Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-26
GOT WHAT NE NEEDED.
Lewiston Father Pummels Man Trying to En-
tice Away His Daughter.

Lewiston. Sept. 25-The Journal says
A Lewiston man. whose name wouit
not make the case any stronger ant
whose reputation and feelings there /:
no need of injuring, tells the reporter
story for publication with the view o.
| iustructing the public in general in the
| knowledge of what our young daugh-
| tiers and sisters are in danger of if a
certain class of men are allowed tc
visit Lewiston.
This man has two daughters whose
mother is an invalid, and they have
been allowed to come up about as they
have pleased. The youngest has run
the streets more or less in the after
Moons. but was not considered fast by
her father.
A few weeks ago a man came here
and put up at a hotel. He didn't seem
to have any particular business but had
money to spend. He passed a good
deal of time at Lake grove when the
summer dances were held there and
one of the girls met him there. He
called at the house and took them both
girl took a dislike to him he paid his
attentions to the younger.
The parents didn't object, as she had
many admirers, and SO the case grew
serious
Last Monday. it seems. the man pro
posed to marry the girl and she con-
scented. He said he would take her to
his home in Boston to be married. but
thought it would be a joke not to tell
her folks anything about it, After
awhile she consented and they We're to
go ON the Pullman train Thursday
night.
Friday morning there was a little
black pool of blood close under the
caves of the new Bates mill on Hines
ally. and the girl was still in Lewiston
Her father. it seems. received the fol-
lowing note, yesterday:
Dear Sir:-The man who is going
away with your daughter | know Well
He win not marry her if he does take
her away tonight. | knew him III
Manchester to play the same trick. and
he is bad one. He has carried off
many girls from home and he was neve,-
married but once. This is not the first
time that he has come to Lewiston. but
he has never tried to get any good girls
from home
The note was signed "A woman" anG
was in woman's handwriting, but was
very poorly written and spelled.
The father of the girl took it to a
grocery store on Lincoln street and got
them to read it for him. That night he
went to bed as usual, but soon after
ward was standing outside the house
with an overcoat on. At II o'clock his
daughter slipped out of the house and
started for Hines ally. He followed her
to the path that led up to the railroad
near the Bates mill. where she met the
man. The father did wait any longer
He ran up and struck the man. knock
ing him down. and giving him what
he needed" as he said. The fellow must
have received a sound pounding to
judge by the blood on the ground
The father took his frightened child
under his arm and went home This
morning the writer was going down
Hines alley when he noticed the blood
and a woman passing told him that
Such and such a man" knew what
caused it. Such and such proved to
be the father and he wanted to talk.
a Lewiston man who Went out on the
midnight train says that no wounded
have remained in Lewiston all night
He probably will not hang around here
much longer.