Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-02
STATE HOUSE.
Gov. Hill at the WaIdorf--Mai.
Hartnett Guaranteed.
Rumseller Wants Sentence COMMITTED
Farmers Institutes.
Decisions by Railroad Commission
Library Meeting at Saco.

Major r. E. Hartnett is making al
investigation of the supposedly incen
diary fires at Bridgton. The Major i
very often employed by the Insurance
department in this service and usual,
succeeds in ferreting out the truth o
matters. The Bangor Commercial re
Gently said the following about MaJo
Hartnett:
MANY Maine people know capt
Tim" Hartnett of Portland who in the
past few years has achieved quite ;
reputation as an investigator O.
crime" for the genial erstwhile captain
of the Montgomery Guards dislilses the
term state detectiVe' as applied t.
himself and generally says that he anl
his partner Attorney General Seiders
engage not in vulgar detective work but
rather in Investigations as a fine art
although at times, as during the TerrC
murder trial, Capt. Hartnett has had
difficulties of his own in making the
attorneys understand the distinction
that he AYERS to make in regard to the
proper denomination of the calling that
he has pursued 50 successfully for the
encouragement of crime of late.
~Npe' AA'ti liiCll tt'lCol hbNShtuiC IL
not so well known as he is himself but
is interesting. Just prior to the late
session of the Supreme court for Han
cock county Capt. Hartnett was en-
gagged in looking up evidence in regard
to the late fire at Bucksport which it is
believed was of incendiary origin. Ar
Indictment was found against one
Albert Fish and Deputy Sheriff Walter
Snowman of Bucksport started to ar
rest Fish and at once FASTENED toward
MoOsehead in which section the mar
desired was supposed to be. They wera
soon close on the trail when they mad
vertently entered one of those camps
where Sec'y Youngs quarantine laws
are in effect and not the most clever
WORN served to release them. Hard and
fast were the officers and there they re-
manned while the man they were after
pursued his way calmly and uninter-
ruptedly.
at was Very trying situation for
the investigator of crime and his COM
rade and they explained their business
and wishes very freely and fully bu
all to no effect. The clutch of tho
health officer was upon them and tina
official knew not Joseph. And so afte
IA stay in the camp of several day
Messrs. Hartnctt and Snowman return
ed to Ellsworth empty-hanGed but Wig
orous in speech. And thus it happened
that there was no hearing in the Bucks
port case at the recent term in Han
cock county,
|. Tile New York Tribune has publshe !
AN interview with Gov. Hill of Maine,
at the Waldorf Astoria. 1t will be in
teresting to Maine people to hear wha
the Governor has to say when he is ou'
of the State. The interview is as fol-
lows:
"Gov. John +. Hill, for the second
time chief executive of Maine, is at tn
Waldorf. This, said the governor, is
an off year in politics in Maine, so W.
have nothing of immediate interest in
that lire TO claim public attention. AL
fusion being made to the loss sustained
by the pine tree state in recent years
in the death of Blaine. Reed and Ding
ley, the governor said: each was
different from the other, but each of
them had achieved conspicuous distinc-
ton by reason of exceptional abilities
j ney We're men whose ueatH WAS no
only a deep sorrow to the state, but q
great loss to the nation" Referring
to the attitude of the people of Maine to
President Roosevelt the governor said
"Mainc will give the usual good ac-
count of herself at the next presidential
election. Our people. ard may include
a very large number of Democrats like
the Presidents methods and admire
him. His visit to Maine and the
speeches he delivered made hosts Of
friends for him. His frankness won
their confidence. Great crowds came
out to hear him and in every place that
spoke there were enthusiastic but or
derby assembages. and they exhibited
respect for both the Presidential office
and for the man that fills it. The peo-
pie We're impressed with the President
undouhtcd honesty of purpose. They
believe that he means to do the best he
possibly can under all the circum-
stances that may environ him.
A petition signed by a number of th'
leading citizens of SkowheGan for th'
Communication of the Jail sentence of Henry
Washburn of that place, has just been re