Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-13
DID NOT PAY.
Guest at Local Hotel Failed to Settle
Before Departure.
Other Circumstances Will Lead to
More Serious Charges.

F. E. Barker, as his name appears in
the warrant upon which he was ar
raigned, appeared in police court, yes
, terday morning. He was charged with
having jumped his board bill at Hotel
North. although evidence was intro
duced of a more serious nature.
Attorney A. NJ. Goddard appeared
for prosecution. The first witness ex.
amined was George w. Boynton, day
clerk at Hotel North. According to
his testimony Barker came to the
North sometime between and $40
o'clock Sunday afternoon and regis
tered. saying that he would remain
over night. He was assigned to room
IS. Mr. Boynton was on the desk at
the time but soon after left it in charge
of another person. He saw nothing
more of Barker that night but re-
ceived complaints from j. Blair of New
York. guest of the house. the follow
ing morning, regarding evidences of
crookedneSS on the part of someone
who had been in the room occupied by
him. Mr. Boynton investigated and
found that the room which had been
assigned to Barker had not been occu-
pied during the night and that Barker
had mysteriously disappeared
T. Abner Goddard, the night clerk,
stated that he went on duty that night
at $50 and that as he came from the
dining room where he had been for
supper previous to going to work he
met Barker and that he saw him at
the desk later in the evening. During
the evening he was told by Mr.. Blair
that he had found man standing in the
alcove at the entrance to his room and
that when accosted as to what he was
there for. he received the reply that the
man addressed was looking for Room
2S. One of the chamber girls who over
heard this conversation had but a few
minutes before directed Barker to No.
2S. The following day, after Mr.. Blair
had discovered that his room had not
only been broken into but that an alli-
gator case which he had there was cut
from end to end by someone who was
apparently looking for plumber he saw
the man whom he had noticed at his
door, in Waterville and caused his ar
rest. Mr.. Boynton recognized the man
as Barker, when he went to Waterville
with Deputy Marshal Hanks.
Deputy Marshal Hanks stated that
in conversation with him the prisoner
stated that his name was Wilson and
that he was registered pharmacist
and had been working in Portland He
said that he was on few days vaca-
ton and admitted that he jumped his
board bill but denied having been
guilty of anything else.
"A shoe box nearly full of small ar
ia1n ~ -:
We're taken from the prisoner when he
was arrested. Among them We're sew
eral 1ackknlVes, two raZors, in a case
such as is used by travelling men to dis
play articles of this kind, handker-
chiefs, two pairs of spectacles. several
unused note books, toothbrushes. shoe
strings, fountain pens, and a pocket
book containing rs cents. Several cards
having the name of Davis Bros. of
Monmouth, written in a beautiful hand
upon them, and a business card of an
other Monmouth firm was also found.
one pair of spectacles bore the imprint
OF j. Z. freeman & Co. of Worcester.
Mass. and the other N T. Worthley.
Jr.' OF Portland. When arrested Bar
ker was riding handsome Wolf Amer
lean bicycle, numbered S1,771.g,J
AT the close of the testimony if was
announced by the prosecution that an
other charge would be brought against
the prisoner when it was possible for
Mr.. Blair to come here and testify in
the case. The judge gave Barker i.
sentence OF 80 days in Jail for jumping
MS board bill and. he was placed in |
Jail.