Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-23
Aged Augusta Man Beat
en- and Robbed by Thugs
Two Men Bound Over On High.
way Robbery Charge.
Temperance Mesiings In County,
kofihpori Campmeeilng.

Belfast Me, Aug. tSpeciaD ~
In the Belfast municipal court this
morning Joseph a. Lyons, aged SIS
years, claiming to belong in Augusta
and to be veteran OF the State fire
department and wearing it's uniform,
told pitlful story of mal-treetnient
and robbery at the hands Of Belfast
men
The cid men said that he came to
Bclfast Wednesday and that evening
while on his way to the fair grounds
where Be had friends, he fell in with
a crowd who entlced him To the house
of Fred Baker near the Muck. He
said that 1n the way they gave him
two drinks out of bottle and that
soon after he arrived at the house he
became supplied and was put to bed
He thought that the crowd remained
there during the night drinking. In
the morning he was aroused by kicks
and beatings ana told to get out as
they wished to go 10 the fair He was
thrust out Of the house wearing only
shirt shoes and pair of old badly
Neru 1ver-8lls belonging he supposed
day with the two nights. one OF which
VAS Dad rain storm, the old man
WAS forced to remain hidden in the
woods Is he said he was ashamed to
venture forth in his semi-nude condi-
ton Saturday morning he was dis
covered by a woman living in the vi
entity and she sent a man 10 his aid
and clothing WAS loaned him He went
to Sheriff Jenkens with his story and
the men We're taken into custody and
later released on bail to await d hear
ing search was made for his new
blue uniform and it was later found
III some bushes not far from the house
Fred Baker. Charles .iennel. jim
Baigin, Lionas Merchant and Howard
Nash We're in court this morning.
Nash Merchant ana Burgin were dis
charged for want ef evidence but
Baker aud hcuney were bound over.
Baker furnished bonds amounting to
sou. with True 6. Trundy and jim
Bufsin sureties. Kenney's haiI is $500
and ne expects IL raise it.
h charge was highway robbery
Although the old man did not have
any money GA him, the fact that they
stole his new uniform and afterwards
tried to got rid of il by hiding IT.
convinced tie authorities that the mo-
tive was robbery. The affair has not
been generally known until ii came
up in court TODAY and is greatly la
lmented By the citizens of Belfast Mr.
Lyons was still in the city this after
noon.
CThc name as given above is not in
the augusta Directory and no such
organization as the State Fire De-
partmert is recognized here.D
Miss Edna Rowan ot Kansas. the
national assistant secretary of the
LOYAL Temperance Legion, Is speaking
in Waldo county this week in behalf
of the W G. T. L. on issues of interest
at the anti-lieense movement. Miss
Rowan spoke Monday in Burnham.
Tuesday in Unity and Troy. "a
Wednesday she viii be in Jackson.
Thursday she will spend the day at
NorthpOrt campground. speaking in
the auditorium under the auspices If
the Federated Unions of Waldo, som
erset and Penobscot counties. on FRI
day she will go To Frankfort.
DR. f. d. Tapley will go to Brooks
- - ""i'"N@ ~ "''eAtt Inv W.
bration of the 60th anniversary of the
marriage of his parents. Capt. and
Mrs Thomas Tapley. The occasion
%ii be one Of much enjoyment to the
large number of relatives aud connec-
TONS # the genial captain and his
wife ana sort Of family reunion. Fiva
SONS and two daughters comprise the
family. One daughter is dean of
colored school in Atlanta. Ga. and
will come home to he present at the
reunion