The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-09
Starks Farmer Arrested for
burglary.

Daniel Taylor, ihiHei ilYlnR al
Starks, WAS arrested, Friday by Deputy
i United States Marshall Charles H. Has
KEEL and Postofiice Inspector W Is Rob
inson, charged with cracking the post
office safe at Shawmut, Saturday morn
ing, Oct. Is, obtaining 400 and through
their careessness destroying by fire
property valued at $500. Taylor, who
is an uncle OF Howard lay the man
arrested on suspicion b.. liberated.
" rdnesday, upon proving az abb, wa.
taken TO Augusta, where he "as aIraIgn-
ed, Saturday morning, before United
State Commissioner Lewis \. Burelgh,
on the charge Of burglarizing the Shaw
NUT post flee, on the morning of Oct.
I27 The case was continued until last
Saturday morning and Commissioner
Burleigh ordered the prisoner to furnish
surety IN the sum Of sl5o0 Taylor WAS
unable to secure bonds. aad he was
lodged in the county jail.
An important witness for fhs STATE is
Charles stain, who is the son ot DAVID
l.. stain, whose uial With 0uyer Crom-
well aud subsequent convection Tor the
murder OF John u. Barron. cashier of
the Dexter, Me. savings bank, aud rob
'blng that institution on Feb y, lo75,
aroused interest throughout New Eng
+ land Ii Was upon eYldeLce furnished
/ by harles STAN, who claimed that he
drove the team in which the men made
/ then UP 10 Dexter aud that tie motive
! Tor his confession was II wreck venge-
ance upon his father and upon Cromwell,
! Who had married his Sister, for injuries
/ they had done him, that the men were
convicted and sentenced t. life lmpIisOn-
ment ten years after the robbery
STAN, who Is about so years old. has
/ practically admitted, the officers say,
| that he had been with Taylor and others
| whose arrest has not been accomplished
on other breaks The officers, however,
are not depending upon his story but
/ have followed up number Of clues and
are confident they have sufficient eyi
/ dence To cUIToborate II and hold Taylor.
+ There are also suspicious circumstances
/ duplicating two other men and 1t is like
/ ~ two arrests will 0e made soon The
officers allege that Tag Tor and one of
/ tie Two men to be taken into custody
soon answer the description of two of
/ the three men, who were seen in shaw
nut on the afternoon preceding the
/ burglary. A long search of raylor's
/ buildings was made by the officers for
4 XII of burglars toos which, they say,
/ Stain claimed, were hidden there, but
/ 1t WAS without result. Taylor claims lac
can prove an abb. That although he
Var away three days last week he le-
/ turned, Friday afternoon The govern
ment will present witnesses to show that
he dld not return until Saturday night
STAN claims TO be in great fear of
/ Taylor vino he says has threatened to
cut his heart out, and lived on the farm
adjoining TaylOr's until two weeks ago
when he moved to Mercer village. HIS
story of an interview with Taylor con-
corning plans for burglarles was heard
/ by STAINS wife, it Is alleged lie says
that Taylor came to HIM sunday, Oct
/ 49, and proposed break at the office of
/ the ahawmut Manufacturing Go. and
drew diagram of the mil and buildings
surrounding it ON the bottom of wagon.
/ STAN claims that he did not want to JON
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 a
man on the "plans'', who would ask no
questions The plan WAS 10 make the
break on the following Friday night as
soon after 10 O'Clock as II would be sate
He says taylor told him half hour
would be required to blow the tfe,
then they could go to Haterwlle ana
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