The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-10-06
THE LIMERICK BANK ROBBERS.

Bangor House, where she may be consulted.
THE LIMERICK BANK ROBBERS
The trial of Litchfeld continued throug Ii
Wednesday. Thursday and portion of Fri
day The testimony of Keller, Black and
Graves fully connects litchticld with the rob
berry in the manner stated in the opening for
the government They were strongly zorro
borated rs to the delivery of y telegram and
a bundle of tools to Litchield, by the testi-
mony of the telegraph operator and express
agent, and supported in some less material
points by other witnesses. Litchticld testiti-
ed in his own behalf and positively denies
all the material assertions Of keizer. Black
and Graves, sworc that he had no knowledge
that the bank was to be robbed. Mrs Litch-
fields testimony positively contradicted
Graves statement that he was at Litchtield's
| house on the Sunday evening preceding the
robbery, where, he says, two men, two of the
principals in the robbery, came down stairs
with Litchticld and went out She states
| that no person but her family were in the
house that night and she testitics to her hts-
band being in the house on Sunday and Tues
day nights ut an hour when the government
witnesses swear he was at the grove in con-
sutation with them and the principals in the
robbery. Both I.itchtield and his wife testify
that he was not out of his house till seven
o'clock on the morning after the robbery, but
the government produces two witnesses, one
of whom testles to seeing him at his store
about four, and the other about six o'clock
that morning.
The case was given to the jury at quarter
past twelve O'Clock AS soon as the court
was opened the jury came in and rendered
a verdict OF guilty. Litchtield's counsel gave
notice that they should file exceptions. The
physicians of Daniels was called and testified
that Daniels was not in a condition to be
brought into court and would probably live
but 4 short time, and his case was continued,
his bail being fixed ut the sum originally
fixed upon, twenty-five thousand dollars.
The government moved for sentence in the
ease of Moore and Hight. Mr.. Mortland,
counsel for Moore, urged his frank statements
and good conduct since his arrest and his as
sslAncc To the bank officers in recovering its
notes and papers in mitigation Of sentence.
Hight having no counsel was asked if he had
anything to say in his own behalf and briefly
addressed the court. He said he and Moore
would never have come here if they had not
been induced to do so that when they had
| arrived they should have gone away without
committing the crime if they had not been
over persuaded; that when arrested he made
no resistance and had endeayored TO give no
| trouble to he officers since that time; that he
had made all the restitution he could that
he had already undergone five months inn
prisonmcnt and that no amount of future
punishment would add to the strength of the
resolution he had formed to lead a better life.
! lie therefore hoped the court would be lcnrnt
IN adjuagin@ his sentence
| In passing sentence the court drew dis
| tinction between the violence OF the BoWuoin-
ham robbery and the recent ease, where
there appeared 10 be no intention OF inlllct r
| ing personal harm to accomplish the robbery,
and where the vigilance of a faithful watch
man might have prevented it. Moore and
| Hight We're then sentenced to seven years I'M
prisonment each, and were Immediately com
limited to the State Prison at Thomaston