Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-11

SuSta, Nc, to Omaha, Ncb.. when he
got off at Biddeford. His home is in
Omaha and he has been visiting VIII
liam G. Haskell of Augusta. He is IL
former Maine man. having graduated
from R"wdoin College in the class of
about 80 years ago.
The victim of the robbery is Il Iawyer
ana is the attorney for Il wcll-knovu
" cstern railroad which passes through
the place where he lives. He came TO
Maine 20 visit old friends and relative $
and was just concluding Il fine outing.
He left Augusta early in the morning
and got into Portland on time.
In the Union station he boarded the
wrong train and as soon as he discoy-
cred his mistake changed cars 1t was
while changing to the Eastern division
rain that he was robbed. There was a
large crowd in the train shed at the
time and he noticed that he was iostlcl
about pretty freely but did not discover
his loss until he got into the right train
and it RULED ont of the station.
He then learned to his great surprise
that the pockctboOll had been stolen
with everything there was in it. He
| had Il ticket for Chicago in il. a pass
from there to Omaha. somewhere be-
tween ST. and $50 in money and SOM,
Other things. He explained the situation
| to III" conductor and decided to get off
| At Biddcfcrd and 80 back to Augusta
and start over again.
The aged attorney did not lose all the
money he had with him, as he had
| about 50 in 4 secret pocket on the in
sid" of his shi,t. He got at this after
| he got tn Bitldcford so he was able t.
go to Augusta on the ILL train. He
knew that he did not have money
enough with him 10 buy another ticket
and pay his other travelling expenses.
| 80 thought it best not to attempt to go
| any further until he had an opportunity
{" get some more money.
There have been Il great many pick
packers at the Union station in Port =
land during tho past season and many
people have been made their innocent
victims. Signs cIutioning I'll" travel
ing public to lao on the lookout for
such people have been posted about:
The station in prominent places but
thcs" have not prevented the different
.;rngS of crooks from meeting with
considerable success. The Portland po-
he situation.
II is supposed that somewhere along
( hc trip Mr.. Gaslin had his pocket
look otlt in sight and that some crook
SAW him. He was followed until he
rot into the crowd boarding the out
bound trains and robbed at that time.
It was the same old game carried out
in the same old way.
;,. al
busy place at that time Of the day
There are trains for Boston over the
Eastern and Western divisions and
the train over the Mountain division
of the Maine Central for tho White
Mountains. Montreal and Chicago al
80 lcav"s at about the same time.
Juse before leaving Biddcford Mr.
Gaslin recalled the fact that he had
i note for $1,000 in the lost pocket
book. !! vas made ont payable to him
and only 500 had been paid over. lie
also lost a bank key fitting tho safety
vault i'll the place where he lives in
the W"St. He could not remember just
what Clsc there was in the pOol;ctbonl:
but ii all went at the same Zinc.
The aged man appreciated tn" Of
efforts that wore put forth foi' Him H..
tn" NV station agent. II"w"vt IL
fnI: his loss quite ke"nly and Was MAJ
HiHlly u good deal excited over the h"-
ing til" victim Of pickpockel.' as ne
has always taken particular rrecau
tio.s To avoid them.