The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-03-18

note. Lives in Sebasticook-- -prisoner ask
ed him in Waterville the first of the week
it he had 500 he would lend him, and on
Saturday following witness carried the
money down. Nothing said about inter-
est. Nothing said about secresy.
Cross ramined.-Prisone has practised
in his family and neighborhood his char
acter was good
John r. Philbrick, sworn.--Prisonerow -
es him $150 borrowed money-note dated
April, 1s45, payable in one year. Moth
ing paid but interest up TO October 1885,
Prisoner had promised him good interest,"
Cross Eramined.--Lives IN Watervilie.
Has known the prisoner good.
James Il. Good,cin, sworn. - Prisoner
owed him Sept. 80, lS47, something less
than $40. Had not note against him at
that time-had one in May last for $3.50.
Sold it to Lorenzo Crowell. Don't recol-
lect the date--thinks it was given the win
ter before, payable on demand. Had an
account for Clothing, for which the note
was given. None of it borrowed money.
KEEPS Clothing shop and furnished pris-
oner in the way of business.
JOB Richards, sworn.--Prisoner owes
him over $500; one note dated Feb. 10, AT,
payable on demand. Nothing endorsed
One tor $780, Aug. II, 1S47, payable in 8
days--nothing paid. One for $l65, dated
Aug IL, 1o47, payable on demand-$1O0
paid Sept. 10, by horse. Not much said
about interest. No agreement about in
terest on the 6rst note. On the $50, pris.
oner said he would give witness SIS, for
the use of it s days. Was not requested
10 keep secret the loan of this money
$3.50 of the amount was for borrowed mon.
ey; $lG5 Tor horse. Witnesses impress.
sion is that there was no agreement about
interest for any but the $50 note.
Cross Examined. -Understoo that be
should get ;he SIS on the $50 note. Has
known the prisoner since he lived in Wa.
tervilie; knows nothing but that his gen.
eral character has been good. Witness
lives not far from Waterville.
Robert Drummond, sworn. - Prisoner
owed him 500, borrowed money. An &C.
count for about $50 has been settled since.
Note dated last June, payable on demand.
Account has not been endorsed on the note;
don't know about the interest-prisoner
had the money of his father.
Cross Examined. - Prisoner has prac-
tised in his family and neighborhood-
character good. Witness lives in Sidney.
Augustine Perkins, sworn.-Witness is
Cashier of Ticonic Bank at Waterville.-
Both September, prisoner had two small!
notes overdue in the bank, one for 800
the other $500. Had been over due, one
six or eight months, the other longer. They
have been taken up since the murder, by
the sureties. Edward Mathews, 30th Sep.
TENDER, 1917, had note discounted at the
Bank for $500. on 90 days-nelt amount
$l4S4 25 cents, taking out the interest.
Edward Mathews procured the blank note
about 10 o'clock on Thursday forenoon, OBJ
tanned The signers, and about o'clock in
the afternoon witness gave him the money
and took the note. The note is signed by
John Mathews, Edward Mathews, and
Charles X. Mathews; the latter as surety.
L. Mathews had one note in the bank at
the time. Thinks on Monday previous,
E. Mathews paid one note Of $1,000 by
deposit at Suffolk Bank, and produced to
witness his certificate of deposit. The
same day E. Mathews paid $3.50 at Tico-
mic Bank, which was endorsed on his re-
naming note. Witness filled the note on
Thursday the 30th, but it was dated back
TO Monday, the discount day. Dec. 81,
ls47, endorsed on E. Mathews note $3.50,
and interest for one half to that date, paid
by John Mathews. The balance was paid
by VIM. Mathews, administrator of Ed
ward, in March last, by cash for the inter-
est, and note for $3.50 principal.
Cross Examined. Does not recollect
that the prisoner has offered to pay his
notes al the Bank a, any time when want
ed. He paid up the interest once when
called on.
Charles X. Phillips sworn. Prisoner owes
him about SS4. Note dated March, 1S47, for
balance of account for merchandise partly, land
partly for money-on dempnd. Witness keeps
furnishing store at Waterville-the account
was for hats, gloves, linen, sc. Cannot say