The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-07-05
DEERING'S FOURTH.
Bold Burglary at Morrill's Corner
Yesterday Morning.

.Eow the Deering Police and the Boys and
the Bells Celebrated-outrageou Con
duct of Toughs at MorriIIs Corner.
When Mr.. EELeanderl Leighton of Nor
ril'ls Corner, got up yesterday morning he
was astonished to find that his trousers
that had been left on ohnir at the head
of the bed. the night before, had been
transported, during the night, to the floor
at the front of the bed He soon found
that his wallet and silver watch, were
missing from the pockets. There were
only few dollars in the wallet The
bold burglar must have come into the
room and walked close to the bed and
gone through the trousers with more
than the proverbial GOODNESS Of a cucum
ber. There is as yet no real clue to the
thief, though certain parties are suspect
ed. @3
There were many attempts to ring the
city bells in Deering on the night before
the Fourth. Some of them were success
full and some were not At about $50
Wednesday evening the police officer at
Morrills Corner noticed rope hanging
from the belfry of the small Peoples
church, SO called He concluded that
there was no one up there, since it was
so early, but that preparations had been
made for bell ringing later on. just then
the janitor of the church came along and
with his key they entered and mounted
toward the belfry. When they got to the
trap door that opens up into the belfry
they found that it had BEEN nailed down.
They heard somebody up there and
shouted for him to open the door. There
was no response at first but after they
had made certain threats, the nails were
wrenched out and the door was opened.
A youth about 16 or II years came down,
in very chagrined condition of mind
He was taken down to Woodfords and
delivered over to Marshal ST John, who
gave him some good advice and allowed
him to go home. He said that his name
was knights.
| AT about H. 80 o'clock the people of
Oakdale were awakened by the ringing
of the bell7on the Oakdale school house
This is fire alarm bell and to ring it
for anything except an alarm of fire in
wolves fine of from $50 to $50
Wednesday night the ringing of the bell
turned out the Oakdale fire department.
and they were very angry set of men
when they found that they had been
turned out of bed simply to take part in
the glorious Fourth. Ex-Alderman Red
Ion came hustling out in rubber boots
and coat. 1t may go hard with the
thoughtless ringers of that bell
At about 12 30 O'Clock a procession of
twenty or thirty boys approached tie
school house on the corner of South and
Nevens street. They marched in process
sion, two by two, and carried between
them a long ladder. When they reached
the school house they planted the ladder
against the wall. Just at this point Mar
shal ST John and others of the police,
who had expected this attempt to ring
that school house bell, came out Of the
school house and took possession Of the
ladder. They uttered no word and the
long procession of discounted youths
simply turned around and marched away
into the darkness. If they felt surprise
and chagrin they did not show it, for
they, too, uttered no word. 1t must
have been rather a ludicrous spectacle
Preparations had been made to ring the
bell of the Woodfords Congregational
church, and string had been attached
to the bell, but this was discovered and
the ringing was prevented. No watch
was set upon the Old South church at
Bradley's Corner and the bell there was
rung loudly and long and was heard over
at Woodfords.
Late Wednesday evening some half
drunken roughs came ont to Morrill's
Corner and went to the drug store
there. 1t was closed, but they called
down Mr.. Chas. Goodrich, the proprietor,
who lives over the store. They demanded
that he should sell them some liquor.
This he refused to do. One of TIE toughs
finally struck him a severe blow over the
eye.