Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-04
Daniel Taylor, Starks Far.
nner, Charged With Crime
On Evidence Of Chas. Stain, Who
Was to Have Been One Of Gang.

others whose arrest has not been ac-
complished. on other breaks.
| The officers, however, are not depend
ing on his stories, but have followed
up Il number of clues and are conf
dent they have sufficient evidence tc
Corroborate them and hold Taylor
There are also suspicious circumstances
| duplicating two other men and it is
| likely two arrests will be made. to-
| morrow.
The officers allege that Taylor and
one of the two men to be taken into
| custody sooii answer the description of
two of the three men who were seen
| in ShaWmut on the afternoon preced-
ing the burglary. A long but frutless
search of Taylor's buildings was made
for u kit of burglars tools, which. they
say, Stain claimed were hidden there
| Taylor claims he can prove an alibi
and that although he was away three
| days, last week, he returned, Friday
afternoon. The government will pre-
sent witnesses to show that he did not
return until Saturday night.
Sheriff Smith, who accompanied the
federal officers, today, will return TO
Starks, tomorrow. to make Il further
investigation. Today. he met Sheriff
Coolidge of Franklin county and De-
! tective Murray, employed by the Amer
lean Bankers Association. who are
| gathering evidence to connect members
of the same gang with the safe-blowing
ut the Phillips National Bank. Satur-
! day, oct. Il, week previous to the
Sha"mut burglary, and by which over
| %I00 in curl Cncy was obtained.
| Stain claims to he in great fear of
| Tayior who. he says, has threatened to
| cut his heart out. and lived on u farm
| adjoining TaylCr'S until two weeks ago.
| when he moved to Mercer village. His
story If an interview with Taylor con-
| corning plans for hurglarieS, WAS heard
! by Stains wife. it is alleged.
He says that Taylor came t" him.
Sunday, oct. T.. and proposed i break
1T the Office Of the ,Sha wmut Manu-
| featuring Go. and drew Il da gram OF
| the mill ard buildings surrounding it
| on the bottom of wagon. Stain
claims he did not want to join the gang
on the proposed expedition, but as he
was afraid of Taylor, he said he would
be with them. Taylor told him they
could obtain drills. he says. from ii
| man on the Plains at WaterVllle.
who would ask no questions.
| The plan was to make the break on
the following Friday night rs soon
after 10 o'clock as it would be safe.
| He saws Taylor told him a half hour
| would be required to blow the safe
then they could go to Watervlle and
| Augusta, thence through Readfield and
Vienna to Starks. purchasing a calf on
the way home to make it appear that
they had been on a trading trip.
Immediately after learning of the
plan he notified Deputy Sheriff j. A
Goodrich of Skowhegan that such Z
: break was contemplated, giving M
names and securing Il promise that NJ
move would lie made against him. F'oI
certain reasons the officers placed NJ
reliance upon his stories.
Stain informed the officers that
Thursday. Taylor told him they hat
discovered there were electric lights il
the mill buildings and decided to maxi
the breaks in another place On Fri
day night. occurred the burglariZing o
the Phillips National Bank Stain al
| leges that he was released from par
ticipating in the nights expedition be
cause of feiGncd illness.