Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-07
A PAUPER'S FATE.
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Mrs. Berta Young Creates a
Big Scene at Fairfield.
Refuses to Accompany Town officials
Of Lowell to that Place,
And Is Taken. Aandcuifcd. Hatless, CoatIess
and screeching to Train.

were several hours of intense excite
nent on Main street, yesterday after
neon. 1t was rip roaring old time in
which a police judge and police officer
and a stranger from far away Lowell,
Me, and several bystanders of the
hour participated. The story of the
sensation is as follows:.
John Young, aged so years, his wife,
Alberta. aged something less, and their
two children John F.. aged IS, and
James w, aged years, have been liv-
ing in the old Taylor house. next the
ODD Fellows block, Main street, for the
Fast few weeks.
The family has been unfortunate and
visit to the house, few days ago,
by Il member of the Fairfield over
seers of the poor, discovered the de-
piorable fact that the condition of the
family was rather the worst of my
thing ever known in this town.
The family had called On the town
CT Fairfield for assistance and had
been relieved to the amount asked for.
and few days later the town of
Lowell, from whence came the
Youngs, was notified of the condition
of the family. The Lowell authorities
concluded to recall the wanderers to
their own fireside and so, today, First
Selectman Charles G.. Jewell of Lowell.
Me, arrived in town and called on
Fairfield's town fathers.
The exact status of the case seemed
to be that the husband and father, had
no settled or pauper residence. but Ms
wife, and of course. her children were
entitled TO support from the town of
Lowell.
Officer William f. Mutt was early
called into the case. and Mr.. Jewell and he
went to the house to attempt TO induce
the family to go to Lowell without max
ing it necessary to take legal measures.
The woman at once flew into Il passion.
She allowed that it was an imposition
upon unfortunate humanity. that 1t was
Il disgrace for two big, live men to at
tempt to coerce and brow beat a woman.
and while she raved and shrieked. Officer
Mutt who had been an attendant in AN
insane asylum in his day, gained fresh
point or two on maniacs.
Proceeding to the office of Judge Simp-
son, a writ was asked for and the court
instructed George Nj. Chapman, Esq. to
draw up the necessary papers calling upon
the Youngs to show cause, if any they
had why they should not accompany MIR.
Jewell back to their native heath. barring
the old gentleman Young. who belongs
somewhere in the Maratime provinces.
The Fairfield selectmen. although under
no obligations to do SO. agreed 10 pay
the mans car fare 10 Lowell.
They the judiciary party, went to the
house to try the issue. Arriving at the
house the following scene ensued, as best
described in Officer Nuts own words:
when we entered the house, the fam
lily were taking a late dinner and al
there was on the table We're some coid
boiled potatoes, d little salt and some
I II %
oldest boy took d cold potato. Sprmkled
a little salt on it and eat it. but | noticed
that he did not touch the bread. 1t was
the worst case of restitution that i ever
Witnessed
I'VE told them what we came for and
to make long story short, Judge Simp-
son decided that the family " Should 1io go tho TO
family that Mr. Jewell and myself would
call with hack at o'clock. ana we
wanted them to be ready to go TO the 4.j9
train at the Benton station.
AT few minutes past we went to
the house. which you see is right IN Inc
center of the business section. We found
that no preparations for departure had
been made. the woman having on only
her regular house apparel
LAS soon as we entered the house the
woman began to act IKE crazy ray 3ei NJ
room to the other. yell. Snriek, now,
boiler. and all that. and made as much OF
a sensation as vigorous woman usually
can when she has tantrumS.
"Of course this aroused the Whoie
street and soon the excitement spread
to other streets and there came hun
dreds to the scene. | cannot find words
to describe what occurred to you. Ii
vas pandemonium complete, unquail'
fed and with a decided tendency to IN
crease as the hour for the train to de-
part arrived.
II said to Mr.. Jewel: Is it Il case OF
must go?' and he replied: 1t is. She
must go, either. voluntarily or ps
force.
"rhen I started to take her and
never got into such a scrape, even II
nv experience with lunatics. People
an the street believed some one mac
been or was being murdered. and the
| crowd increased. F..
| II was sorry to be obliged to DO IL
Inf I took out my handcuffs a1tel
struggling with her for while 1
took four of us to iron her, but final!
| we bundled her into the hack just a.
she was. piled the old gent and the 1--WE
bovs in after her and sailed for the sta
tion. / turned her over to Mr.. Je"ei
on the train.
! everybody was talking eXclteoi!
about the matter in town, last eNeilii'S
and if was an event that those hNlns
in the vicinity of Main street VIII ho