The Portland daily press., 1897-04-17

a white bag about two Or two and half
loot long, which he had on his shoulder.
Ihe bag apparently contained some
thing heavy. At first tho stranger walked
along Prospect street, going up the hill
at rapid rate. When the man got a lit
Tie distance by the house he broke into Il
run and was soon On the top of the hill.
MIS-. Smith soon lost sight of him and
thought no more of the incident. When
she heard CT the affair ar the bank, she
promptly reported to the officer who
called at tho house.
Further up the hill the same man was
seen by another citizen. Mr.. Dudley
cheney says that about the same time
he shw stranger, whose deser iption prac-
ttcally agreed with that of the man Mrs.
Sm1th saw, enter Dr. Hay orchard.
ihis or3hard is on Prospect hill and has
a frontage on Prospect street. Cheney
saw the man throw bag behind the or
chard wall and then return to the road.
The man wore "A white oyercoat and
a white hat. lie wondered what the
man was doing in the orchard and while
be was looking he saw him change his
white hat for black stiff one. About
Is minutes elapsed and buggy harnessed
to dark sorrel horse drove up the hill.
The buggy contained man dressed in
dark clothing, but Mr.. Cheney was not
able to give any further description of
him. The stranger who had thrown the
bag tehind the wall was still standing
by there and as soon as the horse stopped
he picked up the bag, walked out of the
orchard and got into the buggy. The
carriage drove Off rapidly and rurned
down Linden street, nearby. The horse
was headed in northerly direction
and was soon lost sight Of.
MIR. Cheney thought something was
wrong ana he determined to report the
incident TO the city marshal. He was
on the way to the marshal's house when
he learned of the tragedy.
Frank Clough reported to the police
that be also saw the men in the vicinity
of the orchard and watched the buggy
disappear down Linden street.
Later several residents of West Roches-
ter reported that they saw dark sorrel
horse and buggy containing two men
driving rapidly through that town. They
were going towards Salmon Falls river,
In this section. forms the boundary he-
tween New Hampshire and Maine. The
authorities at Rochester when notified
started in pursuit. Further news Of the
mysterious carriage is expected some
time tonight.
The Somersworth officers were assisted
by police and citizsns of other places.
Mayor Harmon himself having assumed
charge of the search.
A representative of the Associated
Press visited the scene of the murter and
robbery during the afternoon and from
the appearance of the bank door and the
interior of the counting room general
idea was obtained of how Mr.. Stickney
res!stei the invasion of his bank by the
desperadoes.
There were undoubtedly two rlen con-
cerned in the affair and although it is
possible that only one man entered the
hank, this is hardly probable. 1t is
thought that after the cashier was over
powered one of the robbers left to get the
team ready in order to get "a good start
before the deed was discovered. While he
YVES getting the buggy the other was
helping himself TO the cash in the vault.
The o. 5side door had heen locked by
MIR. Stick ney sfter Mrs. Swazey's depart
ure, and when the robbers found they
could not open it they smashed the plate
glass which formed the upper half of it.
The low or floor of tie building is occu-
pied by grocer, but the noise of the
falling glass did not alarm him. The
men then crawled through the hole made
in the door. Che inside door which led
into the apartment behind the counter
was also locked, as was shown afterwards
by the appearances of the heavy iron bar
which was used to fasten t. The men
could hot gain an entrance to the inside
by way OF the counter very easily for q
heavy lron grating extended from the
counter nearly to the ceiling.
Finger marks were found on the inside
of the door late this afternoon, showing
that one of the men had reached through
clerk S window with one hand and had
endeavnred to raise tie iron bar. 1t is
probable Shat Cashier sstickney was
standing behind this door eudeavoring to
keep the bar in ivs place for his body was
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desk. The robber was too much for the
cashier for the door was forced, IA silver
of it being found afterwards on the tionr
1t was then that the cashier made his
last stand, and after short but heroic
struggle was fslled to the floor
Physicians who have examined the body
say that it is apparent that the victim
WIS pounded to death after being
rendered unconscious. Mr.. Stickney,
who was over sevsnty years of age, and
was not over vigorous and consequently
could not have made lengthy forci BILE
resistance. AnnSher fact brought out ST
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