The Portland daily press., 1895-04-09
An Important Arrest Made by
Bangor Police
OF A THIEF WHO HAS BEEN
WORKING THAT CITY.
Considerable of the Stolen Property Dis
covered-Ingratitude Shown by the
Burglar Towards Those who Had
Helped Him.
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Bangor, April 8.-The Bangor police
made one OF the greatest captures this
forenoon that has been made in this city
for several years. The man secured is a
burglar and his arrest clears up the
mysterious disappearance OF many val
liable articles from the homes of some
of the most prominent and well to do
citizens. Late Sunday night the police
found young girl named Minnie DOH
erty, on the street. This girl is an at
tractive miss of fourteen years and is the
daughter of F.W. Doherty, who keeps a
store on Front street.
She told the police that she was afraid
to go home, that her father had driven
her away and she was afraid of him.
She said that Tor the past two weeks she
had been stopping in Hampden, but yes
terday saw her father coming towards
the house and she ran and came up to
Bangor.
The police made the girl up COM
Portable bed In the guard room and she
remained there during the night. After
being there few hours she told a story
which led to the capture of the burglar.
She said that there was somethingIwrong
down at her house and that she thought
the police should know about it. She
said that during her fathers drunken
times, she had heard him say something
about some goods being in the cellar and
that he would not give Jim Barber
away. This confirmed some long time
suspicious that the police had had, and
they at once decided that he was the
man that broke into and entered the
house of Hon. r. X. Burpee, one of BAN
gor's well known citizens, and who has
a beautiful home on High street. Mr..
Burpse and family went to Europe last
fall. and sooh after their departure Bar
ber went into the house In broad day
light and stole a large amount of prop
erty. The police made search at Doh
erty's store and in the cellar they found
the goods, which were identified by one
of the servants. The goods included
silverWare Of all kinds, dresses. trinkets.
ETC. The whole amounting to $500 or
S400.
seal skin sack, the property of Mrs. 4
e. 5. unit, another High street resident,
and valued at $500, was also found. This
garment was stolen two years ago last
residence at this time. Sufficient evil
dence having baen obtained, Barber and
Doherty were arrested. Barber has been
residing in Bangor several years and
has been employed by the residents of
High street to do odd jobs He showed
the basest ingratitude in robbing many
of his benefactors. His family were in
destitute circumstances and these ladies,
whom he robbed, have supported
his family for long time.
Barber at first denied having stolen
the goods, but after some of them were
found he made confession. He stole
otof silverware from the residence of
+. H. Appleton, ESQ.,, the well known
lawyer, which was found this afternoon
together with a pair of field glasses and
other articles that also came from the
Appleton residence.
1t is also Thought that he stole from
the residence of Mrs. L. j.. Stewart on
West Broadway The amount of goods
taken from the different houses will foot
up TO nearly S7O0
Barber is an Enolishm and desert
er from the English army, and on his
breast is branded the letter ID" He has
before been in jail for larceny and is
pretty hard character. He will be ar
raigned tomorrow.