Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-28
INTENT TO KILL.
Frank Larrabee Charged With
AssauIting Mrs. Chas. Thomas.
Arrested, Yesterday, With Her
l7-Year-0Id Daughter Eva.
B,th Had Been Missing Since Saturday Nioht
Date o: Alleged Assault.

The youthful Frank Larrabee b.s !,
other burden added to the cha,,a'-
which he will have to face at tho IN,
term of the superior court Larrabca is
one Of the alleged burglars who recent
~ carried on their depredations IN tbo
Augusta shoe shop building. ana for
this alleged offence he was under s-oo
bonds, when the last misdemeapor 90
Cured. for which he was arrested ~,
placed i'll the station at City hall vos-
terday afternoon, TO await q hearing
this morning.
The warrant on which Larrabce was
arrested. yesterday, charge; him with
assault with intent to kill the aIleced
assault having been committed, Satur-
day evening, upon Mrs. Charles 4
Thomas at the nome Of Larrabee, No
2S Page street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thomas, who
lives on the Getchell road. have a IL
ycar-old daughter. Eva Thomas, VINO.
until last Friday. was in attendance at
the Cony High school. Frank Lara
bee had been intimate with Eva for
some time-for over two years. both
said, yestcrday-and this intimacy was
objected to by Mrs. Thomas.
Last Saturday night, both Larrabcc
and Eva Thomas We're at Larrabee's
home when Mrs. Thomas called to take
her daughter away and right here is
where the great point of the story
hangs
Mrs. Thomas claims that when she
attempted to take Eva away. Larrabec
threatened her life with n knife and
drove her from the house. Both the
girl and Larrabee, yesterday, said that
the story was false. That Larrabce did
have knife in his hand but he was
only cutting bread with it and did
not threaten Mrs. Thomas
That Saturday night was the last
that was seen Of the young couple I'M
til yesterday afternoon at lis o'clock
The police have been on the lookout
for them but they have kept out of
sight. 1t is not now known just where
they have passed the three days.
{. II. Cram. who is in the employ OF
Il. w. Soule. was driving Mr.. Soulc's
team to EallOWell over the new road,
yesterday. when he met Larrabce. Mr..
some years and has felt sorry for her
since nc learned or her esrapaae He
talked with Larrabee. telling him that
the police Were looking for the girl and
that her friends and parents were
anxious. Larrabee said that he would
send her home
Mr.. Cram did not know that Larrt-
bee was wanted By the police and
he would meet them on the
way back to Augusta, drove to his dcs-
tination. On his way back he saw Lar
rabee coming out OF the woods. Lar
rabee put on rather Il whining tone
saying that he knew where the girl was
and would send her to her parents. Mr.
Cram drove into town and notified City
Marshal Breen that the two We're on
the nov Hallowell road. The marshal
with officer Chase. took a team and
started out.
BY following tracks in the mud
which sometimes went out'of the regu-
lar road and showed that the run-a-
ways had doubled on their tracks, hop
ing to throw any pursuers off the track,
the officers came to Hallowell, just as
City Marshal Church of HalloWell. and
Special officer T. +. Greedy, We're plac-
ing Larrabee and the girl in the Halo
well lookup, having captured them on
hill in Hallowell.
1t seems that Larrabee and Eva
had called at the house of Of
ficer Greedy on the Hallowell road and
taken dinner there. When they left the
house. Mr.. Greedy had followed them
having previously notified Marshal
Church of their whereabouts, and or
hill they were arrested as
stated.
The girl resisted arrest and made all
the struggle she was able, declaring
that she had done nothing and wasn't
going to be arrested. Larrabec went
along quietly. He said there was no
need of arreSting him, as he did not in
tend to skip his bonds but was go
ing home.
City Marshal Breen and Offices!