The Portland daily press., 1877-11-10
q. q. Circuit Court.

FRIDAY, United States Inv Indictment VIC Ceoroe
w. Stevens, George w. Keep, Warren H, Walker,
Charles A. Stevens, BENJAMIN Whtten TAYLOR S,
Dodge, Henry G. Mills and Edward Merrill
Judge Goddard, Postmaster, Portland, testified f:
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 18th, 18th and
14th of February, the incoming and outgoing mails
on the Boston q Maine were delayed; mail from
Boston was due on the 18th at 500 D. m, On the
morning of the 18th found that portion of the mail
which should have gone East at midnight piled up in
the office, and it did not 20 Euntl noon of the 18TH
On February 18th mail left Office containing register
ed letters few minutes before attended by mail
later in the day on Wednesday these same regis
tered letters we're again sent at the usual bour about
10 O'Clock was notified that the letters had not
gone and sent Mr. Chenery to get them; the letters
did not go until Thursday.
Edwin Weymouth, Conductor on Boston & Maine
Railroad, testified that on Feb. 18th started with
mail train from Portland for Boston. The train was
stopped near Kennebunk without his direction and
the engine taken off. He, with Roadmaster Smith
ana MI. Howard, spare engineer, started for the
engine, but as soon as they got near it, it started off,
This was repeated several times. Once when the
engine went by Whtten beckoned to him and said
ne would receive him if the others would stand back.
witness sent the men back and got on the engine.
Written said he was ordered by the committee not to
deliver up the engine till O'clock unless compro-
mise was made with the company. If he received
notice of such compromise he would couple on his
engine but II he did not he SHOULD leave his engine at
without water, on the track, with the fire let down
soft would not be hurt lit staid there all night.
Inc engine was not dehVered up, but at was ADAM
ooned ana 1ound TWO miles down the track with
nres ou' anu wafer ora"h. IRAN left at III O'CLOCK
anu reacneu Boston at 15u a. m.
VI Gross examination said engineers were respon-
siole 10 Train uspaIcner except as TO starting from
statlohs' dont remember that Whitten said he
"ouio uehVer the engine II ne had written order
from Furper.
Chas. ID. Hllton-On Feb. 18th was hired by b. &
M Railroad to act as engineer during the strike;
was invited to the rooms of the brotherhood OF En-
gineers; saw there CHARLES Stevens and sWarren
Walker; was invited repeatedly to the Brotherhood
rooms; was urged to leave my engine and 90 to the
rooms; Kidder asked me to quit my engine and go
and see Mr.. Arthur; said should finish nv DAVIS
work; before went to the rooms offers were made
to me if would leave nv lob; writing was given me
without my asking for it; Brotherhood rooms were
in Boston.
Cross examination-Came here to- day by request
of Supt Furber; he said my expenses would be paid
was hired by the day and considered that 1 had q
right to leave when pleased.
Amos Blanchard, Treas. b. G. M. r. Have re-
ceved pay from the United States for carrying the
mails during the month of Feb, 1877.
Thos j. Averill, machinist-was employed on the
18th of Feb. to run eng ne from Boston to Port
land; started little late; got to Portland at III
O'CLOCK; found pumps and other gear disabled; at
Exeter and Newmarket was stoned and the train
thus delayed; next morning started to return from
Po1tland and was met by some men who wanted me
to leave the engine, but 1 refused, saying that
hould run to Boston and then talk with them
Mills said should not 90 to Boston alive The wit
ness also said that money was freely offered him So
in money, a ticket on the Eastern rood and was
have 500 and $50 month for three months. He
Welded and went with tbon NJ ~, foo+s ,ver,
brought out ON the cross examination,
r. Bennev engineer testified tbot be ,vent int,
the emnlov oftba Roston e, Moira roi,rood ~, N,
18th of Fob he tool tho train Mr. Aror;I, ,ot+ oni
ON the same day before starting was interviewed h
Mills, one of the defendants, who offered S25 dow
and 81 day if he would not run the train :-witnes