Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-17
ASSAULT TO KILL.
That is Likely Charge Against
the Belfast Tramp"
The Windsor Affair With James Car
ney Was a Serious One.
Marshal Morse Summoned Complainant and
Witness for Today's Trial.

AT the trial before Judge Andrews
| today, it is more than likely that An
drew Robbins, better known as the
Belfast Tramp, will be charged with
assault with intent to kill upon James
Carney of Windsor, on the night of
July l. The further chances are that
Andrew will wait in Jail until the Sep
TENDER court is ready for him. Jus;
what Will come is beyond the knowledge
of man to- anticipate.
1t will be recalled how Robbins has
just been captured. City Marshal
Norton of Belfast on getting word of
his suspected presence, made a sharp
search for the man, locating him in
what is known as Yorkville in China
Yorkville, so-called, because of the
residence there of number of families
by the name of York.
One of these, who, Mr.. Norton had
learned, was harhorlng Robbins and his
Wife, was approached and was asked
York man refused to do, until matters
We're presented to him in such a forci-
BILE way. that it remained for him to
give them up or else go to Augusta
himself, under arrest.
SO then and thus it was that the
peculiar itinerant couple was located
Taking the genial marshal to the barn.
he was shown the floor looking all very
natural, with chaff thrown about, as
usual on barn floors. This was brushed
away, and boards removed. Robbins
and wife We're there found cooped in
they were brought to Augusta at once.
All this capturing was about o'clock
in the morning. The two have been
very willy since the affair of July ana
though from time to time much effort
has been made by the authorities to
locate them, they had been so success
full in covering up their tracks, that it
was only by clever work that they were
finally found.
1t seems that they did not dare. as
has been their custom, to board around
anywhere and everywhere, for fear
that their whereabouts would be
known. So, for one place at least. they
chose a chamber beneath the barn
flooring.
SO much for their capture.
Marshal Morse had occasion to serve
summons on some people in Windsor
Monday, to appear. including the COM
plainant James Carney.
Through his kindness, a Journal cor
respondent was permitted to so along,
and, from Mr.. Carney and others
have been an extraordinary escape
from a murder. From their story it
seems that not only once but twice,
the complainant came near falling
victim to Robbins assault
On the night of July l, as the
story is told Carney was at
his home alone. His wife was in
road, nearly out to Windsor Four
Corners. The house is some ways dis
tant from it's nearest neighbor, situated
ON the north side, high on the hill
which overlooks beautiful country for
miles.
From Carney's story, it seems that on
the afternoon of the affair, Mrs. Rob-
bins, wife of Andrew, had left, during
his absence, at the house some small!
package. Sac and Andrew had then
gone to the house of Fred Boynton.
The latter in return for some work
done by them, or her. paid her some
money.
The two somewhere had got some
whiskey, Carson says, when ne met
them on the road heading back for the
house. On the way he declares, they
threatened violence against one Mrs.
Reuel Trask, who lives, perhaps, an
eighth of mile away. He and Mrs.
Trask both state that he warned her
to keep in her house. The Robbins
were noisy as they passed the house.
when they had got some five
minutes ahead of me-" Carney said IL
telling of the matter, Il went along.
| found the two of them sitting on the
doorstep, maudlin drunk-and quar-
ralsome When l went in Mrs. Rob-
bins entered, threw herself on the flor
and said she must stay at my house
that night, whether or no.. She said
she was hungry and what had been left
over from the supper had had, I gave
them.
LAS the evening passed their quar-
reling continued. I told them again
and again to stop, as it would make
trouble for me if the passers-by heard