Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-01

in the confession of Dillon f. Dun
bar, now prisoner on Blaekwell's Is
land. New York, relative to the mr.
der CT Matte Hackett, on the evening
of Aug. IL, 1906, on the Kents Hill
road, in Readfeld, the Kennebec coun-
ty ofcials are determined TO invest.-
gate the matter, and after receivin,;.
Wednesday,, official notice from Lieut.
Joseph A. Faurot. commanding the de
tective division of the Brooklyn police
department. Sheriff Colby Getchell
and County Attorney William H.
Fisher left on Train liz, at 6.25, on
Wednesday evening. for New York, for
| the purpose of hearing Dunbar's stofy
from his own lips. They will arrive
in New York at about O'clock, Thurs
day morning.
1t was learned, "Wednesday, From
the records in the office of the cler.,
of courts that Dunbar is q former in
mate Of Kennebec Jail. At the Sep
tember term of the superior court in
1905, two indictments were returned
against him, for assault with intent
to kill his step-father. John f. Wing
then a resident OF Manchester, but
who now lives at Weeks Mills, China.
The intent to kilis portion Of The
indictments was mol pressed, and Dan
bar pleaded nolo contendere to each
| of them.
One indictment was placed IN file.
| but on the other Dunbar was given
a sentence of six months in jail. Dun
bars counsel ut the time was The lafe
| E. W. Whitehouse of Augusta. The
charge against Dunbar in the above
case was that he stoned his step faith
er and also went after him with an
| axe. The assaults above referred -
| took place. Aug 20, 1905, three days
after the Haekett murder. About TIVE
months later Dunbar escaped from
| jail, but was later retaken, at Weeks
Mills, by Willis A. Pinkham of Wind
scr, thea deputy sheriff under Sher
if f. J. Ham.
County Attorney Fisher received a
letter dated, Feb. 25 1913, from Dun
bar, who at that time, was in prison.
saying that he had valuable informa-
ton in regard to the Hackett case and
requested that some of the kennebec
| county dQt1lOIttleS WISH Uiiii Ill TIE
Raymond street tail at Brooklyn, at
which time he (Dunbar) would give
out the information. That same day
County Attorney Fisher replied. say
ing that the county authorities would
be glad to receive any information in
regard to the murder which he was
willing to give.
Under the date of Feb. IS, Dunbar
| l<xt ~
Fisher For obvious reasons the coun-
ty attorney did not give out all of the
contents Of this letter but Dunbar
| wrote that "a man in the charge of Al
den Cooley of Winthrop (who was
DEPUTY under Sheriff Charles Nj, Rich
ardson) and who sometimes went by
| the name OF Brown. was implicated IN
the affair with another party. He stat
ed that ne was well acquainted with
| Matte Hackett, and that he had work
ed for her grandfather at Manches-
ter. He further said that Mrs. Ray
mond had nothing to do with the
crime, and ended by saving that he
would tell his story if he We're pro-
| tected
| The man whom DUNBAR Calls
"Rrowna in the letter is evidently the
l ID,
Johnson. who was with Levi l.. Hack
att the father of the murdered girl, in
he barn. when cries were heard down
the road. and was detained for several
months in the county Jail as ma
tariaI witness. Johnson was found at
| limestone in Aroostook county by
sheriff richardson, after an indict-
mont was returned against Mrs. Ray
| u
| U,arutv sheriff Cooley so that he would
ba near at hand if his evidence was
wanted.
Johnson did not testify at the trial
,ast November. when Mrs. Raymond
wo;, acauitted. but after the jury hao
talsap the case under consideration
yras questioned by the court as to tht
80, about other tramps being seeI
IN 4hc locality of the Haekett home a
-. ain at the time of the murder
punhar would be about % years o
900 now and it is understood that MI
stan-eather. Mr. Wing, lives with HI
mother and her other chiidfeh
Weeks Mills,
D,,nhar had the reputation OF benz
n.iId young man, and persons 70
-, bc worked state that he had
fao,,ltv of not telling the truth at a.
times. ,ua,.a,
Comfy Attorney Fisher Wednesda
afternoon. received letter from 10
seph A. Faurot, inspector commandih
the detective division Of the police dc
nartment of the borough of Bfookisi
in relation to the confession Oh Dui
bar.
Tne letter of Inspector Faurot is Ill
dorstcod to be in part as follows
.Ayain referring to the Mat
Hackett, mystery have the honor
inform you that Dunbar. who Is no
under arrest in this city, made tue 10
lowing statement to Lieut.. Judge an
saws he is willing to give the name
the actual slayer of the above-name
person upon being arrested