The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-07
Men Were All Under Influence
of Liquor.


Dover, N. H., July 6.-Five men, Civ
ing their names as John Williams, John
Farren, William Scott, Frank Gold and
John Brown, three Of whom are supposed
to be the men concerned in the murder
Gus assault upon four Dover residents
on the night of July 4th, resulting in the
death of two of them-John McNa1Iy and
Thomas Dobbins-were rounded up about
o'clock this afternoon. With the excep-
tion of Williams, the men We're found at
the Wayerly house, near the Granite
State Trotting park, two miles from this
city where they had spent the night.
Williams who was the man most wanted
was found asleep in the bushes beside
the road, short distance away. This
afternc bout three o'clock, Edward
Ellis, who lives near the Waverly houses,
came to this city and notified County
Solicitor Scott that there was q party of
four or five men there, some of whom an
swered the description of the men wanted
for the murder Mr.. Sco0t quickly col
lectsd a squad of officers and accompanied
them to the house. Upon arriving there
Assistant Marshal Wilkinson was the
first to enter. The men saw him coming
and scattered in different directions .
He saw Farren going through a winao W
and grabbed him by the shoulder wher e.
upon Farren whipped out a revolver,
Wilkinson pulling his own weapon a t
the same time. He ordered Farren to
come back into the house or he would
shoot, to which Farren replied, IN
willing to take the chance. At this
moment officer Young, who is an athlete
and very powerful, sprang into the room
seized Farren's fist, took the revolver
from him, pulled him into the room and
soon had him in irons. Brown and Scott
who were also in the room, We're also ar
rested by the two officers. Deputy Sheriff
Cushman and Officer Iibbetts who was
outside the house, saw Frank Gold max
ing for the barn and as they gave chase
he ran under it. They soon brought him
to bay at the point of a revolver and he
too was was placed In irons. Williams,
whom the officers were most anxious to
secure was not found at that time.
The officers went back into the house
and asked JOsehp LenOx, the prOprie-
tor where the 'sIaIl fellow dressed in
dark clothes" was .Lenox said that he
had left about twenty minutes before for
Somersworth, and Officer Young at once
started for that city in a carriage with
George Scott as driver. After they had
been gone few minutes two line repair
ers drove by and upon being asked if
they had met the man on the road said,
pointing back, there is a man asleep
in the bushes back there.
Thereupon Deputy Sheriff Hayes, ac-
companied by Solicitor Scott, went to the
place and found Williams asleep. He
was awakened and placed under arrest.
The prisoners were all brought to this
place tonight When searched but one
in
being the one which Farren attempted
to use, but on the night of the Fourth
when the tragedy occurred, three revol-
vers were seen,
AT the station Mrs Kitty Scanlon who
has been held there as a witness since
yesterday morning, positively identified
Williams as the man who shot DObbins
and McNally as they were seated with
her on the steps Of the McManus resi-
dence on Young street Wednesday, night
Daniel Sullivan who was shot over the
eye on the afternoon of the Fourth of
July identified Williams, Gold and Brown
as the men with whom he had the trou-
BILE.
A blue handkerchief with white dots
which figured in the Wednesday night
affair, was found on Williams. When
the latter was identified by Mrs Sean
lon, he recogni zed her and turned pale.
Williams, Scott and FaITen are between
25 and 80 years of age and all three are
pleasant appearing men who would not
have been selected as persons capable OF
committing such q terrible crime. Gold
and Brown are about 30 and % years of
age respectively and their personal ap-
pearance is far from prepossessing. The
men were all more or less under the in
duence of liquor and for that reason were
in no condition to be interviewed to-
night. County Solicitor Scott win coll
lect his evidence tomorrow and hopes to
have the men arraigned tomorrow after
noon.
James Lord, who was an eye witness to
the affair, identified Williams as the man
who shot Arthur Russell, Joseph Gagnon,
Dobbins and McNally. He saw the first
two men shot, and was running down
the street on the way to notify the police
when the shots were fired that resulted in
the death OF Dobbins and MoNally.