Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-04

ouSihess- Another brother Charles r
Mliilken. has been prominent in the
manufacturing business and as a side
issue, he conducted for several seasons
the renowned Glen house. situated in
the very heart of the White mountains
rms magnificent hosiery was burned
10 the ground half a dozen years ago.
third brother, Seth L. Millken has
become a millionaire in the wholesale
dry goods business and in many other
| business enterprises in New York city.
Inc youngest brother, George Milliken,
who was a well-known commission
merchant after he had retired from the
wholesale grocery trade in this city,
died during the last summer.
During his absence from the custom
house the affairs of that office have
been under the charge of the deputy
collector Arthur l.. Farnsworth, who
was the right hand man during the ad
ministratiOn of Mr.. Milliken's predeces-
sor, ex-Mayor John W. Deering. When
Mr.. Milliken qualified he decided to re-
tain Mr. Farnsworth.
Ex-Deputy Marshal Joseph G. Ster-
ling, who retired from service last
spring after being a member of the po-
lice department in various capacities
for nearly 80 years, has the honor of
having made the longest trip after a
prisoner that has ever been known in
the history of the police department of
this city.
This occurred just % years ago the
past month";" said the veteran deputy
marshal in speaking of the affair to the
journal correspondent this afternoon.
One of our most prominent merchants
who was the proprietor of a dry goods
stone on Congress street. opposite the
Preble house, had got into serious
trouble. He had forged checks and the
total amount of his falsifications
amounted to the nice little sum of SILL
800. AS soon as the man had commit
ted this piece of folly, he at once left
town; but after a great deal of inves-
LEGATION we learned that he had left
New York on steamer bound for Key
West from which place he had intend
ed to sail for South America We
We're determined to hunt down the man
if such a thing was possible and the
case was turned over to me. | went
down to Augusta for the first thing
and obtained requisition papers from
the governor of the State to the COVER
nor of Florida. Then l departed and
went the entire distance by rail to
Florida. Yellow fever was raging in
its most terrible stage down in Florida
in those days and before l reached
Tallahassee to see the state officials ]
had passed through six places where
the fever was at its highest and in
which the people We're dying like flocks
of sheep When | saw the governor
and the other officials of the state.
they explained the fearful condition Of
the country and told me that | had bet
ter wait a few days at Least ana even
not start at all for Key West. They
told me that if | should leave for that
island, | would be surely taking my
own life in my hands l thought Of my
wife and three little children up in
Portland but realizing my duty. I de-
cided to keep right ahead. Accordingly
| cabled to the sheriff at Key West
description of the fugitive with also in
Structions to hold the man until !
should arrive on the following morn
ing. Then l left on a steamboat on
which We're a number of passengers
who We're suffering from the fever and
some of whom died on the trip
Arriving at Key West | did not find
my man. Indeed, it was 80 hours be
fore he appeared. The vessel on which
he had sailed from New York had been
anchored on the Bahama banks Oft
Cuba and this was what had caused
the delay. OF course, the man was
greatly surprised to see me standing o.
the wharf when his vessel sailed into
Key West. But he made no trouble
and readily consented to go back with
me to Portland. We made haste ir
coming back, going to Galveston. Texas
and then taking a steamer to New
York.
Some of the parties whom the man
had wronged would not appear against
him when I had got home. In fact
only one man was willing to continue
the prosecution. A trial was held anG
The prisoner was sent down to the STATE
prison to serve a term of five years
| Had all of the parties who had made
formal complaint against him. appeared
| in court to state their charges, the tern
would have been 50 long that he woult
have died in the Thomaston reforma-
| tory"
Have you ever run across the chal
since those days."
| MOI until q rev weeks dSp Hdt 1 eve
| seen or even heard of The whereabouts
| Of that man. This summer | was on
| Of the watchmen on the Boston steam
| ars and on one of my trips | met this
| man. A brother officer pointed him GU
| to me from the large number Of pas
| ;engers on board. / did not recognize
| him until several minutes had passed
He looked entirely different from tn
| vav that he used to when in Portland
| At the time that he lived here he wore
| 1 long beard. This is now cut and ne
| has a smooth face. When he bego" t.
| talk with me. | soon saw all of his Ole
| features and realized that this wa!
| surely the one and same fellow whom
| had brought up as prisoner from re!
| West % long years ago. He said tha'
| ne was pleased to again meet me an'
| said that for several years he had beer