Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28
St0rekeeper Slain
Continued from Page One)

A posse of 100 men were searching
the woods nearby this afternoon.
. Mr.. Allen, who kept a general store
at Riley. q village il the town of Jay,
had been shot and gagged as well as
beaten. The automobile and body
were found half way between Riley
and Jay. Sheriff W. Burton Small of
Franklin county and Deputy Sheriff
Heber Fl. Allen of Jay began an in
vestigation.
Arthur Allen left home Friday
morning, in his automobile. He went
to Jay, where he called at the post
Office. At the postofTice as has been
his custom, he deposited some mail
and laughingly said toNthe postmas
ter. Mrs. Ella Lee, 81 met two buns
coming down, who asked me for a
ride, I did not hear and went by
them"
He left the postoffice as Mrs. Lee
remembers at about 5 o'clock. Mr..
Harlow, the mail carrier and Mrs.
Adams, a neighbc", were in the Office
at the time. and talked with Mr.. AL
len. When Mr.. Allen left Jay, bound
ioi iilSo e. ikIiSS NlOoC DCitHd
him was George Stone q travelling
man who resides {. Jay and on the
other side of the bridge at Jay where
the road divides, going toward Riley,
one road leading to the right and the
other to tho left. The left-hand car
ries one over the hill as it is called
into Riley. This road Mr. Stone
took. leaving Mr.. Allen to SO on the
right hand road.
Mr.. Stole on the way to Riley
stopped at residence, where he want
cd to see some PEOPLE and then went
into Riley. Coming back toward Jay
he met two boys who asked him if lie
had seen Arthur Allen. They were
standing at that time. beside Mr. AL
lens car, and enc of the boys said to
Mr.. Stone, where do you suppose
Arthur is?'
Mr.. Stone said. why don't you
shut off that engine" At that time
he searched around the field near the
road. but saw nothing Of the body.
A searching party was then formed
and the body was. found. behind a big
rock on the left hand side of the read
going toward Riley near what is called
the sand pit. about SO feet frcm the
| road.
Scattered on the ground. were slips
of pepper and scrcw-drivcr, handle of
! Of small steel screw driver and
about 20 feet away on rock, was Mr.
Aliens gle sscs. The assumption is
! that Mr.. Allen was enticed in some
Of
cluDb@l ana shot a revolver was Iv.
irG n"ar tho body which Deputy Sheriff
II. Fl. Alien tock into his possession
! Mr.. Aliens heed YVES terribly bat
/ tered from the blows lie had received
in what had apparently been a dcs.
pcr2te str-;,gle fer life.
j 1t was Mr.. Aliens custom on Friday
! to make deposit al tho I.ivcrmor,
! Falls bank. an1 he LETT on this errand
j as usual.
| Because his store was in close prox.
| unity to the mill. Mr.. Allen received
IN the course Ct his business a good
many checks. and 1t Yves generally
! known that when he left on Friday
Tor the bank. he usually carried a large
sunni checks and cash
| Every man that could be secured ha
reen organized into posse and a,
! least 100 men are out now securing
i the woods. TIE feeling is intense.
Ar. Alien hes been in the habit OF
! givirs people V HON he passed along
I the real rice. o.
| He was born in joy, the son Of thc
late Gilbert Allen. II leaves his moth.
or, his wife. and two children, his sis.
Ter, of .'2y, and a bro her in Massa.
chusetts.