Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-12
CONCORD MAN
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attempted to run 10 cover As he
crossed the hallway leading to the rear
Of the house three shots were fired.
Atkins. mortally wounded. staggered
out of the house and fell dead in the
back yard.
In the meantime Atkins son. Roei-
maid G.. Atkins, a football and track
athlete of Concord High school, attacked
the two mon with bare fists. After a
sc uftic the sailantS broke away and
ran. pursued by the lS-ycar-old youth.
After time they separated ard the
boy lost sight of the smaller of the two
men but followed the larger. The fu-
eitivo took refuge in theatre.
Reginald then tclephoned to the shcr-
ifs Office. Deputy Nicot l.. Moore and
his two sons. Paul and Tip. also Off
GERS. rushed to the theatre where young
Atkins was waiting. While Tip Moore
and the boy waited at the entrance. the
deputy sheriff and Paul Moore entered
the building and turned on the lights
futtering tapestry over an exit
gave them their clue to the where
aboutS of their quarry. but the latter.
en- learning that his hiding place was
discovered. ran from the theatre only
to lie caught ut the doorway by Atkins
and Tip Moore.
At the police station the prisoner
said he was Francis l.. Hennng of
Boston. He said that last Monday he
mot man whom he knew by the name
of Riley and also OBricn in a pool
room on Washington street. Boston,
and that he told his chance acquainl-
ance. in a talk about rum-running. that
he lost a large and valuable automobile
III Concord two years ago.
Riley said it was a shame" the
prisoner related. we decided TO come
UP here and get il back
The story Of the automobile dates
back to tho time when Francis l.. Hen
ming and his brother Arthur were
chased out of Franklin by federal Of
fiCorS after someone had told the au-
thoritics that the big car was rum
running machine. Rounding a long
curve between Franklin and Concord
one of the wheels of the fugitive car
caught in rut and the tire was
thrown Off The officers captured the
brothers and both were convicted in
the municipal and federal courts and
fined. The Hennine brothers had no
money, so Vernon +. Atkins came for
ward and paid the fines, redeemed the
automobile and took it as security.
Since that time quarrels had developed
as to the terms of the deal.
Police tonight were searching for the
other man who. according to Mrs. At
kins and her son. did the shooting. The
statement of Henning that his brother
was at present in Washington, ID. C.,
was also being investigated.
The Concord police tonight re-
fused the offer of the Manchester
in the watch for Riley after he had
been seen boarding freight train
shortly after the shooting.
Lawrence Danforth, Il musician.
told the police that man had been
seen coming out of the theatre about
the time Henning was captured. This
led to the belief that both men had
taken refuge there.
Atkins, the victim Of the shooting.
had been a resident of this city for
80 years. At first he was engaged in
restaurant work and later operated
one Of his own. A few years before
prohibition went into effect he OBJ
Grated a saloon and after 1918 was in
the used car and automobile ac-
Cessories business.