The Portland daily press., 1895-09-16
DOminicus E. Hamlin Arrested Last
Night.
JOHN HERNANDEZ SHOOTS HIM.
SELF FATALLY.
Disclosure of Scheme to Steal from
Cotnuercial Street Stores.

The police Departmental Portland have
been actively searching for Dominicus E.
Hamlin, who resides on Stone street and
is member of the firm of Emery &
Hamlin, we'll known grocers on Lincoln
street. Hamlin is man 25 years old,
five feet, seven inches tall, has very
light mustache and blonde hair. He
wears gold-bowed spectacles Hamlin has
wife and child, who are now at his
wife's old home in Buxton. 1t was sup
posed also that Hamlin himself was
there but when Officer Newcomb tried
Saturday to arrest him the bird had
flown. Hamlin went to Buxton with a
that an officer was in town after him.
When Officer Newcomb inquired of
Hamlin's wifes people as to his where
abouts, he was told that he had been
there and gone.
1t seems that Hamlin drove into Port
land during the night Saturday, and
early Sunday morning he was believed to
have slipped onto Grand Trunk train,
either here or at some station near here.
SURRENDERS HIMSELF.
Last evening, Marshal Trickey, who
has been keeping large portion of his
force on the lookout for Hanlin, and had
about reached the conclusion that he had
gone to Canada, received a telephone
then in Buxton, that he was on his way
in, and that Mr.. Hamlin was with him.
The marshal was more than delighted,
and waited for the coming of the much
wanted man with some degree of i'm
patience.
At H. 30 Mr.. Rounds and Mr.. Hamlin
walked into the station, and Mr.. Hamlin
said to the Marshal: edo you want ME
Marshal Trickey?' The question was al
most too much for the marshal, but he
admitted thatshe did want him, and that
he had kept his men searching for him
for hours. Mr.. Newcomb failed to find
him Saturday, because when he was in
Buxton, Hamlin wasn't there. AS a
matter of fact he was in this city Satur
day night, driving in from Buxton. He
then met Mr. Rounds, with whom he had
some talk in regard to business matters,
and who advised him to surrender him
self to Marshal Trickey. At that time he
was not quite ready to take the advice
given to him by Mr.. Rounds, and Sunday
morning Mr.. Rounds met him the second
time, and had a still further talk with
him on business matters and again adj
vised him not to compel the authorities
to make long search for hin. Mr..
Hamlin then drove to Buxton to see his
wife, and Mr.. Rounds drove up there
yesterday afternoon, had talk with Mr..
and Mrs. Hamlin regarding business
matters, and then drove in with Hamlin,
who surrendered himself to Marshal
Tricky.
After consultation with Judge Robin
son, who was sent for in the evening,
and who was at the station for some
time, Marshal Trickey decided not to
keep Hamlin at the station pending his
preliminary examination, but to send
him at once to the Jail, and he was sent
down in charge Of Deputy Sterling. Be-
fore leaving the station, Marshal Tricky
ask ed him if he wanted to make any
statements for publication, and he replied
that he did not. He was then given in
charge of Deputy Sterling.
He met Mr.. Hawkes. and Mr.. Skillin a
few moments in the marshal's private
Office before he was taken to the Jail.
Marshal Tricky did not make public
what passed between them, if anything.
1t is understood from statements made
by those who talked with Mr.. Hamlin
after the death of Hernandez, that he ex-
pressed his regret at the tragical event,
and that in substance he claimed that he
did not know at any time where Webster
got the goods he sold to him, and he in
turn sold to Hernandez, that at no time
did he go deeply into the business of
young Webster. The firm was formerly
Emery & HamIin, and it is understood
that the first box of tobacco was bought
of Webster by Mr.. Emery, who thought
the boy got it at some place where he had
been at work. Mr.. Emery died soon
after, but the business was continued by
Hamlin. From time to time Webster
brought tobacco to the store, until at last
there was more offered than Hamlin
could use, and the price was fixed at $40
box Hamlin then went to John Her.
nandez, and it is understood asked him
if he wanted to buy some tobacco. Her
nandez, is alleged to have said: Are
you getting ready to fail?" The reply
made by Hamlin is not stated, but the
idea that such was the case might have
been left on the mind of Hernandez,
who, after that bought the tobacco when
it was offered to him, commonly, and
perhaps almost always giving check in
payment. 1t is understood that his check
books will show that he paid in this way
about $500, and it is said that suit
against his estate will be begun by
Skillin, Hawkes. & Co., to recover what
ever may be their due above the value of
the tobacco recovered by Marshal Tricky
and Deputy Sterling Saturday. 1t is
understood that the statements made by
Hernandez to the marshal and deputy
were of nature to show that he did at