The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-26
FOUR MEN BROUGHT
TO COUNTY JAIL
Believe Parties Respon-
sible For Auto Thefts
0ut-oi-st0te Residents Apprehended
Near Moose Rl,Or. Failed to Get
Ball

At moon on Thursday the 18th, She
riff Mooers received a telegram from
Iackman from Deputy Sheriff W. b.
Hall stating that he hAi arrested
our men that morning in connection
With the theft of valuable car from
he garage OF James Murtha of Jack
nan and asking the sheriff TO come at
)nce and assist in the investigation
md prosecution of the case. The
sheriff Immediately called Deputy Hall
md gaining the information that
Judge Heman Holden of Moose River
would be an important witness for the
tate, notified Judge Sawyer of North
Anson who agreed to accompany the
jherff and these two men with Deputy
/. F.. Crocker of Canaan started for
IacSman in the latter's ear. The
light was largely spent in investigat-
ng the case and at a hearing on Fri
lay morning the testimony introduced
ihowed that four young men who gave
heir names as Leonard st. Lawrence,
Arthur St Lawrence, Theodore Pre-
mont of Springfield, Mass. and Robert
4angeyin of Southbridge, Mass, were
cen around Jackman in a large tour
ng car during the day of Wednesday,
he 18th; that they ran their car into
he woods in Moose River near the
omestead of Heman Holden and at
ightfall during q blizzard asked per-
mission of Mr.. Holden to stable their
ar for the night. He allowed them
o do this and gave them the use of
lis living room where they could be
comfortable during the night At an
arly hour on Fhursday morning Mr..
Holden found that the men had separ-
tied going in southerly direction
oward Jackman villge as shown by
racks in the snow. BY this time it
vas discovered that Mr. Murtha's car
Jackman had been stolen at about
our o'clock. he and his family hear
ng the car as it left the yard They
Immediately notified Deputy Hall and
hacked the stolen automobile to a
point between Moose River bridge and
he home of Judge Holden where it
vas found stalled in the road and
bandoned Going little further to
he north the party found the Chandler
,ar which had lately left the Holden
'esidence and this car was also dis
bed by frozen engine and stripped
Gears In IT were four Young men
vho feigned to be asleep and their
hoes taken from their feet accurate
fitted the tracks in the snow coming
rom the Murtha car further south
N the road, according to the officer
rheg stoutly denied all knowledge o.
he stealing "a the Murtha car bu
i Tilted, that the tlH in Wllch they
ere sitting the Chandler carr had
cen taken from the garage of Pre-
napt'S father without his pc mission,
t is claimed he officers did not be
ieve this story and Immediately got
n touch by wire with Springfield au
horities with a reply to the effect that
he Chandler car OF the same motor
lumber had been stolen in the street
n Springfield during the evening of
October II and belonged to a stock
'alesman named NJ l.. Barr. This
Information was elected after the she
iff and deputies had found an enyel-
lpe bearing the above name in q ira
'elling bag which had been cut open
W the thieves. it is claimed, the same
having been found under the rear
eat of the ear. The men were each
leld in the sum of $500 for the grand
ury and were committed to jail, no
1ondsmen appearing to give them ball.
rurther information from the authori-
les of Springfield was to the effect
hat one or more of these young men
raye criminal records and are believed
be responsible for the theft of
Buick touring ear in the same city on
october II, according to the officer.
The case is being most rigidly inyes
igated and evidence tending to fasten
hese men closely in connection with
hese thefts is said to be in the hands
Of the authorities.