Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-16

1t was learned early last evening
that colored man who was believed
to be Francis went to the house of
Mrs. George Terrill in the outskirts of
Woolwich yesterday noon and demand
ed 1ood. Mrs. Terrill was along and
gave him a substantial lunch. He hur-
ried away after receiving it.
warden Norton of the State prison
telephoned to Marshal McFadden Of
this city. stating that he was quite nos
tive, from information at hand. that
the negro who called at Mrs. Terrilrs
was Francis and suggested that the
man might try to cross the river dur
ing the night. Marshall McFadden.
capt Small and Day Officer d. w. Le-
mont took launch and made MANY
trips up and down the water front look
ing Tor boats but none We're seen. While
they We're on the river Warden Norton
decided that. If Francis was in this vi
cinity as thought. no opportunity to
catch him should be lost. and after
consultation with Governor and Adit
General Farnham of the National
Guard and Capt. G. A. Buker of Co.
[. "a Inf. the Hyde Light Guards of
this city, he decided to enlist the SER
vices of the company for the night to
patrol the kennebec above and below
Bath.
Adjt. Gen. Farnham ordered Cant
Buker to take his command out and
work under the direction of the warden.
Marshal McFadden and Capt. Buker
held a consultation and it was decided
tlAt the npIicn OfficarC Ia
the center of the city and the militia
the ends and outskirts.
1t was exactly / o'clock this morning
when the militia call. SSS, was rung in
by Chief Morse of the fire department
ami in - minutes a large detachment
of the company was bound for the
NCr,h End in charge of Capt. Buker
and another party of smaller proport-
tons hound to the South End in charge
of First Lieut. c. l.. Pratt.
That was pretty quick work. consid-
erlng that the call to arms was entire
ly unexpected by the soldier bows
many Of whom were in bed in dis
tant parts of the city when the alarm
rang. and that the detachment had
donned their uniforms, including heavy
blue coats, and had been supplied with
ammunition and completely equipped
FOR nights work i'm the field.
After the first detachments. number
ing in all about % men, including sew
eral newspaper men who went along as
war correspondents" succeeding ar
rivals at the armory were detailed to
reinforce the original parties by Segt.
l. yivA
of the company quarters during the
night.
Capt. Buker established the right of
his line by leaving two men on the
point at the foot Of Harwood street
occupied by the home of II. d. Bacon.
Two more men were posted at Emery
Edgecomb's fish house. two at James
Kennersons wharf and the remainder
of the party under the personal charge
of the captain boarded three boats
which were in readiness and took I'D
positions on ThQrne's Head. Thorn is
land and Lines island The entire
stretch of river from the Kelley. Spear
shipyard to Chops Point was COM
manded by the rifles of Capt. Buker's
men.
Lieut. Pratt and his command pa
trniled the river from the Peoples fer
ry slip to the lower end Of Fiddler's
Reach during the dark hours, keeping
under the western shore. invisible but
commanding with their eyes and rifles
all the lower half Of the water front.
Towards dawn they disembarked and
the men were concealed in vantage
points from Reeds wharf to the east