Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-26
BOWDITCH. WEBSTER & co.
CITY DRUG STORE.

taken. ana the officers looked over
ta"i" ruNts %. the arr5s. &c escaped
criminals Pictures w three NJ the
gang We're found. or. al le2st the Off
GERS are satisfied that they are the
Same. but AS there was nothing against
the fellows here they We're sent back 70
Boston on thu boat The Boston W
ficials were notified that they Were on
the boat and if they We're wanted for
anything they could have them upon
their arrival in Boston.
The five We're all nice looking young
men. ranging from % to p years Of age.
They We're nicely dressed in black and
blue sack coats The officers feel GER
tain that they are pretty foxy fellows,
but are satisfied in causing them to
give up the Gardiner trip. Their
names as given are: Andrew Bonner,
"a years old Chelsea street. Charles
town, John Scott, 1868 Washington
street. Boston. age 20. Harvey MIX. p
years old lives at RoXbury hotel, John
Walsh. aged 70, lives at 100 State street,
Boston, John Lamont 81 Howard street,
Boston. aged a
Lamont ana Bonner We're the slick
est looking two of the lot and from
their conversation in the station after
they had been given a nice dinner and
found that the officers would allow
them TO leave the city. it was seen that
they We're well acquainted with Crimi-
mails all over the country, They knew
most OF the worst crooks in the coua-
Try and without the slightest doubt are
as slippery an any in the profession.
When they were taken to the sta
ton City Marshal Drake and County
Attorney Heselton took them to the
cell room where the crowd could not
look in and allowed the newspapermen
admittance but shutting out all others.
When the fellows We're requested TO re-
move their coats and be examined some
Of the gang displayed considerable ner-
Vousness They however made the
best of it and described the TATTOO marks
on their arms to Detective True who
conducted the examination.
They at first had considerable to say
about the officers and ioked among
themselves and at some of the news
paper men present. They soon changed
their tune when they saw a dinner
come in which was as good as any
served by hotel. They eargcrly sat
round the table and told the officers
that If they had known that they We're
to have such a nice dinner that they
would have come sooner.
While they were seated at dinner
Detective True had found circular
sent from Boston detective agency
offering a reward for the picture of
Charles II. Parsons for the larceny Of
S'S9. This was in 1897 and described
Parsons as being Il years of age and
the picture was very similar to La
mont especially about the eyes
After comparing the picture with La
mont Detective True stepped up be
hlnd him and showed the picture up in
ms face. Lamont turned round with
Il grin, saying, Not in 1000 wears"
1hls was regarded as suspicious mas
much as Detective True had not said
anything about it being Lamont They
evidently thought that he was not
sharp enough to know that they
thought he knew it was his picture af
tHr standing up and comparing it with
MN ana then showing ii in his face. If
ne was sharp enough to pick pockets.
as everybody thinks is his business. he
was certainly sharp enough to know
that much
aust before leaving on the boat the
young men gave the officers a compli-