Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-31
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MARSHAL Morse Succeeds in Finding cumminsg
and PrescoM's Stolen Horse.

city, Sunday afternoon, with a team
that was stolen from Cummings &.
Prescott, last Monday night.
The story of the case was that on
Monday evening last. Charles E. Polk
OF Lewiston, hired the aforesaid team
for the purpose, as he expressed it. of
going to South Gardiner. Tho man
who seemed to be all right, was al
lowed the team and at once left for.
South Gardiner. That same nipbt
Polk took his family, who were visit
ing at South Gardiner, to Lewiston. in
the team, leaving them at his brothers
house, who resides in the Spindle CITY
Tuesday morning, Polk left Lewis
ton, saying he was going back to An
Susta with the team and return the
same to the stable keepers.
In the meantime, on account of the
fact that the team did not show up at
the stable, the firm of Cummings &.
Prescott commenced to grow SUSPECT
Gus. They did not believe that the
man intended to steal the team, but
had simply rode a little ways beyond
the limit and when he arrived at Au-
gusta again everything would be sat
isfactorily adjusted.
But, Thursday. because the man did
not return, the stable keepers grew
more and more suspicious, and the
case was placed in the hands of Mar
shall Morse. Mr.. Cummings thought ii
would be a good idea to so to Lewis
ton and see if he could not find some
trace of the missing team.
Mr.. Cummings went. told the state
of affairs to City Marshal Tcel, and
with that officer started out to inves-
tigate. They visited Folks brother.
but that man could throw no light on
the say, he saying that the alleged
day, ostensibly for Augusta Mr. Cum
mings was still of the opinion that the
man meant nothing wrong and re-
turned to Augusta.
About . o'clock, Friday night, Mar
shall Morse received telegram from
man named Spaudiug at South Gar
diner, which stated that man named
Mathews had seen Polk in Boston. the
day previous. This was sufficient t.
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once delegated Marshal Morse to bring
the man to justice or recover the stolen
team.
SO Mr.. Morse left on the 8 40 train.
Saturday mornig. for Portland. Fl,
had heard that Polk had taken the
boat at Portland for the Hub" The
marshal inquired of the agent at Port
land if such a horse and team had
been given passage to Boston. All in
vestigations showed that it had not
Then Marshal Morse started out on a
searching tour. After visiting several
stables without accomplishing any
thing, the Cap hit the nail on the
head and found the horse and carriage
at the stable of f. G. Sawyer at the
corner of Federal and Market streets.
Il think this is the animal l want,
said the marshal. after he had in
spected all the equines
This is also the carriage which Au-
susta men own" said the Cap" after
he had seen the footmat with the nam.
Cummings * PRESCOTT inscribed !
thereon.
After paying SO charges on the ami |
NAL and making everything satisfac-
tory, the marshal started for home. |
arriving at Brunswick. Saturday even |
ing. and spending the night there |
Leaving the college town at $50
O'Clock. Sunday morning he arrived |
here during the middle of the after |
noon with the horse and team. which |
were handed over to Cummings & |
Prescott. And, by the way. twas Il |
pretty good piece of work on the mar |
shal's part and he should be congratu-
lated.
The whereabouts of Polk cannot be |
aScertaincd. 1t is the general impress |
sion, however, that he is somewhere in |
Il al1tt r,,J. ~ to,