Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-07

STATE ys. FREEMAN ". ROBINSON, Chas.
Robinson and Daniel Robinson Robbery
OF silver watch aud gold chain from the
person OF J. II. w. Rogers.
This case is that of the captain aud crew
Of the schooner Myra, Of East sullivan.
who were said to have robbed the body Of
7. H. W. Rogers. Of Boston. on the alst Of
June. said Rogers having been thrown into
the water by the cap>iking OF the sloop
boat Gypsy on that day. Each Of the pris
oncrS pleaded not guilty Col. A. w.
Bradbury appeared for ihr prisoners and
T. II. Haskell. County Attorney, for the
State
Before commencing, Mr.. Haskell said
that the affair had been worked up by
sheriff Perry and his Deputies with CON
mendable degree ~ diligence and care.
That be wished to employ the greatest
latitude. sine. be not only wished % have
IL determined whether an offence had been
committed but also iTany other parties
than the prisoners had been concerned 10
IT,
Col. Bradbury said that when the Coun-
IL Attorney spoke OF employing the great
est latitude" ne hoped 10 dill not want
the examination conducted on other than
strict legal principles.
The County Attorney said lie did not.
The witnesses We're then called and
sworn.
James - Gould was tho first witness
called. Mr. Gould testified that he was
ralcA 20 view the body ~ a man ~ simon
tons Cove On the 2Ist ultimn. that II was
moorcd 10 a fishing boat .Oo yards distant
from the beach when he arrived there that
whether II was floating or not he could
4 ..y..
tIon To the water. By his Orders the body
Wa brought ashore A. soon A. X va
hcachcd h. asked Mr. Buncc To tax" the
papers from the pockets of tile corpse ami
Zee Nho he was Mr.. Buncc did - anil
passed everything % him tGonld- In
one VI the vest pockets was a small moroC-
60 arrangement for scrip, In which were
three my cent pieces OF currency, IN
another there was q pair " eyeglasses
aud the upper vest pocket wa empty In
the pants pockets were knife two silver
pieces OF foreign coin, bunch Of Keys u
which the mans card was attached. aud p
portmonnaie containing bills rccciv able
aud payable. notes, etc, and one five dnl-
lar bill which was ina compartment by ~
self and 80 folded that the denomination
could 10 seen without removing II. H.
took the effects and the body ami brought
tltn 10 lHl- ilkD. I'ihtiH. tl'il w 80
Rich~ the undcrtakerN store. anil then
sent dispatch to Rogers place pr bust
ness ii Boston Waited till IL o'clock AZ
night for an answer. but none came Ihc
next morning r.aai"ah one Iegnc~ ting that
at ~ Boston. The coroner went 10 the
American House for Mr. Rogers effects.
Mr. Dodge. the proprietor. said their wa
Only pair Of opera glasses. Mr. Bunce
put the effects into a bundle and gave them
to An cNpr.>>mau 10 carry 70 Boston.
Everything was included except the knife
and one ~ the silver pieces. These were
omitted becau,r when h. GGoulj) went 70
view the body ut the Cove he changed hi
coat and they were put into another pocket
by acct lent, ami II was not till Monday
night when hc wa, in Bangor. he happened
to tud them Ia the skirt pocket of the
coat There wa, no watch or chain on the
body The body was cotiincd anil sent To
Boston. The money TO pay expense, wa~
sent, in response 10 the bills that hal been
forwarded, the next morning from Boston
and the bills settled. 1t was the first time
In His recollection that bills of that nature
sent To Boston had been PAID % quickly.
There was not the slightest appearance or
life In the body when taken ashore. The
mans appearance was not that of drown
Cd man, but Of man who had been fright
eneh To death. He didn't believe there
Wa 4 drop of water IN the body, and af-
ter ii had laid ON board AL night there was
no froih on the lips A. IL usual In such
cases. Neither was there any appearance
Of wind in the body when taken ashore
The young man Jordan was the one who
notified him Id The first instance OF the
drowning. and with him all his business
had been transacted. lie understood from
-. 1. nj ~. f,.,,n
the body There were some thirty or forty
people on the beach when the body was
brought ashore, but Mr.. Gould only recog-
nized Mr.. Levitt among the number. Mr.
Gould then read the kilograms he received
from Boston at the request Of Col. Brad
bury
WALTER JORDAN was the next witness
called He was young lad, Is years Of age.
who testified fhat he lived At Smonton's Cove,
that on the 2ist Of June his ia, her aud him>e II
went ont fishing about O'Clock A. NJ. in a keel
sail boat with two sails. about eighteen feet
long; left the fishing ground for Simon ton's
Cove about or 2 o'clock in the afternoon;
didn't see any boat capsize or notice any squali
we first the body when We started from
the Cove with our fish for Portland we saw II
first between House Island and the Fort, and
were distant from il anout As far as from the
Court room % Congress steeet (he said from
here 10 the cornor"i; tn. hair on the back Of
the head OF the man was just above water,
the body apparently standing in the water
with the head bent forward he saw sloop in
the distance. 10 windward Of his boat over By
Hog Island. lower her III ainsail she was pref.
~ well out; We tackled over towards House
Island and saw boat with two people in it,
but couldn't see what they W, re doing; this
boat Went aboard schooner, and this schooner
was under sail. saw sail boat, about twenty
two feet long. snd should judge she was paint
ed white, but didn't notice that she capsized
or knew nothing about capsizing, when he
saw the body he didn't know where it came
from. he had III he could do TO look after hs
boat a he was steering. when he saw the body
he luf1ed the boat up in the wind and his father
and himself let down the foresail. rowed up to
the bod! and his fathe- reached down and PUT
rope round the body under the arms. and
they then up mainssi aud towed it to the Cove.
be did not think there was any lie in the body,
they did not take il abosrd the boat because
we sea was so rough. we diln't take it ashore
at me Cove becsuse-l Here the witness tainted
and was removed.
STEPHEN JORDAN, father Of Walter. called.
SAID be was % years old Tomorrow; when we
started in orr hoaf FIR PorsIun.t .far oo.,>;.r