Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-08
Insurance Dept. Interested
in AroOStOok Fire.
Safe Taxes Cannot be Legally
Assessed Until July |.
Sagadahoc County Teachers Will
Meet at Richmond.

An instance Of where one ease grows
out Of another will probably be found
in that of recent fire in the town OF
BridgpWater. ArooStook county, which
has been investigated by the insurance
department, where some goods We're
stolen from a store and the store was
burned. one Cary Green was arrested
on the charge Of breaking. entering and
larceny, and is NOV confined in the
county jail at Houlton. awaiting trial
al the April term OF court. He IS also
suspected of having set fire Il the
building in question. concerning the
case the Houlton correspondent Of the
Bangor Daily News had the following
in the issue of March -, 1911:
"On Friday morning there was a
hearing before Trial Justice w. :.
Levin on warrant sworn out by Rob
ert II. Wilson of BridseWater against
Cary Green on a charge of breaking.
entering and larceny Mr.. Wilson own
ed a store very near the boundary line
in Rridgewater. On the night OF
March /. said store was completely
destroyed by fire. The morning after
the fire a ten dollar note was found
about two miles from the store. The
said note having been in the cash reg
lister the night before made Mr.. Wilson
think that he would investigate quiet
ly. It was learned that the said Cary
Green had sold - rings to w. l..
Thistle Of BridgeWatcr for tic sum oil
$6 Martin I.aWliS WAS notified, war
rant sworn out and the said Green ar
rested The prisoner also Wore So
fur coat which he had taken from the
store II. NJ. Briggs appeared for the
State and r. w. Shaw, ESD. for the de-
fendant. The prisoner WAS bound
over to the April term Of court in the
sum OF $1,000 and as bail could not be
secured he was committed to the
county Jail to await trial. MI Wilson
has an idea tlat others are connected
with the prisoner in the crime com
mitted and that after helping them
selves to merchandise in the store set
fire to the buildings hoping t. make
good their escape Mr. Wilson's loss
on store and contents was $60oH par
TALLY covered by insurance. Green Is
about 80 years of age, and looks as IL
he had not much character being a
kind of tramp.
This fire was investigated for the in
surancc department of Maine by Mar
tin Lawlis of Houlton, cXsherif OF
Aroostook county. From the evidence
discovered it is safe to say that tht
fire was incendiary and that cary
Green, or parties with him, at the time
| the store Was robbed, were guilty o1
setting fire to the buildings Greer
| will probably he indicted By the grant
| jury which met at Houlton on Tuesday
April 4th, for breaking. entering ant
| larceny and will no doubt be tried ant
punished for this crime. The charS'
Of incendiarism against Green will b'
taken up after the other charge : dis
posed of.
Owing to the neglect of the LeSisla
lturc to attach the emergency claus
| to the State tax act of 1911 the Stat
taxes cannot be legally assessed unit
July ], consequently many of tn
towns of the State will be obliged t
make two assessments This will pu
the local boards of assessors to quit
an Inconvenience as the State tax
usually assessed April l and can be in
cluded in the local assessment, whic
is usually made before July. Unde
present conditions it is understood tha
the local assessors can ascertain wha
the State tax will be, but il assesse