Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-27
He Surely Did Help Cap
iure Hartland Robbers.
A A.Sworn Statement Regarding
the Post Office Robbery.
Intimated that Someone Is After
Reward for Burglars Capture.

| The following interesting article on
| the IIartland post ciFice burglary and
capture OF the robbers was today
| handed to the journal:
II seems that someone. for some
/ asUn has taken a great deal OF pains
10 lave printed an alleged true story
| ot the capture OF the thieves vino made
| til" recent attempt IL rob tue post Of
ficc at Iartland. As the story is en-
tircly at variance "lth the one told
by tie parties who participated in the
! capture. it sm&cks somc what OF
malice, or pcrchanoe il may be an at
| tempt tn assist scmeore to obtain the
reward that the government always
gives in eases Of this kind.
y true account of tn" capture of
| the before mentioned thieves was told
at the time, and was generally read.
but for tha benefit of the few who did
| not chance to read it, or if they did,
have forgotten the minor details, We
| bt 3 leave to submit it again;
About 80 o'clock in the morning
oc Dec. - 1910 Arthur Jordan. who
lives just across the street from the
post office heard a noise as OF glass
breaking: mistrusting that it might De
someone trying to break into the post
office. he arose hastily and aroused
his brother, Victor. who slept IN a
nearby ruom. telling him what he had
ht ard Victor got up at once ana pre-
caetlcd directly to a window overlook =
ing the street. where he arrived 1ust
in season to see three men run from
the vicinity Of the post Office ana
dfSappear around the corner of ham
iltons drug store.
Meantime Arthur had gone to the
telephone and was trying To call Post
master +. G. Earne! and told Mr..
Varney what was taking place. Mr.
Varney dressed himself quickly. and
taking his bloodhound Hero with him.
proceeded at once to the scene ot ac-
ton. On arriving there and making n
| hasty examination he found that thl
| thieves had not been successful. y
| uane oi glass in til" outer VINO"
had been shattered and the do"l 10
| tbr inner a!Iicr forced. otaer than ta1t
| everything was as he had ltlt II eie
nirht before The dog VAS theh put
onto tIe scent. which he took at one ''
altl led them Il lively chase 10" "dia9
| the station; upon arriving tl'I' II
~. fa1,na that the handcar had been
stolen and it became evident that the
,..,,1l lac thieves had availed thcm-
i've. nf il Ia make good their es-
! cape.
Mr.. Naracy scHt on" of the par'Y
;, ro,, DEPUTY Sheriff Il. II. Everett
ION tro arrived of Mr.. Everett. Mr..
| y,rpev rcquoSted Mr.. Jordan to re
t,rn ia his store. and keep near MS
.,9I,l,.. ,yharo hr might hc called in
~ ,.s.o ,f nh emergency. Mean
e II Prescott. WHO had Pre-
'';',,,..t,. h.., s.ut IN the central oi :
| 60 ,.,,1c.t them tn notify tn
'...,,,...,,,,,,i,., t,vus to bc Oh the look
| -. =, ,,,s rnn arrived and they All
| 1l lo,,.,4 the track. led ON pE
| H., loo
| ..,, lit,l, +i,,s after MIR. Jordan re
.,,.,,,,,t bn was called to the phone by
~ n,i,. fro,, pittSfeld. and told that
| -. ,.,,,,, b.d inst gone through there
,,,'i,n ,"'. to2ta,,s Newport. and they
! '',,,,,,,,stod tIat th.se might possiblt be
|, ,i,7 ,I,;ov,s wanted Mr.. Jordan theh
NJ, :, ,.,u Thomas French, Hho
| French. tIDSSlllS, i'lI'itlh7
| ,l.,, r,. ,,i,,ht lac able to intercept Mr.
I.nrrav ,ud uart1. who were coming
aa,.,, ,bn track and i'll that Wiy ac-
mint him, with what he had heard.
| L-,ilinp t0 Get Mr.. French, he tdlleu
Mr.. Goodrich. telling nm 'lat SUM
men were wanted and requ"S't" M"
to go down and arouse MI. freh'l''
II afterwards developed that wv"
men had called 1T the Goodrleh piaee
| a short time previous to TINS reqtlc9'-
ing food and shelter. ana were li'e,e
when Mr.. Jordan called MI boou-
rich. thinking that THESE hllSht ne ..'e
men in question told them that nv
should have to detam then uhth iie
got further information, and requesl-
ed his wife to do the errahd lof nun
| While Mrs. Goodrich was at MI
| F'renCh'S place 1t was learileu lro''i
| Mr.. Jordan that one OF the parry Nv
wanted stopped was tan lelio"' ~
| to 10 years OLD, wearing siasseS' anu
accompanied by Il hound. On return
| ing home and acquaintins Mf. ''"ou-
rich with what she had learned nc a'
! once released the men, dSklnS tIitii