The Portland daily press., 1901-01-15
No Returns From North
Yarmouth Clue.
Bill Hands Arraigned and
Photographed.

The day, the second after the terrible
affair In the Mosber house at Gorham In
which clifford Mosher was brutally beat
en- to death, has passed and the white
man, who seems TO have been the ring
leader in this crime is still at large. Yes
terday afternoon the negro was arraigned
in the Municipal court charged with
murder and pleaded not guilty. He was
photographed and then taken back to
jail.
1t is needless to say that the whole
country has been keeping an eye open for
the man whose description has been sent
ont. In the morning the town was ttlied
with rumors OF all sorts, but although
the sheriff's force followed down every
clue that was offered during the day none
Of them turned out TO amount TO any
thing. Several deputy snsriffs wers sent
out to run down some OF these stories but
in no case did they fin1 anything which
abouts OF the suspected man. At mid
night no trace of him had been found un-
less story which was teIephoned the
PRESS from Dover last night may be
taken as q clue.
At the Dover police station 1t was said
last night in answer to telephone call
that County Commissioner Yeaton had
telephonsd the Dover police offi,s Mon
day morning that a man named James
Pettis living In Rollinsford few miles
from Dover had bsen called npon about
two O'Clock Sunday afternoon by man
who seemed to answer to the description
OF the white man wanted here for the
murder of Clifford Mosher. This man
was thinly clad and was cold and hungry.
He looked as though he had travelled a
long distance. He told Mr.. Pettis that
he had walked TO Rollinsford from Bidde-
ford and said something about going to
Boston. He was given some rood and
then asked II MIR. Pettis had coat to
spare. Mr.. Pettis gave him one and the
man then pulled out roll of bills which
MIR. Pettis thought contained at least SO
and offered to pay for the garment. The
man was OF middle age, about rye feet
eight or nine inches tall and weighed 40
pounds or perhaps little more. He haa
a sandy complexion and a light andy
mustache. Beyond the fact that the man
wore Jumper and a cap the Dover
police did not obtain any description of
his clothes. This man left RoliinsfoId
about seven o'clock Sunday night and Is
thought TO have gone out on freight
train The Dover police notified the Bos-
ton officers OF the facts and they are on
the lookout for the man.
There was story in the afternoon tnat
a man had been seen in North Yarmouth
in an old mill who answered the descrip-
tion sent out OF the man who is wanted
here. This man had gone on towards
New Gloucester. Deputy Sheriff Roes
was sent out after this man and had not
been heard from at six o'clock last night,
though there 10 no doubt about this story
being untrue or the shsrin would have
had some information about the matter
before this time.
1t turns out that the nsgro and the
white man parted 3ompany In Portland
about minight at the corner or Valley
street and Congress. Valley street is a
short dark street which runs from Port
land to Congress On the corner is drug
store which is closed at that hour Satur-
day night. Officers Emery and Wakefield
who are ON this West End beat were
standing at the corner OF st. John and
Congress streets at midnight having jus I
pulled in their duty calls. Looking up
the street one Of these officers saw two
men at the corner Of Valley street and
saw them suddenly disappear. The negro
told the sheriffs that he parted company
with the white man at a corner near a
drug store. The officers thought the man
they had seen disappear In this way acted
In susnicious way and went uD Con-
gress street to sse about It. One OF the
Allen Transfer teams was standing near
the corner OF this street. the men on Il