Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-10
Officers Arrest NegroAfter
Wild Chase in City.
Wanted for Transporting Liquor
Illegally from Boston.
Waldo Co. Veterans Assn. Enter.
tained-.K. Of K. 4. Meet.

Sheriff Frank A. Cushman has been
suspicious for some time that liquor
was being brought into this city by
a strange Negro. who came from Bos
ton, and who was known by the name
of Moses Magee He seized, Friday
morning, a trunk which came by
| freight, shipped from Salem, Mass,
and consigned to Frank King of
F, Bridge street, which was found TO
contain so pints of whiskey. AS Ma
gee has been travelling back and forth
with trunk and suit cases, the Sher-
| if thought that he had probably sent
this, and watched both trains and
boats for the man himself, and. Sat
urday morning, was rewarded by his
appea rance on the boat from Boston.
+, AS neither the sheriff nor Deputy
Beach had had anything but a brief
glimpse of Magee, and as he was
dressed differently than when here the
! first of the week they We're not posi-
| tive he was their man, until he got
| up ON Cross street when someone
called Hello, Nose" The sheriff and
Deputy Beach Immediately started for
him, and when he saw them the Ne
gro commenced to run, and led them
chase down Water street, over Pleas
ant and up Washington, the sheriff
going one way and the deputy the
other. LaForest Robbins. who was
working in that vicinity, saw the chase
and the officers shouted to him to stop
the Negro, which he finally succeed
ed in doing. Magee showed fight and
attempted to use a weapon, but the
officers came up then and secured
him. When they searched his suit
case they found loaded SO calibre,
double action revolver. Magees re-
mark when he was taken was, We'll,
you've got me at last" and practical
~ admitted that he was the one, who
had shipped the trunk full of liquor
10 King. He was placed in Jail to
await trial Saturday afternoon.
The Waldo County Veterans Asso-
citation was entertained in South
Montvile. NOV. E, by Union Harvest
Grange. Owing To the bad travelling
only - veterans were present. but
they all ENJOYED talking over old
times. Mark Howard delivered the 4
address of welcome. and Hon. l.. c. 4
Morse made the response. The usual
program of readings, singing and re-
marks by the veterans, was held in the
afternoon. -. az
Dr.oN. l.. West Nrent to Skowhegan,
sstuutapsa to speak before the Farm
eps' .InStitutc there, his subject be-
ina,1tGaftie Olsen ses..i15#
;Mrs. eGiarenca Read lRsiDeonfned to
her home on Congoass street, by an
attack OF the humps. t
The news of the serious illness of
Edward NJ. Partridge of Waltham,
Mass, formerly of Belfast. has been
received by his relatives here.
Miss Cora Stanwood Cobb of West
Newton, Mass, gave an illustrated lee
ture on "Rond,a Ever Old Yet Ever
New" in the Uhiversalist church. Fri
lay evening. under the auspices of the
Arts and Crafts Society.
The knights of King Arthur of
Castle North held their annual meet
ing in the North church, Friday eve
ming, and the following officers were
elected for the year: King, Donald
Spear; seneschal, II. NJ. Prentiss; |
master of the exchequer Frank Wat
erman: chancellors, Dean Knowlton,
Dana Pattee. Frank Waterman; SEN
tinel. Francis Robinson degree team,
Dean knowlton, Frank Waterman,
Ben Parker, Willard Jennys, Dana
Pattee John Durham and Fred Wiley.
The installation will be held, next
Friday night