The Republican journal., 1898-10-20
Horse Stealing, Burglary and Larceny.

The recent burglaries in this county, ap-
parently by an organized gang, have occu-
pied the attention of the officers of the law,
and as result of their efforts two men are
now in Belfast Jail awaiting hearing. Last
Saturday Sheriff s. G. Norton, while in
Burnham, learned that two men had passed
through that village whose actions led to
the suspicion that they belonged to the
gang of burglars They were followed to
Palmyra, where Sheriff Norton and Deputy
Sheriff Haskell of Pittsfield arrested them
They proved to be Judson Wiley of Palmyra
and Henry Wiley of Levant. They were
brought to Belfast and Tuesday were arraign-
ed in the Police Court on charge of breaking
and entering the store of Daniel NJ McFar-
land, in Montville, the night of Oct. Sth.
Through their attorney, W. Fl. M cLellan,
Esq, they waived the reading of the war
rant and pleaded not guilty. They then
stated that parties in Levant could testify
to their whereabouts on the night when the
burglary was committed, and Judge Rogers
continued the case to Monday, Oct. 9th, at
10 A. NJ, to allow them to get their wit
them is the description of the tracks near
the Mcfarland store, which is said to CORE
spond with tracks made by the prisoners in
the newly graveled roadbed of the railroad.
The officers think they can connect the men
with burglaries in Palermo, Knox and
Searsport, and that there is another man
connected with them who is not yet appre-
hended. Parties who saw these men early
Saturday say they had considerable money
with them, but when arrested they had
none at all-the latter condition being lit
tie strange, to say the least.
City Marshal Reuben A. Call of Water
vile telephoned to City Marshal Sanborn to
arrest man whose description he gave, and
hold him, as the man was wanted in Water
vile. When the message was received here
it was learned that the man had arrv ed on
the morning train and gone to Northport on
steamer fremont. Deputy Sheriff M. G.
Norton then took the case and went to
Temple Heights, where he found the man
at the Pioneer cottage. The man is known
as Harry James and he is accused of steal
ing money in Watervile. Mr.. Call arrived
Tuesday and took him to Waterville for
trial.
Some time ago horse was stolen from
Alfred W. Pullen of Palermo, and Constable
Frank G.. Norton of that town has since
been at work on the case. Last week he
disguised himself as horse jockey and
went among that fraternity trading. In the
town of Mercer he found man named
Dwight Knox, who had a horse to sell
Norton offered to trade and, taking Knox
into his carriage to show off his horse, tbs
officer led the talk around to point where
he made the arrest. Knox was brought
to Liberty and tried before Trial Justice
VIM. H. Moody He was bound over in
| $500 to the January term of S. ]. Court, anC
failing to get bonds is in Belfast Jail
! highly sensational account of thest
matters appeared in Belfast special to tht
Kennebec journal of Tuesday. in which U
S. Deputy Marshal B. o. Norton and Deputy
Sheriff NJ. G. Norton figured largely. b. o
Norton informs us that he was at work on
other business in another part of the STATE
at the time and knew nothing of it unit
after it was all over. In fact such matters
| are not within his jurisdiction as an officer
| Deputy Sheriff NJ. q. Norton had nothing tC
do with the burglary or horse-steahng cases
| officers