Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-07-06
IS IT MURDER?
Albert {. Hamilton Found
Dead, Thursday Morning.
Bad Wound on the Head Inflicted
in Unknown Manner.
The Authorities Think He Was Struck BY Train
-other Theories.

Whether Albert f. Hamilton. aged 80.
met his death through being struck by
train or at the hands of an assassin,
remains to Ee proven His dead BODY
was found, yesterday morning. beside
the Maine Central tracks above the
bridge. The death was caused by
wounds inflicted on the back Of his
head
Hamilton was the head of the river
driving crew for the Augusta Lumber
co. He left the camp near Riverside
about o'clock Wednesday afternoon
and came to this city That was the
last time he was seen alive by his wife.
on arriving at this city. he went with
some of his companions and in the
evening left his team at Bryant's sta
bic. He was ut that time partially in
toXicatcd. and his team was put in the
stable. Later in the evening someone
heard the team drive out Of the yard.
1T seems. however, that Hamilton did
not drive his team away but it was
taken care OF by a friend With his
team gon" he was left to walk back to
the camp.
He was in several places during the
was seen on Willow street 10y officer
Hanks. At that time H. was drunk
ANA once fell down. officer Hanks
started to pick him up and carry the
man To the station. Hamilton had re
covered himself by this time and start
ed off alone IN the direction of the rail
road track. going up Willow street.
Shortly after the II o'clock train
went down. IL crowd of men were heard
quarreling outside Of the Cushnoc
Paper Co.'S plant. At that time Harry |
Sttckney. 4 night fireman. was in the |
boiler room. He recognized Hamiltou's |
voice. All that was said he could not |
tell. but he did hear Hamilton say: II
have a good mind to hit the Yankee
- Those We're the last words /,
Hamilton was heard to say by any one !
So far as has been learned.
Shortly after o'clock. yesterday /
Allie carr was on his way |
up the railroad track to the lumber 4
camp. When a short distance below !
the switch of the track leading tn the !
Cushnoc Paper cos plant. he found !
the body Of Hamilton on the track |
The body was lying face down with /
the feet crossed and one arm thrown |
over his breast and was still warm. !
After trying to raise the body to
sitting posture and finding that the man
was still alive, he started for the
police.
Near the body was pool of blood /
and the btod was gushing from the
mans nose ana ears. showing that he
must have been bleeding for some time
before being found.
The first man whom Carr found was
Ward ana City Marshal Brecn was
notified by telephone of the occurrence.
'itv Marshal Breen at once sent word
for Coroner j. F. Eean. and in COM
panv with Undertaken Plummer. the
party started for the scene Of the acci-
irnt Hamilton was found to be dead
aud the remains were taken in
,harge and carried to Plummer's
rooms where they re-
NAMED. yesterday.
Coroner Bean at once impaneled
/ jury as follows: Joseph Williamson.
Jr. Judge A. q. Andrews. w. II.
Fisher. Walter Davis. Willard Me
Taddcn and Frank G. Harrington.
They were sworn in and viewed the
at the undertaking rooms, and
after statement of the injuries had
)een read the jury adjourned until 10
l'clock. this morning.
At the time thr jury was III session
il was believed that Hamilton had
met his death by being struck by
rain The train for the east. due here
vt 80 A. NJ. was 20 minutes late.
!. stcr,iay morning. ana it was thought
he might have been hit by this and
Ms body knocked to one side. 1t was
believed that death would not result
Instantly and that Il sufficient time
would have elapsed between the time