Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-18
MINUS HIS GOLD
Phillip Harbeck Returns to
Bangor a Much Wiser Man.
Celebrates With Boys Before Start
ing for Alaskan Gold Fields.
Found Drugged on Train-Whipped Back ia
Life and Sent Home.

WaterV1lle, sept. Ia-(Special)-
Phillip Harbeck of Bangor, had the
klondke fever and was going to ad
minister to it by going to the frozen
gold country. Phillip is about 30 years
old, old enough to know how to care
for himself if he only would. He PAID
his taxes in Bangor, Thursday, and
then bought ticket for Seattle. Fate
provides that he will not reach Seattle,
this winter, for he fell, and when he
landed he was among thieves.
When train No. 8, Conductor George
Mckenney. left Bangor, last night at
11.25 O'Clock, Harbeck was helped
aboard in state of intoxication. as it
was supposed. When the conductor
] went around for tickets, Harbeck was
not in condition to respond to the de-
| mand for the pasteboard and the con-
ductor passed on thinking to call again
in moment. When he did return
Harbeck was in a condition that
alarmed the railroad man.
DR.. ]. f. Hill of this city, was on the
train and Conductor McKenney called
him. DR.. +. f. Holt of Portland, was
also on the train and DR.. Hill asked
him to join in the treatment of the man
who was at this time unconscious
AS soon as the doctors began an ex-
animation of the man they decided that
he had been drugged. A pint bottle of
Medford rum was found on Harbeck $
person, but it had not been touched, so
that he must have gotten his liquor
with drug in it at Bangor in one of the
few places where it is supposed that
liquor is sold.
The mans breath smelled strongly of
liquor but he did not appear to have
taken enough to produce the unconsci-
Gus state unless something had been
put in the liquor, so at least the doe
tors decided. At once DIR. Hill pulled
off his coat and began to give the un-
fortunate man a few boxing lessons in
an attempt to save life. The doctor
cuffed his patient smartly, so smartly
IN fact that the blows could be heard
I'll over the car, and some passengers
who were not onto the game thought
row was going on between the digni-
fled physician from Waterville and a
drunk. The two physicians walloped
farbeck until they grew weary, pulled
him out of the seat and waltZed him
up and down the center of the car, and
when the train had nearly reached this
city they had the patient livened up a
bit
Harbeck was removed from the train
ut this station and.men continued to
work on him. He finally recovered con-
sciousness to degree that enabled him
20 tell those about him that his name
was Phillip Harbeck, residence Bangor.
aged 80 years. and that he was going
to Seattle, Wash. on his way to Klon-
dixie. He said that he had had large
amount of money on his person when
he was about to depart from the Queen
City, just what the amount was he
would not state; but that he went out
with some of the boys, just who they
were he either does not remember, or
will not tell. Well, his pile was minus
and his ticket. nit.
When Pullman train No. Il came
along at 2.30 this morning, Harbeck
was sufficiently recovered to be able to
return home to Bangor and he was
taken along. This may be another ex-
ample of the effect of Bangor water on
the human system, for the bottle of
Medford found on Harbeck's person
had not had its seal broken. Pas
sengers on the train say that when the
train was about to leave the Bangor
station. Harbeck was put on board by
someone and that he was then in an
unconscious state, or nearly so. On
Harbeck's person was also found a tax
receipt showing that he paid his taxes,
yesterday, bound to leave the city
square"