Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-10


Possibly Charles II Rickford of this
,,,aca LII ,,e,-ar. know, how, near he came
r. ,naetine death ut the hands of an in
fu,iafad Don,lIace as he left the train
WHEN aaches mis- Mace from Portland
", y % p N Satrrdav After months
of f,,,i+laes .earnh he had been arrested
.,,,d brn,,ybt 70 Iris town Ia answer to
ths. cha rSy.. IF ahinetion and criminal as
.a,,If or, his I1vears-old niece Myrtle
ON ~, y, a,,r;nsr iast C,ctc,her
IT, =. - - 49,. l,,,,ntio,, ~ tba cI11h
- hr,,t.,1 u-nrgis which nreyen+ed any
ai,tcry Of tho weary hours of main and
tt ,ttoh - a,a,,~a1 yyl,i1e heinp
-, , w .ua,st ,,,s+,e.s ,,i1oe ~
ufasSe" S,rs,l., rona,to5l,, secuted
~ ~, I+,aargd Ina If nor anal daser
80 49, ~ ~ 49,, ~ ranas otis in Soufh
Tnr,idoan,at, naarIy daad from her
h;tta,. s,,,farinsr has haan told over and
oittui ,s,,,,. H., -ii,a cn neonia
W. as' - ILL i7o,, +bat 3h., ossaiiant
w i i. ~ 80 ~ ~ go =. h., b.a,,e,bt
ts. -, ~ ,,tire. ,amm1,nitv n
lnoU ~, ms tharo ~ ,,,aat him
49,, go 49, tnol, Of hntrad and
r. ~ - ,i ~ nrisonor was led
49, - -; ~, cha,;ff II n Corpieb
ION tile tidIn ~ ,,e,di, A., his Jienov
~ i" Us 49,. " ~ ,i,. US tiIIad With
~ $50 ,,,arorin. nSturn ..Strinr-
cilc9 ~ 1t ms t 80, ',.e - +be M
illii up, b5 Ilcti MN ,r 80 go ~ :;
mutt Rang nun iiaits nini ,,., ,,,r,~id
Il teiesfdPh pole' gu" eiig - 49, ~, = -
eoN'iu nv no. " ~ -. ~, ,,,,,,,I
was insensible to the agitation afound
him. Sturdy New EhEiaha Seiise anu
calm consideration MADE the oiHer ones
of the crowd listen to the voice or justice
and, though IN their hearts they ssIiip pa.
thized with the outburst their arguments
prevailed over the youthful rcckleSsness,
and the prisoner was hurried through the
crowd to the Town house and arrived
there safely.
Rickford stoutly maintained that he
,,a ni'M inpncenf and asked for A hearing.
,,hich ugoe baId at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. before Trial Justice Fuller.
ne ~" II ll''ii 30 ", 49, o,yn,I,ar ma
s9 st, 10 moiii.aI rha,,as n NawnII
az a. Ieni',nond n,neared in behaIf of the
OF iticflnohd' d1,Pedieu ~ pciIY'It 49,, 49,,
prisoner. ana county attorney uid ~
Rogers OF TINS place, appeaFtu r LOT IN IN
State, The WRIT under Whlch i 1. "a
was ARRESTED aeges sea klan ma oun pu Af
torney Rogers opened the case, ana me
first witness, Myrtle Adams was eaHed
to the stand She testified that she WAS
IA years old had always made her home
with the Adams family, and knew them
as father and mother: that Bickford was
her uncle and had worked for Adams
hut not since the first Of last August. and
'i. 81 ,iie 49, io,' ~ har own words fold the
story of that fateful night. how Bickford
snr,1nr from behind the woodpile. took
hold Of her shoulder with one hand and and Ind
VIZ, mlsd ' ,,J threa,ana1 If She made any out
l ne, h hr he drarred her along by both
hands to a wagon wh;ch was in waiting
IN me Muou ,. his I'D coat and a false
mne stac n1r pu and Oh pushed her into the
w yMuson.t donned false whiskers and glasses
and drove by back roads to Merrill
Corner ~ Gar run tbre5tenng her if she
SAID I'D biGsIo a an was outcrv She then te5i
fed Concerning her midnight trip through
Gardiner Hallowell and Augusta, telilng
how Bickford assdnlteh hel co y. of, of North
s sehes IN of trip to Oakland to the house
Of f' Robert Bickford then through s wan
and finally to ane d nome Where vi s' She was
south south m M rafgrned to her home.
io The s ghq testified in firm voice. and
her story pore slla SUI at fShroueh the en-
sincerity Bca 1f Myr 1e ADAMS complete
IRE ,i ,en.rn,oi's At dimes smiling broadly,