Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-29
STORY OF CAPTURE.
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and thought he could go no further;
then he made up his mind that IL he
wore his ieet off he would walk on the
stumpS to escape.
He said that he knew everybody was
afraid OF him and he did not expect
The farmers to catch him. His only
fear was Of the officers. Several times.
No riair,S he was near enough to the
watchers to have hit them with rocks.
His weakness was due principally TO
lack of food and loss OF blood from
hlis1ers on his feet. Both feet haze been
;,ozcn badly 50 that he walked With
aittlculty. While 1T the hotel they We're
dressed by Il physician. because Of his
inability to get shoes large enough for
his swollen feet, which ordinarily re-
olire Il number eight boot. he was fore
ed the past few days to wear lumber
mems gum rubherS. These greatly
irritated him.
The capture was effected at inc
house Of A. l.. Grover, 100 yards from
the Northern Maine Seaport Railroad
station at Glcuburn at 10 o'clock. He
called at this house three hours ear
licr ana. after admitting his identity,
asked for something to eat. lie was
given Il good breakfast ana lllcn
granted permission to sleep in the barn
Mrs. Grover sent II young son 10 M
railroad station and from there thc III
formation that the much hunted man
was in the vicinity TaS sent 10 inns
CITY. The officers were hurried "ui
ana surrounded the barn
Pr.;tDflice INSPECTOR i:oblilS"n 'iiiiih-
NAY
resting ANA called upon him to sur
render, which he cid without Objection.
search of his person and the prem
Uses; revealed no weapons oil any sort
except two small knives taken from ne
harness; shop at the prison. ffahc!H
| first exclamation was:
cod. why didn't you shoot me:
He WAS assisted to the iiorr of the barn
and brought to this city in Il team.
I,nc,I officers were cha%rin"h To learn
| tho, F,auC;s waa hiding in this city all
| dav Yesterday. 1ron his arrival her" ne
for. dwight, after an I.-mil" dIiFe from
| pruYne,t. where he stole a l!olS" and
| grocery wagon from the stable OF Mrs
| Aueclirc Trevett about 1nidniSht, 10
| drove through Main street ana 50" one
| n9ljocrlan standing in Il doorway but was
not challenged. He drove out short
| distance On the Six Mile Falls road and,
| after abandoning the horse and wagon,
| walked back into the city and remained
| hidden in Il shed on the outskirts of the
| civ all day until o'clock Last night
| Then he walked from the city and
| through the woods To the Grover house.
| where ne arrived this morning.
| IA "a, ~ afternoon
| was f, cling more cor,fortabl" than for
| the past is days. he told so;nt thing "i ms
travels since leaving tho State prison. lie
| escaped in just the manner described IN
| the wSpapcrs AMI had remained IN the
! near vicinity Of Itoci<land which IS four
| miles tr,,m 'rhomI~ton, for 4 week. lie
| denied having any outSil" assistance.
| Cir OF lis remarks was that he found 4
| r4wsnaper about week ago and had a
good laugh. His intention was to ultl-
| mat.ly cross the Canadian line. but wa
somewhat mixed the past few days and
| was not sure he was headed in IN" right
| direction. When captured he was on tn
| most direct route to Canada.
He had not planned his escape for long
| He denied that he had not been Wei
treated at Thomaston and asserted that
| his only reason was to be free.
| Regarding the manner Of his escape, h
said it was a very difficult job and h.
| does not think he could DO it again. liz
watched his chance and when the guar
was off duty and a substitute III his place
h, took advantage of the opportunity
After dropping out of the line OF PRISON
ers in the yard he climbed up the window
bars and jumped to the wall, the top OF
which he grasped with the tips Of his fin
gers Then hn pulled himself over and
drorning Is feet to the ground. disap
pcarcd toward Rockland. lie was no
discovered until some distance away.
| His purpose in going to Bcauchaml
| Point at Rockport, he said, was to res
ana l.--t destroy property or commit an!
| more breaks than necessary TO Obtain
rest. He denied committing all the bur
elarcs there and in other sections Charg
cd t. him. His escape from the poin
on the night of Friday. Nov. 1G, he said
was without difficulty. He passe,
through the Gordon Of guards and hear
some or them.
The only square meals he obtained. ex
Copt his breakfast today, were two q
different houses in Center LiAcolnvillo
one of which vas that of Mrs. julia Con
way. who dressed his blstercd feet.
lie claims he walked through tn
streets If Belfast in broad daylight ar
was not mrlestcd
He denied that anyone had fired sho
at him ana that he made either of tn
two breaks at Prospect Sunday morning