Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-23
MILLS ARRESTED.
Claims Name Of His Alleged
Victim, Martin Stanton.
Positively Identified by Numerous
People as the George Mills
With Whom Murdered Man was Last
Seen Alive.

Patten. Me. Oct. 22.-After a remark
ABLY quick trip. considering that the
wood roads are in bad condition and
that the distance is 30 miles through
the woods. Deputy Sheriff Burleigh ar
rived at Patten. late last night, with
George Mills, the last person seen with
Martin Stanton while alive and who is
charged with his murder. The pris-
oner was found while working quietly
at TOzier's camp at Scraggley lake and
made no resistance when arrested. He
was placed in the temporary Jail for
the night and was taken to Dover, this
morning, for safe keeping.
In answer to a question from IL re-
porter he said: MY name is Martin
Stanton and l was born at PASSPORT,
Me"
He persists that he is Stanton. Re-
liable Patten people positively identify
him as George Mills. who stopped here
short time about a year ago, and
whc last week. it is alleged made sew
eral unsuccessful attempts to have
cashed "A time check from the III. w.
Marsh Camp for s12, bearing the name
of Martin Stanton.
Mills. if that be his name, appears
unconcerned. either careless or uncon-
scious Of the web of evidence appar-
entity closing around him.
Sheriff Kneeland with his assistants
will probably bring in Stanton's body.
late today. and may have some new
evidence.
nj c y short
der build. is of dark complexion and
has not a bad face, but shifty eyes. He
SAYS he is half French, an orphan, ana
has n sister about - years old in Bos-
TON. He cannot read nor write After
s.vipe that his name was Stanton he
sai,lthat he was on his way from the
Marsh camp. last Wednesday. when he
overlook an old man. They walked to-
g.tber about five miles and parted, ac-
cordipr to Mills story. The stranger
,.tr.,,.,. INFO rho woods and Mills claims
m have gone along the road. Mills
says: - 49,,
~ told me he had dynamite and
cartridges given him Dy the GUN - -,
tb.. Marsh camp. This is absolutely an
I know of the man whom over 'oon
Until arrested | did not kho" HUI
| der had been cOliliiiittc"- .
Nius appeared willing 10 talk, nut
made many contradictory Statements
and persisted in answering so'iie IL
| tions more emphaticaiiy IMAM '',.
DO evvore profusely and picturesqueiS
while talking and nerVousis
| tobacco. ~ caoroe
He is positively identihed as ueo.s
! Mills NV reliable Patten peopie ~"
saw him on his former Visit me- -
again. last Friday. when ne Is
| to have attempted to cash '''''N''
| time check. .,.ar,on,s
| Mills made many ne" S''''
TODAY. and is evidently pesi''e
realize the gravity of the charSe'
has lost the easy and careless AK w
| served. last night, and beiids VI
| niration stand on his lace as ne '
with the officers, who CONSIDER tie w
dence against him is overWheii,,i"s
| that he will give the government "''
trouble 1t is their belief ne VIII gu,
| fess. He has admitted that ne car ieO'
| the large revolver seen by the sPoi' 70
men while in company with o'ah'oi',
last Wednesday, and says MS 20
name is Edward Ballard although ne
has called himself Martin stanton ioi
two weeks. for which he gives no rea =
son.
He says Stanton handed him re-
yolyer to look at. After examination
he returned it to Stanton.
The party of Piscataquis ofnclals
who started. yesterday morning, u
bring in Stanton's body from the
woods where it has lain since the MUIR
der. may arrive. tonight, but probapiy
no, before tomorrow. Mills Will be
taken by them to Milo. in the morning
when the inquest will be opened al
that town by Coroner j. l.. Martin and
County Attorney NJ. l.. Durgin. Mills
will probably be confined at Dover
inst beyond Milo. when not before the
inquest.
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