The Portland daily press., 1896-02-25

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ment for their board saying that they got
them at an auction sale.
Almond said in regard to the tool chest
that Joe and William brought the tool
chest to the house saying that they
bought it at an auction and told him to
say, if any one came to claim the chest,
that no made it. Also they brought tall
hat and asked il he wanted to buy it.
he said he had nc use for it. They
said he could have it and so he took 1T
and finally put it in his trunk. Also they
asked him if he wanted to try a pair OF
shoes. He said that he didn't. They
gave him two pairs of shoes. He tried
to wear them but they didn't fit.
Judge Hopkins desired the interpreter
to tell the prisoners that he found propa'
BILE cause and ordered all three commit
ted inthe sum of $500 each.
The daughter, Carriers wife, began to
cry when she heard this and no wonder.
Her brother and husband were already
in jail and here were her father ana
mother and another brother ordered TO
be committed. There was good deal OF
sympathy for the poor girl.
After consultation with Marshal st.
John, Judge Hopkins decided that the
mother, Mrs. Philomen Caron, might
| go on her own recognizance but she must
understand that she must be ready to ap-
pear at the May term.
This made matters little pleasanter
for the daughter.
When she came to court yesterday
| morning Mrs. Caron brought in dozen
silver spoons, which were added to the
stolen articles in the police station. She
said that Joe and William brought them
| to the house, but she didn't know where
they came from.
| In viewing the great quantity and
variety of stolen goods in the Deering
police station, from night dress to q
brass breast pin, one is disposed to Won
der why these men should steal 80 indis-
| criminately, apparently just for the fun
of stealing, regardless Of the value of
the articles. Everything was fish that
came to their net. judging from the ex-
traordinary variety of articles in the
Deering police station.
1t has been known for some time that
| this Caron family, without visible
means of support. were occasionally in
the possession of $50 or 500. whey had
said that it came from Canada where
they were from, they having some source
of income ut their former home. 1t Is be-
| lieved by the office RS that they have been
engaged in this thieving business for
some time. They have probably got a
"fence" somewhere who dlsposes of their
goods of whatever nature.
Mrs. Caron occasional left town with
a heavy trunk. When she came back the
trunk would be empty. William Carrier
also had occasion to make frequent trips
with valise. Probably they disposed
of the goods in Massachusetts, or Ban
gor or Lewiston.
1t has been proved by the shoes that
they made the breaks in the stores of s.
W. Meserve & Son Bar Mills.
There were five breaks il, that town
that night the postoffice being one Of
them. 1t is highly pro- lie that the
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something to do with the plundering of
Uncle Sam. AS there is reward of 500
offered for the arrest of whoever broke
into that postofics, the Deering police
are in hopes to prove that these persons
are the oulprits.
City Marshal St. John and Officer Has
kell visited the Caron home at Westbrook
yesterday afternoon and as usual, were
amply repaid for their pains. The follow
ing plumber was brought to light and is
now at the station: Three steel dog
chains, old fashioned pewter coffee pot
old fashioned brown sugar bowl, three
old fashioned goblets, one old silver cas-
tor, three boxes, one large platter, and
an assortment of dishes, patchwork
quilt, a silk basque, the property of Miss
Anderson S mother.
. Lowe, the harness maker, Of Portland,
has identified a lot of tools as his proper
ty. Drake, the jeweller, who was In
the same store, identified several articles
belonging to him. MIR. Lane of Bar Mills
called and recognized a razor taken
from his place about month ago. Mr..
Meserve of the same place, identified
goods taken from his store the same
| night that the other breaks were made
| there.
Col G. P. Mattocks, who lost grip
recently, called and said that one of the
grips and the fraternity badge were his
property
Mrs. Caron, during her visit yesterday
morning, gave the officers several spoons
which were taken from Mr. Blake's
residence recently.
Two steel punches, skeleton kew, one
small drill, three steel ohisels and sever
al tools of a similar nature, were brought
| to light, also dark lantern, several
large books from the Emerson house.
| Up TO date, 20 breaks are laid at thcir
| door.
K. S. Raymond of Cumberland Mills
has identified several boxes of cartridges
| bearing his cost mark. On bunch of
keys found on Almond is a key tag
marked "Thomas Maggie, switchman,
Brunswick, Me-, Ten 1-S ounce walls
were found in small box each filed