Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-31
ATTEMPTED BREAK
At FOSTERS STORE
ON BANGOR Street
Mrs. John D a m r e n
P h on e S Alarm to
Police Headquarters
One Arrested Aft
err Shot Is Fired-His
Companion Escapes

Quick work by the Augusta police
force foiled, at 1870 Tuesday eve
| ming, what appears to be clear
case of attempt to break and enter
at the Foster grocery store on Ban
gor street which is located diagon-
ally across the Williams school.
within few minutes from the
time they received the call, they had
landed one youthful suspect. who
gave the name of Fred r. Arnolds.
10, of Boston, behind the bars of the
city Jail. and had thrown out a cor
don TO trap his companion, believed
to be one Jack Goldie, who also halls
from the Hub.
At about 1920 A. NJ. police head
quarters were notified by Mrs. John
Damren of I'll Bangor street, who
lives in the house just north of the
Foster store, that two men were act
ing in very suspicious manner
about the premises. Acting DEPUTY
Marshal William p Fox and Officer
William n. Doyle left at once by
automobile in answer to the call.
On their arrival, they went to the
back of the store and arrived in time
20 see a man run from behind the
building across the adjacent lawn,
they gave chase, and followed him
INTO a dark hollow behind one of the
residences, calling to him to stop.
He paid no attention to their com
mands until Officer DOYLE fired a
shot from his revolver, when he
stopped running and surrendered
without resistance.
The other man was not in SIGHT
when the officers arrived. but John
Jamren, who was a witresS from the
windows of his house, spotted him.
| ana called to the Policeman They
gave chase. but he ran through the
darkness across path that leads bv
| the Hume NeWhall mill and a thor
ough search of the vicinity failed to
snow any trace of him.
Arnolds and Goldie arrived in An
gusta at 2.30 A. NJ, TUESDAY. and were
directed to lodging house on lower
water street by Officer Michael Boil
uuc' VINO saw them get off of the
Train After the arrest of Arnolds two
sultcases, containing the effects of the
two men were taken from their room
Ihere were no marks of any kind on
'he clothln@ Of thetwo and an address
on postcard was carefully obliter-
ated.
lhere is little doubt that the two
youths meant business at the Foster
store last evening for after the arrival
oil the police. the screen on a rear
WINDOW or the store was found to be
torn away. and the window sash
showed marks where an attempt had
heen made to pry up the casing. Ar
nolds had in his hands a steel imple-
ment hich he threw into the bushes
just before his arrest, and which he
later admitted was a screw driver.
The screw driver could not be found
In the darkness last night. but is ex-
pected to form a part of the evidence
at the trial this morning.
Arnolds claims that he and Goldie
had come Augusta from Boston
In search of employment. having been
thrown out of their positions with the
Olympia Cafe in that city due TO a
telephoned at once to the police head
quarters of adjacent cities, and it is
hoped that he may be picked up be-
fore thed ay is over. Goldie is de-
scribed as being about 20 years old.
rather good looking. with dark brown
hair. and dark eyes. He is about 5
1eet 8 or inches tall. and weighs ap-
| proXimately 100 pounds. He was
! dressed in a brown suit. dark cap.
brown socks and low cut brown shoes.
| 1t is believed that he went up the
railroad track towards Waterville,
and anyone seeing man of this de-
scription in the vicinity should at
once notify police headquarters.
Early this morning Officer. Fox re-
| ported the finding of 80 revolver
| of late pattern in the gully back of
| Fosters store. When confronted
| with the weapon, Arnolds admitted
1t belonged to him and that he had