Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-18
ROBBERS
Enter and Search Hamp-
den House IN Night Time.
Demand Money and Scare Aged
Woman Into Mysteries.
Steal Valuable Gold Watch ana
Then Get Away.

men early this morning entered the
house of Mrs. Martin Reed. woman
20 years old, who lives in lower HaIip-
den, eight miles from this city, ana
ransacked the entire place. There were
two other women in the house WIN
Mrs. Reed at the time.
The men entered Mrs. Reeds bed
room and demanded money. Being lolu
there was none in the house tney iiiaue
a thorough search, even pulling the
bed to pieces.
They were rewarded by finding
gold watch of considerable value ana
only left when Mrs. Reed, becoming
hysterical, began screaming.
Bangor, Me-, July 17.-One OF the
boldest breaks that has been reported
to Penobscot county officials Tor
long time took place at an early hour
Wednesday morning in the little town
of Hampden when two masked men
with bulrS-eye lanterns entered
house. In Which were three women
and ransacked every party OF the
house in which they thought money or
valuables might have hiding place.
Mrs. Martin Reed, who is about ~
years old. lives this side of REED S
brook in lower Hampdcn, short dis
lance below the cemetery. Mrs Recd
has had visiting her this week a cous-
in, Miss Wales, 4 niece, MISS BESSIE
Reed and a granddaughter, Miss Flor
ence Reed OF Dorchester, Mass, and
they were all in the house at the time
of the break, together with Wilbur
Reed, brother-in-law Of Mrs. Reed.
Shortly after l o'clock Wednesday
morning Miss Wales and Miss Bessie
Reed were awakened by the noise OF
somebody moving about their room anu
their startled eyes met the flash OF a
dark-lantern in the hands of man.
The two women could see nothing of
the strange visitors because of the
binding rays of the light but they
We're soon made aware of the reason
for the midnight visit.
The two men covered them with re-
volvcrs and demanded money. The Wo-
men told them there was none in the
house. Before Miss Wales and Miss
Reed were awakened, it appears that
the two men had made a most SYSTEM
attic cvcrhauling of the room. Blu
reau drawers had been pulled ont and
their contents cmpticd on the floor,
while Il trunk belonging to Miss Reed
was also overturned.
Finally. after the men had decided
that there was nothing further to be
Or innA Nv hnl1iniv hn fxr,n
one of the burglars said that he was
going Mrs. Reeds room and if she
didn't give him some money he was
going to shoot her One Of the two
men stayed behind to guard Miss Wales
and Miss Reed. He stood between the
bed and the door leading to Mrs.
Reeds room.
The other man who had gone into Mrs
Reeds room. after searching around the
room. commenced to overhaul the foot of
Mrs. Reeds bed, and this awakened her
The burglar promptly covered her with
revolver and demanded her money.
Mrs. Reed told him that she had no
money rs she had given it all to him in
the forenoon. (urs. Reed says that she
identified one of them as man who had
peen at her house in the morning selling
linen.) The burglar told her that If she
didnt hand over her money he would
shoot her. whereupon Mrs Reed com
menced to scream.
At the sound of her aunt's screams.
MISS Bessie Reed, who was being guard
ea by the other burglar in the other
room, got out Of bed despite the pointed
revolver which the man held and iumped
through screened window to the
ground She ran across the street and
aroused the family OF John Corbin
Inc noise and screaming awoke Will
nam Tribou. who lives next door to the
Reeis. and he hurriedly dressed and went
TO the scene. Every thing was turned up
side down in the house and he found that
MISS Reed was suffering severely from in
1uries received in her jump from the Sec
ond story.
MIR. Tribou found that the burglars had
entered the house through an ell window.
piyihS open window and removing the
fastening. 1t appears that when Miss
fieed Jumped through the window the
burglars got frightened and rushed down
the front stairs to go out the same VIM
dow through which they entered. As
they came down the stairs they met Will
bur Reede who sleeps on the first floor
and who had been awakened by the noise.
although hardly awake. Mr.. Reed asked
them what they wanted and the two men
toid MN to get out of the way or thew
would shot him.
Sherif Gilman was notified "Wednesday.
morning and officers were immedi,to,,.
assiehed TO the case. The on:y thing of
value that the burglars secured. as far as
can be asccrta:ned was gold watch bc.
longing to Mrs. Reed which la been LEFT
on the table in her room.
The burglars left no clue other than
that Mrs Feed says that she positively
Identih"d one of them as a linen mcr-
chaht who "an;e TO her mousse in the
morning.