The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-10-22
LODGED IN JAIL.
EXCITING CHASE AFTER REYNoLD
HERs-CAPTURED NEAR CAM
ADA LlNE-oNE BADLY WOUNDED
MEN ARRAIoNED WEDNESDAY.

MEN ARRAIGNED WEDNESDAY,.
Deputy Sheriffs Charles F. Dunbar
and " allace Emery arrived on the 10 30
a. m. train yesterday, having in charge
the remaining two of the quartette of
burglars who made the breaks in Nor
ridgewock, Tuesday night, the thir-
teenth instant, being brought here by
rail from Camerou's, the place where
the Eustis Chain of Ponds trail reaches
the boundry between Maine and Cana
da, and from which point there is
wagon road to Lake Megantic, and
where the capture was made.
One of the men was severely wounded
by the fire of the officers making the
capture and Doctors Dascombe and
Taggart were called to attend to the
injured man, his wounds having been
dressed at Lake Megantic, Tuesday
afternoon by doctor there The
physicians here gave the wounds the
necessary attention and expressed the
belief that the man would come out all
right.
The story of the capture of these men
Is an interesting one, not devoid of
something in the way of excitement.
Sheriff Lang kept in touch with the
movements of his deputies and directed
them In person or by wire. After being
seen in Arson, some two miles from
Madison village on Wednesday, by
Deputy Sheriff Dunbar and Off ser
Frank Harding, who by the way then
emptied their shooting irons on them at
long range, it appears they made de-
tour westward through otarks to New
Sharon staying in the woods in that
town Thursday night. Then they
worked northward through Pennington,
strong, Kingfeld, etc. to Bigelow where
they were heard from on Saturday.
Deputies c F. Dunbar aud A. E.
Millay went 10 Eustis by the way of
Flagstaff arriving there on Sunday Up
on reaching there they were well salts
fed the burglars had not passed that
point and concluding they would at
tempt to cross the bridge across Dead
River there, they watched all night but
the men forded the river mile or more
above the town and early on Monday
traveller reported that he had seen them
~ miles iowa d Canada. Sheriff Dun
bar wired the fact to Sheriff Lang who
forthwith on Monday sent Deputies
Emery, Priest and Durgin to Lake Me-
gantic by rail with directions to return
to the boundary line to Cameron's to
head off the fugitives.
Dunbar and llay then engaged
John Parnel as guide and started in
hot pursuit. They went by team 8
miles to Lower Farm where the burg
lars were hours ahead of them, thence
they went on foot ON the trail to Upper
Farm, miles, where the m had Sc
cured food they we heard from at
a sporting camp 2 miles further on. The
officers last heard from the men at 2
O'Clock p. M, Monday. The officers
went by boat to the head of Long Pond
thence by trail to Arnold Pond where
dark coming ON they stayed until morn
ing, when they started early for Gamer
on's arriving there about o'clock. Here
they found they we're ahead of their
men and concluded to wait and watch
sharp for their approach. Just before
II O'Clock they were rewarded by see
ing their men coming toward them and
started out briskly to meet them. The
order was given to the fugitiyes to halt
and throw up their hands. Instead of
this they turned and ran for the nearby
woods The officers ran after them and
after ordering them six or eight times
to halt and the order not being heeded
the two officers and the guide opened
fire from their revolvers upon the flee
ing men, firing about three shots each.
Shots took effect in NJ w. Reynolds
bringing him to the ground, whereupon
the other man, Fred Reynolds stopped
and the capture was effected. The
men were taken TO a house where food
was provided of which both men ate
heartily.
About this time 1901 m. Deputies
Emery, Durgin and Priest arrived from
Lake Megantic and were mighty glad to
find the burglars in irons. The best
way to get the captured men, one &C.
verely wounded, to >kowhegan was the
problem that faced the deputies at this
time, To get medical aid for the dis
abled man was the first matter to be
considered. Two men started toward
Eustis by trail, the Others took the two
captiyes to Lake Megantic. % miles,
where the wounds of Maynard Reynolds
were dressed, and at 80 a. M, Wednes,
day, they took the train for Greenville,
arriving there inst in time to make close
connection for Dover, arriving at SHOW
hogan at 10 80 Wednesday forenoon.
Sheriff Lang and Deputies Emery and
Varney assisted by officers and citizens
of Franklin county secured the country
In the vicinity of New sharon, Strong,
etc., from Friday until the burglars
were heard from at Bigelow.
The little black dog that figured in
this case from Norridgewock to Megan-
tic was brought along and is now at the
Jail.
Maynard W. Reynolds and Fred L.
Reynolds were arraigned before Judge
Bachelor, Wednesday afternoon. Both
pleaded guilty and were held in the sum
of $1,000 for appearance at the Decem-
Der term of supreme court. In default
of sureties they we're committed.
1t now appears that the two men first
captured are George NJ. Coville and
John Nutting and not Smith and
Morrison, the names given by them
when captured and arraigned They
are from New Hampshire and are
wanted for crimes committed in that
State when Maine gets through with
them. The Reynolds brothers are also
wanted for breaks in New Hampshire, |
They are all young men as to years.
There have been number of burg
laries in Maine within a few months
past but Somerset officers make the first
captures >herff Lang and his deputies
are entitled to due credit for vigorous
efforts and hard work that has brought
the success of the capture of gang of
bad men to have at large in the State.
1t was difficult job.