The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-14
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w. II. LEAvITT.

| never had any agreement with Mr.. Win
ship as to payment for his services Leavitt
said, in answer to Mr. Winship, that his state
ment before Register Fessenden as to the diff.
ferent sums furnished to Holland was false
He also said that MIR. Wnship helped to plan
his testimony for that hearing, but that he
furnished him with no consideration for it.
Croes-examiued by Mr. Clifford he said 1
don't recollect that SWEET ever let Holland
have any money, except two notes of $1,000
and $500, which signed with him. Thee
notes were given in good faith. In The tran
saction concerning the b II Of sale of Fe 4th.
SWEET stated to mo that he put money in in
good faith and believed it, When the bill
of sale were made 90 Feb. .17tb. we had equal
shares in the two bills ct sale. l put in just
$1,000 in the second bill of sale to make up for
that put into the other bill of sale by SWEET.
a short time previous to the time that the bills
ct sale were given for the mortgage, SWEET anc
/ were considering our business interests and
view Of better securing ourselves. When the
mortgage was made, and in all our conferences
concerning that transaction, the only sign of
trickery was the taking of the mortgage for a
sum less than that expressed in the mortgage.
1 never heard SWEET or Winship say anything
about purch asing goods under the mort gage.
l first heard of the May 4th mortgage about
week sfter it was made. l advised SWEET to
record the nOrI&ageS eOloly Win q Vl6W TO Sc
cure ourselves, and it was pure, genuine BUSH
ness transaction. l am not positive that SWEET
told me that the mortgages were in the town
clerks Office, DOR the time when he said it.
SWEET said something to ms about the mort
Cages b-Dg in StanwO0d's safa.
MIR. Clifford here subjected Leavtt to
sharp exsm'Dation as to the facts already
stated in regard to the plan proposed in rela-
ton TO the loss on the Common. 1t was in the
main the same as that already published.
T. - hw-c Il h-I~
ing positive which connected Wi0ship with the
scheme Of losing the money 90 the Common.
He said, however, that he bad talked with
SWett about it. l can't remember q word of
what was said on the afternoon If the 81 of
July. 1 knew there was an arranged scheme
simply from the appearance Of things, bat don't
know it from positive evidence. only re-
maiDed in the room few minutes. From sll
that know SWEET may have let Holland take
$1,000 that day. 1 never heard is denied that
SWEET let Holland take money except by Hol-
land himself.
Upon beiog examined by Mr. Clifford as TO
the meeting near the woods in Gorhsm, and
being re mnded that he said in his direct OK am
iusti0D that MIR. Winship examined each as to
what they were to testify befure Judge Fox, be
said be did not remember single thing that
was said there that day, Neither was he sure
that the loss on the Com mon was spokec of at
that meeting, although he stated tina. it was ia
his direct examination
he perjured himself 10 his statement before the
Register of Bankruptcy.
Leavitt said that he was educated in the
public schools. that he sometimes read the
Bible, and also went to church and associated
with respectable people, and yet with
these social and Intellectual advantages
told Mr.. Clifford that be elbsra,e-
ly perjured himself in bis statement
before Register Fessenden. When I testified
that the notes were genuine I knew that they
day,'E p0aiSiup1u hot
wife gave the money received on the $500
check to her father. don't remember wheth-
er Mr. Winship questioned me aboot the two
checks of $2500, and whether he said, "Now
Bill tell me all about the thing
Cross.exanined by Mr.. Bradbury, Leavts
said:
In April aud May, 1 did pot bslieve that
Holland was solvent, but did in February.
est, bonus When 1 loaned the money to
Holland in 1876, it was not lent in contempla-
ton Of the Bankrupt act. Neither was this act
discussed by us.
Upon being again examined by the District
Attorney, Leavtt said that he had no doubt
but that the less of the 4th of July was spoken
of. I think WinshiD aud SWEET talked over
with me the statements contained in the
schedule.
TESTIMONY OF A. G. ROGERS.
Alpheus G. Rogers, Treasurer of ths Maine
Savings Bank, was then called. BE said that
Oh FEBRUARY IL, 1910, w llIthn d. L9aVfbL nfoW
$1038 from the bank, and on the 81 Ct Julr,
$500.
TESTIMONY OF W. E. GOULD.
VIM E. Gould. Cashier of the First National
Bans, was the0 called. He simply corroborat-
ed the story tol1 by Leavitt 10 regards to the
two checks Of $25O0 each, which he had sasbed
at the First National Bank.
TESTIMONY OF DAVID F WAT ON.
David F. WATSON, Town Clerk of Gorhap,
produced the town records, which sbcw
the records of the two mortgages given
b. Holland o SWEET and Leavitt, on April 18th
and May 14th.
r. Hawkes., Town Clerk of Windham, pro-
duced the town records of Windham, which
shew the records Of the two mortgages in
Windham.
TESTIMONY OF W. P. PREBLE.
VIM 7. Prtble, clerk Of the DISTRICT Court,
testified substantially that 10 accordance with
an agreement with the bondsmeu, all the
mouey received by him in the matter of
Holland in bankruptcy, passed through the
hands of Drnmmond & Winship.
LEAvlTT RECALLED
William Fl Leavitt was then recalled AID
examined BY Mr. Clifford. He said although
did not advance any money on the second
mortgage l was willing to take it as a security.
10 reply to question by MIR Lunt he said be-
at one time expressed desire to withdraw
from his business relations with SWEET aud
Holland.
TESTIMONY OF W. h sTURaIs.
VIM. II. Sturgis was next called. He said
that 10 September, 1876, he lived in Brooklyn,
N. Y. During that month received from my
father $2500, and at . later date $500 from
my sister, Mrs. Leavi.t
CLOSE OF THE GOVERNMENT TESTIMONY.
The testimony of the government here con-
cluded. With the permission of the counsel
of either side the dispositions taken before
Register Fessepden we're given in evidence.
The District Attorney then read a long
memorandum taken by Holland in the ex-
n;no h.f, Ind To-