The Portland daily press., 1867-04-25

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t,hjri Makers Wanted-CRarles Custis 81 Co.
Fruit, Confectionery, &c-1W w. Carr q Co. .s,r
Lost--Iied Coral Pm $685.
Coparnerslip \ Otice-Dow, Sackpole & Co, ii
Notice of ACKNOWLEDGMENT, Poor Il Co.
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Supreme JadicimI Court, fs q
sAGADAHoc COUNTY, APRIL TERM, 1867. rAptFv-
-t- j., PRESIDING.
Trial Of the Alleged Bo,odoiaham Bank Robbers.
aI Reported specially for the Press ---
U FIRST DAY-AFTERNooN.
County Attorney Adams being about to state the
case to the Jury in behalf of the Government Mr.
Abbott moved the Court that all persons who had
been summoned as witnesses be ordered to retire
from the room during the opening statement, and
mat no two witnesses be present at the same time.
The Court 80 directed, and the witnesses retired.
Mt. Adams then proceeded with the opening state
ment for the prosecution. He exhibited to the Jury
diagram of Mr.. Buiterfeld's 1.-THE Casi8er) house
and surroundings, in order that they might better
understand the testimony in this particular. He
stated briefly the circumstances Of the robbery but
as they have become somewhat notorious, it would
seem useless to repeat them here -.,ll1A 91t
Robert Butterfield called and sworn and testified
mainly as follows Reside In Bowdoinham; was
Cashier OF the National Village Bank of Bowdoin-
ham In june last; on tho night OF the 21st of June
last was aroused by some one in my room; occupied
room in the L with little boy two windows near the
foot of my bed looking out towards the depot; wife
slept in the main body OF the house. and ha an in
FAINT with her; aroused somewhere near O'Clock
and three persons at the foot of my bed standing
still and facing me- one held pistol; it was quite
| light and saw distinctly; 1 had received severe
blow on the head, and was probably unconscious for
some time; the were looking at ne; the first /
heard said was in lone tone 1--WE the keys of
the bank" repeated number of times before hard
| ly knew whether L was asleep awake; then they
seized hold of me and tied my feet and hands fcords
! produced); the keys pointed out to them; the pill
low case was then taken from one of the pillows,
knot tied in the middle, when of them came at me
with tremendous violence, and said, damn you, ii
you don't open your mouth I'll choke you to DEATH
the gag made with the pillow case was put into nv
mouth, and remained in this condition half an hour
1t seemed, when the cords were taken from my feet
and two men took me aud led me to the Bank; was
undressed, gag in my mouth on entering the Bank
saw nan standing by the safe with mask on !,
near him on the counter was knife and pistol; he
had unlocked the outer door of the SAFE and the
inner door combination lock, the key to which
was presented to me, and ordered to change it,
which did after hesitation; they unlocked it,
took out all the contents and carried away everything
of value. The witness was then Intercepted as to
different articles taken from the Bank, his testimony
in this respect confirming the allegations in the in
dctment. Mr.. Butterfeld produced a pocket book
ana certain papers, which he testified that the men
took that night, aud which had been returned to him
by Marshal Heald Of Portland, through the express
A part of them were in Portland at tho time of the
great FIRE and were in a damaged condition. T
Upon being asked if he recognized either OF the
prisoners as present that night Mr. Butterfeli said
pointing to Simmons, 'that man is the one who,
think, gagged me- the other two correspond in size
and general appearance with two of those who COM
mitted the TO berry; there four in all. Mir But
ereld was dismissed after presenting for tie inspec
ton of the Court the working tools of the robbers,
which consisted OF mask, bar of iron, dark lantern
pair Of socks box OF tar and the piece of prepared
cloth with which the pane Of glass had been removed
in order to enable them to gain admittanee, with the
pieces of glass still adhering it. He stated how
ever, that before they left him they reconucted him
to his room, again put linn in bed and bound him, the
gag having remained in his mouth ali the WHILE
Mrs. Buttorfeld's testimony Am the wife of
Robert Butteriield the night of the 21st OF juno
last was at hoe occupied room in the body OF the
house; was aroused from sleep by distressed noise
which seemed to come from my husbands room; l
rose up in bed and sat there few moments and this
noise ceased; very soon heard the voices of several
men talking together in my husbands room in
very short time two mon entered ms room mo ottoo
| the other and rassed round to tbe Mol, sat- 81 ~
bed, one of them saying ''lill her sbaby. s'k her
baby:, when thev reached te bark s;de Of ,bo hod 7
hooked at te leader. and lie was armed Win
on; saw the blade and then turned my head away.
A ,nife WAS then shown ho ,,,d sIo st,aod ~
4 The blade corresnonfad with no ono hosar n,o.
soon returned TO tle front side of tbo hod .,5
one Of then, sail 1--WE have bean T.; ,bis NAL, -
IFS money we want and money We VIII how, - -, .
one WIN made this ren,ar,, t,,e Loft ,o 49,, 80,
saw M more of hin, fo, t,e r;ot, t, othor
nm nearer tn me and said ssya stoIl ofsr Won No ,,;
lanoe if Won 1reen st 81 &c ~, ot y,
The witness then nroceeied to rotate tho a,,nor il;
which the puard dscbarped hisduties WALKING no,t
- ae,n, hr;,o;,,,, ,r..or g. -, 81
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~, '. oii' e'''y o nei part, bringing 10 nef
her little boy Witness remarked to him that life was
short; he REPLIED it ia short: occasionollv ton
| co., -, $50 - a., - :, !, -, -
so "ouu CONC " ehe uoor' ana they would Whisper
together; the little boy complained of cold and had
! drew the clotbes oyer him. no copp,o,,od % a,
-,y,.-c - -, -, - Np" VI 'io
cords on ms iee anu the guard seemed 10 loose them
finally the tall person. who had been gone came hack
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