The Republican journal., 1870-12-29
INT ERESTING TRIAr
Conviction of Shepherd S. Stevens for
merry of Belfast, for Larceny

CONVICTION OF Shepherd S. Stevens for
merly of Belfast, for Larceny
The trial OF 5. ). Stevens for the larcen,
OF bonds from George w. Buckmore. oftli.
city, took place in New York last wee.
We copy below q full report of the cas-.
The name of the respondent is printed in tl,.
report us Samuel 5. Stevens, but his rell
name is Shepherd s. Stevens.
From the New York Herald, Dee %.
At the opening of the Court of General Sessions YES
tefday, the case oil The People Samuel s. steven,
alias Samuel Shepherd, charged with stealing As 5o6 i
Sfeenbacks and 500 worth of Belfast Me city bond
from George w. Buckmore ut the Astor House on III.
2fth OF October, 1860, called up. Mr. John Sed,
wck ana Judge stuart represented the accused and
prosecution is conducted by Assistant District Attorney
telows There are number of lawyers and infuent;
friends OF the complainant and defendant from Maine in
atenaanee ana the result of the trial will be looked
ward to with interest by citizens in that State whtr
the parties are wen known. Mr.. Fellows opened th,
c'sG 10 the ury on Tuesday evening, and upon the
sehbing OF the court yesterday morning the complain
ant Mr.. iuckmoro, was examined and c0sa- examined
at great LENGTH he having occupied the witness 5ttu4
Tor hours.
HISTORY Of rItEt NsE.
Mr.. Buckmore substantially that he arrived In
NV lork on the l"h OF October, from Boston, and
stopped at Inc Astor House with Stevens with whom,
ne was slightly acquainted he having been informed by
Mr. Axel ilayford, the Mayor of Belfast, that Steven.
could render nm CBucknore aid in negotiating The
bonds of the Belfast and Moosehead Railroad COMPANY
OF winch Mr. liaytord was president. Mr. Haytord en-
trusted Huckmore with the bonds negotage them in
this city at eighty cents the dollar for United
States securities The day after their arrival Buckmor
gave checKs ana drafts to Stevens amounting to 5000
and requested him to obtain cash for them which h,.
did and returned the exact amount Mr., Buckmore put
mat money ana $1,000 besides, in his satchel which he
kept under the bed in his room They had conversation
about negotiating the bonds and on Friday afternoon
| the defendant cuue into Buckmores roonl-the latter
being conhned to his apartment BY illness and said
"THIs hN'HAN"N Or Bond BUSINESS Is ALL SLIPPED
o,roo+ ,,.ilo. Ga, .r,a,,, r.,...,
ter thing it Is better project to try" Defendant then
wfote dowa his proposition which that he could
He (BuckmoTe) replied that he afraid OF the who
arrangement but said he would consider it till the morn
and Buckmore percmptorily refused to entertain IN
proposition At th1t time they alone in the room
and Buekmore, being compelled to visit the water close
pom returning Stevens was there and remained twenty
minutes, ana when leaving said he would call again
After he LETT complainant closed aud boltcd the door
and IN littI while looked ut his sachel and discovered
| that
TIE BONDS AND MONEY WERE GONE
lie saw the money at nine clock that morning and
from that time till the period lie missed in the after
noon no person but Stevens was in the room; he
municated his loss to the detective OF The House.
Mr. Meagher, who has since deceased; they tn
Police headquarters md his statement was taken down
in writing
The complainant was subjected to scrutlnIztpr
cross Haminaton by mir Sedgwtck, the important
questions propounded in reference to certain meoran
dums i'll stevens possession which Buckmore believed
PLANTATION of them and Mr. Scdgwick claimed that the
were memorandums for the purchase of stolen bonds
and counterfeit grcenOacks.
ASoN.IN-LAw,' TESTIMONY.
Monroe Young, tie SON iu-law of Mr. Buckmore tcs
tHed that he resided in Ellsworth, Me- aud arrested
Stevens at Quincy H. upona roqufsitiou from, Govern
or Hoffman last January the LIST OF February, after u
him by the Captain Of Police Ia Oainc@ Euckmor ,y
then in Chicago. As the in conversation VIII
ed The property, Tia evidence was Excluded The wt
nd Oe,