Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-08
BURGLARS AT CHINA.
Large Quantity Of Goods Taken
from G. F. Rowe's Store.
They Make Good Their Escape
though Seen by One Man.
The Body Carried Away in Meal Baas-De
scriptions Sent Out.

China Village, Me-, Nov. 7.-(SpecaD.
This morning, when George F. Rowe,
who keeps general store on the main
street in this village, went to open the
store, Saturday morning, he found UNI
mistakable signs of burglars having
paid him visit during the night. The
interior of the store looked as though
an army had been looting therein, for
the goods We're scattered about per-
miscuously and packing cases had been
opened and their contents dragged out.
Investigation showed that the burg
lars had entered the store by a window
in the back. which they hal pried open
with chisel. The money drawer had
been rified and Mr. Rowe thinks that
the visitors got about 81 in small
change. Taking account of stock, Mr.
Rowe finds that he is minus the follow
ing:
One black overcoat. size, ~; two
pairs 1-buckle Huron rubber overshoes,
number of pieces of fleece lined cot
ton underwear; a number of neckties
of different colors; number of caps;
one second hand, gold plated, key wind
watch; two single, gold plated chains,
one larger than the other; large quafl-
tity of cigars, brands, Dictator, Whis-
per and Sleeper's Eye; and a large
quantity Of tobacco of different kinds.
AS soon as Mr.. Rowe made his loss
known, gentleman, who had been ous
to Waterville, the night before, to at
-
Cabin" went oShim and told him that,
Friday night, as he was returning from
the city he met three men, near the
long woods, just after midnight, and
each of the men had bag over his
shoulder. Taking this for clue, Mr..
Rowe went to Waterville an consulted
City Marshal Call. That officer took
Mr.. Rowe about the city on a tour of
investigation.
1t was while walking up Temple
street that the city marshal saw two
men who were strangers, coming up
Charles street. The men saw the off,
Ger about the time that re saw them
and they began to act as though they
did not want to get too near him. City
Marshal Call started in the direction
of the men and they turned and ran,
The officer followed them as long as he
could keep them in sight, but finally
they disappeared in Merchants court
Then the officer took short cut known
we'll to himself, and succeeded in head
ing off one of the men whom he took
into custody.
The man, on being questioned, said
that ne arrived in that city about 6
O'clock Friday night, and had put UP
at the Exchange hotel. City Marshal
Call took the man down to the hotel
and Landlord Remick identified him as
one of the two men that he had admit
ted to his house at about II o'clock the
night before. Thereupon the officer let
the man go, as it was after midnight
that the three men We're seen near the
long woods near this village.
The only description of the men as
certained is as follows: Two Were
| about feet inches tall and the other
trife shorter. This morning, these
men were tracked as far as the Ole
tavern in the town of Winslow.
Of course it is not known at what
hour the break was made but it is sup
posed to have been done prior to mid
| night. It is also thought that burg
lars took the swag away with them in
meal bags as three are missing. If the
men who did the job are the ones that
| were met near the long woods it was
impossible for them to get to Water
vile before midnight and therefore
the man that City Marshal Call held
for a time was not in the gang.
| The three men seen near the long
| woods were traced by the footmarks in
the soft mud to Winslow, and if they
were the guilty parties then it is a sure
thing that the burglars went to Water
vile. They could not have arrived in
the city in time to take the last Pull
man west, but they could get there in
, time to take the morning Pullman east
to Bangor. It is more than probable
| that they remained in Waterville, lay
ing low during the day, Saturday.
! City Marshal Call of Waterville, has
sent out cards descriptive of the arti-
cles stolen and the only description OF
the men that he has come across.