Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-17

hind that pile of wood when Pomer
leau entered the yard. That Pomerleau
was struck from behind and by an I'M
seen foe is supported by the statement
of the injured man, who says he didn't
see the man who struck him. He
thinks the weapon used was az sled
stake. A sledstake covered with blood
is in the hands of the police. There are
certain reasons why the writer believes
there We're witnesses to the deed and
there are certain reasons why that ev-
idenSe is not available to the police.
In such Investigations the first thing to
establish is the fact of how the deed was
DONE and, second, the motive for such
an act The Journal has told how and
where the act was committed and is left
to establish the motive from the Whis-
perings and allegations of those who are
| acquainted with certain facts. Several
weeks ago Pomerlcau was mixed up with
| the police because he mad oVer-imbibed
in alcoholic stmulants Using an old
rule the court promised leniency If Pom
! erleau would reveal the identity Of the
| person who sold Linn the liquor. Pomer-
! leau gave the name of "a WinsloW resi-
| dent and that individual was arrested. ar
| raigned and sentenced 10 pay fine Of
| 500 and costs.
| The friends Of the alleged liquor dealer
were not q little worked up over the
affair. They claimed then, ana do today,
| that their friend was not in the rum
business and is not now in that business.
They say Fomereau gave the residents
name that he might shield the real vio-
lator of the liquor law. OstraciSm is not
| n thing & a
| high social class. 1t runs amuck in all
classes and 50 Pome:leau came in for a
stiff season of ostracism. He was a mcm-
Der of n crew of 20 more wool cNOp-
pers working on a location operated by
SraidinG IL Brown Of Fairfield. For days
and weeks his mates in the bush had
nothing whatever 20 say to him and he
felt the sting Of social ostracism to the
fullest extent 1t is alleged that he was
even threatened by several friends of the
alleged liquor dealer and these threaten
cd to 'knock your block off, punch
your head and few other choice senti-
ments were expressed.
The character of the wounds upon Pom
ereau's head plainly indicate the vicious
ness with which the blows were struck
The scalp is badly pummelled and CON
| tuSlOHS are present WHICH prevent all ttD-
, solutely correct examination to determine
whether the skull is fractured. I.acora
, ticns and bruises on the face together
with two closely shut eyes, with one
broken rib. are rot such as would bt
caused by the use of mans bare
> knuckles.
1 The police have shrouded the case will
mystery and everybody connected will
/ the crew of wood choppers is silent upol
the subject Of the identity of the maj
who did the deed. The writer is satisfied
t that the alleged rum seller can easil,
prove an alibi, but the foundation for tn
assault appears to be in the bad manne
t of several men toward Pomerleau eve
e since the day when he swore he bough
= liquor of the Winslow citizen. The write
: believes several men have quarrelled wit
S Pomerleau over the rum incident and tha
one became maddened at something Pom
- erleau has said to nim, and tn
q writer believes also that while onl
:, one mar committed the assault, there ar
, several who either witnessed the act o
= know who committed it.
. Constable j. r. Pollard, who now ha
{. charge of the case, has decided not t
attempt to make an arrest but to suomi