The Portland daily press., 1888-02-23

one mile from Dexter, about 9 o'clock, two
men in a Sleigh driving large, dark, .rangy
horse The one on the outside wore brown
overcoat and hat; the other rubber coat
and cap. They were driving towards Dex-
ter did not notice the faces in the team
to remember them"
Adjourned until afternoon.
Afternoon Session.
The government, having located the pris-
oners on the road to Dexter at 8 a. M, Feb.
22d, 1878, proceeded to introduce witnesses
who saw them in or about Dexter on the day
of the tragedy.
ABNER SHEPPARD,
of Dexter testified: II was at home in Dex-
ter on the 22d of February, 1878, and met
Mr.. Barron on Spring street at about 10 a. m
coming from his house. conversed with
him. A team passed me before / met him,
going in the same direction that was. The
horse was brown and stood high The team
turned around near Tannery street, about 30
rods beyond Mr.. Barron. They then came
up Spring street and went by me ana MI
Barron. There were two men In the team,
one wearing dark slouch hat and the other
a cap. The horse was quite rougn ana
moved strong.
DANIEL W. McRILLIs
stated: II was in Dexter on the 22d of Feb
ruary, 1873, and met stranger on Main
street at about noon. We were both afoot.
He passed down by the Exchange and up in
to Spring street. He wore nice brown
overcoat. brown sloueh hat. and had
sandy moustache and chin Yhlskers. dere
Stain stood upl. have no doubt that is the
man met | don't swear that Stain is the
individual but think he is.
MRS. DANIEL W. M'cRILLIs
gave evidence the same as her husband and
said: II think Stain, now in court, is the
man whom met that day. He looks like
the man."
CHAs. II. BAGLEY,
of Corinth, testified: 81 was in the town OF
Dexter February %, 1878, and went up the
front stairs of the bank building. Just as l
arrived at the top l saw a foot at the en-
trance to Masonic Hall. The foot disap-
peared. This was between eleven and
twelve a. m tried both bank doors and
they were locked"
EDWARD A. BREWSTER,
of Dexter, said 81 was in the provision
business in Dexter, February %, 1878.
stranger came into my store on that day az
1890 p. m. to buy crackers and cheese. He
could not stop to have them done up. He
wore a brownish coat and soft dark hat. His
moustache was brown" [Stain stood up and
the witness identified him as the man VINO
purchased the crackers and cheese.I
Cross Xamination-"The man had no
whiskers other than his mouStache. | Will
not swear positively that Stain is the man
who made the purchase but he is to the best
of my judgment"
BENJAMIN c. THOMPSON,
a blacksmith, living in Dexter Feb. %, 1875
testified: 81 saw stranger crossing Main
street and going toward the bank building on
that day. He wore rubber coat. saw him
with another man the day before. This time
he had on a felt hat. Both were in the act
of buttoning up their coats to the chin. saw
them again about six o'clock in the evening.
l noticed the men came out OF the lower en-
trance to the bank building and third man
Joined them, coming apparently from the
passage way between the bank building and
the Dustin block. They all passed me very
near and recognized two of them as the
men | saw in the afternoon One OF them
was the man l saw first.
Cross-examination II would not say GER
tainly that one of them did not have rub
Der coat on or did not wear coat
FRANK EDWARD DUSTIN
testified: 81 lived at Dexter, in February,
1879, and saw stranger in the shop Of Dus-
tin & Co., of which firm am a member. The
entrance was in the center of the shop and
he came in and stood half minute looking |
around the shop. Hls beard was full and he |
wore an oyercOat of a brown invisible check |
and it was butt0ned over his beard. his hat |
was a soft felt one. The man strongly re- |
sembled Stain whom now see in court Our |
was located on Main street and |
was the third building from the bank:
Cross-examination-"T man in the shop |
had the same features about the mouth as
Stain"
was like Stain"
MRS. AMANDA d. CLEAvEs
testified: II lived in Dexter on the day of |
the Barron tragedy. ] saw a stranger |
in Dexter on the 21st day of February |
the day before the tragedy, on
Main street. coming from the direction of |
Dustin's foundry. His head sat back, and |
he gave;me side glance which startled and |
thrilled me, and | thought / could recognize |
it again. He wore cap and brown oVercoat
Here Stain stood upl. That's the counte,
like that. / saw two strangers on Main |
street in the afternoon of Friday. They /
came out of the bank building entrance and
passed across the street near me.One OF them |
was this man." Here Mrs. Cleaves stepped
down from the witness stand went up to the |
prisoners ard selected them from among the |
other men, giving them their respective
names
Cross examnation-'I was positive when |
| heard of the tragedy that these men com
mitted the crime because | saw them about
the savings bank building and was impressed
that something wrong was going on. am |
an intimate friend of Mrs. Barron and was |
sure that if ever | saw the men again |
should know them. | saw pictures OF Stain |
and Cromwell several months ago and lden- |
tiged them. The prisoners are the same
whom 1 saw in Dexter. Time has worked |
changes in them, bnt ] positively identity |
them" Applause from the spectators, |
which the court quieted.l | saw the prison.
ers in Jail last Thursday and knew them at
once.
SAMUEL STEVENS.
| was in the town of Dexter on the 22d day
of February, 1873, and purchased groceries
at the store neor the bank. He said, 81 saw
the face of one stranger there and another
back to. They were standing in the bank
door. One had on hat and the other, fur
ther on, think, )re rubber coat. The
one facing me was the man in court whom
they called David l.. Stain. l passed near
them on the sidewalk"
Cro-s examinatiOn-"I am certain enough
that the man before me was the one saw in
the bank door but would not want to swear
point blank.
The court then adjourned. The prospect
now is that the trial will extend into next
week.
BEAL IN JAIL.
Awaiting Trial for the Murder Of His
Father.