Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-27

anu his gang on the day or the ROBBERY ID
said that he waited on the hill back of ,h,
town, and that the old man said that it woult
be hot work if they didn't get out of there
He said that they drove to Skowhegan, ans
on toward New Hampshire, and that, wher
they went TO Dexter, they tried the Water
vile bank. Cross examined: Young Stair
told me stuff enough to fill this house but
didn't pay any attention 10 it,
Edward A. Rhodes, who resided in Med
field in 1877. and 1875, now a shipping eleri
in Boston testified: lived within 500 fee
of Stains new house that he occupied in the
fall and winter of 1877. l do MT remember
seeing Charles Stain about his fathers house
that winter, although called there frequent
ly. Mr.. Stains mustache was always color
ed when saw him. | can remember nc
time during the summer and fall of 1871
when he was away from home one or two
weeks. | was in the tsh business al thai
time, and by my book witness presented
note book find that called at his place
on Nov. 10, 1877, and he was at home; also
on Dec. s, and he was at home. On Feb
l5, 1878, | called again and saw him. | had
a sick horse and Stain doctored it for mt
one Friday night, can't fix the date. Nexi
day he mended halter for me, his charge
being 80 cents.
Cross examined | never left any fish
at Stains unless he ordered it and was there
himself. The only way | remember thai
Stain was present is by the charges. The
horse was doctored in cold weather, some
time during the winter of 1873.
Mark Revelle of Dedham. Mass, was
called and said: Have been acquainted
with Mr.. Stain since 1867. He always wore
a black mustache. | worked for him il
1868, when Mr.. Stain ran shoe shop, John
Harvey, Charles Stain and myself being EN-.
ployed by him. In October, 1877, | got ou,
of work. Mr.. Stain employed me, and
was there every day and night until the Sat
urday before Christmas. Charles Stain was
not at home during that time, nor did David
leave home over night. saw Charles once
during that time in Medtield, and he re-
quested me to ask his father if he could
come home. | told him he had better keep
away. saw Cromwell nearly every day,
and had no knowledge that he was away
from home any length of time during these
these months.
| Cross examined: | was at Stains at diff
ferent times in previous years. Cromwell,
! Billy Bell and John Harvey frequently
visited the house. Bell had the reputation
of being thief No one else visited Stains.
There never any Stain gang until this
/ trial was started. | knew that Billy Scott
never visited Stains, and | never knew any
such man. Stain told me one day that he
| had little secret place where he kept his
books. ! never knew of police officers
searching Stains house for stolen goods.
Stain carried a revolver, and would be a bad
man to handle. Bell and Harvey would
drop into Stains occasionally at s, 9 or 10
O'Clock. | have seen no gathering of men
/ in Stains room in the night time. | never
saw any unusual keys, masks, or false whis-
/ kers about the house, and there was no hole
| in the wall to keep burglars tools in. The
/ light which Stain put in front of the house
was to light the way for customers. | never
knew of any stolen goods being brought to
the house, or of any expeditions for stealing
being made. | was a witness at the Harvey
trial, and for the defense. | Unidentified the
hat as Stains property. | heard about Crom-
ellis being up for stealing corn at different
times. never met locksmith from Bos-
ton when he came out to fit keys. Crom-
well was too sick in November to be down
in Maine, and DR.. Richardson attended him.
| have not conversed with any one about the
case.
At this point, the court adjourned until
Monday morning. 1t is claimed that the
written and signed by Stain himself, and it is
understood that the government will present
this to the jury in due season.
Notes.
There is, as stated above, well
founded rumor that the signature
of the receipt of B. c. Sanborn is
tha hon nJ,,,r ,f b,,nsalf apli itc
discovery was a surprise to the council for
the defence. The lawyers on both sides are
very reticent but one, the counsel for the
government expresses himself as certain that
Stain and Cromwell are the right men, and
the cross examination of witnesses for the
defense has certainly made sad havoc with
what the defense claimed they could prove.
The alibi testimony so far has not been so
riddled by the sharp cross fire of questions
put by the Attorney General as to be demol-
ished utterly, yet in many respects il was de-
prived of an air of truthfulness. The alibi
witnesses were study. Their answers
came quick and sharp and full of retor,.
Mrs Moody, one of young Stains former
wives, is slight woman of medium height,
looks. At times she was very tragic in her
manner and the Theatrical way in which, in
reply to the question if she knew of the
existence of Stain gang, she turned her
eyes upward to the ceiling and placed her
hand over her heart with the words. so help
me heaven knew not of any was provoca-
tive of a smile in the room. In answer 20
to the query if she ever saw any false whis-
kers in the house she replied. Il never saw
any and don't believe should have known
" hat they were had seen them" Young
Stain was all right till you married him, |
suppose" said the counsel for the prosecu-
ton ''He might have been an angel minus
wings for all know, was her reply and an
amusing one to the audience. Il rarely
| forget ANYTHING" was another of her re-
marks which didn't tally with many of her
answers. I'D been willing to have staid on
there two hours longer if they'd wanted me
to- she remarked to lady besin- whom she
sat after testifying
| d. NJ Rhodes, the fish dealer in Medfeld
now of Boston. is short, thick set man with
sandy moustache, and very bald head, and
had habit of hanging his head and looking
up from under his eyebrows while testify
| ing His order book for the years '77-s was
carefully scrutinized by the attorney gen
eral.
! Mr. Revelle, the one-legged witness, ere
ated a laugh when Mr.. Baker asked him il
! it wasn't whim on the part of Stain to have
yellow hair and his moustache dyed black
by saying. Il s'pose so, same's for you tc
part your hair in the middle" When asked
| if he had talked the matter over with any one
he replied, I've always avoided these re
porters." II know what you are driving at.
/ he said, in reply to the question whether hi
knew Billy Scott.
While the alibi witnesses were testifying