Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-02
POLICE HAVE
BRUSH WITH TAILOR
BELIEVED insane

Breaking down a barricaded door
into the tailorshop of Joseph OHM
bio on Main street this noon when
they were refused admittance by the
proprietor. City Marshal William S.
Murray and Deputy Marshal George
n. Simpson of the Waterville police
depart ment were met by the muZzle
of a loaded .3S calibre revolver lev
eled at them by Olimbio, who threat
ened to shoot If they entered the
room. The two officers retired, for
moment to consider the matter
and then burst into the room. where
with q quick movement Marsha!
Murray succeeded in pinning OHM
bios arms and Deputy Marshal
Simpson grasped the gun, breaking
it down so that several is calibre
bullets rolled onto the floor.
Olimbio, who is believed to be In
sane, was taken to the city lookup.
where he will be held pending a
hearing on his sanity Saturday. Up
to late last night Olimbio had re-
fused to eat. declaring that he be-
lieved that any food brought to him
by the police would be poisoned.
Tuesday information was received
at the police station that shots had
Olimbios tailor shop. Officers En-
nest Simpson and Joseph Poirier
went up to investigate and at first
he refused them admittance. They
insisted that they would break down
the door if he did not let them in
and he opened the door. He told
the officers that the "Black Hand
had killed his brother and now they
were after him. He did not dare
leave the shop. as he was afraid tha!
someone would get in and wait 70
kill him on his return. lie was
afraid to eat for fear the food migl,
he poisoned and he did not ev(-n
dare smoke until he was sure that
the seal on the tobacco had been un'
touched.
Olimbio was not arrested at tha'
time by the officers but request
came in that another investigator
be made and yesterday noon Chlel
Murray, Deputy Marshal Simpson
officer Ernest Simpson and William
Ross vent to the tailor shop. Ihey
went to the front door first and
Olimbio refused them admittance
After q consultation Chief MURRAY
and Deputy Simpson went around
to the back door, leaving the other
two at the front door to keep the
mans attention. He heard them
trying to gain an entrance at the
back and went into his workroom
barricading the door. The officers
went through the outside door, but
when they tried the workroom door
they found it locked and barricaded
Olimbio repeatedly refused them al
mittance. telling them that he was
afraid of them. In spite of the dan
ger of death they went through and
arrested him.
To try to quiet the man Mr.. Ross
spoke to him in his native Italian
tongue, but it seemed to have no et'
feet.
Other occupants OF the building
said that Olimbio had not eaten &c
their knowledge for three days. ihe
officers found bullet marks in sew
eral places about the shop whefe
/ Olimhio had been practicing In case
the "Black Hand" should try TO en-
ter.
Olimbio has been considered ar
eccentric character in the city for q
long time. He is about 40 years OF
, age 1t was formerly his custom u
| walk slowly up and down Mall
street cycling everyone WIN appal
ent distrust, and citizens nave le.
marked on the fact that he woulo
! stand In his doorway for hours
! watching passersby and follo"ine
some with his eyes as far as ne
could see them. He had never peei
molested by the officers until ne pe
] gan shooting about his shop aht
showing other sigus Of Violence.