The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-29
Charged Hith Entering Store at
Hollis Centre.
Were Clothed in Stolen
Property.
Confessed Their Crime When
Taken Into Custody.

An important arrest of two burglars
was made at Westbrook near the Boston
& Maine depot, Sunday morning at
1880 O'Clock.
The young men were arrested by City
Marshal Donald Wight and are wanted in
York county for breaking and entering
the store Of Mr.. A. L. Bradbury Of Hollis
Centre, who Is also the village postmas-
tar.
The burglars effected an entrance to
the store sometime after O'Clock Sun
day morning, but the break was not dis
covered until about O'Clock Sunday,
when Mr.. Bradbury went to open his
store to fix his fires. AS soon as Mr..
Bradbury discovered the theft of cloth
ing, ETC., he went at once to the home
of Deputy Sheriff LeaYitt and reported
the case. Mr.. Bradbury was in his team
and Kept on following the trail in the
road in hopes Shat he might oYertake
the thieves. AS soon as Deputy Sheriff
Leayitt could get ready he started out
in team to follow the same course as
Mr.. Bradbury. Enquiries were made
along the way which led Mr.. Bradbury
and the deputy sheriff to believe that the
thieves were on the way toward West
brook. AS soon as Mr.. Bradbury reached
Westbrook he reported the case to
Special Policeman HPomerleua, { as the
York county officer then had no juris-
diction in the matter, as he did not have
the necessary papers with him Word
was also sent to City Marshal Wight,
who went out to join in the search
Marshal Wight had not been waiting
long before he saw two weIl-dressed fell
lows walking down the Boston & Maine
railroad tracks and as they approached
he placed them under arrest.
The fellows were about % years of
age. At the police station they were
searched and confessed to the thefts.
Each of the boys wore new suit of
clothes which they took from the stors
Of Mr.. Bradbury. They also wore brand
new hats and had Oh full new suit of
underwear. shoes, etc. One of the boys
had an extra pair of pants concealed
about his person. They also had with
them sleeve elastics, handkerchiefs, co.
logne, etc. The clothing was identified
by Mr.. Bradbury and bore the mark of
Allen & Co., of Portland. The boys
gave their names as Arthur Maybrick
of Galveston,g Tex, and Arthur Smith
of Quebec. They gained entrance to the
store By breaking a panel from the
door.
After mora careful search the officers
found an envelope containing II two-osnt
unused postage stamps taken from the
post Office One of the boys had new
note book and on one of the pages ap-
peared the name Of Thomas Sprague, 161
Hampshire street, Portland. A note
was written beneath the name Of
Sprague, stating that the owner of the
book sat for his pictures October 20,
1900. Coupons for reserved seats in the
balcony of the Portland theatre for Fri
day, October %, were also found among
the collateral.
Mr.. Bradbury says that the same fell
lows must have made a similar break
about two weeks ago as he found some
clothing which was new that the. boys
discarded when they took the new clothes
on Sunday morning,
The burglars are believed to be old
hands at the business, although each Of
them appears to be very Intelligent and
of good bearing. They Will be taken
back to York county sometime Monday
forenoon to answer to the charge