The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-19
THE BooTHBY MURDER.

THE BOOTHBY MURDER.
The Portland Department Assists City
Marshall Brown and sheriffs Firth and
PIummer Hansack tho Town for Tramp
Portland officers have been lending a
hand in the hunt for the murderer OF
Ivory T. Boothby, the North Saco farmer,
who was lured from his home Wednf sday
night. shot ard robbed and his dead
body left by the roadside.
Ever since the discovery or the dead
body, the Portland police department
has been in frequent communication
with the Saco authorities and has been
kept posted on the Developments in the
case. The patrolmen have been instruct
ed to keep sharp lookout for any sus-
picious looking character coming from
the direction of North Saco
The sheriff's Office has also been in
touch with the Saco officers who are In
yestigating the murder case. Friday al
ternoon telephone message received at
the sheriff's office brought the infor-
nation that about noon tramp had been
seen near Scarboro crossing, walking
toward Portland on the Eastern division
tracks, and that some railroad men saw
him wiping a revolver.
Deputy Sheriffs Firth and Plummer
started out with horse, drove down to
the freight yards, went out on the tracks
a short distance, and visited number
of places along Commercial street.
About O'Clock they saw standing on
the street corner near the Custom House,
q man whose appearance convinced them
that he was the tramp they had been
looking for.
Deputy Firth jumped out of the wagon
and informed the man that he wanted
q few minutes conversation with him.
The stranger looked rather sheepish.
The officer asked him who he was and
where he had come from. The fellow
gave his name,s said he belonged aboard
the Brooklyn, Schley's flagship, and that
since he landed in New York harbor he
had been on prolonged spree. He was
in citizens attire. He had spent all his
money and had finally left train at
Scarboro crossing and walked to Port
land.
Ibid you take drink when you were
walking into Portland" asked the
deputy sheriff.
The fellow replied that he hadn't any
money to buy drink with. :,
81 mean q drink OF water, continued
the officer. Didn't you stop at spring
and take drink"
eyes, 1 did. got drink at spring.
out thers near where pigs are kept"
ah0nt that pRVOlypr Won
were fumbling when you were on the
track2' =,
The stranded jack Tar laughed hearth
~. ga revolver? Why, sir, / don't car
~ revolver. Perhaps somebody saw
me fooling with this"--and he pulled
pump. That was the only thing resem-
bling a weapon he had about him.
Deputy Firth was satisfied that he had
been working up wrong clue. "You
haven't been to dinner, you say"
'tNo, sir, ! haven't seen anything tc
eat today" "Come along with me then,
and the big hearted deputy led the way
qua ter and ordered the proprietor to
give the stranger a dinner.
"Was he hungry" the deputy asked
the restauranter, when he met him later
in the afternoon.
Hungry Well, I should say he was.
guess he hadn't seen anything to eat fol-
whole week, and l guess he won't
need anything more for week"
City Marshal Berry M. Burns of Saco,
came in early Saturday morning to see
if he could get on the track OF tramp who
rode into PORTLAND from Buxton. Thurs
day morning, witt, arren Mason. Bar
Mills farmer. Ihir mp,it was thought
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