Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-23
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have doubtless entered his breast.
| Upon this the men Immediately de-
parted and were seen no more. Mr..
Savage remained in the house the re-
| maindcr of the night. and it was not,
until yesterday morning. that any one
knew of the affair. the word reaching
| the police at about s o'clock.
Deputy Marshal Hanks and another
office set out Immediately with Il team
and came upon two men in a team in
the vicinity of Riverside, and brought
them to the station in this city and
locked them up \ hearing was
planned for at ; o'clock. yesterday af-
tcrnonn. but ii was decided that Il lit
tie further investigation of the two
men would not b" unwise. and they
We're held to hear from other parties.
They claim they were on their way
rom Lynn. Mass. 10 Bangor. and said
that they knew nothing of the affair.
The only evidence against them is that
they have & team similar to that seen
near Mr. Savage'S in the carly evening
whcr" they baited their horse by the
.oadsidc. The horse seen at that tim"
had u very jaded appearance and this
would seem to correspond in a way to
the first d, mand of the men that Mr..
Savage give them something for their
horse. They also spoke to him of hav-
ing II damaged wheel. which seems to
correspond to the outfit of the men in
custody. They also had fircarm
when taken. but it cannot be stated. Of
course. that it was the same one that
fred tho shot ut Mr.. Savage. The bull
let could not be located in the house.
yesterday. which is Il hindrance to
what might otherwise be Il handy piece
of evidence.
The party seen by Mr.. SavaGc''
neighbors is said to have remained
about all hour in the roadside a short
distanc" below Mr.. Savages home.
Mr.. Savage is IN old z, ntlcnan who
lives all alone, and it would seem
plausible that the party. whoever it
WAS. went there in the first place to
get something for their horse, and
finding the conditions encouraging,
went back for the purpose of robbery.
It was dark, and the unfortunate
thing about it is that Mr.. Savage can
not identify them, as he says it was
impossible for him 10 see the party.
AS it is. it would seem that the
cEInccs are not especially encouraging
for finding evidence sufficient to hold
th" men, unless further facts arc dis
covered. Had the police been notified,
last evening. there would not have
been much doubt that they would have
captured the men. and even now. those
well acquainted with the circumstances,
feel pretty positive i'll their own minds
that the officers lave got the right par
ties. 1t is not too much to say that
the men have all the appearances of
being crooks, in the Judgment of all
who have seen them. But as this fact
does not convict them. 1t is unfor-
tunatc tina; the police were not notified
in time to catch them near the spot
1t was stated. last evening. that the
same party was locked up in Gardi-
ncr, the night previous. as being sus-
ricious looking people but were re-
leased as nothing could be brought
against them. They claim to have
started from Lynn, Il week ago last
Thursday
At all events it was u narrow escape
fn. Mr.. Savage, and it is hoped that
punishment may be dealt and TO the
guilt parties.
The men gave their names as Walter
E. Thompson and Robert Norris. They
are both young men.
Deputy Marshal Hanks communicate
Cd. last evening, with the Lynn Mass.
police regarding the men. and they
were unable to give any information
CT an discriminating or of any Other
nature. Deputy Hanks stated that he
thought it doubtful if there was evil
dence enough to hold the men.