Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-29
PORTLAND Man
ARRESTED IN THE
M0RRELL CASE
Two Men Allege Morrelfs Car
Collided with Them and Fight
EnSued

Portland. Me, Sept. 2S.-The arrest
of Forrest c. Palmer Of Is Shepley
street. an employee Of the Avon Place
garage, charged with assault upon
Isaiah R. Morreil of Brunswick by
Sheriff Pennell at the county court
house and the questioning Of c. Clifford
Davis Of Freeport. owner and driver
Of the car with which it is alleged Mr..
Morrelrs machine was in collision on
the State road near Yarmouth last eve
ming, were this mornings developments
in the mysterious case. tho facts Of
which were told to the Brunswick au-
thorities last night. The complaint
against Palmer was made by Mr.. Nor
rell before Judge Harry F. Thompson
of the Brunswick court this morning
and the mans arrest followed shortly
afterward.
Only the most meagre details Of the
affair were available last night when
the Morrell car sped into Brunswick
bearing Mr.. Morrell, for whose assist
ance Mrs. Morrel and Chauffeur Archie
Whitney were hurrying to the college
town. 1t was stated that the Morrell
Freeport by two strangers who had
committed an unprovoked assault on
Mr.. Morrell. and. leaving his uncon-
scious body in the road, had dashed off
in the darkness. No cause was as
cribed for the trouble, according to the
early stories Of the affair, and Mr.. Nor
rell, upon regaining consciousness, pro-
fessed absolute ignorance regarding 1t.
The Mystery Cleared
All mystery surrounding the case was
this morning. however. when c.
Clifford Davis Of Freeport, an employe Of
the St. John Street Overland Service Sta
ton, called the police station by telephone
and told the officers the identity of him.
self and Forrest c. Palmer. requesting
regarding securing warrant
for Mr.. Morrell on the charge of having
committed an assault upon them. Davis
and Palmer later went to the station and
told their stories regarding the affair
that Morre1l had "side-swiped"
their automobile in passing them on the
State road just short distance outside
of Yarmouth and that when later they
overlook him near Freeport and endeav-
number of his car and some satisfaction
for the damaged car the Brunswick man
had leaped from his car and assaulted
them.
The two young men went to the office OF
Recorder Nixon for the purpose of swear
ing out a warrant against Mr.. Morrell.
but in the absence Of the recorder they
were directed to the Office of County At
torney Berman and were about to go
there when Sheriff Pennell requested that
they accompany him to his ofilce In the
Following conference which
occupied the officials at some length,
Palmer was placed under arrest on a
Brunswick warrant charging him With
assaulting Mr.. Morrell. but Al no direct
complaint had been against Davis up to
noon he was released and resumed his
work at the st. John street garage. Short
" before noon Palmer left the courthous.
in custody Of Deputy Sheriff Sklllin for
the purpose Of securing bail.
Both Mrs Morreil and Mr.. Whitney had
secured the number of the automobile.
which was esls and which had been issued
to the estate Of Summer Rowe Of Water
Vile. Chief Stetson at once communicat-
ed with the waterville police, who learned
that the car had been purchased by Cliff
ford Davis of Portland. it being under
stood that Mr.. Davis had married
daughter of the late Mr.. Rowe.