Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08

a possibility that Sanford did, as a
water boy might easily do, sneak off
half an hour earlier arrive in Dedham
at 5 o'clock, and walk few minutes on
Washington street toward the Boston
line, which would bring him near the
scene of the crime at approximately
the time it is supposed to have been
committed, shortly after the passing
of the SIS train from Boston.
In his story Sanford says he saw a
little girl on Il hill, picking flowers, that
she wore blue flowers-and Louise
Staula wore violetS the afternoon of
her death-that ne went down to where
she was was overcome by one of his
spells and threw rocks at her. killing
her, and that he then walked back to
Norwood
He said a train passed him while
he was on the hill. The police have five
persons who say they saw two on the
hill at 5.1S on that afternoon. They dis
agree as to whether one of them was
a boy or Il man. Sanford with his bent
over posture might be taken from one
angle as Il man and another as boy
Chief Sackett Saturday morning was
on the lookout for thieves who stole
two bicycles in Norwood Friday even
ing.
While waiting for a car to go to the
district court he noticed the boy get
ting from Mr.. Moore his time after mis-
discharge. The chief thought his APP
pearance suspicious.
Getting hold of him the chief COM
menced to question him. He asked
where he came from. He said Brook
Ign. Thinking he might scare the boy
if he did steal the bicycles Chief Sack
eft said. do you know that the police
of Brooklyn are looking for you?"
A shrinking on the part Of the boy
gave the impression of a more serious
crime than larceny.
Il no steal bicycle he said. IF tell
you the truth will you let me go?''
What have you done, hurt some
body" Chief Sackctt demanded.
II hit him. but no hurt him." quiv-
cred the boy.
Didn't you kill him." insisted the
chief.
Yes, l did; but if I tella the truth
will you let me go?''
With that the boy commenced to
cry
Chief Sackctt took the lad to Ded-
ham with him, and there he again de-
clared he had killed a boy in Brooklyn,
saying that the boy was Frank Marine
He added that he had killed Franks
brother James.
At that time there had been no MEM
ton of the Staula murder
Chief Sackett started back to Nor
l.;
was waiting in Memorial square for
Norwood electric that the first men,
ton was made of the Staula murder,
while reporter was questioning him
in regard to his Brooklyn murders.
Suddenly in the midst of his story of
the killing of the Marine boys he said:
Eyes, l saw a little girl and I threw
stones at her. too. She was picking
flowers No, l did not hurt her"
This statement he stuck to until he
was in the Norwood lookup. There he
was questioned at length and told his
story of the triple murder in detail.
81 KILLED Frank Marine" he said. near
the ball grounds in Brooklyn little over
two months ago. We were in field to-
gether and he was lying on the ground.
I had one of my tempers and L killed
him by striking him in the heart with
knife
1.-The Blood came from his heart and
his mouth. I was sorry then, and |
prayer for him, but he was dead. then
buried him.
"a little while afterward I killed his
brother James by hitting him in the head
with stone 1t was on 4th street be-
tween 5th and 9Th avenues. ] hurried him,
too. I had one of my spells of temper
on at the time and l always do some
thing when 1 feel that way. but always
feel sorry afterward.
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