Four Saw Way Out of Jail in Belfast
Four inmates from Charlestown Mass escaped from the county jail in Belfast Me by sawing bars from two cell windows. Glass panes were removed from the outside with putty cut away and an automobile was sighted near the jail at midnight. Sheriff Littlefield suspects outside help and notes the four had prior theft sentences and repeated escape attempts.
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Belfast
Joseph Jory
Arthur Dignan
George Barrow
William Sceneil
Charlestown
Mass
Littlefield
Fire destroys urn at Boston lawyer’s Lexington home
Spontaneous combustion is believed to have caused a $12,000 fire that destroyed the large urn at the residence of William P. Martin, a Boston lawyer, on Ettae road in Lexington yesterday.
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William P. Martin
Boston
Ettae Road
Lexington
Portland Kid Caught After Shoe Store Heist Attempt
In Scollay Square on a calm fall night the Portland Kid and his partner attempt to steal shoes from a Washington Street shop. Detectives arrest them in Central Court after matching up footwear left behind. The pair face sentencing today.
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Scollay Square
Billy the Kid
Walt Hyar
Custom Shoe Company
Washington Street Place
Willie Pookateh
Joe Moore Burglar Alarm Incident In Bedford
A 10 year old boy, Joseph Moore, son of Mrs. Moore, was involved in a burglary incident at Bedford. Police say the burglar alarm activated during the break in. No injuries reported. Further details unavailable.
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Joe Moore
Nsw
Bedford
Joseph | Moore
Mts
Heroic youths thwart burglar at Campbell Street home
James Biene of 8 Campbell Street hailed as city heroes after a morning burglary attempt at his house. He and Joseph alerted via a nonworking telephone, shouting to a neighbor who called the police. the intruder fled as the alarm spread.
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James Biene
Campbell Street
Joseph
Sho
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