The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-07-12
Maine Matters.


fomWeIl began al Bangor thursday. before
Chief Justice Peters. Attorney J.. A. Barker
represented the defence and Attorney General
Baker and County Au'y. Appleton the govern
ment. \ large number OF witnesses were cX-
amincd. The principal points brought out
were that David l.. Stain WAS not the Is. I.
sanb0rn who came to Maine in Nov. 1871. but
that >anborn now lives in Lowell, Mass. and
did come 10 Maine at that time with horse
and beach wagon. and that Chas. +. stain could
not have made trip TO Maine with the gang
in August and November 49,. as he testified at
the trial for he was here al work at the time.
All the witnesses were presented for the de-
fence and are very important. The hearing
was continued Friday. Attorney General
Baker stated that he had discovered important
evidence on the government side of the case
and asked time to procure tht witness. who
had mNsteriou>lv disappeared.
At the hearing Monday forenoon the govern
ncnt introduced six witnesses who claim TO
have seen stain and Cromwell i'll the Vicinity
of Dexter either in August or November. 1S.,.
and to have identified them in Jail at Bangor.
Edison NladdockS. the witness who is claimed
by the government 10 have driven Stain and
Cromwell on their trips about Dexter. cannot
he found and Chief Justice Peters has agreed
TO hold the court open until the beginning OF
the law term in Portland. to give the Attorney
General a chance TO produce him. Tie govern
ment are to give Mr.. Barker Is hours notice
when NIaddock> is found. They must have him
iii court before the opening OF HE law term.
The Chief Justice said that he should oyerrule
the original motion for Il new trial on the
ground that it was against the evidence and
that an appeal would be granted 1T the law
court The motion for a new trial on the
ground of newly discovered evidence is to be
reported TO the full court and they will decide
If they have jurisdiction. If not, il will be heard
in the presence OF the full court and decided by
the Chief Justice. tie other Judges acting in an
advisory capacity.
RDTkED FOR HIS MONEY,
y man named Kinney. from Prince Edward
isahu WAS murdered at tloi>Nle July Isl or
a section of the Canadian Pacific. ar. had not
drawn any pay for 4 long time until few day
ago. Wheh he was paid nearly 5000 ba1" wages.
''h MohdaN ne went 10 MohHoh ana from there
To tlliotsvlile With Young man who has
camp thefe ana iiIe> ny guiding parties and do
M oihcf odl Job>. lie Is also assisted ny
H. 'i,: WY les'iu mn! Il, w! tia'is n'l"iSe'',
Ho htNli. poti queer III Ms WAY iol HitiiN
wears. Iil> ianlly are OF Tie highest re>Pccta-
blltN and of considerable wealth. W hen the
Two left Monsoon this Young man had 4 Wiz
chester rifle with him. On TUESDAY he return
rd without his riti. vent ia Nou>au Iunrtinn
mai ,,,rnl,o.a,l - t;,.I-, f,r pa,,,,, az, H., ~
.,,,; d. d. ;l -, IL. @ ~ -
"', w ~ Wy ii,''l' -.
i"Id, saying ne was gong 10 taht a ,tage 10
Dexter and The railroad further 10 Boston.
Kinney not returning t!.e Worl,ucn turned
out to search and found his body At Elliotsville
Il IL
Na. rin shot vmi,nl thrnu,h thn hn.1
and another through the shoulder. Slrp>
are being taken TO arprrhend the suspected
man, whose name Is Withheld en- account OF
Ms lahliiH uHlu 1urlIPF ueNtopllehl> in the
GulIt on nm or relieve ANN OF suspicion. there
Wa TAX some wears ago OF H"ndln- MN /" an
asylum.
M@n>oh special OF the bth say the inquest
mas Just closed on lie body OF Alexander VI.
A'hlhheH- ne NerIlri Wa maj ms death
was caused ny TWO balls IRON rifle in the
handS OF Edwin - Han. OF Bangor. on the
shore OF Lake onaWAy. JUS III.
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i"fi'NN ~ I'M lin if-t-->iii MAINE.
hen the Thirteenth Maine Regiment held
bows scnt tne em ~ o. Mo M'eNn w '!f
I'n' " ''''' u roi;io,chrc 10 ''rhtfa
Int nf th Thirt,',tl Mn, i'';''G' ~
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Dear >Tr.--teneral sheridan desires Inc to say
how fully he ha- appreciated ih" expression OF
sympathy he has received during mis- illness from
/ oin r"ini;ne7 II! arm, me Eh"w ie'iEe that
a"v. ,.du "iIh.lG imi III rec very IA: hc'h to n
Please cony,v ii, . .h. '' a e ;, .,i.
to The members Of your association.
Yours truly
NJ. Y. SHERIDAN,
Colonel ana ilde-dt Camp.
SHOT WHILE CUNNING
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Douglass and = third n,an lt. mo ,.,r' lf
Walker from dow; river VIEW. Iii nov. a., I.
seriously iniurrd on..' NH Inst mctE I,.iiIn
hunting for deer or bears. On. rronrt !, thor
The three injured mon We're in :, Lnit .,I ,hn,
viz .''Iru ,i:.'' ,,'.4 ,.'t VIZ" ~ ho' i l
arothor n,rt, ~ .n,tj',, It ~. a., ~, ~ " 'v'
scen the Ii@ht and .nnna~n II f. l IN,
of deer or moose. fired a rbarr,. of hu.i ~,
which wounded All tj,t men u i. r.,,nrt[,i
that Do,,ulo~. i f,t,ily ;,i,l..l {-iio. ,;yoi
several If me ,Int lar W., ,,+
hurt '
~ Gt.>trI
iIk-cNc i destroying valuable horses i'll
HIoM "h> NlSinie Oh me Soutii,Wr>frrn slope
VI ~ 1"o'I,' halah''ln u!ilii July 81.
ne -haihe pension agency dl>bnf-ed st'i1 900
curing me quarter ehdlh@ june 10th.
Passport was lighted Tor the first time ly
ei,rtflc Iights on me evening oi the Fourth.
MIS- Mary II. kahiett ht> been awarded t!iG
'"i,r"'t Tor lhe care Oh SICK or disabled >"linen
at ~ no Mai!o MY ~ Malaoh"ro.
ne hlrl Name nave TIER reunion At Oak
Doughty, the father Of the alleged bieani;>t.
rnt h". ,n, ''oea w., " 'l'"i " S'ea!li,S
charge of assisting his son 10 ,',,.,,H
:. correspondent of the kennel,cr journal
writes that there are good assurances that a
narrow guage railway will soon be buiit
through the towns of l-ivermore and Turner.
The net income of tie Bangor Custom House
during The hsca year of ISIS. according to Col
ltetor Roberts. was @l53oN0 a. against :. geo
ta>t year