The Portland daily press., 1888-03-02

trial. Mr.. Barker, resuming, asserted that
Charles Stain first accused his father OF rob-
bing the Winthrop bank, and, finding that
did not work, adopted the Dexter story. He
claimed that Charles never made a confession
to his father in 1881, and to prove this the
testimony of Mr. White, turnkey OF a tne q Dea-
told the turnkey that he had not seen his son
for over five years. "Wasn't it revenge"
said Mr.. Barker, ''that urged Charles Stain
to pursue his father because he would not
furnish the money to keep his boy out OF
jail?"
The testimony of the witnesses for the de-
fence was reviewed and the rebuttal evidence,
counsel referring pathetically to Mrs. Crom-
well and her simple life OF toll. de neld tnat
Stain was at home in November, 1877, and In
the January following, arraying the evidence
to prove this. He laid much stress upon
the stealing of Charles Hamant's horse,
on the night of February 21st, 1878,
and the proof that Stain was at home the
night before and the morning following MI
shown by his bills presented in court, was
offered. The government would parade the
Stain gang but no proof had been presented
of the existence of any such gang. ou
will be urged not to believe the two prison.
ers" said Mr. Baker; I M ask you ynvictad 70 doll; of
crime but once with John Harvey, the nard-
ened criminal, and will not Charles stain,
who has been in Maine prisons six years out
of the past nine more than offset Cromwell.
All that Cromwell replied wnen Dg'ecs,re csn,t
Bean pressed him to confess, was, can
tell anything. Could not the Keys ionnd
near Stains house have been John Har-
vey's." inquired the attorney. -,
Mr. Barker closed at 8. 10 p. M, Win solne
good advice to the jury after talking nearly
six hours in an able, logical and impress
i've manner. He received throughout the
closest attention from the people In the
room.
Mr.. Bakers Argument.
Attorney General Baker opened this argu-
ment for the government in an effective man
ner. If once the prisoners are acquitted oil
this crime, they are forever acquitted he
said. But on the other hand should you
bring in verdict of guilty, the prisoners
have their redress. Now, after all tnis
stream of evidence has been poured into this
case, the time has at last come when the
people are to be heard against the crime.
Now has the time arrived when the people
shall assert their right to protect their names
from the criminal and murderer. Mr.. Baker
narrated the circumstances of Barron's
death. He died in defence of the treasures
of the Dexter savings bank He died at his
post. He died to defend the trust commit
ted to him by the bank officials, Mr.. Baker
he termed as being combined with the .pri-
soners. Pathetically he referred to Mrs:
Barron who, with angelic patience, pleaded
for simple Justice Mr.. Baker entered upon
the consideration of the suicide theory
and asserted that Mr.. Barron was murdered.
He would hardly have thought that the able
counsel for the defence would have brought
forward this miserable subterfuge OF suicide
unless it was another straw which the pris-
oners grasped at in connection with an
alibi. -
''The three physicians whs attended Mr..
Barron" continued Mr.. Baker, "at the coro-
ner's inquest agreed that he was foully muir
dered. The little coil of rope found upon
his chest and beard could only have got
there through the hands of murderers. Even
the counsel for the defence does not ask you
to find that John w. Barron was murdered.
Can you conceive that a man could have
stopped to surround himself with all the
theatricals of deliberate murder" Mr.;
Baker, in an indignant manner, pronounced
as infamous the assertion that the Star Of
the East receipt had been forged by any OF
the governments people.
The court then adjourned. The case will
probably go to the jury tomorrow afternoon.