The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-21
RRFAKS AND FIRE At.
BINGHAM
Officers Arrest Men and
Bring Them to Jail
II II. Nhippie Loses StOreh0use
With Contents Valued mt $500.

bingham. December 1S.-About sew
- o'clock Saturday morning Deputy
sberir GIBSON received word over the
,aoebone that two breaks were made
taring the might, one at store of Il.
II casVell' and one at the Maine
ropiral station. He Immediately
starte1 out to investigate, and tound
bat entrance had been made at the
rasYell store by breaking in the glass
IN the door, and reaching in and un-
a,linr the door from the inside, ana
\ Y5,s. found that there was feW
noel,et packs of cigars and some can
nod meat missing. At the Railroad
,fation there were three windows
hrol.en out. and some candy taken
from the ticket Office. The Deputy
learned that man had been seen on
The road leading to Solon, and he I'M
mediately started after him with an
automobile, and overlook him about
/ four miles out. he was searched ana
| nuestioned but disclaimed any KNOW
ledge in the matter. but Deputy Clip
| can was not satisfied and took the
/ man back to Bingham, and locked
tim nm Upon the arrival OF the
train going to- Kineo the Deputy learn
ed that there were two men, waking
tho track toward Solon. and he at
once called up Deputy Sherlh 1. H.
Tuscan and asked him to WATCH the
track. and bring these two men back,
and in a very short time Deputy rus
N.
One of the men was exonerated from
knowing anything about the aHalr'
The other one denied all knowledge
Of il, but the officers upon searching
him found some of the goods on him.
and he then made clean acknow-
+ Judgement of the whole affair it is
& alleged. Before Deputy Gipson learn
ed of the two men on the track go
ing toward Solon. he notified Sheriff
& Nooers, and he with Deputy Sheriff
q crocker started for Bingham, and on
s. their arrival the two men were taken
q before Trial Justice r. V. Brown and
they we're each placed under bonds
8 for appearance before the grand jury,
= and being unable to furnish bonds,
they were taken to Skowhegan by the
s sheriff and lodged In jail.
= Two men giving their names as
q Frank Bruce of Akron. Ohio and Geo.
Fall of Philadelphia were arrested on
Saturday by deputies Gipson of Bing-
ham and Tuscan of Solon, after the
store of Mr. Caswell of Bingham and
the Maine Central passenger station
in that town had been burglarized on
Friday night and also after a store
house belonging to Hosea Whipple of
Bingham who lives one mile south OF
the village on the Solon road had been
burned with itss contents: Sheriff
Mooers was notified on Saturday
morning at nine o'clock and search
was Immediately entered upon by the
deputies already mentioned assisted by
deputies Adams of Madison, Walker OF
Anson and Emery of North Anson
Every road leading southwark from
Bingham was watched with the result
that several men were picked up be-
tween Bingham and North Anson
among whom the respondents above
named Sheriff Mooers with Deputy
/ Cracker left Immediately for Bingham,
going into Embden and Concord on
The way but findipg the men in Gus
tody two of whom were fitted to the
tracks in the snow leading to the
Whipple buildings and under close
questioning admitted their guilt, ac-
eording to the officers. These pen
with several others had been shipped
INTO the north woods by the Great
Northern Paper Co., 1t is said. where
s in many other instances they fail
nd to stay and therefore left the woods
On foot with light clothing and with
out means to procure food. The rea-
sons given for the breaks were to
get food and railroad tickets which
they thought would carry them back
to Boston, The storehouse was en-
tered before daylight, where the men
who were nearly frozen made fire on
the earth floor and which they claim
I'd they did their best to extinguish.
They hurridiy made their escape 60
ng singly on foot down the railroad
track until apprehepded as stated. Mr..
Nhipples loss viii he upwards of
N2oo and he feels grateful that the
wind did not carry the burning en-
hers to his large set of buildings close
10 tho one destroyed
Two charges of breaaing, enter
ing and larceny were lodged against
each man and bonds were placed at
ssooo each falling to procure the same
they were Immediately committed.
he men were tried before Trial Jus
lice R. V. Brown OF Bingham. They
VIII come up for sentence at the Jan
uary term of court.
In connection with this affair sever
al other men In similar circumstances
10 those apprehended but who had
committed no offenses were given food
and conveyed out of Somerset County
ny the sheriff. thus eliminating more
probable trouble in the same direc-
uOn az that DrpyfolISly Indicated