Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-10-17
ONIONS DID IT!
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warrant was placed in Sheriff Viles
hands and the work of planning for
the capture Of the gang was began.
The Journal had learned that the said
gang consisted of at least two men and
a woman, how many more was mat
ter for time alone to tell. Nelson is q
large man of the rough british nature
kind ana has before now been in the
meshes Of the law for serious offenses
against the peace of the state ana II
has been his boast since he squared ac-
counts with the law the last time that
he never would again be taken awe.
But Sheriff Viles and Deputy Sheriff
McNally are fair sized men themselves
and don't scare easy.
Nelson's home is in the town of Clin-
ton in Kennebec county and the two
bushels of onions were stolen in Som
erset county. SO Viles and McNaliy
fixed it up like this; Viles had the war
rant for stealing the onions, but as a
warrant from Somerset was not oper-
ative to search a house in kennebec
county McNally took out a warrant for
that purpose at his home.
1t was well known that Nelson and
his gang did not go abroad in the day
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CLINTON from SkoWhesah anu 'he jour
mars representative TOOK the morning
Iah from WaterVilie' po'h meeting
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lage at noon hour. rams ior the oe-
iuiiy arranged anu the parry Stai .c1
with teams. the reporter accompany 'iiR
Snerhf Nlies IN one nirecti"h ana
ieputE Mc-NaAs going III a'1"tns''
Nelson mouse sets ABOUT seven iiihe@
ifom Cinton village IN that iocaii'!
known as the gore II heihS 'ne P"ii't
Where Somerset, henileoec ana Naiio
counties corner III together IL iS not
a very desirable neiGhhorhood II every
thing said about the locality ls 10 oe
believed 1t is one of those places that
birds of feather flock together n
Every town mas It's tough tNd aiic
this locality answers for several towns
You can always tell when You draw
nigh to such place, the neatheSs oi
the thrifty farmer whose Industry Is
seen in the we'll painted buildings and
The thoroughly made fences that you
nave Just passed. are lost sight
cf and the hovel-like squalor-
infested abode of the people who
don't care cent whether your
nostrils are sensitive or not takes the
place 1t is the boast of the tough when
he is out looking for fight or on a ter
rorizing expedition to proclaim that ne
is right from the gore and don't You
forget it,
I'm to this point the article reads
somewhat like a detective tale. but
there is a sequel. Arriving at the house
Of Nelson. the Journal man was sent
10 the rear of the house to cut off re-
treat in case the man wanted should
tlv at the approach Of the officers. The
officers reached the yard but found
no one at home Mrs. Nelson soon ap-
reared from down the road and in an
swer to a question replied that her hus-
hand was at work for MIR. Dickson
about a mile away.
AT this time there had gathered J. A.
Call of Pittsneld. S. B. Hall of Clinton
Isaac Brann of Canaan, w. G.. Foster
OF Pittsfiald. Levi p. Barrett OF Canaan
and Alpheus Hunter of Clinton, ai
victims of the raids during the past
summer. A search of the sheds re-
veaied n rome hook and snatch block