken as s. mark of cour-
tesy to the United States The paper do
MES that the latter government is entit-
led to demand the documents.
The barkentine ElmIranda of Boston,
Captain Duncan, from Baltimore for
Bath, with coal, the vessel before reported
ashore on Point Rip Nantucket, was
towed to Vineyard Haven. Her keel and
rudder are damaged
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
In this county have been recorded in
the Registry of Deeds:
Buxton-Arabelle S. Palmer to Carroll
L. Dalton.
Standish-Horatio Weeman to Aaron B.
McKenney.
Westbrook-Isaao f. Quinby to Port
land Railroad Company.
Scarboro-Alice NJ. Adams to John W.
Adams.
Alice NJ. Adams to John W. Adams.
Portland Margaret J. Woodbury. TO
Celinda L. Woodbury..
John Fl. Carroll to Edwin E. Searles.
Mary +. Stone to William B. Irish.
Harpswell-Lemuel Bibber to Nathan
S. Taylor.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
Five Russian Jews Alleged to Have
Broached the Cargo.

Boston, December Five Russian
Jews and one German were arrested to-
night on the serious charge of broaching
a cargo on the high seas. It is claimed
the men left Bangor Friday night on the
steamer Penobscot of the Boston & Ban
gor Steamship company and during the
night robbed the cargo Of two cases of
shoes and stole eight pairs, valued at $50.
The robbery was not discovered until
the crew began to discharge the cargo.
The men were arrested at the Park
Square station about to take train for
New Cork They were booked as Geo.
Schultz, 80; Victor Vanousky, 80;
Dominica Rowse, 80; John Petroson, 81;
Gaul Myers, %, and John Barney, 49,
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09

dentYto the wharf, and also against the
man who said in reply to the question of
the captain, that as far as he was con-
cerned he could land the granite. 1t
will be claimed that the captain was
justified in believing that he was in
charge of the wharf. There is no serious
claim that the owners of the wharf ever
actually employed the man in question
as their agent, and as against the owners
the question of his agency, and of their
responsibility for his act will hardly be
raised, but they do propose it is
understood, to press their action against
the party who did not disclaim authority
or ENJOY at the time. 1t promises to be
an interesting, as it certainly is an odd
case.
An Old man who was seen ON CONNER
cial street yesterday whose evident
interest in the wharves and shipping and
old firm names on the signs, led to the
question: have you been away from here
a long tiIne?' and he replied, 81 haven't
been here since Commercial street was
built but once. My name is Captain
Morris. and years ago l used to sail out
of this port. I've been going over tine
directory, and I find only two names
with which I was familiar many ysars
tEgo.-f knew Woodbury. S. Dana an
Peleg Barker, both of whom were yoan
men then. Years after met Mr. Barker
in Cuba. He was then a member of the
firm of Lynch, Barker & Co., and l was
sailing out of New York. was in Bos-
ton and took run down to see this city.
I ! don It suppose Mr.. Barker would re-
member me, and all the old merchants
seem to be dead. Captain Morris said
that he is now So. and retired more than
ten years ago from active business, and
from the sea nearly twenty-five years ago
He was good deal surprised at the
changed aspect of everything, and honest-
ly added he was sorry he came down. "It
makes me feel SO old and so lonesome"
he said sadly.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09

A special town meeting was held Satur
day and DR.. H. A. Merrill was elected
moderator.
:. 1t was voted to authorize the selectmen
to hire sum of money not to exceed
$1,000 to buy hose and hose carriage for
fire purposes
1t was alsu voted unanimously to au-
thorize the selectmen to hire $4,000 for
the purpose of aiding Hodsdon Bros &
Co. in the erection of a shoe factory to
Replace the one recently destroyed by
fire.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
Representatives Are Wondering What
Salisbury Said

Representatives Are Wondering What
Salisbury Said.
Washington. December 7.-Great dis
appointment is expressed by members Of
the House today that the President
should have left the city yesterday and
thus have delayed laying before them the
information contained in Lord Sails
bury's reply to Secretary Olney's letter
which reached Washington last evening.
The Presidents absence will prevent the
House for possibly ten days from receiy-
ing this information, unless some other
method OF procuring it is reached Mr..
Livingstone of Georgia, who is conspie-
uously friendly to Venezuela, believes that
he has evolved a plan which will get the
Salisbury letter before the House early
next week. This plan looks to the intro
duction of a resolution, when the House
reassembles on Monday, calling on the
Secretary of State for his letter to Lord
Salisbury written in July last, and the
British Premier's reply received yester-
day, If this be not incompatible with
the public service. Mr.. Livingstone will
ask the Immediate consideration of his
resolution which, if it be adopted, may be
followed by the correspon dence within
the next forty eight hours.
At today Sir Julian Paunoefote, the
British ambassador, went to the State
Department. bearing Lord Salisbury
reply. Secretary Olney himself had a
duplicate which had been transm tilted to
him by Ambassador Bayard and which
reached him last night. The presen Ia
tion of the note barely occupied 10 min
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09

the carpet l dressed as quickly as pos
sible and went down to the police STA
tion. On my way down called ON DIR.
Warren, and told him to go to our house
on Oak street. What has happened?'
asked the doctor. replied that a muir
der had been committed. How do you
know there has been murder?' asked
the doctor. 4 ought to KNOW replied,
Il DID IT MYSELF.
~ then went to the police station and
told them of the affair. When I came out
of the house I threw the razor under the
piazza. You will find it there.
81 returned to the house and found
mother much excited. I asked her what
the trouble was and she said my fathe
had been murdered. That is all have
to say now, for jury must decide wheth-
er or not I am guilty. l know that if
they find me guilty shall be sent to
Thomaston for life. I thought of that
when I decided to kill my father"
The Ratchet with which Hurd killed
his father is heavy one and bears many
blood stains. The razor was found under
the piazza as Hurd had said it would be.
Hon. Charles S. Hamilton has been re-
tanned to defend Hurd and will allege
that the prisoner is insane. Hurd ate a
hearty supper and takes matters coolly.
Mrs. Hurd was Frustrated by the shock
but talked to the marshal quite freely
after she had partly recovered from the
fret chocly of tbo
DISCOVERY OF THE CRIME.
II sent Fred up stairs about z
O'Clock" she said, ''to call lis father.
He went up and did not come back to me,
but went directly out Of doors and down
town to notify the coroner, suppose. I
became alarmed, and going up stairs saw
my husbands form on the bed. Tho
clothes were pulled up over his head, and
covered him completely, and was not
sure that anything was wrong until |
had turned down the clothes. Then 1
saw him all out and bloody, and I had
just strength enough to get down stairs
and on to this lounge"
s'Do you think that the person who did
the act was crazy?" asked tho marshal
''Yes. think he was," she replied. She
further admitted that she had every rea.
son to believe that her son did it.
"The boy had been troubled in his
mind" she said, lever since he camo
back from Boston nearly two years ago.
Ho was in the habit of reading and
studying books on the mind, and lately
had been deeply interested in a. copy of
Fowler's Phrenology. He was a
close student of the Bible, and took
great interest in religious matters, being
himself apparently youth of good char
acter"
Mrs. Hurd also said that her son had
been in love affair some time ago, the
young lady with whom he kept company
having transferred her affections to some
other person, and having afterward mar
ried. Mrs Hurd thought this blow
affected her sons mind somewhat
Though his parents were attendants at
the Methodist church, and quite active in
that church young Hurd showed a prefer
ence for the Congregational faith, and at
tended the Second Congregational
church nearly every Sunday.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
The Diet Mission.

The, Diet Mission met Saturday after
noon in the Fraternity house parlors,
eight ladies being present. There are now
"a patients on the list, three having died
during the past month. Plymouth
church will serve the next two weeks,
beginning Tuesday. The service for
Christmas will be decided later
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
impoverished
X Blood

whether due to the inheritance of
some scrofulous disorder, Or caused
by a depleted condition of the
system, is the cause of much
agony. A terrible complexion, foul
eruptions, and loathesome ul-
GERS are but outward symptoms
the sufferer should remember that
all Of the great organs of the
body are likewise diseased, and
the day cannot be long distant
when death must surely ensue.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
An Eastport Mans Dream.

Eastport, e December Thirty two
millions of dollars is the sum reported to
have been left by the Count DECREASE,
who died in France in the year 1883, to
his bother Antoine, who emigrated to
New Brunswick and never claimed the
fortune Daniel DeGrasse, citizen of
this city, is q direct descendant of An
tojne. and has filed his claim to his share
of the estate. Mr.. DeGrasse has five sons.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09

when taken for this trouble, is
means of salvation. 1t creates
new flesh tissue and pure red
blood corpuscles, and by giving
strength to the great vital cen
tres of the body it enables them
to perform their functions nat
urally, and thus dispel the existing
poisons by the natural channels.
It is not a medicine, but pow
erful food preparation and invigo-
rant, and is endorsed by over
$4,000 physicians.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
Presentation to Mrs. Brooks.

About SO of the Veteran Firemeu's
Association, accompanied by ladies, made
q call on Mrs. Brooks, president of the
Ladies' League, Friday evening. After
being entertained with music and games.
Mrs. Melody, in behalf of those present
presented Mrs. Brooks beautiful life
sized crayon protrait of herself. Mrs.
Brooks responded, rendering thanks for
the gift. Then a delicious supper was
corvad
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
OBITUARY..
Joseph L. w hitm ore.

The Pasadena, CAL, Daily Evening
Star of November Goth, gives these
particulars of the death of former Port
land citizen: The death of Joseph L.
Whitmore, which was foreshadowed by q
paragraph in Wednesdays Star, occurred
early Thursday morning. at the residence,
corner of Los Bodies and Elderado' streets
and thus a period of intense physical and
mental suffering for the patient and Of
universal care and attention on the part
Of his wife and his physician came to an
end. Mr.. Whitmore was injured by fall
ing from ladder while trimming a tree,
the accident resulting in a bad fracture
of one of his legs and injuries to his
spine, and one of his lungs. The shock
proved too much for his nervous system,
and he was violently insane for two
weeks previous to his death, and uncon-
soious for several days. He died very
peacefully at last. His broken leg had
healed in good shape, and if DR.. Nc.
A lister, who was in charge of the case,
had had only the fracture to scontend
with there is no doubt his patient would
have made good recovery. DR.. Deacon
was called in for consultation last week,
but everything had been done that was
possible, and Mrs. Whitmore feels deeply
grateful for the unremitting devotion
and skill which Dr.McAllister has shown
throughout. Deceased was fifty-one
years of age and was born in Portland.
Maine He has brother and sister in
Portland in that state, and his family
here comprises his wife, son and a
daughter. He had been in the lumber
business nearly all his life until coming
here eight years ago. He was man of
very kindly and generous instincts, de-
voted in his friendships, industrious and
business like at all times. honest in
thought and act.
The funeral services will fake place to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock, and the
sympathy felt for Mrs. Whitmore and
family in this fresh aff1iction will doubt
less find expression in the attendance of
many friends.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09

The German bark Liberty was wrecked
off Gallantsoog. Holland, Friday evening
by the heavy gale that has prevailed
throughout Northern Europa for several
days. Only two of the bark's crew were
saved. -Four bodies from the wreck have
been washed ashore.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09

Foxoroft Me-. December IA little
girls body was found this afternoon ten
rods below the East Dover dam in shall
low water. A diver worked above the
dam all day with no success The find
ing of the body proves the children's
fate
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
Employees of the Poland Paper Company
Injured

Mechanic Falls, December flames
L. Hold, an employee of the Poland Pa
per company, had an arm broken this af-
ternoon by getting his clothing caught in
the gearing. Joseph Duran, employed
by the same company, had foot badly
crushed by an elevator in the paper mill
this afternoon. 1t is feared part lof his
foot will have to be amputated.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
The Death Rate.

For the week ending December 7, 1895.
the death rate was as
follows: Apoplexy, l.; bullet wound in
brain, / /; cancer, exhaustion, ;phthisls, 2;
pneumonia, 2; rssophagns, structure of,
4; tuberculosis, pull 1 /; total, 10.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Lila
Biliousnesss Indigestion, Headache,
4 pleasant laxative. All Druggists
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
Samuel Harrington.

Mr. Samuel harrington who has been
for many years an employe of the Maine
Central railroad, sdied suddenly Sunday
morning, at his residence No. Douglass
street. He leaves widow.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09

Beecham's pills for consti-
patton 100 and 25e. Get the
book at your druggists and
go by it.
Annual sales rnors th an &. 900 900 hoxas
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
Myles standish Rifle Club,

There was very fair attendance at
the shoot Saturday evening and some
good scores were made by the rifiemen
in attendance. New members are being
taken i'll constantly and the club mem
bership bids fair to be a large one. T hree
targets were in use, which enables man
to shoot all he wishes without staying
late The club is receiving oongratula-
tions on the pleasant quarters secured.
The best scores made for the evening
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
YOUNG HuRp.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.I

rs He Insane or NoI-A Diversity of
Opinion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-08
BLPARTISAN BIIE TO PASS.
Police Reorganization Bill and City Magis-
 trates Bill Said to be Dead.

Police Reorganization Bill and City Magis- trates Bill Said to be Dead.
 New York, April Tt looks as if the
 republican legislature at Albany might
 begin to do something tomorrow. MT.
 Platt and number of the republican state senators conferred yesterday, and
 Speaker Fish and his friends were in the conclave.
 It was made apparent that the Lexow bipartisan police bill will be passed by the assembly and the senate this week. The police reorganization bill is dead, and similar fate probably awaits the city magistrates bill
 The bipartisan bill provides for a bi- partisan commission, chief of police, with enlarged powers; six inspectors, a civil service board, consisting of one inspector and four captains, and open competitive examinations. If the bill reaches Mayor Strong he will be likely to accept it in default of one that would suit him betterj at least, unless certain of his advisers decide that he should reject it. The mayor is surrounded by the most eminent civil service reform CTS in New York county, and they may not like the civil service provisions of the bill. But the outlook is that it is this bill or nothing.
 The killing of the reorganization bill has been caused by the announcement of Mayor Strong that he will remove Police Commissioners Murray and Ker- win. This bill provided for the whisk- ing off of heads in the police depart ment without the slightest reserve, so long as Kerwin and Murray were mem- bers of the board. The situation has changed, and the Lexow bipartisan bill is considered all that is necessary to hand out to the mayor.
 Speaker Fish and all hands agreed that the Lexow Greater New York bill should be pushed little. The bill sim ply provides for the appointment of commission which is to report from time to time to the legislature. Under the Lexow bill the mayor of New York and the mayor of Brooklyn are members of the commission.
 It was ascertained that it is not the republican policy to make this bill party measure, and that certain amend ments will be introduced to Lexow's measure before it is finally adopted at Albany.
 '"The people voted for a Greater New York" said an eminent republican, "but there is no desire on the pert of the re- publican majority at Albany to make it Ipartv Tnea s11ra This is one nf the hiIls for which the people voted"
 It was suggested last night that the senators would kick up a fine old row when this bill came up for final passage. The republican solons said that they were welcome to do this and that the bill would be passed anyhow, for the reason that democrats in the | senate recognized that this is not par .y measure, and that they can vote for | ts passage.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-08
BETTER THAN .AILSA.
The Third vaIlSyrie will be Much Better
 Boat.

Glasgow, April 7.-The United Press correspondent had an interview to-day with a Clyde boat builder who stands very near to MT. Watson, the yacht de- signer. The builder has seen as much of Valkyrie III. as has been completed. As to the manning of the new yacht, he said that both Captain Cranfield and Captain Sycamore had been engaged by Lord Dunraven and he did not know which one would be in charge. Clyde yachtsmen, he said, did not think that Cranfield and Sycamore were an ideal team, although Cranfield was finished heImsman and Sycamore was a smart enough all-around sailor.
 As far as experts who had got glimps es of the vallSyrie III. in her incomplete state could judge, she was likely to be a better all-around boat than the Allsa. Probably she would not be quite so slippery as the Ailsa in light winds, but she would be better in a breeze. A1Sl ldl SSA displdCSAiellt, COliipAlleo WA'i her heavier and deeper keel, would give her more stability. The wetted surface of Valkyrie III. would probably equal the Ailsa's, but her sail area would doubtless be less.
 In speaking briefly of the twenty rater Niagara, which the Herreshoffs have built for MT. Gould Mir. Watson's friend said that the only new boat able to meet her would be probably the one building in Keil for the German emper- or. It was only fair to MT. Watson to say, he added, that the emperor had not allowed him to design an extreme boat and therefore the result would not be the best that MT. Watson could do.