Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-29


FRANCIS, the negro convict ana pur
s'tr' was at liberty. having Succceueu
III making his escape when the CONVICT"
were pcliiS brought back from ''i'
harness shop to the prison a, thc CON
clslon of their DAYS work. Just now
the escape was managed is not Niic"n'
ut least To the public. The prison OH
| Clals may or may not know, bul tiitle
are but few definite facts in such state
lncnts relative to the escape that they
have seen fit To make. About all the
guards could say was that soihcthIH'
passed them like a shadow OF dhfh-
| ness and then they saw the ltSitiN'
| iiyihS Tor the n"ighbOrNS W"olS' o''u
| of the officials tried y few SHOTS hut
without effect. The guards were c''ieu
| out and Il thorough search mace %
| the vicinity but i, wa:; futile and save
| for rumorS. which Investigation Silo"cn
| 10 be without foundation, therc "a9 '''
knowledge Of the negro for three day
| lntn Warden Norton became 80 ''.i'i
| thitt lis man was on Ecauchahip i"i'i'
| in the town Of I:orkport and 700 men
natroiled the locality bur again "i'iip"'
| result for the elusive negro slipped by
| the guards ami was next heard "a III
| Nv i'u'' vi MISS bii""S 80
| Here he tclrOriZed an cldt"ly WOMAN -
| such IN extent that she niidc II" MN
| ton OF his visit for several days ana IN
| the Meantime the officers fouiu 'iit'
scent had grown cold.
| II was while the srarchers wcr" pa
| trolling Beauchamp Point that the only
casualty Of the campaign "ctnfi''i' On
of the searching party beng t.lE',''
| or l.
~ M"ui WI, Conway hous,.
,.i' ,,.,n,;. rcrn.,inc1
wa ,-,h in fine Vi
| '"'' ''''>' &c ,b,t d,v
'''i's ".,i VA ~ ,,...aorc.
| 'i,n'i - - III II .,,,,.,r,. barred
put " u'"'!'9 IT," .,.,i,ni.sinn
~ ,;1.,,,''r,,, Hui, III. ,yonlG Sand was
! iiN me- , ;,,,,I,.ilI.
| comments yyfr.
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io,i,'' -. = ''"' .... ,,.,.,.1 If thn flu
l,....,,,,, ,,.h..r. . team be-
? ,,,.,l uas y,olrn.
| '''7'''"
| ii' .'"''""iS ~ IAN ,,in4v am
r,,es;,i,.,. ,..,s slr,pns,rl
'n7 ,,;'.; '7,n, ,b.. country in
- cn,r.,nont Montvillr,
| ~ Er,rlfort konuia;r in the
| =, ,,a-t ~ mo time. There were
| ,,,,,, cnn,ictinr stories ana the Off
| ~. ,,.bo were, searching vigorously
nx,Ioded many false reports.
! Then came Il definite clue" Apparently
forced bv the bangs of hunger the nc
! gro attempted to get provisions at inc
| store ana poStotl.cc At Park. Here he
Il! Il ~ ,t,Ns,1
| confectionery. Then came 4 series Oh
small th,fts and attempted breaks on
| the road between ScarSport and STOCK
| ton With these as guides to ana III t'e
| search the man hunters closed III upon
their prey. Orders had been given I"
| shoot if necessary ana the country was
l,hrrorehly alnrnc
.Jud-jrg from the breaks made Sandy
| Point was next visited by the fugitive
&c several cottages were entered at
that ,,lorc and il is believed that Fran
els CHAINED some food there.
4 1av later. Thursday. Francis was
heard from near Monroe, and it was
hero that Francis had his most narrow
eerann. Clifton NJ. Moore noticed 4
smoke arising from his wOodlot about
|, mile and a half away in Frankfort.
I!a investigated ana found that n fire
had been built and that a man WAS
cooking something while 4 team was
nearby. Nr More ct once notified
N-rrGcn Norton ana DEPUTY Marshal
Drake of Frankfort was notified also
| II seemed that mad 4 eulilclent force
approached Francis ut TINS time tha'
his capture would nave heeh ln"Nlt'ipie
but Deputy Drake mace an lhNtS' 80
| ton on his own hook ana 1t Is peiieNtu
That his approach was hcaru ny tht
negro, who at any rate WAS not louho
with the team.
| Now the purSucrs We're haru on lh'
trail Of their marry Rendered almost
desperate hy cold ana munger II Seelileo
as Though an carry capture WAS ihtNi'
tao't. ~ ~ 81 IL l'i 49, "''
one. riiHt th'ic va 'ii' 'i
III" Ht'tl9 prison. II" Wy ~ u''i i'ui ''''
linen thcre were l ltcu "''''' "i'''
leu ny inspector i,o'i'iH'ii CIV" pa
, A;trSiGii lciuei VI ~" iHto'i en- " -
, "l deputy SHeilliS' io'di "iii' "i'u
| uNseciS' dilll'uSh INV hummer ~ "