The Portland daily press., 1870-07-04
Municipal Court.


JUDGE MORRIS PRESIDING.
SATURDAY.-State VS.. William Boyd. Intoxica.
ton Pleaded guilty. Fined So and costs.
State VS.. Margaret Burke. Search and seizure
Pleaded not guilty No one appearing to prosecute
the complaint was withdrawn.
State VS.. Freeman w Robinson, Charles Robinson
and Daniel Robinson. Robbery of a silver watch
and gold chain from the person of j. ii. w. ROGER.
This case is that of the captain anu ere" Oh the
schooner Myra, OF East Sullivan, VINO were saiu 10
have robbed the body of j. H. w. Rogers, OF Bos-
ton. nm the 2i.t of june said Rogers having been
thrown into the water by the capslzng of the sloop
boat Gypsy on that day Each of the prisoners
pleaded not guilty. Col A. w. Bradbury appeared
for the prisoners and I. H. Haskell, County Attor
ney, Tor the State. t.
Before commencing. Mr.. Haskell said that the
affair had been worked up by Sheriff Perry and his
Deputies with commendable degree of diligence
and care. That he wished to employ the greatest
latitude, since he not only wished to have 1t deter:
mined whether an offence had been committed, but
also any other parties than the prisoners had been
concerned in tt.
Col Bradbury said that when the County Attorney
spoke OF employing theg eatest latitude" he hoped
he did not want the examination conducted on other
than strict legal principles.
The County Attorney said he did not
The witnesses were then called and sworn.
james s. Goul6was the first witness called. Mr..
Gould ties flied that he called to view the BODY
of man at Simonton's Cove on the 21st ultmO;
that it was moored to fishing boat about 200 yards
distant from The beach when he arrived there; that
whether it was floating not he couldn't say, for
there was good deal of commotion to the water.
BY his orders the body brought ashore. As soon
as it was beached he asked Mr.. Bunce to take the
fbaS of
was. Mr.. Bunce did SO and passed everything to
him tGould). In OF the vest pockets was small
morocco arrangement for scrip, In which were three
fifty cent pieces OF currency; ia another there
pair of eyeglasses, and the upper vest pocket was
pieces OF foreign coin, bunch OF keys to which
the mans card was attached, and port monnaie
containing bills receivable and payable notes ETC.
and one five dollar bill, which in compartment
by itself and folded that the denomination could
be seen without removing IT, ne took the effects and
in Mr. kich's 1.-THE undeltaker) store and then sent
dispatch to Rogers place of business in Boston
Waited till II o'clock at night for an answer, but
none came. The next morning received one request
ing thot the remains and effects should be forwarded
to Boston. The coroner went to the American House
said that there was only pair OF opera glasses Mr.
Bunce put the effects into bundle and gave them to
an expressman to carry to Boston. Everything
was included except the knife and one OF the
silver pieces. These were omitted because when he
(Gouldl went to view the body at the Cove he
changed his coat and they were put into another
pocket by accident, and 1t was not ill Monday nigh,
when he was in Bangor he happened to find them in
cham on the body. The body was coffined and sent
to Boston. The money to pay expenses was sent, in
Response TO the bills that had been forwarded the
next morning from Boston and the bills settled. 1t
the first time in his recollection that bills of that
nature sent to Boston had been paid SO quickly.
body when taken ashore. The mans appearance
not that of a drowned man, but of q man who
had been frightened to death. He didn't believe
ArAv, nrr nf Tho hA1xr 81
had laid on board all night there was froth on
the lips as is usual in such Neither tDere
any Era OF wnd In sae body when taken
notified him in the first instance OF the drowning and
with him all his business had been transacted. He
understood from young Jordan that he was alone
when he found the body. There were some forty
people on the beach when the body was brought
ashore, but Mr.. Gould only recognized Mr.. Leavitt
among the number. Mr. Gould then read the tele-
grams he received from Boston at the request OF Col
Bradbury.
was young lad, Is years of age, who testified that
he lived at Simonton's Cove; that on the list of
o'clock NJ. in keel sail at, with two sails about
eighteen teet long, left the fishing ground for Simon
toms Cove about or o'clock in the afternoon;
didn't see any boat capsize or notice any squall we
first saw the body when We started from the Cove
with our fish for Portland; saw it first between
House Island and the Fort, and we're Instant from it
about as tar as from the Court room to Congress
street The said "from here to the corner; the hair
On the back of the head OF the man was just above
viii the head bent forword he saw a rloop in the
distance, to windward OF his boat, over by Hog Is
land, lower her mainsai: she was pretty well out;
we tackled towards House Island and saw a
boat with two people in it, but couldn't see what
they were doing; this boat went aboard schooner
and this schooner was under sail; saw sail boat
about twenty-five feet long, and should Judge she
was painted white, but DIDN'T notice that she cap
sized OF knew a not ABOUT whe Tenn ne
chad had all he could do to look after his boat as
steering; whom he saw the body he luffed the
ALL AI,nva tn%
lown the fsresail, rowed up to the body. and hts
ather reached down and put rope round the body
ahs to was
lite in the body they did not take it aboard the boat
the was rough; we didn't take it ashore
at the Cove hecause-tHere the witness tainted and
Stepasn Jordan, father OF Walter, called. Said he
was SO years old Tomorrow; when we started in our
boat for Portland, after coming into the Cove it
blowel fresh; tended boat and the boy steered;
didn't any vessels till got most to House Island
when l saw a schooner head to wind with a boat
pulling up to it; don't know whether it got to the
schooner or where it came from; when we were part
way over, between House Island and the buoy, my
boy said there was body floating; said guessed
1t was a dog, but soon saw 1t was a body: a boat
came along from House Island and asked me II was
going to take charge OF the body and said it
my calculation; rowed up to thu body and then
told the bow to keep the boat up while put the rope
around the body with two halt hrches; didn't raise
the body above water; don't believe and didn't be-
leve he was alive if he had been I'd hauled him
aboard mighty quick; there about fifteen rect OF
tened the rope around the BODY towed it into the
Cove, that being the nearest place We could make
It bowed too hard fur hermore believed ie dead al
though never knew body to float unless it had
been dead long time; never saw but one drowned
person before, and that dead soldier; didn't
touch the body nor did my son we did not haul him
int the beach be ause they never do:' so we
didn't left the body noored to the boat and went
ashore, and the boy went off Tor the coroner while
went up to the house. leaving he boys on the beach
watching the BODY; when tue coroner came me, my
-. bor o1,nra. Av.Sf
bring him ashore in the first pace because was
afraii I'd get sand on bis clotses; never saw the
boat nv bow speaks Of, though dla see scSooner
neither did see any boat caIsize; saw yawl
boat with two men in it, but where it went to or
or came trnm don't know it being ne arly quarter
Of mile off; saw no watch or chain on the body and
saw nobody take anything from it but the
ter ali but the top; didn't know or care who he was
should have done just the same if it had been my
best Known neiehbor; never hid any experience
with drowning men; was arrested Wednesday and
kept in arrest tour days; didn't know what tor I'M
less it was for picking up man; might have been
about those things; don't know how long it took
from the lime we took charge OF the body till the
coroner came; it was about mile to the Cove from
the place where we found him; didn't know when
found it how long it had been lying in the water; it
might have been an hour or perhaps nine days. they
say drowned men always float at the end OF nine
days. e.
Joseph N. Smith, of Milford, N. H.:-Was an &C.
'quaintance OF Rogers and saw last at a wharf in
IOrIdnu, uear DoStOn uepOt; rccelVeu al 1HVi.
tation from Rogers to 60 fishing with him and walked
to the wharf with him and Holmes; didn't sail with
them because am timd water, inclined to sea-
sickness, and had business at home; it was 10 A.
N when L Rogers, Holmes and man they
called Skipper let in the boat; don't know it's name
q but it had two sails, little and big one; don't
know anything about boats; last knew he had watch
and chain when he started Tor the boat from the
American House; he took out tho watch by the
cham In the office of the American House, Mr.
Dodge being behind the bar; the chain was astened
into the vest by hoox; he SAID, 81 must he at the
wharf in half an hour" he not out of my sight
from that time till he got aboard the boat, although
Jagged little behind on the way there; it was in
the office OF the American House when he took out
his watch; don't know whether he had any money
abo It him or not; he came here to me- having
been in his employ: first acquainted with him last
September; the watch was heavy silver one and
the chain heavy gold one; didn't sec him have
the oh and chain on the boat.
Luther Oliver s .orn:-I work on Halfway Rock
and am employed BY the Government carrying
stone was at work at Fort SCANNED on the 2lst OF
June nrst was sloop under her jib com n
from the direction OF Fort Preble; did not take any
notice till a man said that boats over and two mel
on her; ran down to the wharf and with severa
men put out to the rescue; saw a schooner lower
boat with two persons in it, boat such as all coast
ers carry; saw this boat pick up something tina
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