Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-01
Merry ROBBER
Is Captured by Lewiston
Deputy on Lisbon St.
Surprised in Act Of fnleTing
Store, Shot Deputies Hat.
Severe Struggle FolIows-'ls Com.
mlttsd 10 County jail.

Lewiston. Me, Aug. 3l.-tSpeciaD.--
AT the brief hearing in Lewiston mu-
nicipal court. Saturday morning, with
Recorder Curran presiding, Carl Ed
ward Schwendberg pleaded not guilty
to the charge of attempting 10 break
and enter the store of A. l.. Grant with
of assault With intent to kill upon Dep
nty Marshal Davis. Bonds To the
amount of $1,000 on the first charge and
$4,000 on tie second We're placed, and
in default Of payment the most no.
tori0us criminal that has been appre-
hended in this city for some time was
committed to the lookup Later in the
forenoon. he enjoyed ride to the
county jail in Auburn. there to await
trial al the september term.
SchM enberss arrest, after a desper-
ate struggle in Lisbon street alley III
the rear of Grants store, at about
half past l., Saturday morning. is one
OF the NEST sensational in the history
of the department.
While on his way home. Deputy Mar
shall Lewis +. Davis in order To help
out OFFICER He1ernan. walked up Lis
bon street. In the rear of the Hook and
Ladder house. he noticed man
climbing over the iron pipe fence be-
tween the Park street NJ. f. church
and the fire house. This struck the Of
ficer as rather peculiar procedure at
that hour, SO he stepped back into the
alley doorway of the Hook and Lad
dor house to watch his man.
The would-be burglar climbed back over
the fence and in a few minutes the depu-
ty saw him step out of the alley on the
north side of the Park street church. He
walked rapidly down past the officer in
hiding. to the back door of E. A McIn-
heron's. Immediately he turned about
and retraeed his steps through the alley
walking in a csouched, sneaky fashion
until he reached the rear of the A. l..
Grant confectionery store Without any
further delay he inserted jimmy and
began to remove the screen.
Then Deputy Davis stepped toward his
man, who was about 20 feet away. I'm
medately the latter swung about and
with quick deliberate aim fired from a
49, ealibre revolver. The shot penetrated
the soft felt hat worn by the deputy and
knocked 1t from his head. Before the
gunman had time to fire a second shot,
Deputy Davis rushed upon him and Crap
pied with him Both men fell with a
heavy thud TO the muddy ground the
gunman on top. In the scuffie another
shot was fired but went at random.
Then terrific struggle ensued in which
the gritty officer chung to his man with a
firm grasp upon the latter's right wrist
holding the burglars weapon out of the
way. With his right hand free Deputy
Davis slipped his automatic pistol from
his hip pocket, but the burglar diseov ed
the act and Immediately planted his left
knee upon the deputy's right forearm
pinning it firmly to the ground. The OFF,
Ger then fired three shots to summon as
sistance, believing that perhaps firemen
sleeping in the Hook and Ladder house
would come to his aid. The shots We're
not heard in this building however, and
consequently no help came from this
source.
chief McCaron hearing the shots, came
to the rescue. and the gunman, as he
was, typical New York thug, was ar.
rested
When asked his name, he refused to
respond until threatened with club
bling. Then he gave the name of Carl
Schmidberg." This, however, he an
nounced the next morning was not cor
rect, and then gave Carl Edward
Schwendberg as his real name
The prisoner was placed in the wo
mans cell. He refused to tell anything
about himself, although considerable ef-
fort was made to have him talk
Schwendberg, from all appearances is
professional crook, haling from New
York City. He stands about ) feet 2
and weighs over 200 pounds, of an ath
letic build. He walks with in elastic
stride which gives the observer a hint of
his strength. He has a large oval face
with weak mouth, and eyes which
avoid the direct gaze of the person with
whom he is talking. His complexion ,s
rather yellow and pale-charaeteristic of
cigarette fiend. When arrested he woro
grey cap, pulled down closely upon his
head, and a dark shabby suit of clothes
Sehwendberg's crime is liable Ia a
heavy Stafe'S DIiSon sentence