Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
Runs Down Two Suspect
cd Post Office Burglars
Soon After Attempted Break al
hart|and, Maine.
Third Man Later Captured. Hearing
Today at Bangor.

Pittsfield, Me-, Dec. 25.-(SpeciaD.- =
on Main street Saturday morning
Wnen it was learned that Deputy
Sheriff s. Fl. Frost. assisted by G.
b. Haskell local postmaster, had cap
tured a man on Hartland avenue,
near the residence of F. Parks who it
was thought was one of the three
who attempted to rob the post Office
in Hartiand between = and O'Clock
Saturday morning. Mr.. Jordan OF
Hartland in going past the post Office at
that time heard the breaking of glass
and recognized trouble in the office.
He teleDhOned at once to Postmaster
K. q. Narney whose telphone wa1 on
the same line with a millinery store
naxt to the post office and it is sup
posed that the ringing of the bell
frightened the men as three We're
seen to leave the building just alter
the call was given.
The office had been entered by
breaking cut glass in size win
dow The safe was' not disturbed and
AOllilHS VI Ndlttt was >-oii
siderable damage was done to the
building by the break and entering.
The men left some railroad spikes
and Il pick in the office.
Postmaster Varney with his young
bloodhound hero, which was recently
given him by B. $. Norton, warden
of the state prison, started in pursuit
Of the men. Deputy Sheriff r. H.
Everett D. a. Packard and Mr.. Pres
colt were soon on the scene and the
dog was given the scent. He led to
a nand car shed on the S. & M. X. H.
which was found to have been broken
into and the hard car was missing.
The trail was taken along the railroad
in direction of Pittstield and near the
Thomas French crossing in West Pal
myra tile abandoned car was found.
The dog then led the way to the
farm of I-inWo ood Goodrich where two
men We're found in the barn in the
in the hay NOV. Mr.. Goodrich dis
covered the men eating and gave them
something to eat. Their clothing was
soaking wet.
Word was sent here and the arrest
OF a man here was made about
O'Clock, wher Deputy Sheriff Frost
and Mr. Haskell were walking the
track i'll the vicinity of the WaVerly
crossing and saw a man approaching
and on seeing them appeared be
wlldered.
Tie man gave his name as Robert
Thompson, age 30 years, and SAID
he had no home. He claimed to be
going to Hartland to get work.
The three men, the other two giving
names of George Flemming ana
George Sullivan of Berlin, n. H., ooth
of whom are young fellows about Il
years of age, were all placed IN the
Pittsfield lookup and We're given q
preliminary hearing in the selectmens s
office Saturday forenoon. They all
claimed to be ignorant of the affair.
The Young fellows said they hac
come from Waterville and slept in a
box car here Friday light and wnen
arrested were on their way to Hart
land.
Postmaster Inspector E. p. Boutille
o.: Bangor arrived here Saturday
furenooa and in the afternoon oepatF
United States Marshall Hasty of Port
land arrived and left On saturday
evenings Pullman for Bangor WIN tle
three mer accompanied by Deputy
Sheriff Frost as guard. n hearing
will be given the men before United
States Commissioner Hamlln IN ban
COR at = cll =. NJ. Tuesday
Postmaster Narney with nus doe'
ari 1S-month- old pup, was in town
Saturday and the dog was praised as
a hero in more tnan name.