The Portland daily press., 1898-09-05
SOUTH PORTLAND TOUGHS.
Justice McManus Holds Them for the
Grand Jury.

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Grand Jury.
A Regular Dino Novel Story-What the
witnesses Testified.
Z Whoever would dip his pen IN Ink 20
make drawing of the latter-day tougns
might have done we'll on Saturday 10
have visited Justice McManus's court IN
South Portland, whsre George Price OF
Providence, R. l., and James keegan OF
Dedham, Mass, were arraigned on the
charge of burg1sries committed in that
village late Thursday night and during
the early hours of Friday morning.
The prisoners were brought into court
by Constable Fowler, and just before the
charges were read to them their handouts
were removed. They were then com
manded to rise, and the court and large
number of interested spectators eagerly
turned their eyes on the two desperadoes,
one of whom had only one arm, and was
tall and cadaverous looking, while the
other was of decidedly rugged build,
anu UOUl ttSpuLuCa al oil VI gull, SO W
sneak, characteristic the most hardened
n ner s. The prisoners were at one con-
fronted by cloud of witnesses, the first
Of whom was Mrs. Ellis, who testified
that she lived at IA Pickett street, and
about 10 O'clock Thursday night she
heard voice in her husbands room.
She begged the man to let her husband
alone She heard the man say: "We
want watches, ivory or money" About
the same time another man reached over
her bed and put his face within few
inches of hers, so close that she smelt the
fumes of liquor. He threatened to blow
her brains out il she didn't keep still
The witness was then asked to identity
the man whom she saw that night, and
she pointed to one Of the prisoners. say.
ing, "That is the man. =
MIR, Ellis was the next witness, and he
stated in substance that he was at homei
in bed at midnight Thursday, and was
awakened by man who stood over him
and demanded money and ivory, saying
at the same time "If you stir,
TWILL KILL YOU"
"Where is your money, where are your
clothes, where is your watch9" asked the
man. ~o
81 have no money" replied the wit
ness, "and don't know what you mean
by ivory" .baa slg
MT. Ellis then stated that as he moved
over to care for the little child who was
sleeping with him, tho man said:
"Don't you make the least noise; If you
do will blow your brains ont" The
man then picked up his pants aud kept
asking, "Where is the money!" He
took small clock, examined it carefully
and then laid it down. He kept ransack-
ing the room, insisting that no one
should make any noise.
Mr.. Ellis then testified how the two
men left his house and he afterwards got
up and found only jack knife missing;
also how he and his family watched the
movements of the men after they got out
on the street. It was at this point
that Annie Mcdonald was met by the
party and dragged along with them down
to Mr. Jellison' s house.
Mrs. Frye then recognized one of the
men and gave detailed statement OF
how she was aroused, and looking Mt the
man shrieked, "Get out of the wayl what
do you wantp'' She almost tainted, but
had strength to again call out Mr..
Knowles, Mr.. Knowles, do come down."
Mr.. Knowles was away for the night,
but Mrs. Weeks, who lived up stairs,
heard the cries and vent down and found
Mrs. Frye thoroughly
OVERCOME BY FRIGHT.
It was found necessary to lay Mrs.
Frye on lounge, and it was mary hours
before she recovered.
It was also in evidence that one of the
men stood over the bed of Mrs. Frye's
mother, an aged lady Of II years, with
his hand on the pillow, and that finally
the desperadoes beat q hasty retreat from
the house by jumping through back
window, taking the screen along with
them. se
Walter Stevens, who was returning
from the city at the time, the men were
robbing Elfott's grocery store. was
asked.
"Do youFreoognize these two menp"
Answer-I do. One man was in the
store ransacking the drawers; the other
was standing guard outside.
Walter Merriman was another member
of the bicycls party which run into the
gang while operating in front OF the
same store, and the burden of his testi-
mony was that the smaller man was do
ing the work inside, while the one armed
man stood guard outside.
Miss Blanche Smith, the young lady
who was sleeping with Mrs. Ellis at the
time of the burglary, was the next wit
ness, but she was SO frightened at the
time that she hardly felt that she could
swear positively as to the faces of the
men.
Charles Reed was called, and recognize
ing the prisoners was asked:
"What man sand bagged youY'
Answer-This gentleman
"Don't call that man a getleman,"