Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-22
ADMITS THE THEFT.
A '2-Year-OId Lewiston Bow
Steals a Fine Team.
DIVES Across to this City Where He
Is Soon Under Arrest.
Cody Tells About His Trip-.T ken BACK IN
Lewiston by Marshal Odlin.

j boy about II years of age. drivino
nice team. called at the stable az
>. I. Stilkey q Son at the head of W.
! Ter street, and made some INQUIRIES To
g2rdinS the route and distance 10 w,
tcrville. Mr.. Stilkey had some CONVEX
s2tion with him and was told bv iho
BOY that his name was Lewis Lauoin,e
and that he had come from Lewisto,
that morning. Upon hearing this Mr.
Sulkey asked him If he intended N
drive TO N2terville without feeding his
EorSe The boy told him that he should
have TO. as he had no money. and the,
Mr.. Stilkey told his he would feed tha
noIse free of charge and also have
shoe replaced on one of the fore fee.
and the boy drove into the stable. IN
reply to questions he said that tho
horse belonged to him. that he had PAID
$40 for it, which sum he took from tho
bank. He said that his father had
harnessed the horse and started him
for Waterville about $50 that morning.
All this seemed very remarkable 10
Mr.. Stilkey. though the boy told he
story without Il hitch. and when ne
tried to sell the horse. first for $,5 ana
then for $50. Mr.. Stilkcy felt sure that
there WAS something wrong somewh here
for the horse was n valuable one and
worth several times the SIS which the
boy said he had paid. so he notified
City Marshal Breen, who at once went
To the stable. and walking up to the
youngSter said: You have stolen this
team" The start and change of color
i'll the youths face was so slight that
it was almost imperceptihle. and The
boy steadily stucl, to his story that lie
left Lewiston at 40 in the morning
with The fun consent of his parents.
ard nothing could make him change
il.
The boy was taken to the station
and when Mr.. Breen called up City
Marshal Odlin by telephone. He had
barely time to mention Il team when
Mr.. Odlin inquired if the team was
at Waterville. He said that 4 boy took
4 nice team from in front Of one of
the stores in Lewiston the night before.
ana they had been una bic to find it.
The horse was 4 strip faced bay PAGER
and the wagon was Il nice one VITA
hard rubber tires. As this correspond
ed with the team driven by the boy.
Mr.. Odlin requested Mr.. Breen to hold
the boy until he came after him in
the afternoon.
Mr.. Odlin on arrival went to Stilkey' 2
stable. where he identified the team as
belonging to Henry =. Eechard. an in
surance man. and which had been TAX
en- from in front of his place Of bust
! ness in Lewiston at about 3 o'clock
Friday afternoon. The horse was found
| to besapparently none the worse for his
s0-milee drive with the exception of one
shoe. which had been lost on the way.
Mr.. Oalin requested Mr.. Stilkey to keep
the team until Monday when man
will be sent from Lewiston to take IT
back 10 that city.
From the stable Mr.. Odlin and Mr..
Ereen drove to the police station an"
op% lie way to the station he told 4
| Jour.ial man some of the factS IN '.''
| case II seems that Mr.. Bechard Is IN
f, thu ha bit of driving to his Office win
| the team that was stolen anu IN
horse is hitched in front OF the ONCE
where it is used by such OF the ageh.s
| nc wish for 4 team on leaving the VI
fee The team was missed ABOUT D :.
or a little later. Friday afternoon anu
/ q search was made for II but IL cou'u
| not N, found Mr.. George Bonhalle -
tho clothing firm of Names " DON
ra,,ia later informed Mr.. becil'tu
| that rs ne came down 10 ms 60 :.
which is rear the office OF MI beCild ~
no cav n boy get into Mr.. Becharu
| ,,.ooor and drive off, but as the oo'
showed no embarrassment. ne thouR -
| ,o+b;np of the matter, suppoSihS '"'
-, nod heen sent away with the team
NJ Rechard. 1t was supposed wa
- hoy. had not gone far. but nae
a.;,.er around and the team woulu rs
rrl somewhere agout the city la'e'
in the day. ., ,,.bo had
aao,, , small. dark compleXioheu ",
| a,i,.inp n team of the desctIp'.ol
NJ Rechard's toward Greene. ih's
rauo,,.ad IN and it was found una ~
tt,v had gone through Greene anu ~ :,
.,ara he had inquired the /,
jIaods He passed through Leeus az" ~
.as thought that he had gone "
&c. Corner. The searchers Stai ~ :,
rr+;s Corner. but the roads "eie "
! ,n shane that their wagon
,, ,rd they were compelled l" 90
ord IN the way home peca"'.
-, some of the country roaus ""u
tat ,aach Lewiston unti hoo"'
n.cIoclz in the morning.
~, ,,,,yal at the station youns
io,a y.as taken into the MAJ ."''
.;,,a+e office where he was ques,,''.'
~, MARSHAL Od,in. He was sinai .,,;o :,
i've looking youngster ms la' w.,
.,s little flushed when ne 49,
hro,,gb, in. was dark and sho"eu -, ~
bc had spent much of the .'''le .nad
ont Of doors. where he had sa'''e' -.
rood coat of tan. He wore SUI "
tla the worse for wear. ana "'' ~, :
roefer. He looked younger ina Wv
> Years which he told Marshai "", "a
his age. When confronted by WI -.
lin whom he said he knew. ne au''',
ted for the first time that ne nag So
,he team from in front OF the ~ =,
stora. He said that he went rom &c
which let out at o'clock. ou' VI. -,
hon street. and he thought tha' TT
iabout $3.50 when he took the 49, anoI
naid he had no money ana ST." ~
denied taking a pocketbook i'"n' ,v,
stable of a Mr.. Libby wheie ia ~
hanging about in the forehoon' arso,
money could be found on pc ~, too
He said he did not know WHY ~, M
the team and that he had ho ,,,it