Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-27
AWAITING HEARING.
Suspected Would-be Hartland Burg
lars Held at Bangor.

Bangor, Me, Dec. 26.-Robert Thomp-
son. George Flemming and George Sui
llivan, the three men arrested in Pitts
| field Saturday morning, in connection
with the unsuccessful attempt to break
| and enter the post office at Hartland
were brought to this city Saturday eve
| ming and are now confined in the Pc
nobscot county Jail, awaiting hearing
| before United States Commissioner
Hamlin, which will be held Tuesday
afternoon.
The men We're brought here in charge
of officers under the direction of Post
| Office Inspector f. p. Boutelle. who
, has charge of the case. Monday morn
ing Mr.. Boutelle visited the Jail and
accompanied by photographer. had
pictures made of the three men for
future reference. Thompson and Sulli-
van submitted to having their photo
graphs taken with good grace, but
Flemming was q more difficult sub
ject, bowling his head and making work
difficult for the photographer.
The prisoners were also stripped of
their clothing and u description taken
Of them.
| Thompson, the Oldest is a man about s.
years of age, and says that he has nc
| regular place of residence. He is pro-
nouncedly bald headed, what little hair
he has being gray. He has a light NOUS
tache sprinkled with gray. There are no
! distinguishing marks on his body. He
wore black suit, sack coat, soft black
hat and black soft shirt.
Flemming, who says he is y years old
and lives in Berlin, N. H., is about five
feet and six and one-half inches tall.
| weighs between 40 and $50 pounds. He
has brown hair, a smooth face and blue
| gray eyes. He has a very pronounced
| vaccination mark OH his left arm, and
| en- the left forearms he has the head of
a sailor tattooed in India ink. He claim
| ed he had been operated on for appendi-
| citis, and has a scar on his abdomen. He
| wore blue suit, sack coat and cap.
Sullivan is p years of age and he
claims Berlin n. H.. as his home. He
| also has q pronounced vaccination mark
on his left ARM but no other marks on
| the body. He has brown hair. brushed
straight back, shifty blue eyes, and a
!
six inches tall. He wore a blue suit.
sack coat and cap, and a flannel shirt
of gray. He is Of slight build.
Sullivan and Flemming We're taken
together in d barn, while Thompson
was arrested later nearer the town OF
| Pittsfeld. The two young men claim
| that they had never seen the elder one
| till they were arrested. All three deny
that they had been in Hartland. but
say that they We're going there in
| search of work.
! Officers, working in the case found
| tracks of three men leading from the
railroad track to the station, which
were made on the night of break.
Sullivan and F1emming both had cards,
similar to those working thel pan
handling game, when arrested.
While there is little to base it on it
is believed that these men may know
something of the post office break in
Pembroke, which was committed ear
licr in the fall. There were at the time
the post office was broken into three
men in town using the begging cards,
but the clue is small, and can hardly
connect the men now in custody with
that break, unless someone in that
town can recognize them.
The prompt action of Postmaster T..
G. Varney in getting after the men who
are alleged to have attempted the
break with his bloodhound, Hero, is re-
rciving great deal Of communication.
and officials connected with the case
tspeak of Mr.. Varney and his dog in
terms of highest praise. Such action
would be the means of preventing
many breaks if employed by more of
the postmasters in the small places, is
the opinion of the officials.