The Portland daily press., 1901-01-15
no REAL CLUE.
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yyas reached.
1t IL forty-six miles from Portland TO
RolIinsford or perhaps fifty miles by rail.
1t seems almost improbable that man
could have walked from Portland to Roll
linsford between midnight Saturday and
two o clook in the afternoon Of Sunday,
having already tramped through the
snow sixteen miles.
This would have made sixty miles and
more in fourteen hours. II he had walked
| from Biddeford lt would have been forty
i've miles In fourtsan hours, which would
have been going right along at pretty
fast gait. Inc walking must have been
very hard on Saturday night and sunday
morning as the snow was deep enough
even on railroad track to have made the
footing anything but comfortable. So II
1t was the man wanted here for the
Mosher murder who was seen ct Rollins
ford Sunday afternoon he must have rid
den part of the way and as has been
shown he must have gone on either one
OF the two trains which left Portland az
went over the road until after the muir
der was known to everyone.
Tho sheriff ana his offers and also the
rolioe are inclined to the belief that the
man Is in hiding somewhere about this
cisy or not far from 10. He must have
food and TO get &c he will either have Co
buy, beg or steal 10. In doing this he
Will surely be recognized II seen provid-
ing the description OF him is anywhere
near perfect.
No reward OF tue apprehension of this
murderer has yet been offered, but it has
been said by good many people that 1t
would be good policy to offer snbstan-
stiai reward for the mans apprehension.
Bill Hands, the negro was arraigned
yesterday afternoon at two O'Clock. de
was taken from the jail to the Municipal
court room In hack by Sheriff Pearson
and Deputy Sheriff Plummer. The negro
was ironed and the officers took no
chances with him. About the Municipal
court there was an immense crowd.
Myrtle street was simply backed fun OF
people and the court room was also
crowded, The negro seemed Ill at ease
and not as apathetio ss he appeared on
Sunday. He was placed In the prisoners
dock and kept rolling his eyes arou nd at
the crowd as though he anticipated some
attempt would be made to deal with him
In the true Southern style.
County Attorney whitehouse read the
com plaint against the man charging him
with the murder OF Clifford Mosher.
When the reading was concluded Judge
Hill asked II the prisoner had counsel
present. Mr.. George Libby, the ex-coun-
ty attorney arose ana said by request OF
the respondent he would serve as counsel
for him. The judge asked MIR. Libby II
he had read the complaint. MIR. Libby
said he had not, but Immediately did 30.
Then he and MIR. Whitehouse had q con-
ference and Mr. Libby said he would
waive the reading OF the complaint and
plead not guilty. By agreement OF the
two attorneys the case was then post
poned until Wednesday, January 23d.
The negro was then taken from the
court room TO Smiths photograph rooms
In Monument SQUARE. A big crowd
gathered to see the man. the square being
full Of people. When the picture was
taken the negro having offered no resist
anos, an attempt was made to dlsperss
the crowd by sending away the hack for
d time, but the bluff did mot work, and
when the negro came out with the officer
many people got a look at him.
Bill Hands seems to be entirely unoon-
earned over the crime. Sheriff Pearson
said last evening that Hands laughs and
cracks jokes at the jail with the men
passing along the corridors In front of
his cell. lie is a very illiterate man. |
lie can neither read nor write, but says
that he can tell the time OF day by the
clock. His father and mother, who were
both slaves, are dead and. as has already
been stated, his only relative is q brother
who lives in Portsmouth. The story that
he told Sunday to the effect that he was
at one time on the steamer Bay State of
the Boston line, 10 without much doubt |
a lie, as none of the employees OF that
steamer ever knew any such man |
Sheriff Pearson yesterday morning went |
to q clothing store and bought suit OF
clothes for the negro. This suit Was /
placed ON Hands as he was preparsd TO bs
taken befors the municipal court for ar
raignment yesterday afternoon. ''AI-
though he appeared rather Indifferent
Sunday afternoon and evening his de-
manor changed considerably after we
had got him into the hack to take him
over to court this afternoon said the
sheriff. "When we got up to the City
nall and the negro saw the big crowd of
people all about him, he was really
frightened. He moved nervously about
in the hack and as he would glance out
Of the windows, he said to me, 'Will 'dey
Kill meP Will 'dey kill mer / answered
him that he would be all right, but even
then be trsmbled. l was satisfied that
there would be no trouble. At the same
time If those people out at dorham who
looked around the Mosher house in
had seen either this negro or
McLain on Sunday, things might have
been different There was great excite