Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-11-27
THE HEBRON BURGLARS.
WHAT THE WITNESSES SAID or THEM
AND WHAT THEY SAID FOR
THEMSELVES.

When James white, Thomas Howard
md Thomas Murray (if you are willing
10 accept those - their names) sttempt-
ID to break into the store and post office
Of Fred Packard ct East Hebron, they
woke up the wrong man. No doubt
they are convinced Of that fact by this
time.
Mr.. Packard IL the proprietor Of =
general store, and postmaster at Hebron
Station on the line Of the Portland and
Rumford Falls Railway. He lives over
His store, and he declares that when
there's any shooting going on around
bis establishment he proposes to oe
present.
"On the Sunday morning OF the burg
larry Mr.. Packard says, vi was awak-
ened by hearing my dog barking In the
store below. should think It was
about O'Clock. The dog kept barking
for about half an hour, and did not
think strange Of It, ~ he always narks
II he hears any one around In the night,
but about half-past one / heard shot
fred, AID then / made up my mind that
Il was about time for me TO be there,
and I got up and dressed and vent
down. found the bullet that was hred
at the dog. 1t 10 q 3s-calibre, and fits
one Of the bulldog revolvers taken from
these men. A little light snow had
fallen during the night, and ! could
easily see the tracks Of the men,"
Mr.. Packard gave description OF the
tracks and their location, and said he
also found marks where they had tried
to force the store door open.
~ found the tracks went down the
railroad, and I went to Mr.. Fsrris' house
and called him and he went to Buck1eld
with me after Deputy Sheriff Warren.
On the way back we got Mr.. Record,
Mr.. Phillips and some Others, ald track
ed these men TO the railroad tooihouse,
where we captured them"
Deputy sheriff Warren said that he
vas aroused by Mr.. Packard at about !
O'Clock Sunday morning, and went with
him TO Hebron Station.
awe arrived there about ) O'Clock
and found the tracks of the burglars
leading a little below and then returning
10 the tool house. We found the men
In the tool house, and one Of them made
an attempt to escape, but was fired on
and gave Il up. We set lanterns around
the tool house and guarded 1t, telling
them to keep quiet, and we would attend
to them by day light. When II was
DAYLIGHT we had them come out through
the window one at time and searched
them, finding revolvers, cartridges.
knives. shears, ETC., and took them 10
South Paris to jail"
Caleb Farris, who was one OF the
party making the capture, Is a section
man and had charge Of the building In
which the capture was made. He iden-
titled a new pair OF shoes that one OF
,hem wore as his own, and another pair
a. belonging to Charles Smell. He says
one of the men tried 70 escape through =
window, but he and Record fired at him,
and he got back quicker than he came
out.
Herbert Record said he Was one of the
party making the capture, and that be
fired his rife at the man who tried to
escape.
THE PRISONERS STORIES.
James White, who appears to be the
spokesman Of the gang, and not entirely
Unfamiliar with court proceedings, said
he wished TO make statement. He said
I'm a ses-faring man. and was on my
way from Montreal. | came down the
Grand Trunk to Brysnts Pond, and
went from there 10 Rumford Falls. Then
| | started to walk 70 Lewiston on the
track. When got to Hebron heard q
dog bark and thought he Was comm
after me. had two revolvers so
plugged one at him. couldn't see
where he was In the dark. Then went
down 10 the old shsnty and broke out 4
square OF glass and went In and lsic
down TO get some rest. and these Other
men came and woke me up, and wanted
TO come in. I told 'em TO come In tn,
window same as did, and they came in
We all laid down, and after while III,
shanty was surrounded, and | says, y
better get out Of this, an jumped an
found was surrounded by fourteen OF
eighteen men with guns and revolver'
| all trained on me, an some one sing
out: II you 90 another step you're dedc
man ? and | thought | would be deat
| man for some one fired an hit me 10 th'
leg, and jumped back into the shsnty!'
Thomas Howard said: me and Muir
ray was comm over from the kennebe'
River. We've been at work together Al
Millinockett, an we stopped In the poles
station at Gardiner Thursday night
Friday We went to Lewiston and slept IL
barn outside the city Fridsy night an
started for Rumford Falls Saturday
When we got up to Hebron we see I
light In the shanty, an went up TO TIT
| window an saw this man In there, an
he raised the window an let as In an W.
laid down. I went to sleep, an that
all know until the shot WAS fired In thu
mornin'. I have worked for mar
named Bartlett In Mexico, putin In eel.
lars. Have worked st Millinockett from
January to about the 20,h Of July.
had $50, but my money IL spent. haC
few cents until after left lewiston
james Murray, the youngest man Of
the trio, said: "Me an this man lef
Millinocket together an we was drunl
In Bangor an spent our money; then w
went TO Gardiner an stopped In thu
lookup for nights lodging; then W,
went to Lewiston an come up the trach
an come TO this shanty, an / put OF
these shoes for comfort, cause mine Wal
tight. These amt worth fifteen cents
anyhow--see that hole In the side o.
EN-"
Here the spokesman, White, wanted tc
| talk again. Said he:
"Those men (meaning Howard and
Murray, your Honor, are dead innocent
men. They come along an come to tn,
shsnty as they say they did. have
here one Of the shot that struck my leg
fired at the dog in the dark TO scare
him, an don't know anything about
any burglary!
II appears from the evidence In the
case that these men were armed with
bulldog revolvers OF IS calibre. After
he sheriffs posse surrounded the too
house they hid their revOlvers and car
tridges. Two of the revolvers were
found In their stocking legs, also knives
aud shears were found, and qusnty o.
cartridges were found hidden 10 the
tool house. All the men had on shoe,
stolen from the tool house.
The next move In the case will b.
made at the February term OF court Al
South Paris. Too much praise capn0l
be given Fred Packard, Deputy Sheriff
| Warren aud those associated with then
for the prompt and efficient manner IL
L .h;~h tha,, ID thta v,fupo Ire afTacI