Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-08-13
A DESPERATE GANG.
Being Run Down by Solicitor
Scott, Dover, N. H.,
Ia Working Up the Fourth Of July
Murder Case.
Organized Gang Suspected, with Powerful Ia
flusacs asd Plenty Of Cash.

Dover, N H., Aug. 1.-THE running
to earth of gang of desperate GRIMM
ais seems to be the task entered upon
by County Solicitor Scott, as the out
come of the Fourth of July tragedy in
this city, in which John McNally was
killed, Thomas Dobbins fatally wounded
and Joseph Gagnon seriously hurt. So
conclusively does the evidence show
that at least two of the men under ar
rest are members of one of the best or
ganized body of lawbreakers in the
East, that Mr.. Scott. of late, has feared
that there would be some sort of an at
tempt to deliver the prisoners from the
Strafford county Jail. Today, the
guards at the Jail We're doubled.
After the shooting of McNally, Dob
bins and Gagnon, the police took into
their charge John Farrell, Frank Gold
VIM. Scott, John Brown and John Will
liams. At subsequent hearing Far
rell and Williams were discharged for
lack of evidence and then Immediately
arrested on suspicion of having taken
part in the robbery of the office of the
Cold Spring Brewery at Lawrence
Mass. at which time the watchman was
bound and locked in a freight car Will
Lawrence officers secure requisition pa
pers.
The Dover police and County Soic-
| itor Scott have grown TO believe that
plans were laid TO get the men free
Strangers in town seemed willing tC
spend money to assist the prisoners
Farrell and Williams appear to have
counsel ready to defend them when they
go to Lawrence to stand trial for the
brewery robbery.
The first intimation that the five men
under arrest may be important GRIM
inals was made public through the rec
ognition by Dover man of Chief Con-
stable Noe of Sherbrooks. p. G.. Sat
urday, when he came here to look al the
men. After that it was noised abroad
that the Canadian officers were certain
to recognize the five men. City Mar
shall Sullivan began to get additional
evidence in his case against Williams
and Farrell.
Constable Noe brought a number of
pictures of the men who are known to
have been engaged in desperate affairs in
the provinces. In one bank robbery SD
eco was stolen and nothing recovered: in
another $1,000 stolen and only 5000 secured
when arrests were made. One picture is
that of Howard Brooks" alias John
Brook. alias many Others and 1t is per-
feet likeness of Williams.
Constable Noe identified Williams as
the prisoner who escaped from Sher-
brooke prison. April Is. and who was ar
rested for a bank robbery. Feb. S.
Another picture is a good likeness of
John Hurdle, wanted for crimes in the
provinces.
The watchman a the bank in She-
brooke was bound with copper wire at a
recent robbery. So was the watchman at
the Cold Spring Brewery at Lawrence.
and the same material was used to bind
the watchman when the robbery was at
tempted at the bank in Salmon Falls.
The Dover police have found man who
claims to have seen Williams and Far
rell at Salmon Falls. the morning on the
day the break was attempted there. and
the conclusion is reached that the three
breaks were made by the same lien and
that copper wire was used in each case
as better than cord for binding purposes.
The police believe that Farrell save his
right name and that his home is IN Pitts
field, Mass. and City Marshal Sullivan
of Lawrence, understands thar Farrell's
father came here and engaged counsel
for his son.
County Solicitor Scott believes that the
gang have money behind them and that
lawyers are engaged at a yearly price to
defend any member.
County Solicitor Scott. today, received
word from Alfred. Me-. that the five men
who were arrested at North Berwick for
breaking and entering freight cars and
who are awaiting requisition papers, ale
willing TO return without the papers.
They will be brought here. tomorrow.
They are Joseph Harrington Of Ames-
bury. George White OF Woburn. and
Frank Davis, John Harris and John Nc
Carthy of Peterboro. Ont.