Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-11-09

rockingham of South Paris, who testi
| fed to a statement made by Harrington
at the court house in South Paris Mon
day evening. At the close of the hear
ing Judge Mccarthy found probable
cause, and Harrington was held without
bail, to await the term of court which
opens on the second Tuesday of March,
1915.
Harrington was arrested at a lumber
camp of the Great Northern Paper Co.,
at Rainbow Mountain, few miles east
of Moosebead Lake and about sixty
miles from Kineo station, Saturday
morning, Oct. 30, as the elimination of
work carried on by the officials of Oxford
County for nearly a year.
The Preece case is familiar to many of
the readers, and has been recently sum-
married. in these columns. Thomas E.
Preece, returning with a team from
Aroostook County to Paris Hill, was
killed by bullet, some time during the
night of Saturday, Nov. Z, on the road
from West Sumner to Paris Hill, and
| about six miles from the latter place.
His body was discovered in the bushes
beside the road Sunday morning. About
midnight Saturday night stranger left
the team which Preece had been driving
at the stable of Hotel Andrews at South
Paris, secured room, and stayed until
the early morning train for Portland, on
which he left town. He registered at
the hotel as civilian Dunn, Jay"
To discover the identity of this stranger
was the task before Sheriff rockingham
and his deputies and County Attorney
in his drive from Aroostook County to
Paris was searched, and as the team
which Preece drove was rather unusual
one, there was no difficulty in locating it
at several points. From information Sc
cured by the officers, it appeared that
Preece had been joined at Milo by a man
who registered at house there as Pat
rick j.. Harrington of Marlboro, Mass,
and that from that place along his route
Preece had companion.
The officers went to Marlboro and
learned that there was man by the
name of Patrick j. Harrington whose
home was in that town. His father was
Michael Harrington. His mothers
maiden name was Dunn, and she had a
brother named William Dunn.
The officers were satisfied that Patrick
j. Harrington was the man they wanted,
but he could not then be found. Since
that time search for him has been
made, detectives having been engaged
on the work at different times. This
fall Fred j. Weyand of the Weyand Sc
cret Service Bureau of Boston has been
ha fnr
and it was he who finally made the ar
rest.
At about the close of the October term
of court word was received from Boston
which sent County Attorney Beliveau
and Deputy Sheriffs Landry and Bessey
to Boston. Indeed, it was publicly an
nounced at that time that Harrington
was under arrest, which was not the
case, and after staying week in Boston
the officers returned.
Harrington, it seems, had been at
work in Needham, Mass, under the
name of Peter Harmon, by which he has
gone since the Preece affair. He was
finally located by letter written to his
landlady in Needham, to whom he owed
bill, explaining his departure. This
letter was mailcu al hOkduJU, maine,
which is the post Office used by the lum-
Der camp in which he was engaged as
teamster.
Detective Weyand was accompanied to
the Rainbow Mountain lumber camp by
County Attorney Beliveau and another
man who was acquainted with Harring-
ton. They went in over the tote road IN
the night, reaching the lumber camp in
the morning. South Paris was not
reached until Monday night.
When told at the lumber camp that
he was wanted, Harrington offered no
protest. and during the long journey to
South Paris no mention was made Of
what the charge was against him. After
his arrival at the court house, County
Attorney Beliveau asked him, "Pat, do
you know what We wans you for?" and
be replied that be did.
There were persistent rumors during
the next two days that Harrington had
made statement regarding the affair,