Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-23
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HoHcIlil VI oTk AOuItN JdiHeS u, ny VI
Cornish, charged with the murder of Miss
olive H. Broad in this town on August
20, 1902
Lare was arrested at o'clock at the
farm of William Harmon, near RIchViile
station, In the town of StandiSh, between
the Steep Falls and SebaSo Lake stations
on the Maine Central
State Detective Bassett and Deputy
Sheriff Ayre drove over from here, this
morning, arriving at the home of the ac-
cused man at the hour named. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Lane were IN bed, but Mrs: Lane
heard the noise of the approaching team
and da shed out of her room, meeting De-
tective Bassett on his way to their apart,
ment Mr.. Bassett however continued
into the room where Lane was still abed
He was but half awake and did not entire
| ~ take in the situation.
When he saw Mr.. Bassett he evidently
realized that something was wrong, Tor
he asked drowsily:
You're an officer, are you and you re
after me for shooting that Norman, L sup
pOSe?'
The latter then told Lane to get up
which he Immediately did.
The accused man appeared very nervous
| and fidgety and had very hard work tying
| his shoestrngs. In company with Bassett
| he was conducted out of the room and
down stairs to the team in waiting out
side.
and told him that he would probably need
| it. and Lane said he had no overcoat;
When he was in the wagon Ayre went
| back and found his overcoat.
Lane was then taken to the home OF
Deputy Sheriff Aver at Cornish, where
| he remained all day.
This afternoon at go o'clock. he was
arraigned before Trial Justice William Il.
Randall and bound over to the September
term of the supreme court, to be held at
Alfred He will probably be allowed no
bail
County Attorney George E. Emery was
at Alfred, this morning, conducting case
when he was notified of the arrest but he
left Immediately for Cornish where he ar
| rived in time for the hearing, this after
noon.
Lane, the accused man, was born in
Buxton. His business is that OF farm
hand. His father is William Lane, and
at the time of the murder young Lane
lived on Smut street. Later he moved
to the Harmon farm about four miles from
Cornish, where he was arrested, this
He married the daughter of George San
born. The lattcr's wife was Emma Cole
of Standsh. ,.-
The family at the time of the murder
consisted of Lane and his wife. his wife $
mother and two sisters. AT the present
| time Lane is living at Harmon as before
stated, and the mother and two sisters are
| still in Cornish
State Detective Bassett came to Cornish
at the request of the relatives of Olive II:
| Broad, who did not feel quite satisfied
with the previous investigation. and WISH
He arrived in town. Wednesday. and
there learned that the two Sanborn sis
| tiers had very interesting story to tell;
Mr. Rassett therefore, Immediately call
| ed on the ladies, who made the following
statement
| on the morning of the murder, August
| 90. Lane and brother went to the Cornish
| fair. Both rode over on bicycles. Lane
| returned home at midnight.
The next morning Lane burned his soft
felt hat which he wore on that day, ana
I HI. NtI.
blothcr-in-law. Mr.. Sanborn refused to
| take them. Sa wing they had blood stains
on them. and Immediately accused him
of having murdered Olive FL Broad. A
few days after this Mr.. Sanborn died a
natural but sudden death.
| The same day Arthur Lane buried the
trousers in a bank Of sand piled up about
| tn, cellar of the house and intended to
protect it from the winters cold ard
snow.
Lane having burned his hat, which was
his best one, and now without good one one
his wfe's mother gave him 81 and told
him to go over to Buxton and get new
one. This he did.
| 1t is known that at the time of the muir
der Lane had a small revolver. but la'cT
! he sold it to someone in the town of San
born. The ladies said they knew nothing
about the size of the revolver as they are
not familiar with firearms. They also
stated that last fall when the officers
were investigating the murder Lane told
! the entire family that if any of them SAID
anything about the murder to the officers
he would kill them, and on account of this
threat they did not dare open their
mouths.
Last fall. Arthur Lane shot his brother
| Charles in the head, and he was taken 10
Naples. where Sheriff Pearson was at that
! time, but for some reason the case was
not pressed against him and he was dis
charged.
| Lane has served a sentence of IS months
| in the Cumberland county Jail at Port
| land for cruelty killing horse, COW
and calf.
lie cut the horses throat in fit of rage
and made way with the other animals in
different ways.
| ThurSdav State Detective BasSett went
to the house and found the trousers where
the ladies had said they were buried. They
were badly deCOmpoSed. but had stains on
them which will be examined by experts
to ascertain if they are blood,
them that the stains were certainly made
by blood.
Lane is slight man. very dark, with
n long face. and has always been thought
bright and intelligent.
| He has bad record, however, and is
not generally liked by the people of
Cornish and vicinity who know him.
The town is very much excited over the
|arroSt. and there is a great crowd attend
ing the hearing. this afternoon.
Miss Olive II Broad, d we'll known r's-
idrnt of Cornish was murdered sometime
during Wednesday night August /. a
short distance off the main road leading
from TIL" Maine Central Railroad station
| to the town about mile distant. The
body, however. was not discovered until
o clock tho next morning.
| Her skull was crushed in and there were
evidences of a struggle. but not a clue
could be found by which to trace the muir
dcrer.
| \ rcd faced" tramp was connected with
the affair and several people of this char
acter were placed under arrest but no
evidence of having committed the deed
could be found against any of them.
| Late last fall, the affair was practically
| given up until some new clue might put
in it's appearance. but it was not until this
| week that any new developments occurred,
resulting in the arrest of Lane, today.
The Bluehil Inn. at Bluehll. has been
sold for about So 600 to Judge c. S. TruaX
| ,r md will