Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-31
STILL AT LARGE.
Thomas Donahue So Far Sue
cessfuIIy Eyades Officers.
important Witnesses Lodged in JAIL
Reward for Donahue's Arrest.
Ney Has Possible Show Tor Recovery, Though
In Serious Condition.

North Vassalboro. Aug. 30.-(Spec-
iaD.-The excitement over the stabbing
of Thomas Ney by Thomas Donahue
has not subsidized. County Attorney
Heselton was communicated with by
Deputy Sheriff Getchell of Waterville.
this morning, with the result that the
county attorney has instructed the Of
ficer to go ahead, first placing in arrest
all that can be found who were mixed
up in the free fight of Saturday night.
There seems to be little of mystery
about that fight. 1t is singular that n,
one who was in it knows anything
about how it started. Perhaps Dona-
hue can throw some light upon, the
matter. Another thing that puzzles the
officers. If Finnegan took the knife
away from Donahue in the front shop
how came 1t out on the ground near
the rear end of the building and right
where Ney was found. Carouthers says
that he also took the knife away from
Donalue and then says that he found
it the next morning cut there upon the
ground. Why did not finnegan or
Crouthers keep the knife and give it to
the officers after the affair had cooled
down? Why doesn't someone know
| over what the trouble started?
II is a singular crowd that gathers
here to work in the mills. There are
Germans. the Irish, the English and
Scotch. Many of the Weavers are
migratory birds, they only stay in one
place but few weeks at n time and
these are known as tramp weavers."
This latter class are as rule a tough
lot. many of them being obliged to get
out OF the towns in which they are
working for some grave misdemeanor
and it is no wonder that thislittle town,
so far away from the city, is an easy
prey to the rough element that viii
come here.
Deputy Sheriff Getchell arrested
Timothy and Patrick Fnnegan and
ALBERT Simpson, today, at the sugges-
ton of County Attorney Heseltun, and
removed them to Waterville to be held
as witnesses. In the afternoon, Deputy
Getchell again visited North Vassal-
boro accompanied by Sheriff A. L. Ne
Fadden and County Attorney Heselton.
An investigation was made to satisfy
the officials as to what was best to be
done and the result was that Thomas
Briody was taken into custody to be.
held as a witness. Calberg and
Caroutilers. arrested, last night, the
two Finnigans and Briody were re-
moved to the Jail at Augusta on tn.
Pullman, tonight.
1t is believed that Donahue is still
In, &c ;a; a,,1 no Sc tn
munication with friends, who supply
him with food. Deputy Sheriff Getchell
went to Vassalboro, tonight, to see
what he could find and at late hour
had not returned.
A strange man went into the book
and newspaper store of c. A. Hendricks
son, at Waterville, Monday morning,
and asked for a kennebec Journal. He
was provided with one and went to the
rear of the store to read it. Mr.. Hen
erickson noticed that when anyone
entered the store the man would start
and watch the person closely if it was
a man. Finally when he had zone
reading the paper he passed along the
floor and as ne passed the table where
the papers are laid, he threw the
Journal down and said audibly Its all
a lie.' This was not very con-
phmentary to the writer of the story
of course and it is possible that he was
referring to the story of the free fight
of Saturday night.
Mr.. Hendrickson then took particular
note of the man as he passed out of the |
stcre and he is of the opinion that his |
visitor talEes with the description given
of Donahue. Mr.. Hendrickson went at |
once to the door and looked around for |
an officer but it was early in the morn |
ing and the day force had not gone on
duty.
This man may not have been Dona- |
hue but some one who was looking up |
the weather reports or watching the
market reports, but the chances are |
that it was Donahue and that he knew
a full description of the fight would be
given in the Journal and he had come
out to see it. If it was Donahue and he
means to convey the impression that
the Journal reporter is liar, why the
latter would like to see him as there
is now reward of $50 offered for Dona-
hue's arrest and both accounts can be
squared at the same time. County At
torney Heselton and Sheriff McFadden
concluded to offer the reward after
they had visited the scene of the fight.
A slight clew as to what led up to the
fight is believed to have been found in
that it is said that at one time DOna-
hue and Ney had quarrel over money
If this is the fact, Ney is
keeping it to himself.
The condition Of the injured man. to-
night is somewhat improved and II in
does not ensue there Is q
chance for him to recover, the surgeon
thinks. but there is still the possibility
Of blood poisoning which is apt to be
developed in the next "a hours.
Finnegan, Carouthers, Briody and
-alberg were taken before Judge Shaw
If the Waterville municipal court, at (
he suggestion of County Attorney
Heselton and the court ordered them to /
recognize in the sum of $500 each for |
and in default of bail were I
ordered held in Jail. |
Albert Simpson, the proprietor of the |
.hOp where the ARRAY occurred, was I
trraigned upon the charge of keeping /
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