The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-04
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Templar charm. Mr.. Clark had in his
pocket reward card sent out by the Bid
deford police, describing this very watch
and chain as the property of Clerk of
Courts James E. Hewey of Alfred.
1t was evident therefore, that this was
the audacious and irreverent burglar who
raided the houses of Clerk Of Courts
Hewey and United States Marshal Dono-
van at Alfred on September %.
The second watch was a mans, gold
case, open-faced. The third was lady's
hunting easel gold watch, with this en-
graved on the case, NE. L. l., December
25, 1872
Of this money s163 was in bills and $32
in silver. There was also quantity of
old silver, enough to fill mustard box.
There was United States dollar of 1893,
Mexican dollar of 1s43. an American
half of 1897, another half of 1912, etc.
Then there was purse of small silver
with a S. gold piece amongst the other
pieces.
City Marshal Clark took the money
home and was counting it in the early
morning when there was rap on his
door. He opened the door and Mr.. W. E.
Phinney Of Deering was without. He
had tale of woe. During the night, he
said, burglars had entered his house on
Central avenue and taken therefrom $33
dollars in money. His gold watch they
had taken from his clothes, but had left
it on the dining room table.
'tAll right, Mr.. Phinney." said the
marshal when the tale was concluded,
81 am just counting your money" He
then related to Mr.. Phinney the events
of the morning.
Mr.. Phinney was not the only sufferer.
Mr.. Richard K. Smith reported to
the marshal that his house had
been entered and four or five
dollars taken Then Mr.. G. f. Kei-
ley reported that his house had been
entered six dollars taken from his trous-
ers pocket. Besides these attempts were
made to enter the houses of Messrs. Abb
on Blackstone and Palmer Clark, which
are adjacent on Spring street, near MIR.
Coughs. Mr. Blackstone did not know
anything about it until morning when
he found window had been forced up.
At the Clark house the inmates were
aroused and lighted lamps. Mrs. Clark
called to Mr.. Clark: palmer, 1 will lay
the revolver here, and if he come in you
shoot him. The burglar did not come.
Mr.. CIough thinks the burglar undoubt-
eddy had accomplices, and that he ran
round the square the three times in order
to enable them to get away. Mr.. Clough
found coat in his garden after the chase
was over. 1t had some dried fish and
crackers in the pockets. Mr. Clough says
the coat was found near the kennel where
his dog stays, and he does not think ii
could have been left there before the chase
began and before the dog was called out.
Mr.. CloughEis inclined to think that
the man captured is the treasurer of the
gang. One curious feature of it is that
the man appears to have been armed only
with cockscrew.> Mr.. Cloudy thinks that
he had a revolver when he first tried to
take him in the yard, but later threw it
away or dropped it. Certainly if he had
revolver he would have been under
strong temptations to use it.
At the police station the burglar would
not talk much at first, but after while
he admitted that he did the burglary
at Alfred. he also admitted that he did
four burglaries in Deering Saturday
night, and gave the denominations OF
the money he got from Mr.. Phinney's.
There were two ten dollar bills, two
fves, one two, two 50-cent pieces and two
ten-cent pieces making $33. 20 in all. He
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because the case was filed and not pure
gold.
He said he got the old coins from a
house at Morrill's Corner on Friday
night He had been at Riverton and
went from there to make the break.
The burglar denied that he had any
pals. He says he was alone, and that the
three coats he had with him were all
his own. He would not tell his residence,
saying that he lived around most any
where. He also refused to say how long
he had been in the business. He did not
want to talk at all, but when City Mar.
shall Clark identified Mr.. Heweys watch
he said it was no use denying it.
He is remarkably soft spoken man,
eS--A
is reached. Then he generally laughs OF
turns away.
The people of Deering took great pride
in the capture, and all day there were
visitors at the station inspecting the
burglar In his cage.
Marshal Clark telephoned City Marshal
Harmon of Biddeford as soon as he iden-
titled the watch. Mr.. Harmon came in
during the day and looked the man over.
He thinks he is the man who did the
jobs at Alfred and Cornish.
1t was the intention of Marshal Clark
to keep the burglar in the cage during
Sunday night, and bring him before the
Deering municipal court at 9 O'Clock
this morning.
DELICIOUS MINGE Mat