Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-04
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One of the latest police reports credits
him with nine wives, three of whom are
n w known to be living.
A party in this city has in his possession
several letters from them They expressed
themselves as being thoroughly disguised
with him, and that they never wished to
see him again.
Taken all in all, If the newspaper re-
ports are toibe credited, this Reverend M
ID. Is about the toughest character who
mas been In these parts for long time.
one officer has no less than dozen diff
ierent photographs of DIR" Hammond.
under one of which is his signature.
ours ahectionately, VIM. Hammond. y
Inc signature corresponds exactly to his
latest ones which appear on nearly every
prescription which he has written since
he came to this city.
lt is learned that pr. Hammond had a
wealthy farmer, who lives between here
and Winthrop, ION the string and that
ne had almost agreed to sell his farm and
go South in the spring, when the doctor
| returned home
just what his object was here is not
known, and probably never will be, but
| circumstances, among which was an inces-
SAINT desire to obtain certain rooms, would
Indicate some purpose that did not appear
| on the surface.
However, he didn't grow any poorer,
| even though some of his plans may have
| been frustrated
After the doctor saw Marshal Bassett,
Friday night, he began getting nervous.
| he received no more callers that evening
-. o" So'or"i 'oiiiiU'onoo 10 MS
| oiioo'
an ~. "i'ioss 3D." i,lli' rriuty even
,ns, , WI LID iaoo siueu " ,he s.oVepipe
ny ooU"oon Ills olioo anu una' Vi 1he ao-
Joinlns iooih'
Duo LOW saw hlin' saturday morning,
80 - - VIZ "Au io,i'i hou upoi' his her-
''.a oonuilion Hau Wohoereu tnereat.
| os Nv oiooh DO uisappeareo ih1o MS
oiuoo aeain anu HUI oelns seen 10 come
ou., IL was supPoscu 'naS ne was there,
uhUii Hecohu serecV resloen1 reported
Ciiao he was seen running across-lots from
oeooho To wafer stree1s' as ABOUT 9.l5.
AlIerhooii came anu Aendail Iltcomb,
hsq' Oh augusta OIL "hom the
uoc.or ren'eu Ills oihCe' came doWn
anu salu tnat " hammond had
oaiicu a' MS oiiico aV ''oo, 'nat morning,
gave up MS keys, ana SAID that he should
return IN threc weeks Inc opinion pre-
'"iis hcie' no"eVce' 'haC IL Will De
ieng'hy oilce Weehs'
ne iel1 ali MS once furniture, which is
prooapiy worth al least slo,and hundred
aoilars worth or more OF medicines, which
ne purchased, last week on 10 days time.
Dr. John NJ Brooklng OF the Water Gap
oahltarlum, Mlhsi, "a arrived here,
saturday morning, accompanied by his
Wue'
lie came IN answer TO Or. Hammond S
auVertlseiheht anu subsequent correspond
ehce. lie nao never seen hammond and
was naturally much surprised at the con-
dltlon OK affairs.
IL haif or the reports concerning this
reverend gentleman crooked dolngs are
true we can simply say that HalloWell is
lucky TO escape, or rather lucky that the
doctor escaped, with as little oil our peo
pie s good stuff as he did.
II anyone knows his address, they might
mail him copy OF this issue of the Jour
nal. 1t might possibly prove interesting
reading for him after Sunday school
hours, and perhaps ne can find room for
1T in his collection OF other interesting
newspaper reports, with photographs of
himself
1t certainly looks as If his home should
DO behind prison bars, with which he has
had some acquaintance, as would appear
from likeness of himself taken when he
was in prison in Toronto, Canada, with
the regulation prison clothes on.
An article OF Apr. 80, 1885, in the
Franklin, N. H., Transcript, is headed
willie Hammond Past Career of the
Hayward Parson, Physician Priest and
Scoundrel. 1t speaks of him as the
blackest-hearted villain that ever dis
graced that community with his presence.
1t claims his marriage with a Mrs. Brock
way as Illegal, because of misstatements
by him in regard to his and her places of
residence. The Transcript claimed to
have in its possession letter from New
Bedford clergyman stating that Ham
mond was an Outrageous liar and licent
ious scamp; another clergyman, of Allen
town, Pa, claimed him to be "the most
untruthfui and unchrlstlan man he had
ever met with; another from South Putt
ney N. Y, speaks of him as a wolf in
Sleeps clothing, seeking whom he can
devour. The Transcript Furthermore