The Portland daily press., 1900-07-09
MANY CRIMES
May Be Traced to the Men Arrested Mt
Dover.

Dover.
Dover, N. H., July 1.-THE four meT
who were arrested at a roadhouse neal
this city last night, in connection witt
the shooting affray which occurred here
July 4th, as the result of which two men
have died, while two are in critical
condition as the result of their wounds,
were given hearing before Judge G.
S. Frost in the local court today, and all
were remanded to jail under a eontinu
ance of the case until July 30th, without
bail. James Williams was charged with
the murder Of James Dobbins, who was
shot in the affray and who died July
9Th. John Farren. Frank Gold and Viii
liam Scott, the other three men, were
charged with being with Williams at the
time the crime was committed. No
charge involving the death of John Nc
Nally, who was killed on the spot, was
entered today. County Attorney w. w.
Scott asked for a continuance until
August to enable him to secure addi-
tional evidence, but after some discussion
the court fixed the date at July 30
About 40 witnesses were ready to testify
and each was held in $50 to appear at the
continued hearing. The witnesses were
released on their own recognizance.
The police express confidence that
the men under arrest are the ones in.
vo1ved in the affair Wednesday. Such
evidence as has been made public seems
to point Enthusiastically to Williams as
the one who did the shooting. During
the day today the police have received
many queries as to what they have found
out concerning the men under arrest
and the authorities have come to be-
Iieve that they may be able to throw
light upon some of the other mysterious
crimes that have occurred in this vicini-
ty recently. The attention of the police
has been called to the fact that the rob-
berry of the South Berwick National bank,
which occurred some weeks ago, was
committed by three men. The police
also have in mind the fact that night
or two ago the Cold Spring brewery AT
Lawrence was robbed, after the night
Waterman and the engineer had been
bound and locked in freight car. Six
men figured in the affair at Lawrence,
but one of them is described as being
tall and having a dark moustache and
this description fits Williams who seems
to be leader of the gang under arrest
here
The two victims of the shooting who
have died. were buried here today. The
services were held from St. Marys Ca
tholic church, Rev. FIR. ID. W. Murphy,
officiating. The solemn requiem mass
was said in each instance, the services
for NcNally being at clock and those
for Dobbins, at 9. There was a large
attendance at each funeral and many
floral tributes were presented.
George Gagnon, who was shot in the
affray, remained today in about the same
condition as yesterday. Part of the time
he was unconscious. At other times he
recovere d sufficiently to take nourish
ment.
Arthur Russell, the fourth victim OF
the shooting, is at his home in Somers
worth, in charge of two physicians. Tn,
bones in Russeu's leg were badly shat
tered and the doctors fear that am
putation will be necessary. The opera.
ton will be performed only as last
resort as the mans condition is such a.
to make it very doubtful if he can sur
vive