Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-26
INTERVIEW WITH OFFICERS.
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ing lor news we felt sure must come
~ o clock in the morning (WconeS-
day) came the alarm that a team had
1eeh stolen at Heald's. We drove over
there as 1ast as we could and soon III,
'he tracks of the outfit. we traced IL
10 Beimont and then to Morrllls cor
MT. Inc next jump was to North
9earSinont, thence to the cross ROADS
on the way to Liberty. We lost the
lr'll III the trotting park. Every sta
nle and outbuilding Of any kind was
i""k'd over but the trail was lost. IL
was o'clock and growing dark rapid
ly.
We went back to SearSmOnt, Dlck
ana |. ana stayed there that night. We
duS out bright and early CIhursdiiE)
ana soon picked up the trail whicl
led toward Belfast. We changed
horses at Belfast and snatched Il bite
to eat, then took the road again. track
ing him to Sandy Point, where i"
broke INTO the postofficc. We fouri
where he fed his horse and. evidently
while the horse was eating. had hrok-
en- INTO seven cottages and secure!
more clothing and a stock of corn.
iii''' al III stiil oll1cr 1oou.
while we were there at Sandy PORT
we got Il message from the Wari':h
saying that II team had gone INTO Al
Wo"d-lot in Monroe and that some o.
the farmers had seen 4 fire in the same
woods. Warden Norton at once telc-
Bhon"d that two guards be stationed
at the point where the road entered thu
woods and that no man be allowed tp
go in under any circumstances. -
further stated that his men Ueader
and 1tobinsOn) would he there in 20
minutes and take charge.
well, between the time that that
message was received and the time
mat we arrived. Il deputy sheriff,
against the direct and explicit orders
81 the warden and the admonitions Of
rIs companion to obey orders. went into
the woods found the team. and was
coming out in great triumph when We
arrived. He was yelling that he had
got the team. and that he had heard
tn" negro crashing off through the
bushes. Language wasn't handy to
express our feelings just then. We did
the best we could to patch up a bun
el"d job, but didn't have any luck
Our idea was that the coon was in
there with the team picketed and 1y-
ing IL or 20 yards up in the bushes
where he could watch il. Anyone coW-
ing in would naturally make directly
for the team and he would make a
clean getaway That's just what took
place. Our plan was to wait until
nlghtfall, when he would come back out
to take the road again and nail him
Of course the woods had been quietly
surrounded meanwhile.
Wei. we lost him there and felt
pretty sore. for we had him boxed III
tight, but we kept busy and posted
guards on every road out for five
miles. and had him surrounded until
today. All day Friday he was on the
mountain and Dick and a couple of 9TH
CT fellows caught sight of him. but he
was quite distance away. They could
identify him by his long coat, boots
and hat. 1t was him all right We are
going home now to get a little rest
and will take up the search again the
,lrst thing Monday morning.
Asked concerning the rumor that was
going the rounds on the street THAI
Francis had been captured late SatlIr-
i'S dAtcl looIl, deputy MARSHAL Leader
said: Il just this minute got
through talking with Warden Norton
bNcr tho wire and there is nothing in
i. He hasn't been captured yet. The
warden had report that he stole !;
,caln in Orringtun. six miles below,
Bangor. out there may be nothing to
hat either. He's certainly working
That way though"
Marshal Leader was also asked con-
terning story to the effect that tbnv
night be chasing another prisoner who
was recently released and who is suS-
lccted OF doing the North Nassalboro
Job. He replied: ''Thcr;. is no urIns-
-l"n at all bat that we were after the
IGht man ana that he will be heard
rom again within a few hours. TIL
Nhol" country is reused. It makes me
sore 90 think we lost him M in the
woods there though. We had him sure
III say this much, the best and most
honest guard duty that we secured
turing the whole trip was at Monroe"
Deputy Marshal Leader and InSpec-
or Robinson took the $50 train west.
Thcy were both tired and worn. but
ull of determination not to give IN
he search until Francis was either
behind the CRATES at ThOmaston or
sleeping peacefully.