The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13
The Conspiracy Case
THE FOURTH DAY OF THE WIN.
SHIP TxIAL.
viii in III HI. Leavitf on the Stand Z

The interest manifested in the conspiracy
trial at the District Court continues. Yester
day the court room was crowded. The first
witness called by the government was Robert
Z. Tlbbetts 9e said, live in Sacarrapps
AID am now agent Of the wooden mills there
ln july '76 lived in Watervllle During tbs,
month l received letter from Mr.. Holland
and 10 obedience to the request coutaiue d ia it
went to Boston and met him at the Sherman
House on the night Of the 8 of July. Holland
told me that he intended to fail and was going
to pretend to Lose $4,000 the Iext day, and
wanted me to say that saw him lose the
money, bat told him that would have moth
lag to do with it, He also told me- that his
attorney was John o. Winship, under whose
instructions he was acting. He mentioned the
names of Mr.. SWEET and Mr.. Leavit'.
Mr. Tibbetts then related the story of Hol-
land in relation to tie supposed loss of the S.
0U0, which was the Same as that told By aol-
land in his direct examination. He stated
that On the night Of July 4lh H bland shove d
him letter which he said he received from
John o. Winship with directions to copy and
send to his different creditors. looked at the
letter, which had at the top the printed name
OF John 0. WIDshp. but could not read the
Writing. came back to Portland with Hol-
land, but did not hear what be said 10 SWEET At
the Adams House.
CROSS EXAMINED BY MIR. CLIFFORD
am cousin OF Hollands wife, have worked
at his mill and have had intimate relations
with him. Before received the letter from
Holland had not seen him for three weeks.
cannot swear that the letter was in the hand
wiring OF John 0. Winship, nor that read a
single word of the writing. All know about
Its contents is what heard from Holland. NV
purpose in going 10 Boston was, supposed, to
examine some wooden machinery with a view
to purchase it for the WOODEN mills in Sscarrar-
pa. Holland wrote several letters on the night
OF the 4th of July, but do not remember no "
many ne wrote, to whom he sent them, or
what .he contents of any of them were. did
not see Holland with pocket book on tho
Common, but saw him tear large, red leather
pocket book on the wharf in Boston, the morn
ing OF the 4th of July. After dsstrosi ng it he
threw 1t IN hole 10 the wharf, not 10 spit-
toon in the Sherman House, as he testified in
hls direct examination. L never was 10 the
office of John o WInship except opce, apd
and that was 10 the summer of '76 with h.
land. don't recollect stating to any person in
tue Adams House that Holland lost pocket
DOCK ON the Common, nor That be bad q large
sum of money.
TESTIMONY OF PHILIP JAGODA
Philip Jagoda was next exsmin ned By the Dis.
trict Attorney. He said he was in the EN- pioy
OF Scull q 70. OF Philadelphia in May '76 Ga
the 10Th OF May, Holland came to me aud rep
resented that he was the owner of a WOODEN
mill at Madison Falls, that his credit was good
and that he wanted to bay some wool. After
eengalry l sold him goods to the amount of
1910 on thirty days credit When the bill was
due he did not pay It, The following July l
went to Madison Falls and saw Holland, who
told me that he had lost $4,000, and that his
property was mortgaged to toe amount of Sl7,-
OOO He referred me to Mr.. SWEET, whom 1
saw. SWEET told ms that he believed the mort
gage was val d, and he did not believe that
Holland lost the money on Boston Common,
de also said be had lent money to Holland and
had NOR gage on bis goods.
CROSS EXAMINED BY MIR. CLIFFORD.
SWEET in his conversation wi me treated
the story of Hollands loss on the Common as
. falsebood. He said that be and Leav,tt lept
Holland $4,000, also other sums Swett said
that Hollands liabilities under the mortgages
was $4,000, and outside of that $4,000.
vent to See Holland on the 18th or 18th of
July.
TESTIMONY OF THOMAS BRACKETr,
Thomas Bracket was the next witness. [
live IN Gofham. 10 May or June '76 had
Conversation with. Mr.. SWEET. He told me
that Holland was going to fall and that he
intended to run the mill and earn some money
out OF 1t, ALEC that If I would keep quiet be
wnuld see that was paid. Holland we'd me
CROSS EXAMINED BY Mr.. CLIFFORD
never had any trouble with Mr.. SWEET. L
don't recollect that SWEET ever ouffod nv faca
for calling him liar. don't thlnk SWEET was
under the influence Of livuor at the time, nor
did ever sell him any liquor
TESTIMONY OF A. B. HALL.
Herbert B. Hall testified that he kept stors
10 Gorham. In July '76 owed Holland S412-
on for biaDkets. Ga the 7th of July gave
Holland pote for my bill which was ante
dated July 81. That note was destroyed. 1t
was given on fsur nc nths and was payable to
the Older of Thoma, A. Holland. When the
Casco National BaLk, and upon its receipt
showed 1t to Holland, re mindipg him then of
his promise to pay the note If l could not In
accordance with his instructions went to the
office of Drummond& Winship, paid part of ii,
aud gave notes for the rest which L afterwards
paid: Upon my payment of the last note to
Mr.. Winshp l told him [ would destroy the
note, when he said "Wel! if you do will
destroy the receipts"
Upon cross examination the witness stated
substantially the same.
TESTIMONY OF sEwALL WEBB.
Sewall Webb was then called aud test fed
10 relation to the meeting of Messrs. Swett,
Leavitt~. Winship aud Holland on a certain
Sunday. The counsel for the defsnce having
admitted that the meeting was held, no
further testimony on that point was received
aud the witness was excused.
TESTIMONY OF W. H LEAvITT.
William 81. Lesvitt, one Of the alleged COT
spirstors, next testified. He said have lived
In Gorham for the last seven years. have
known Geo. W SWEET since was q boy.
had conversation with him 10 the winter of rs
and rs He asked me several times to invest
some money in certain transaction, and that
II would invest the money would make q
big per cent out Of it. He spoke to me
i've or SIX times about it, In February, '76 he
said the investment vas In the mil Of Thomas
A. Holland. He said be had bill of sale as
security of money he had invested there,
and that if would put some money ia the
him that wonld. On the 18th If February
went 10 the Office or John o. Winship and he
told me that the investment would be ssf.. |
had at that time $4,000 in the savings
bank 10 Portland. l then paid $1,000 for half
interest in the second bill of sale and Swett
also gave me half interest in the first bill of
sale. On the Sd Of March S1ett told me that
Holland wanted some money and wanted me
to lend him some more money. We then went
to the Office OF John o. Winship, and bill ct
sale of Hollands stock for $1,000 was made out
to u.s. only paid $500. l did not see auy
other money paid to Holland. Mr.. SWEET took
that bill CT sale
Up TO that time paid only $500, and I
thought had half interest 10 the bills Of
sale. Afterwards SWEET proposed to me that
had better give up these b lis of sale and take
. mortgage upon Hollands property, and
agreed. SWEET said that the mortgage should
be made large enough to pay Holland, SWEET
and myself, and leave Us good plum N the
bargain. The mortgage was given for larger
sum than was paid, In pursusRce to that COZ
versatioa came to Portland on the 18th Of
April aud went to Mr. WinshiO's office, where
I met Winship, Holland ard SWEET then
proposed to Holland that We should make the
mortgage for $4,000. The mortgage was then
made. SWEET aud l then gave one note OF
$1,000 and another for $500, the latter being Civ
en- to Mr., Winship. gave no other consider
alton for the mortgage Of $4,000. When the
ss>copd $40 900 mortgage Was made WAS not
present, aud did not know that it was made
until s welt told me of it afterwards. He told
me that he had taken another mortgage Of
SIC, 900, and said, "you will have to be re-
spousibie for that as had nothing to do with
it" He said be would, and 10 answer to my
question replied that the mortgages were lot
recorded.
IN tha ar of InIv 1875 Swaft told mo tha (