The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-28
GIVEN A HEARING.
Raymond and friedman Held to APP
pear at 1.-The Next Term OF Court.
Raymond Valves a Hearing and
Both Plead Not Guilty.

Raymond VALVES a Hearing and
Both Plead Not Guilty.
William Raymond and Jacob NJ. Freid-
man were arraigned yesterday afternoon in
the Municipal Court on the charge of break
ing. entering and larceny.
Friedman was arraigned on the charge of
stealing $2S worth of goods from the house
of Harrison Richardson on Gray street, June
18th, and evidence given to show that he
was the man seen by the family in the house
when they returned.
County Attorney Seiders appeared for the
government and Dennis A. Meaher for the
defence. The court room was crowded, and
from the time when Recorder Dyer entered
at IL minutes of 3o'clock, until the close of
the trial great interest was manifested in the
case.
After the court was called to order Freid-
man rose and pleaded not guilty to the
charge Of breaking, entering and larceny
on June 18th.
Mrs. Louisa G. Richardson was the first
witness called to the stand by the govern
ment. She testified: 81 have lived at 20
Gray street for the last two months and on
the 18th of June a fellow broke into the
house and stole three or four silver spoons,
locket and chain, bracelet, ETC., to the
value of sos. / left the house at about
O'Clock in the afternoon on the day of the
burglary and gave the key to my little girl.
l returned at about 8 O'Clock and sent my
daughter to the back door to unlock the
house and open the front door and let me in.
When she went to the door she found it I'M
locked and went in. She went to the front
door to unlocked it and as she did so the
man rushed down stairs. opened the door
and ran out in front of her, passing close by
me We watched him until he reached the
corner of State street and then he started on
The run.
Q.-"Do you recognize the prisoner as the
man who passed out of your house."
Ayes"
Q.-"By what do you recognize him?'
Al recognize him by his hat, which
am sure is the same won he wore at the time.
and by his moustache and build"
the 18th Of June?"
A.-.No, not from that day to this, that
remember Of"
On cross examination Mrs. Richardson
stated that she remembered the clothes as
well as the hat that the burglar wore and
they were the same as worn by the prisoner.
Inc thief passed so close to her that his
Miss Mile Richardson, daughter of Mrs.
u G. Richardson, next took the stand and
testified to the truth of the testimony given
by her mother. She said II was left at
but soon went out to play, locking the back
door after me. On entering the house to I'M
lock the front door saw man at the head
Of the stairs. Before l reached the door
he ran down stairs. opened it, and passed
out"
Q.-,'Is the prisoner the man you saw in
the housep" ~
Ayes"
Q.-Do yon recoIlect the hat he wore?"
On cross examination the witness testified
that the burglar did not wear an overcoat,
and that she recognized in the prisoner the
man who rushed out of her house on the af-
ternoon of June 18th. The witness saw the
cognized him.
These were the only witnesses called by
the government.
4 Friedman, the prisoner, next took the
STAND. de gave his name as Jacob w.
friedman, and testified: 81 have liveafs.n
Portland for the past mouths aaa es;1ie here
from Rockland. was in Rockland about
two weeks before coming to Portland, and
stopped with man who Is a special police
man OF Rockland, was in Belfast ten DAYS
before going to Rockland. came to Maine
about ten and half months ago. was
never in Portland but once before this time,
and that was about ten months ago. On the
the 18th OF June was at Saccarappa"
| Here the prisoner corrected himself, and
said that he did not mean June IS, but July
Qa.""Where were you on the 18th of
Ar think was in Belfast on the 18th
OF June. On that day did some work for
sea captain In that place, and can prove it by
areceipted bill which he gave me-"
| Qm"Dld you ever see Mrs. Richardson be-
| Al couldn't swear to that"
| Q.-"Were you in Portland on the 18th of
June?"
| A.-"No; / was not near Portland then."
Q.-"Do you know anything about the sill
yer spoons and iewelry that were stolen
from Mrs. richardson"
At don't know anything about them"
| Q.-aDo you enter houses and steal
Al never made practice of stealing.
io am Redder ana a 81 sell stationery have
>. Inc prisoner here told of all the places in
| the State that he had visited during the time
he had been in Maine, and also gave the
number Of days that he stopped in each
place. he also stated tnat he had brother
In Pittsburg, who is ieweler. In regard to
the burglar Moore, he said. that he did not
know him. had never seen or been with him.
No one had ever peddled with him, and dur
ing his stop in this city he boarded with
Abrams. During the last month, or the
time he had spent in Portland, he had sold
stationery eight or nine days.
All In all, the prisoner made very good
appearance on the witness stand.
Isaac Abrams was the first witness called
by the defence. The witness stated that he
first saw Friedman ON June 10Th in his
house. During the time he had boarded
with MIN ne remained in the house nights
ana Went u away WAY to sell stationery in the
tween and o'clock in the afternoon. So
iar as ne knew his only business was ped
ding stationery.
Isaac I. Rosenbloom testified that he had
| known FREEDMAN since las. winter, having
met him 10 Rockland, at which time he.
| friedman, was engaged in selling paper.
5. Rosenbl0om testified that he had known
friedman about month, and that he had
| been peddling paper since he knew him.
!. j. Naeshtat testified that he had known
the prisoner for nine or 10 months, having
met him In Brunswick peddling stationery.
Witness saw him In Bangor last spring, but
had never seen him at Rockland or Belfast
either Of those places.
| L M. Levi and Nathan Divine each testi-
neo 10 having seen the prisoner and known
MIN as stationery peddler.
| =, Odlhuci ID. VI CidTk OF Boston, waiter on
the steamer City Of Richmond, testified that
he met Friedman on the steamer in June and
called at Abrams's once to see him. Freid
man took the boat at Rockland for Portland
| when the witness first saw him.
The testimony here closed and Dennis A.
Meaher. Esq, opened the argument for the
defence. attempting to prove an abb. The
argument by County Attorney Seiders was
not long and when 1t closed Recorder Dyer
said that the court could give no final juris-
diction, but that probable cause was found
against the prisoner and that the court
placed him under 81 900 bonds to recognize
at the next term of the Supreme court to an
swer whatever charges the grand jury might
make against him.
William Raymond pleaded not guilty and
| waived hearing and was held in the sum
OF $1,000 to recognize at the next term of
| court.
Yesterday morning Sergeant Weatherhead
took trip to the jail and had chat with
Sheriff Webb. He then took look at Moore,
the Burglar. When Moore saw Weather
head, and the officer asked him If he remem-
bered him, Moore replied that he didn't, but
Weatherhead told him he remembered him
perfectly. The Sergeant asked him if he
remembered having suit of clothes made
recently and Moore answered in the affirma-
| tive. The officer produced piece of
mixed cloth and Moore identified 1t as a piece
| OF the goods from which his suit was made
in st. John. but still persisted he did not
know the officer. When they separated the