The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-02-29
The staln-cromweIl Case.

No criminal trial for many years has
created so great interest and excitement
as the one now in progress at Bangor. 1t
is now on its second week, and bids fair |
to occupy the greater part of it. There |
is Jam" in the court room everyday
aud the audience is largely made up of
women who 20 there in the morning, take
food with them aud remain all day.
County Attorney Appleton opened for
the government and Attorney General
Baker will make the argument. The gov
ernment got in It's testimony, Friday last
and rested the case. \ perfect chain
of evidence was presented that makes a
very strong case against the accused.
Among the witnesses from Somerset
county were J. }. Parlin, Esq, of North
Arson who swore to seeing Stain and
/ Cromwell and another man at North An-
son at the time they made the trip in the
summer of Isl over the route. Mr.. Ben
Hilton also SAW these men at that time.
Mrs. Mary Ann Bean testified to seeing
Charles Stain at Parlin Pond. That
he drove there with bay horse with a
star in his forehead. Stopped there over
night and went by name of Frank Snow,
t. c. Bus cr of st Adams, testified as
follows II live in the northwest corner
Of the town, on the road leading from
Dexter to Pittshcld \ team went by
about O'Clock in the evening, driving
pretty fast, from the direction Of Dexter.
1t went on towards PittShcld. noticed
but two people in the vehicle" Frank
Baker of Hartland lived at st. Adams
February 22nd, 1873. He testified; Il
, saw team about O'Clock, which | met
, on the Hartland road, about quarter OF
mile from my fathers. 1t was moyinl
rapidly In the direction of Canaan. /
was IA sleigh and contained two persons
: and the horse was dark"
Daniel Hall lived In Canaan about twt
:, miles northwest of the village, Fcbruar
' Pend, 1873, ON the road from IIartland
:, He said "A few minutes past O'Clock
on the morning of the 23d, was arouse
: by the bells of a sleigh passing. | &c
u up, and, the night being light | could sc
:. the team plainly In front of the hons,
, The horse was good sized one and whg
" horsemen would call 'rungv horse. TIL
= man next to the horse sat erect and droy
u while the other was tall and STOPPED
Both wore caps,
The testimony Of Frank Stain was
accordance with his former testimon
made public at the time of the preim
IN nary hearing at Dexter, and the defenc
,e did not succeed in breaking the force {
Il. his testimony by cross examination.
T. The defence seems to be that CASH.
ID Barron committed suicide and attempt t
te prove an alibi for Stain and Cromwell
a The officials of the National and Saving
" banks were witnesses for the defens,
/; Charles F. Stains second wife was also
Il. witness. Cromwell was put on the stan
le Monday and Mrs. Cromwell also was
t. Witness The defense put in the recorC
ID of Court wherein Charles +. Stain WI
n the recipient of sundry sentences. ri
ne evidence to prove an alib does not al
re pear very strong.
j. Cromwell according to his own stor
e has led wild and disSolute if
.e On the witness stand he gives account c
e. his career as a sailor, preacher, gamble
D. and convict. His wife seems to be ei
30 tircly devoted to him, and excited gre
lie interest in the crowd attending the tri
If as well as among the attorneys and o
at ncers of court
ne David l. Stain was called to the star
I'd Tuesday afternoon. His testimony WI
is quite lengthy:
lie Live in Franklin, Mass, and am
ii years old Was born in Mount Verno
Me-, and at the aye of II years went
Natck, Mass, to work in the shoe shop
Married my wife there. When "a yea
old came down here and went up to Pc
l., tage Lake in Aroostook county, intendil
-. to settle. Was mp there six weeks al
-, then returned through Bangor. New
- was as far east in Maine after that.
~. first wife died in 1855 and | married II
L. second wife in 1861. She was Cora
,o mother, Had always been in the habit
nc visiting Mount Vernon yearly until n
20 father died. This was in 1874 or IL
an and | came down from Massachuset
10 with my wife and daughter to attend Il
~ funeral. In 1864 was called to Dedha
Ne jul to take charge of some rcfracto
ar prisoners in the Jail and staid there son
N time. Charley was five years old VIII,
!" his mother died. then took him home
n Maine to my fathers. That was in Is
h and he never was in Maine In my col
~ pany after that
10 He was submitted to a close cross,eXar
nation by attorney General Baker II
case will probably be given to the ju
this week