Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-28
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The town is all excitement over III"
battle of Friday and everybody Is ""h-
dering when the next light VIII 'tN'
place. So far as Leavitt is cohcer'ied ''''
friends say that he is ready I"r hio'"''
encounter as soon as the Ne"
put in an appearance and attempt l" zap
ture him. His two 4i-caliher ii'iEaN-
guns are loaded and ready Tor pusi'''H'
at al times.
Leavtt is n native Of this place. ne
is man described as more Una"
tall. weighing rs pounds, Cream a'''N''
and man of handsome ph9Nh'"' anu
powerful. 1T is my honest opinion 'h't
Leavitt would shoot to Kill Saiu lIr''
IPhilbrick. He is q man OF great Stt'i'S'h
and as brave as lion. lie knows 10" !"
handle gun. was shown IN III" SHOOT
ing Friday when the officers from ""
York tried tU capture him. IL was not
his intention 10 hurt them bur simply u
scare them. The first shot went across
the bow OF til" dory in when the OIL
GERS came to the LAUNCH. The next one
whistlrd between the officers ana IN"
boatman ana the third bored hole In the
side of the dOry."
! All visitors are ordered off the grounds
of the IcaVitt farm, and MIS- IeaVltt
politely but firmly says that sh" has no
idea where her husband rs. NeHcrthe-
less there IS feeling among MI. LeaV-
tits sympathiZers that he is either In
hiding ashore in town or aboard the boat
Friday the little crafts gasoline tanks
were loaded TO their fun capacity, and an
extra barrel Of gasoline was put aboard
the boat with lots of extra provisions, so
that Mr. T.eavitt would Ia able without
any delay to put to sea in his beat and
lead the officers q lively chase. The
Haidee, it is said, can make Il To 1G knots
an hour. sFg=R
The shop keepers and tradesmen in
town all speak highly Of I.oavitt. II"
lives on the Highland farm, about six
miles from the harbor, and sports two
or three automobiles. lie came here last
summer and purchased his present home,
Highland farm, where he has since lived.
| Mr.. LeavittS friends say that he IS
ready to settle all just claims against
him. but that the bond company in the
particular case is trying to make it warm
for him and that he doesn't propose to
allow it to do SO fl he can prevent it.
1t is understood here that the bond com
pany in taking the law into its hands is
doing so under the authority that is given
bondsmcn to take the body Of a fugitive
wherever found.
Tho authorities here say the only way
that Leavitt will ever be gotten to New
York lis to indict him there and then
ask Gov. Cobb to eNtraditc him. 1t is
said by Mr.. Leftvitts friends that if tn
New York parties will proceed in this
way he viii obey the law and surrender
himself To Sheriff Athorne.
New York, May 21.-Hurlbut II. f.
I'eardslcy. legal representative of the
American Bonding Co, the company
Whi"n is on Ralph j. Leavtt's bond.
reached New York Saturday morning
from York liarbor. after failing to cap
tue the fugitive pail jumper. Mr..
icardGlty admitted that his adv enturcs
in Maine formed one Of the most "Xrit-
ing chapters Of his life. His friends are
con@rat ulating him on getting back
alive.
Robert G. Kelsey OF 2l5 Montague
street, Brooklyn, is Leavitt's accus2r in
the ease for which the society man is
wanted. Mr.. Kelsey is trying to get
some satisfaction out of Leavitt for the
transaction in which Mr. Kelsey gave
a good steam car ana $3.50 for an auto
mobile that f, II to pieces the first time
he took it out Of Leavitt's garage.
After the thrilling revolver battle in
York harbor Friday. when det"cti. IS
under command Of Mr.. Rcardsley We're
lrpuIscd by SHOTS from LeaVittS rCVOi-
v,l, MIR. Brnrds!"y tried diplomacy
This i:lcu also. ~ did the efforts Of
Sheriff George q. Athornc Of York
county.
II am glad there was no blondshGd."
said Mr.. B"ardsl"y Saturday. "LeaNitt
is Il desperate character. lie is in the
midst of his people ANA friends he has
known frcm boyhOcd. He has the fast
est vessel in the harbor. ana is well
armed and has provisions ana fuel for
4 long chase.
The only Way see to get him is to
borrow :; government torpedo boat or
Il gniboat. Tile man is determined 10
shoot any one that tries To take him.
He said yesterday that his counsel had
advised him to shoot ana shoot to Kill.
| We nave men after him. and, of course.
will get him some time.
Lawyer Durack of Durack x Brand.
Of 49, Nassau street. attorneys for
Leavitt, said today that he had not
heard from LeaVitt in the last few
days. He added
1T is not true that we advised him
to shoot to kill any New York officers
that tried 10 get him. We never thought
of such Il thing.
1t is presumed that I.cavitt did not
| mean that Durack (; Brand had adj
| viSed him to do the shooting, but that
he got The advice from his Maine law
Yer. f.. J.. Spinney of North RcrWick.
LraVitt'S operations III l1rouklNn sub
jectcd him to several charges of fraud.
When he came here liz. lost no time in
getting into society. He WAS one of
the most striking figures in Rrurl<lyn.
His friends said that hc never met u
woman who did not loss. her heart 10
him. He married tn" daughter n-laW
of Bryan H. Smith.
At the Hotel Touranc in brooklyn
LcaVitt posed as Il man Of great wealth.
He had automobiles and made u brave
diSpay. He had opened q business on