The Portland daily press., 1882-09-22
]. w. HARRIS.
HEARING BEFORE U. S. COMMISSION
Err RAND.
Bound over In the Sum of $4,000.

Yesterday II. w. Harris, arrested on a
charge of alleged fraud, was brought before
| U. S. Commissioner Rand, to which time he
had been bound over. He had not engaged
any counsel preferring to ask witnesses any
| questions he might DESIRE himself. District
Attorney Lunt appeared for the government.
Eta A. Eddy of Bangor was the first witness
sworn. She testified to reading the advertise
ment IN the Bangor Commercial, mentioned
In yesterdays PRESS, of an out of town lady
wanted to do four hours copying work at
$6 per week, work SENT signed T.. A. Camp
bell, box 1876, Portland, Me- She answered
the advertisement by letter., and recognized
the letter in pile of letters placed before her
This letter she placed in the post office. In it
she stated she had seen. the advertisement
and, If the situation was not taken, she would
like it.
Susie P. Spratt was next sworn. She re-
sides IN Bangor, and testified substantially,
ike Miss Eddy. Both ladies recognized the
above advertisement published in the Bangor
Commercial, August 30th.
Isabella b. Parsons of Bangor replied sub
stantially as the other witnesses. She also
sent letter to the address of T. A. Campbell
asking what the copying was and received
printed sheet in response saying the situation
had been preserved for her and when II. A.
Campbell received fee of one dollar she
could go to work. The witness recognized a
printed sheet, and mailed to box 7s5, Portland.
Frank Y. Emery, assistant postmaster, Port
land, testified he had been to No. 40 Middle
street.-The place claiming to be the headquar-
ters OF Campbell's Employment Bureau-but
found no room No. 5, neither any 7. A. Camp
bell doing business there. He testified box
No 796 was rented to Thomas A. Campbell.
Witness saw Campbell for the first time when
brought before the Commissioners He testi-
fed the pile of letters before him containing
those mailed By former witnesses, had been
through box 796.
On cross-examination. by Harris he said he
had seen the prisoner several times before, but
not be fore Monday last.
On direct examination testified he had had
no conversation with the prisoner.
u. Clifford Wade, journalist, testified to the
conversation held with prisoner at jail, Sun
day night last, as published in Mondays
PRESS.
On cross-examination testified the prisoner
had answered his questions willingly.
Judge Goddard postmaster, testified he was
present in the District Attorneys office and
saw the letters there which the Attorney had
produced. AT that time the Attorney told the
prisoner he was at liberty, If he wished, to ex-
anime the letters and state if he knew the
writing of writer This prisoner declined TO
do, saying he was particularly requested not to
open the mail he should take from the office.
The Judge later made inquiries OF the prisoner
in the marshal's room to which he repeated
the same statement adding, as witness
thought, lit was none of his business
On cross-examination witness said he
thought prisoner had been in the post-otice
before, and taken letters from that box. Did
not know it, however, neither did q. S. Depu-
ty Marshal Marble toll him so.
Deputy U. s. Marshal Marble testified to
seeing prisoner in the post-otice Sunday, anu
taking letters out of box 796, the same letters
shown on the table. He didn't see him unlock
the box, Tor he, witness, was in the cashiers
office, but he saw him take them out. Wit
ness told prisoner he had got pretty heavy
mail and he would take the mail and prisoner
with it. Prisoner asked what for and witness
answered, no matter. Prisoner then showed
the letters back and said they didn't belong to
him. Witness said no matter, he'd take him.
Prisoner said he wasn't the man. Witness
then asked him to tell who the man was; that
there was no desire by government to punish
said there was two or three young
men frequently in his store, No. Ii
Dock Square, Boston, and one of them gave
him the box key. Witness said he would go
to Boston and get the right parties. Prisoner
said young fellow named Arthur Hooper,
living on Bond street, or Waltham street, Bos
ton, with whom he had done a little business,
gave him the key.
On cross-examination witness said he found
all as represented by prisoner except the man.
Alice j. Cummings, No. Buck street, Ban
gor, and Annie T. Bussey, 229 Main street,
Bangor, testified like the other ladies men
toned above. and sent Campbell fees of 81
each in envelopes furnished by him.
Here the government rested their case.
Mr. Harris made no statement further than
that he was entirely innocent of all knowledge
of the matter, other than has been stated by
him, had intended no wrong-doing, and hoped
bail in moderate amount would be demand
ed and he would appear at the proper time and
furnicb oil Inform ha oo,1d
The government. demanded bail in $250o for
Harris appearance before the U. S. Circuit
Court next to be held in Portland, Sept. 23d,
and ordered witnesses to recognize for their
appearance, Monday, the 25th.