Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-12
YEGGMEN CAPTURED.
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from the second store that Sheriff Pen
nt II detected two men walking down
W aShington avenue. above the corner,
headed for Portland. One was a big
man and the other small one and
they answered the descriptions of two
of the men concerned in the hold up
of the train.
Driving up to one of them Sheriff
Pennell Sprang to one side Of the auto
ana ordered the pair to hold up. The
fellows were taken entirely by surprise
but as soon as the smaller man. sup
posed To be Sullivan. saw the officers
ard heard the commend to stop, he
ran.
All the officers We're armed with re-
vulvcrs and as soon az the smaller man
took to flight Sheriff Penncll and Dep
uty DiEglcy opened fire. None of tn"
shots We're effective and the man had
not gone far when he stumbled. All
The time that he was running he made
frantic efforts to reach his hip pocket.
but he was running so fast that he
could not make good time and reach
his gun at the same time. When he
stumbled he made another move to
were upon him. He was immediately
ironcd and his gun, which was large
4i calibrc Colt. was taken away from
him.
Meanwhile. the larger man. who
gives his name as Lewis. stopped short
when he was ordered to- He. too, ma hc
- desperate effort to pull his pistol. but
Deputy Sheriff Foley had him covered
his revolver from him.
It was impossible to crowd both the
officers and the prisoners into the au-
torohic So the two men We're ironcd
fa$; together and the officers accompa-
| MED tfem t. the Jail. taking n Belt
Lin" err in. While coming in. the man
supposed to he Sullivan. threw away n
quantity of soap which he had with
him AMI small bottle, thought to have
been filled with nitro glyccrinc. articles
| that ar" used in safe blowing
This capture was made inside of an
hour after tho train crow entered the
| compliant at the station. and short of
| Il nalf hour after this word was re-
| Ceived from Patrolmen Jordan and
HamitHn'at Norris Corner that they
had the third man.
FatrnlmCn Jordan and Hamilton
who were also heavily armed. boarded
| Il Mnr~ill's Corner car at the head of
Preble street and ,had Just arrived at
the corner. whefls from the ear they
saw their man walking by in the mid
die Of the street He answered the de-
scription PERFECTLY and the two officers
alishteG. onc'on either-.side II the track
Tildon. as he proved 10. he. did not
see them until they. Mad him by the col
lar officer Jordan Immediately reaGhe
for the mans hip pocket and took
from there S2-calibre revolver.
What are you doing with the gum
asked officer Jordan.
The man was rather dumbfounded at
the agility of the officer and replied
that it was one that he had left over
from celebrating the Fourth
Til,.on made no trouble and was i'm
mcdiately sent to the station. where A
few minutes later. he was positively
identified by the members of the train
crew as one Of the men who held W
the train at Yarmouth.
Tild0n has Jail record in this city,
having been released from Jail but a
short time ago. after serving time for
a minor offence.
Shortly after this at the Jail, the
conductor and brakeman If the train
! identified the other two mon. saving
that thnrC was not i nartiCl" Of doubt
| in tho Identification Tho men refused L
say much at tho Jail when questio
by the officers and the officials are pos