The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-17

 The alarm was quickly given and all the officers available were notified and sheriffs, marshals and the police in Maine New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts set at work.
 The first clew that the officers found was obtained from Mrs Joshua Smith, who lives near the bank, and Dudley Cheney, who was passing on the street, who reported seeing man of dark complexion hurry up the hill, carrying a bag heavily weighted over his shoul- der. Mir. Cheney saw the man throw the bag behind stone wall, change some of his clothes and finally get into buggy driven by another man, which drove up the hill The bag was also taken and the outfit left at very rap i'd gait. So suspicious were the mems actions that MT. Cheney immediately reported the incident to the chief of po- lice.
 Other people reported seeing the bug gy and in West Rochester dark sorrel horse and buggy were seen headed for Salmon Falls river, which forms the Maine state boundary. This outfit has mysteriously disappeared despite the fact that the whole section hereabouts is being searched tonight.
 When a representative of the Associ- ated Press visited the scene of the mur- der a general idea was obtained of how MT. Stickney resisted the invasion of his bank by the desperadoes.
 Mrs. SWazey said that last night there were $4,100 in cash and to this was add ed to-day considerable money, inclu- ding about $500 in silver The bulk of the money on hand was in paper and gold, and probably totaled $6,000. An examination of the books will show the exact amount missing. The key of the bank door which MT. Stickney carried is missing.
 The police know that two men from Waltham, Mass, were In Somersworth l last night and were seen at the depot here shortly before noon. The descrip- tion of one of them answers that of the man seen on Prospect Hill with bag and on this supposition the Waltham police were notified to find and hold | the men wanted.
 Watlham, Mass. April 16,-Con liar | tigan the New England amateur 125 pound boxing champion and a friend | named Johnny Briggs were arrested | at 4:33 o'clock this afternoon on sus- | picion of being concerned in the Teele robbery Wednesday night. The officers at the police station had scarcely com pleted the usual search of the two men which, by the way, had $S0 and some Confederate bills, when a telegram was received from the mayor of Somers- worth, N. H., asking that these very men be apprehended. The first tele- gram was followed in few minutes by a second, and that in turn by third all to the same effect, and all urging the local police to use their utmost en- deavors to secure the men.
 In the meantime Farmer Teele had been sent for and in a short time arriv- ed at the police station The first ac- | tion of the officers was to show Teele | the $50, but he could not say whether or not it was part of the cash which was taken from him. The Confederate bill, was, however, identified beyond a doubt and when a few minutes later Hartigan was brought in from his cell ! the old gentleman was positive that he was the man who not only robbed him but threatened him with terrible death by burning. MT. Teele could not however, identify Briggs.
 It was while Farmer Teele was mak- ing the Identification of Hartigan that the telegrams were received from Som- 1 ersworth.
 The officers who have been working on the case have suspected for some time that Hartigan had something to do with the Teele affair, and when this afternoon at twenty minutes after | four he learned that he and Briggs were showing considerable money in l the barber shop three officers imme- diately went there and brought the men to the station. There Is much excite ment in the city over the arrest and the men are making every endeavor te prove that they could not have made | the journey of one hundred miles from Somersworth in such short a. time.
 After his arrest Hartigan Is said tc have admitted to the police that he had | been In Somersworth to-day. He stat ed that both he and Briggs went there
 
 statement that both of them left Som- ersworth at 10 o'clock this morning coming direct to Boston. The police however, have not as yet found any baggage belonging to the men.
 Briggs is described as being of g rather slight build, five feet sever inches in height and weighing about 14( pounds. He is light complexioned, and when arrested to-day had on an entire new suit of clothing, light overcoat and a light felt hat. He is about twenty. five years old.
 It was also learned tonight that the chief of police of Watertown received a telegram to-day similar to the f1rs one received here, requesting the ar rest of Hartigan.
 A fourth telegram to the local police | II, of