Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-02
ION, DON'T LAUGH!
OF Course Il Is a Good
Joke On the Officers
When Private Citizens Have 10
F. Do The Police Work.
But the Job was Welt Done and
The Burglar Landed.

The Burglar Landed.
About the NEST complicated case that
mas been heard of in police circles in
this city happened Monday afternoon,
when man giving his name as Earl
Grey and later as Roy Garrison, was
taken from the residence of George
X. Boutelle on College avenue, where
ne had ransacked the house, prepare
tory to leaving in the dark.
According to the story told, it ap-
| pears that the man, knowing the alb
| sence of the Boutelle family, entered
the house Sunday night and after hav-
ing shaved himself taken a bath and
arrayed himself in Mr.. Bouteile's
| clothes, made detOur of the house,
| securing such things as he thought
might be valuable He filled several
bags and cases with clothes and other
| Things. He then apparently went to
| bed to sleep for the night, as he fear
| ed to get away during the daylight.
Dan S. Berry, the furniture repair
er, had chair belonging to Mr.. Bou-
telle. which he had been repairing
This he was to deliver to the home
| and was given key, so that he could
put it inside. When Mr.. Berry arrived
at the house, just before noon Monday,
| he opened the door and carried in the
chair. He noticed that things were
| considerably strewn around and with
| out making any extensive search, he
left and notified Hascall Hall.
The man, when Mr.. Berry entered
the house, was in the library He,
| thinking that Mr.. Berry was finished
with his business, watched him leave
| and then went to a sleeping room and
| continued his searching
Mr.. Berry secured Mr. Hall and to-
gether they went to the house They
began their search. Mr.. Berry went
into the bedroom but did not see the
| man. Mr. Hall entered the room and
saw the man under the bed. Together
Mr.. Berry and Mr.. Hall had no diff
Guilty in securing him. No officers had
been notified.
Garrison was placed in Mr. Berrys
| team and taken to the City building
City Marshal Richardson was out of
| town, and, according to Mr.. Berry, no
officers was around. Peter Murphy
who is a special officer, was in the
marshals office when Berry came in
Berry asked if there were any officers
around and Mr.. Murphy replied there
were not. Berry then informed him
| that they had man whom they wish
I ed locked up. Mr.. Murphy got the key
and placed the man behind the bars
Now comes the funny part of it. The
| afternoon train to this city arriving at
1880 P. NJ. from Augusta brought home
George X. Boutelle. 1t also brought
City Marshal Richardson They were
together as the train rolled into the
station and went as far as Mr.. Bou-
te1le's home, the marshal continuing
| to his home for dinner. g.
When Mr.. Boutelle entered his home
he noticed the disarranged condition
of things and he Immediately called up
the marshals home. Marshal Rich
ardson left his dinner and hurried to
| the house. Together with Mr.. Boutelle
he investigated the conditions and was
| there for about two hours, when they
| finally decided to call up Mr.. Berry
to learn if the place was disarranged
when he was there. They did so and
Mr.. Berry answered that the man had
| been taken to the station, arraigned
and sentenced. And the marshal had
been searching for his man for two
hours!
1t appears that neither Mr.. Berry
nor Mr.. Hall had in the meantime no
titled any officer that the man was in
| the lookup. Nor did they know that
Mr.. Boutele was to arrive home that
day.
The next chapter of the story is
equally as mixed. When Recorder
Dana P Foster arrived at the NUM-
cipal court at 2 o'clock in the after
noon. he was met by Mr.. Berry and Mr.,
Hall, who told their story to the judge.
| 1t was then a question as to whether
or not the man had been formally ar
| rested, according to law. No officer
| had touched him.
AT the suggestion of someone Deputy
Sheriff John A. Dawson was brought
into the matter Sheriff Dawson at
| their suggestion went to the Jail and
| legally placed Garrison under arrest.
| This all happened before any of the Of
ficers on the street We're aware of the
| case. and while the marshal and Mr..
Boutelle were diligently searching the
house.
| LIE court FOOI1 WAS OpeIeu anu f1dS-
| call Hall signed the complaint. Deputy
| Sheriff Dawson marched his prisoner
| into court and hearing was held. 1t
| was all over in few minutes, as only
| the testimony of Mr.. Berry and Mr..
| Hall was taken. The prisoner refused
| counsel and waived the hearing. He
was bound over for the action Of the
grand jury at the September term.
When Marshal Richardson learned
| of the proceedings he hastened down
town. He met officer Loon and asked
| if the man was still in the lookup. The
| officer knew of no such case. The
| marshal then went to the City build
ing, where he learned that the entire
case had been disposed of. He was
somewhat indignant and questioned
the right of the sheriff to interfere
when his officers were around. He
| claimed that the man was under ar
rest when locked UP by Special Officer
Murphy; also that he was under ar
! rest when taken by Mr.. Berry and Mr..
Hail.
The affair is being discussed by
about everybody and during the re-
mainder of the day was the topic of
many heated arguments.