The Portland daily press., 1878-03-23
RY TELEGRAPH.
JENNIE HOPE.
No Connection with the Barron
Murder.
But Held for Attempt on the Dexter Bank
inIS75.


Head arrived last evening, having in custody
Jennie Hope, alias James Watson, the poto-
rious bank robber. Hope is charged with
breaking and entering the Dexter Savings
Bank on the night of July 20, 1875. He was
Examined this morning before Trial Justice
Crosby at the Town Hall. A large crowd was
10 attendance.
President Bradbury of the savings bank
testified to the breaking aud entering at that
time.
Mrs. Stevens, who then had a millinery store
in the room occupied by the bank, testified to
the breaking of the doors, lock and other thugs
at that time, aud also that two strangers came
into her store in the evening before the break
ing was done and made some trivial errand
which then attracted her notice. One of these
strangers she positively identifies as this Jem-
mic Hope.
A Mrs. Berry, of St. Adams, Me-, testified
that on the morning of July q, 1875, three men
came to her house, which is not far from Ripley
village, and desired breakfast of bread aud
milk. Two of them carried small valises. of
which they seemed particularly careful. She
noticed them closely. as she thought their az
tions very strange. They kept lookout up the
road while there, and when they came in the
house to sit down and eat, they took precaution
to see that there was way out through the
rear by which they could go. Her husband
came in while they were eating, causing them
considerable alarm until they found who be was
One of the men, she positively declares, is the
prisoner at the bar She heard first of the at
tempt to rob the hank after the men had left
her house.
A young man named Buker, of St. Adams,
testified that on the morning of July 81, 1875,
q peddler came to his fathers from Dexter, and
told them of the attempt to rob the Dexter Saw
ings Bank. He also said he had passed three
men on the road, whom he suspected of being
the parties. Shortly after the three men arrived
at his fathers hotel and ordered dinner fol
three. While they awaited the preparation Of
men commenced to tell of the attempt to rot
the Dexter Bank. Hearing this, one of the mer
hastily made arrangements with his father te
carry them to Hartland, and would not wait fol
the dinner. He drove the team to Hartland
when they hired him to 60 on with them t.
Athens, ten miles further west, saying that they
expected to meet friend there. He noticed
the valises, of which the men were very care
| full; always putting them down very easily. A
Athens he tried to get hold of one of the va
Uses to take it from the wagon, but one of thu
men snatched it from him very quickly HI
then told the hotel-keeper, Mr.. Emery, Of the
attempt on the Dexter Bank, and of his sus
piciops of these men. Baker also testified tina
he saw these men examining a map at the
Athens hotel, and they had good deal of mys
FERROUS conversation. One of the men, the one
that.rode on the seat beside him, he identified
as this same Jennie Watson.
Mr.. Emery Of Athens testified that three men
came to bis hotel on the day named, brought by
Buker who told him of the attempted robbery
and his suspicious Of those men. He watched
them narrowly on that account. They hired
him to carry them to Scion. One of the men
drove the team, having expressed a desire to dc
so. He drove very slow, and when he emery,
| told then that they could as we'll drive faster
they said they were in no hurry. Arriving al
Scion village, two Of the men got out in the
outskirts Of the village, and went up side
street. The other rode short distance further
when he also got out and went rapidly dowr
the street. He lifted one of the valises and
found it very heavy. One of the men, he says
was the prisoner Jennie Hope.
The prisoner was ordered to recognize il the
sum of $4,000, and falling co give bail, was or
dered to be committed. The officers will take
him to Bangor Jail tonight. 1t is certain thai
Hope was not personally engaged in the muir.
der of Treasurer Barron, as he was at that time
in Jail at Haddon, Conn, for an attempt to
break the safe of the Deep River National
Bank, about six weeks since.
1t is also certain that Hope was one of the
men who successfully robbed the winthrop
Bank in 1875, two nights after the attempt al
Dexter. The clew can be easily traced through
to Winthrop from Dexter