The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-05

A scene of unusual interest was wit
messed Monday morning at the Deerlng
municipal court when the aHdac1ous
burglar arrested early Sunday morning
for the burglaries committe on Glenwood
avenue and Spring street, wassarralgned
before Judge Hopkins. AS rule cases
before this court attract little attention.,
but as this case was of an extraordinary |
nature the court room was crowded to
overlooking, among the spectators being |
a fair sized representation Of the ladies |
of the city.
IT was 6. 80 when the court was called
tosorder the delay being occasloned by the
non arrival of several important witnesses.
Clerk of Courts Hewey and United States
Marshal Donovan of Alfred were in atten-
dance and prior to the reading of the war
rant they identified the watches and other
minor articles as their property, taken
from the town of Alfred. Several ques
lions were put to the prisoner by Messrs
Donovan and Hewey, the answers to
which drew from the prisoner confess
| ion of the burglaries committed In that
town.
| The warrant charged the prisoner with
breaking and entering the houses of Geo.
f. Kelley. Richard Z. Smith and W. +.
Phinney of Deering and the theft of $44
from these houses.
When asked by the court as to his guilt,
the prisoner who now gave his name as
VIM. Hyde of Shannon, N. B., confessed
all and admitted that he had made all of
the breaks and that all of the money and
other articles in the hands of the officials
were the complete amount of plumber
taken during the several breaks.
Judge Hopkins decided that further
examination was unnecessary and COM
mitted the prisoner. to the county jail in
the sum OF So, 600 to await the action of
the grand jury of the Superior court at
the January term.
Prior to his committal to jail the pris-
oner was interviewed by asPRESS report
er who learned something of the man and
his past life.
The prisoner was asked in reference
to the parties with whom he Is
supposed to have traveled,s but he
still maintains that he was alone in
the work and that he has never been con-
victed of any crime before this.
Marshal Clark labored hard to secure
confession from the prisoner and early
Monday morning succeeded in securing q
letter which the prisoner had written to
his wife whom he addressed as Mrs. VIM.
Hyde. Shannon, Queens County, N. B.
In the letter which Marshal Clark mailed
Monday forenoon the prisoner confesses
his guilt and reminds his wife that doubt
less she will be surprised to learn of his
arrest. He speaks of his sudden disap-
pearnce from home, a month ago, as to
how he left, giving his folks the impress
sion that he was going away in search of
work. From the letter it appears that
the prisoner was married about year ago
and that since marriage he and his wife
had lived together on a farm. Matters
, financially had not been running smooth
ly of late and the prisoner in this letter
. makes known to his wife for the first
time his reasons for leaving home,
namely, that he was in hopes in some
way by fair or foul means to realize 5000
with which to pay off mortgage on the
place. The prisoner refers to the disgrace
that he has by his net placed upon his
: wife and asks if she can forgive him.
He reminds her that the sentence for his
offence will give him long term in
the State prison and says that he never
expects to see her again even though he
should be liberated before death separates
them. In closing the letter he refers to
the devotion of his wife and says that he
is sorry that his acts, which have brought
disgrace upon her and her parents, can
not be blotted out of his life.
The prisoner stated to the reporters
that he was in no way connected with
? the Cornish burglaries of Friday night af
I he was on that evening in the vicinity of
g Riverston Park
: OF the property stolen, in money, to the
4 amount of $685. 80 all was recovered but
five dollar gold piece which was
wrapped up in piece of paper and has
undoubtedly been lost The watch anc
/. chain belonging to Mr.. Donovan's house
/ hold was D lied more particularly rs it IL
an heirloom that had recently been given
to Mr.. Donovan's son, being willed tt
=. him from the estate of the late judge
VIM. Emery.
4 The three watches taken in Alfred il
| clude the ones owned by Messrs. Donovan
and Hewey and the third a lady's hunt
). ing case gold watch, engraved on tn
case E L. j. December 25, 1879, and be
longing to Miss Jordan there. Thu
money and valuables taken in Alfret
were turned over by Marshal Clark to
County Attorney Libby.
About II O'Clock Marshal Clark ant
Special Officer Ilsley took the prisoner In
a carriage and conveyed him to tn
county jail where he has been locked up
Messrs. Donovan and H ewey were yer.
much pleased to once again get in I
position where their property will sool
come into their possession and showed
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