Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-27
TWO BURGLARlES
In Water Street Stores, During
Friday and Saturday.
Thomas Leighton Arrested on Charge
Of Committing the Second.
Belongs in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Very
Strong Against Him.

-- Gardiner has been visited by nearly
every. kind of an epidemic and the
latest seems to be a burglar epidemic.
Two breaks and entries have been made
in as many days and each time valuable
goods have been taken. The first affair
occurred during the night, Friday, when
unknown parties effected an entrance
to G.. w. Browns dry goods store on
Water street. The windows in both
cellar doors were broken and the base
ment entered, but evidently this was
not the location desired for nothing was
removed although silk of much value
was near at hand. The next door be-
low is the basement door of Favor's
music store and the glass in this was
broken and the iron bars removed and
an entrance thus made. The visitors
went to the store above and when they
left they had a cornet, valued at $50,
the. property of c. Everett Beane, a
mandolin, accordian, several sheets of
music and an overcoat belonging to
Mr.. Favor. The break was not dis
covered until Saturday morning. The
police, are now at work on the case
and, hope to soon solve it.
The second in the series happened,
shortly after o'clock Sunday after
noon. when the New York Bargain
store was entered. This was first dis
covered by Warren L. Tozier, who was
going past the front of the store and
saw a man dodge from near the front
window to behind the counter. The
man had an alarm clock in his hand
and made signs to Mr.. ToZer that it
was q. all right. Constable Tozier
Z hon nprhDnS If otherwise and
started around Beane's corner for the
rear of the store, and as he reached
the corner of Harringtons coal Office
heard the breaking of glass and saw
the man run from behind the store and
climb the trestle of the Maine Central
track and run down the track.
Mr.. Tozier gave the alarm and Con-
stable Wiles and party of men started
| in pursuit. The man fled down the
track and crossed the road at William
Peacock's on River avenue and up
| through the pasture, closely pursued by
Constable Wiles and others. 1t was in
| this vicinity that the man was cap
| tured by George Holbrook.
Mr.. Holbrook and Constable Wiles
| took him to the police station where
| he gave his name as Thomas Leighton
| OF Halloween. Al llTSl ne uellleu IdFiIiS
| taken anything from the store, but
seven rings were found on the floor of
the lookup and then Leighton claimed
| these seven We're all that were taken.
| Mr.. Langille, the proprietor of the
store entered, was sent for and found
some $75 worth of gold rings missing.
l. Entrance to the store was made
| through the back window, to reach
which "a ladder was used. A small hole
was broken in the corner of one pane
of the window and the catch released
i and the sash raised. In placing the
| ladder it was put against the middle
/ sash of the window and on Leighton's
/ quick descent from the window the lad
der was dislodged and half of the pane
was destroyed, but not enough to al
low mans body to pass through.
The young mans father, James
leighton of Hallowell, was notified of
the affair and came to this city. His
Feelings in the affair and the sorrow
occasioned by his sons act were gen
uine and the sympathy of Everyone was
with him. Mr.. Leighton gave securi-
ties for his sons appearance at the
1 municipal court, at o'clock this morn
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