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Portland Daily Press
Wednesday, 31 December 1884

         Freight Stealers Caught in Aroostook
         
         Presque Isle, Dec. 30. - For some time goods have
       mysteriously disappeared from the cars between Fort
       Fairfield and this point. Packages were broken open
       and rifled. Suspicion pointed to the COCHRANE family,
       living near Caribou, and on Saturday Sheriff Burns
       searched their premises and found a large quantity of
       stolen goods. He was assaualted, but arrested three.
       They were examined at Fort Fairfield for assaulting
       the officer and for the thefts at Fort Fairfield,
       and on Monday at Caribou for thefts there. One of
       their schemes was for one to board a train at Fort
       Fairfield, select their plunder, throw it out as the
       train passed their residence, get off at Caribou and
       walk back.
       
       
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