The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-28
TALKS OF MURDER.
Harry Dale Says He Cut Off Woman S
Head.

Tears Off His Clothing-Says it is Stained
With BIood-Win BE Watched to See if
eis Insane.
Harry Dale, the Freeport burglar. will
be taken to Augusta soon, probably on
Monday, for observation az to his sanity.
This young man has developed In q
most strange way since his confinement
in the jail here. For ten days he has
not had his clothes on, and one day dur
ing that time, he was so violent that the
services of three men were required to
put him into straight jacket.
OF late he has made for himself cap
and cape out of newspapers, and these he
puts on at times. Occasionally he utters
blood -ourdling yell, and if any visitors
| chance to be looking ut him, he is quite
| likely to throw something at them. On
Saturday he threw piece of hard tack,
striking a curious visitor square in the
| face.
During Saturday Dale gave to the door
of his cell fantastic appearance by tying
lot of white rags onto the door.
During the nights watcher is kept
with him constantly, to see that he does
himself no damage. Turnkey Grover is
by no means persuaded as to his in
sanity; but believes it well to keep on
the safe side.
| Dale is very active, athletic fellow.
and in his dark cell he seems much like
tiger as he leaps restlessly about.
But tn straDgest part of his perform
anoes is not his persistence in going
naked; but certain frsgmentary declara-
tions which he has let drop. Generally
his rawlings DO not begin until dusk
comes on. And then they are of such a
character as to cause for time much
wonderment among the jail offiials. 1t
was when he first put of his clothes that
Dale caused the first sensation. 81 do
not want them, they are covered with
blood" shouted Dale as he thrust his
clothes out of the cell. Then at other
times he let drop expressions like these
81 did not kill her,"
81 cut her head off,"
"They never found the head. -
81 buried her head in the sand beside
the river"
"Ehe other fellows are going to be
hung"
I 81 got $50 for cutting her head of"
"The first time I saw the men was in
dentists Office
'tThe men took a hack and brought
the girl out into the woods where
was.'
These startling rawlings Dale uttered al
different times, extending over several
days. He also mentioned frequently
Covington, Ludlow, Newport. Greenville
'the long BRIDGE" the "great city, u
etc.
Sheriff Plummer and his assistants
pondered long over these rawlings. 1t was
evident that the crazy, or would-be
crazy burglar, was referring to some
CHASTITY tragedy in which he would have
part.
Finally the tragedy flashed across til
Sheriff's mind. Last winter at Coving-
ton, Ky, most horrible murder was
discovered, wherein the headless body of
girl played the most prominent part
That unfortunate girl was Miss Pear
Bryan, of Greenoastle, Indiana. TIL,
search for her head was carried on for
long time, and amid very general inter
est, but it never was found. However
two men named jackson and Walline
were suspected, tried and convicted O.
her murder. 1t was found that Pear
Bryan was in Ludlow, place near Gov
| ington, with jackson and Walling jus
before the murder. 1t was Away
thought that the head was buried in
sand bank just above Covington, or els
thrown from the bridge at Covington
jackson and Walling are now oonfinot
in jail at Covington, under sentence t.
be hanged. They have entered an appea
for new trial, which will be heard b,
the Kentucky court of appeals on Octo
Der 1st.
: Sheriff Piummer wrote to Chief O
Police Joseph W. Pugh. of Covington
relating the circumstances of Dale
detention, and his curious rawlings
Chief Pugh has replied to the letter. say
ing that he has questioned both jackson
and Walling about Dale. Jackson, VIII
was once employed in Jersey City, say
he knew Harry Dale there, who wa
about 27 years of age.
The Dale in our Jail has lost severa
fingers off one hand; but jackson doe
not remember such a mutilation in th
young man whom he knew in Jerse,
City.
Chief Pugh expresses the opinion tina
Dale may have heard great deal of tn
murder, and may have taken unusua
inteest in it because of his acquaiDtanc
with Jackson. But that he had anythin
to do with it, Chief Pugh does not be
lieve.
1t is not thought that jackson an
Walling VIII get a new trial.
After Dale has been while at tn
Asylum at Augusta it will be possible t
tell whether he is really crazy or onl
shamming. The physicians who hav
seen him here are uncertain, and say
| will take n cOurse of Obser WALTON To sattl