The Portland daily press., 1901-01-17

murdsrsr's apprehension. The stntats
says that reward shall only be offered
when all other reasonable means Of capt.
urs have failed. Ths governor thinks
that all reasonable means have not been
exhausted as yet Sheriff Pearson per-
sonaily offers q reward of 800. That ID
not large sum. but Is good deal for
Mr.. Pearson TO offer because n the muir
derer Is captured he may have TO stand
the expense himself and not the county.
Ths town OF Gorham has been talking OF
doing something, but has not offered any
reward yea. IL seems pity that this
matter, which would put hundreds OF
sIeuth hounds ON the guilty mans track
should be so long delayed until the man
has had time to fully secrsts himself and
change his appearance.
Until yesterday there was nothing
known which would be taken as positive
proof that John McLain, who IL suspect
ed Of numbering Clifford Mosher OF Cor
ham, was or had been in the vicinity
Of Portland. Yesterday the PRESS
learned that John MoLain did reach
Portland Wednesday night or Thursday
morning of last week and that he had in
his possession then but q small sum OF
monsy.
Is was learned that John Nolan was
In Rumford Falls at work for the Ium-
Der company, from December Slst until
January 9th at noon. He was employed
there as a teamster, but Wednesday noon
left that place because he claimed the
work was too hard for him.
Nolan is described by the foreman
of the lumber company very accurately
as q man about i've feet nine inches
tall, weighing $50 pounds, with sandy
complexion, bald head and slight
soar on the right cheek near the cheek
bone. He had on the same clothes as
described by the negro and others, and
his cap, blue winter cap, seemed q little
too small for him. He had no overcoat,
so the foreman thinks His mustaone
had been clipped about two thirds on 30
that 1t was very light.
McLain came to the lumber company
ana asked for work on Saturday before
December 3ist, and was put to work on
Monday morning as teamster. de was
a good man to work and seemed very
willing. He boarded at the boarding
house with the other employees OF tbs
company and the men VINO boarded
with him said he was a very reckless sort
OF fellow who loved strong drink and
who had wandered about good deal
from place to place not WORKING anywhere
a very long time.
On Tuesday night before he went
away the next noon, McLain seemed
to be very uneasy and restless. The
people who worked with him thought
that the trouble with him was thst he
wanted liquor. He sat In front Of the
fire place on this Tuesday night talking
with fellow workman, and suddenly
asked him II while watching the fire
like this he ever thought Of his rad deeds.
A woman who was in the room and
who heard McLain's question, said:
"That man never did any bad Deeds"
"well have done many of thsm," said
McLain.
He told many stories In this house re-
garding the past, showing by them that
he drank good deal and knew Portland
well.
On Wednesday morning McLain seemed
restless and anxious TO get away. He
asked the foreman II he could go, saying
that the work was too hard for him.
The foreman said that as soon as he could
get some one to take McLain's place
the man could 60 II he wanted to. At
noon McLain told the foreman that he
had dropped stitch in his back and
could work no more. SO he was paid on.
After dsducting mis- board bill McLan
received 50 90. This was Wednesday
noon before the murder on Saturday
night. AS soon as he got the money Me-
Lain left Rumford Falls after saying
that he was coming 60 Portland. He
could have reached Portland on the eve
ming train Wednesday night and probably
did.
This Is, 90 after deduoting the mans
fare from Rumford Falls TO Portland
would not have left him great deal OF
money to spend between Wednesday
night and Saturday night. Tbs negro
has said that he met the white man
whom the authorities believe to have
been Nolan on Friday afternoon at q
place on Federal street where the white
man bought beer for him until the
money of both men was all gone. Then
as they only had ten cents left they
bought another bottle which they divided
between them. Ii was at this time that
the white man told the negro, so the lat
ter claims thas he was going out into the
country on Saturday to collect some
money which was due him. McLain
told his Rumford Falls friends that hs
had worked haying for a widow near
PORTLAND and that he was going back
there again to work.
From MIR. W. Il. Dunn, the lawyer, the
PRESS learned yesterday that MoLain
had worked on the farm OF his brother.
Charles Dunn, In North Yarmouth, for
two weeks last spring. MIR. Dunn saw
him once or twice and gave desorip-
tion of him IDENTICAL with that given
by other people who knew McLain. The