The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-04-29

him into the sheriff s ONCE In chair; the
window in Mr.. Pencils office was open; there
was no light; saw blood on Pennell's face from
the head of the stairs. WhenI reached him
found he had bruise on his left side. He was
pale and trembling. The first words of Mr.
Pennell to me were Somebody has killed
me-" Saw a scratch or cut on his left cheek,
DIR. Ring and conducted him into the may
or's room. He had no control of his legs !;
stopped there Is minutes; examined his head ;
found it swollen on the left center side had
indication of being hit by sand bag; bruise
quite long from the forehead to back of left
ear. 1t was pulled up and soft, two inches
wide.
CRoss-EXAMINED.
About six o'clock when we came down;
court hadn't adjourned; can't say about the
lights; the iron door was swung abont half
way back. Pennell was lying on his right
side, his elbow lying across the threshold and
legs in the office; l was the first person there;
didn't see any others in the corridor; never
saw any one struck with a sand bag. but knew
it must be something soft; blood was on his
forehead issuing from wound; the location
of the scratch was under the left eye. Pennell
described to me in the mayors office the men
who attacked him.
George l.. Mitchell
of Freeport testified Was with Mr.. Field at
the time of the occurrence At the head of
the stairs heard groanings of some one in dis
tress; found the body lying across the thres-
hold of the treasurer's office; his head and
shoulders were outside. He was pale, and
blood was running over his face. He trembled
badly when we took him up. The crowd i'm
mediately surrounded us, and we carried him
into the office.
CROSS EXAMINED.
The door was more than half open couldn't
tell whether it was a cut or bruise on his face:
can't state in reference to the lights.
James N. Black,
of Portland sworn and testified: Was on the
police force in 1874; was notified the evening
of Dec. 3Oth, in the police Office, by Mr.. Cook
of the occurrence. 1 ran rapidly up to the
treasurers office. Pennell was sitting in a
chair in his office; examined the safe the safe
floor and the drawers pulled out; the window
was open from q to feet. Mr.. Pennell was
pale and he appeared unconscious. His eyes
were closed and he was moaning; found
bruises on his forehead, evidently caused by a
blunt instrument. The upper part of his body
was trembling. have seen such appearances
in other similar cases.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Have been connected twelve years with the
police force; have never been able to get any
clue to the robbers; Pencils forehead was red
and pulled; near the right eye was cut.
Israel Hicks,
sworn and testified: Was on the police force
in 1874; went with Mr.. Black to the treasurer's
office. Saw Pennell, and 1 thought he was
dead; returned to the police station, got a
lantern and examined in the yard in the rear
of the treasurer's office; found boards were off
the fence which surrounds the church.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Found no tracks in the snow, and haven't
been able to find any clue to the robbers.
Chas w. Hanson,
,hor IF fha al 81,
statement of officer Hicks.
Upon cross examination witness said he
came Lewiston the night of the robbery to
endeavor to get trace Of the robbers.
Adam W. Barbour,
another member of the police force at the time,
stated to materially the same facts.
= A colloquy here transpired between Counsel
Strout and the court. Mr.. SUrout objected to
the prosecutions line of questioning in re-
ference to governments Investigating for the
robbers and intimated that he did not concede
but what certain detectives knew who the
robbers are.
Court-If you charge Mr.. Libby or the
county officers with screening the perpetr ators
OF this deed, it is very serious charge.
Strout-I do say your honor that believe
certain detectives know more about this affair
than the scoundrels wish to reveal. (Con-
fusion and laughter by the members of the
BARI
Court-Exclude that and proceed with the
case.
Oren Ring,
deputy sheriff, testified in reference to the con-
dition of Mr.. Pennell when found. He re-
ferred to same bruises and cuts other witnesses
testified to. In addition he discovered some
dark marks on his throat as though some one
had attempted to choke him; also scar upon
the abdomen, which was swollen slightly.
CROSS EXAMINED.
The scar on the forehead which 1 speak of
was a discoloration. The wound on his hip
appeared to be the effect of a kick. There
were two or.three spots on his throat.
Henry Knight,
of Portland testified: Was neighbor of Mr..
Pennell's. saw him on the following morn
ing at his house in bed. His countenance was
flushed. l saw marks of violence on his head
in three locations. Saw also marks of dis
coloration on his throat-two or three on the
left side of the neck and one on the right side.
Visited him three successive days. He was
confined to his bed two days. Mr.. Pennell in
vited me to call upon the evening of Dec Both
at his office.
CROSS EXAMINED.
The spots on the neck were near the chin, of
reddish color. He gave as a reason for me to
call that it would be probably the last time I
could talk with him, as he was to deliver up
his books on the morrow.
Defense at this point suspended.
Counsellors Strout and Libby went to Port
land this evening to take the testimony of DIR.
Ring.