Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-10
Definite WORD COOLIDGE
Will SEEK NOMINATION
At CLEVELAND C. 0.P. MEET
BRUNSWICK CHIEF
NOSES OUT STOLEN
LOT S|LvERWARE

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Brunswick. Me-. Dec. 9-Chief of
Police. William B. Edwards should
have had a movie camera man &C
company them today to prop
erly record events which followed
the arrival Of Chief Edwards and the
party whom he took from this town
to locate a large quantity Of silver
ware stolen from the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Coleman on the
Bath road Tuesday night, Nov. 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman are passing
the winter in Portland and discov-
cred the break when they came back
to Brunswick to pass Thanksgiving
day at their home. Mrs. Coleman's
father, who is a Swede was a sea
captain for many years and had COL
lected many valuable pieces of sill
yer. There were several large pieces,
such as water pitchers. coffee pots.
fruit dishes. etc, on which was the
family coat Of arms, while many of
the knives, forks and spoons were al
so heirlooms.
When Chief Edwards began his
investigation. he found that a wood
chopper who lived in the neighbor-
hood and who is known as George
Simonton was missing. Upon fur
Their Investigation disclosed that Sim
onions real name was Pereault, and
he was also known as George Per-
ELI. He has been in Brunswick less
than weeks, coming here from Far
mlnSton where it was found that he
had just been released from the
Aranklin County Jail after serving a
sentence for larceny which was ex-
tended for six months for being one
of the ringleaders in an attempted
Jail delivery.
Following Simon .on's release from
Jail GeorgcMartin of Pennington and
Munroe Hunt of Phillips, both of
whom had served long terms were
released, and it was found that Sim
ONION and Martin had been in cor
rcspondenqe since the formers ar
rival in Brunswick. On the strength
of that a Pennington officer arrested
Martin and he was brought to Bruns-
wick Friday night by chief Edwards.
after a day of solitary confinement
Martin was ready to talk and last
night made a complete confession
| duplicating Simonton and Hunt.
Hunt, who is an overseas veteran.
night bus Simonton could not be
found. Martin stated that the sill
verware had been disposed of to a
woman in Rumford and that he
would take the officer to the house,
providing that the woman was not
punished for her part in the transac-
ton. This morning Chief Edwards
shackled Martin to him and with
Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman and driver
went to Rumford. They found the
house described by Martin and a
very indignant woman within VINO
claimed that she hac purchased the
silver Of Martin and his companion
for SIG and that she was unwilling
to give it up.
After explaining that the silver
was worth much more than that, one
piece alone being valued at SIS and
that if she refused to give it up
peacefully she would be arrested she
consented to turn all the stolen
property with the exception of few
small pieces which had been dis
posed of over to Mr.. and Mrs. Cole
man.
While the party was at the house,
one of the members asked the woman
for permission to visit the toilet
which was refused. Chief Edwards
demanded the reason which the
woman was unable to give and he
thereupon pulled open the toilet door
to have Simonton almost fall into his
arms. Everybody, even the Chief
was surprised but he quickly I'M
shackled the handouts from his own
wrist and fastened Simonton to Mar
tin, bringing both prisoners back to
Brunswick tonight.
Hunt will be brought from Farm
ington tomorrow and all three will be
given a hearing in the municipal
court Tuesday morning.