Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-29
STAIN TELLS
The Story Of His Event
full Life.
Himself a Saint, But "Charlie"
the Great Sorrow Of
His Life.
Detective Heald and EX-Bank
Examiner Bolster Know Moth
Ing About the Lamp
and SCreW-driVer.
Witness Thomas Has a Mental Weak
ness in Remembering ImpOr-
tant Dates.
Incidents Of the Day and Descriptions Of
Of the Many Scenes BY the
Incidents Of the Day and Descriptions Of
Of the Many Scenes by the
journal Man.


Special to the kennebec journal
BANGOR, Feb. 2s
Earlier than ever. Half past eight and
the court room is packed solid full 1t seems
as if the people must have stayed here over
night. The newspapers, the chatting, the
busting about, the jostling and the uneasi-
ness of the crowd makes din of confusion
that causes one to almost doubt whether he
hears himself. Yes, the crowd contains la
dies, with their toilets all ship-shape Such
an hour would never be thought of by them
were they to attend church. They even out
number the gentlemen. Probably they kept
their hosbands awake, talking trial to them
SO late last evening that they are taking an
extra morning nap.
About five thousand dollars will meet the
cost of this trial. The expenses may fall a
little short of that amount as the Globe re-
porter and the journal man have been charg-
ed js cents for the chairs in which they sit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas, who it is alleged
lived in Stains house in Medtield, came into
court for the first time this morning. Stain
bowed to them and smiled aifably. Just AT
this moment a heavily loaded settee in the
rear of the room gave way and had there
been any room for kicking divers heels would
have paraded the air
The jury looked as though its individual
members bore the fatigue of the trial more
hardly than either of the prisoners. Mrs.
Barron maintains the same composure as be-
fore and watches proceedings very carefully.
Mr.. Curtis of the Dexter National Bank,
was the first witness called by the defense
this morning. 4 wooden model of the vault
in which Mr.. Barron was found was brought
into court by Attorney Barker, and MIR. Cur
It's testified that it was an exact model
Mr.. Joel Richardson, of East Cornth, was
then called. He stated that he was in the
Dexter Savings Bank between one and three
o'clock on Feb. ~, 1873. He thought he
wore Il brown coat, such as he had now. He
hung it at the rear of the court room on tile
ceiling 1t was sent for. He usually went
to the Dexter House but did not remember
where he got his dinner that day. He had
been in the hay business, but not very exten-
sivey. He knew a great many people in
aud about Dexter. Cross-examined No
one rode with me. / didn't meet any one
and have "A quarrel with them about turning
ont,
The deposition of Amos Phipps was then
read bv attorney Barker 1t was to the eff
feet that he bought the horse ''Piora" of
Stain in 1872; that he had known the where
ahouts of the horse since thBt time that he
kept diary and from it knew the exact
dates of the letting of horse.
Mr.. Barker then read the disposition made
by W H. Adams of MedfclI Attorney
General Baker objected In substance it
was: Mr.. Adams was a hostler in the livery
stable of Mr., Wheeler at Medfcld at the
time in which c. f. Stain said the gang hired
the horse to come to Maine. Mr. Adams did
not remember any such transaction. He
stated that il was rare thing for Mr.,
Wheeler to let a team for week or ten days
at time end thought that ne should have
remembered So importont transaction as
this named by young Stain.
VIM. II. Thomas of Franklin was then
called TO the stand He stated that he had
resided in Medtield and knew Stain; that he
has never seen Stain with a sandy mustache !;
that in the summer and fall of 1876 he lived
in the upper part of Stains house that young
stain WAS NOT dA ilultit tue
frs, lived in the house; that he wasn't posi-
tive of the exact time he moved that it
might have been in the latter part of 1876:
that he moved down stairs some time in lS11
that Young Stain was there once while he
lived in the lower part of the house ; that the
house was PAINTED when he moved into the
lover tenameut: that he didn't know that
old Stain was away for a week or two, while
he lived in the house; that he conldu't tell
the exact date that the horse was stolen but
had reod the date named by the papers and
If they were correct then that was the date,
He further stated that David l.. Stain was at
home when the horse was stolen. for he saw
him and talked with him.
ON cross examination he admitted that he
had sworn last week that he did not live at
Stains in 1878: that he did rot remember
the centennial year of the town of Medfeld
that he wasn't positive as to what he swore
To last week; that he coaldnt remember
dates that he was weak on this date bust
ness. The prosecution here made use OF
the deposition made by Thomas a week be-
I fore. To cross question him. The witness
! Thought he had reason to MAKE somewhat
different statements than were in the deposi
ton that he had got more light since. Mr.
/ Baker read from the deposition, sworn TO hi
! Thomas, II don't think | lived there IL
7 ls-S The witness said that he thought h.
lived there when the horse was stolen for hi
thought that a man on town meeting da,
came down there looking for horse but h,
could not tell whether il was the NOvembe
or March town meeting. He said that h
would net swear TO what he did not know
he said that he swore that Stain eouli no
have been away for week or ten days whil'
he lived in the house, but he could not swea
that he lived in the house with Stain in No
vember. 1877. He said that he had no
thought much about the matter until within
a short time ; that he did not pay much at
ten,ion to the matter even after STAINS ar
rest. that circumstances came up so that h
thought ce wouldn't have man hung on hi
account. Then you know things aooa
this matter that you did not know weel
ago. do you:" asked Mr.. Baker. Yes,
suppose a man can live and learn.
In reply TO further questions h
said: l know Stain and some