The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-14
ARTHUR PAGEAU MAY KNOW SOMETHING
Of MISSING GAME WARDENS
Brought to SkOwhegan by Deputy Sheriff Smart
Held for Grand Jury in $4,000 Bonds

Arthur Pageau from ST Zacnrie.
Canada, one OF the men known - have
been in the vicinity where game war
dens, David Brown Of Grcenille and
MyrtlcN Johnson of Bangor are sup
posed to have met their death. was
taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff
Leahm1n NJ. Smart OF lockwood after
long search for the bodies OF the
men and also after Investigation OF
the case. Pageau was brought to
Skowhegan. Tuesday night. having
been taken out of tie wouds with an
other Woodsm IN, WHO was discharged
at lockwood after he had been thoro-
ly questioned and checked up by the
authorities Pageau speaking thru
an Interpreter says he is SO years old
and lives at St. Zachrie, Canada. He
also says he is in posses sion of hunt
ers and trappers licenses and was le-
gally in the State OF Maine He adj
mits, according to the sheriff that the
missing Wardens passed by the halt
way camp SO called, going toward
Abaconet Bog but denies being at the
camp himself. saying that another
man who was there told him the war
dens had gone by, on his return from
visiting his line of traps He further
stated, it is said, that not long after
wards he heard two rifle shots and
felt suspicious that something had
happened to the wardens. He be-
came much confused when question
ed according to the officer as to what
aroused his suspicion unless he knew
or suspected that the wardens we're
to be ambushed by poachers whom it
is thought he we'll knew were in his
immediate vicinity, and why rifle
shots should cause any suspicion in
any way by any one. it being in the
height of tAe hunting season When
questioned as to the rife he carried
which was Il 1870 Winchester he OK
planned that some slight injury had
been done to the gun and he sent the
weapon through to Canada by
stranger. afterward going to Canada
himself and bringing back a small %
rifle which would be considered but a
TOY in the Maine woods in the hunt
ing season. These together with
many other statements and admissions
made by Pagcau lead irrestiblY TO the
conclusion in the minds of the Off
man knows more than he is telling,
concerning the tragic fate of the two
wardens. 1t is believed by them
that the man while legally trapping
in Somerset County WAS in a position
to give information to poachcrs sew
eral of whom he admitted We're near
by and whom he named. said the Of
Gccr, hut whether rightly or wrongly
is at present a conjecture The Of
Gccrs also believe that Pageau read
the fate of Brown and Johnson a.
those two rapid shots were fired.
The officers claimed to be in pos
session of other apparent facts, altho
really in the air, 50 10 speak, in tic
absence of definite knowledge of the
death ot the two mon and the cause
of death being established. they only
have a slpall surface to work on ~
a result P1geau Wis arraiened yes
tcrday bHforc Judge Sawyer on a
charge OF breaking and larceny from
the sporting camps OF Bangor and
Portland men who had camps in that
vicinity and who lost holyily from
the same some time during the past
winter