The Portland daily press., 1888-03-01
TO SEE STAIN HANGED.
An Incident OF the Great Trial at
Bangor.
Both Sides Present Their Closing
Evidence In the Case.
John Harvey Tells More Stories about
the Alleged Gang.

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was resumed this morning Stain was re-
called to the stand and his cross examination
was continued. He said: "Harveys Dasl-
ness while at my house in 1876 was painting,
and working out. He painted my house. lie
did not pay any boasd; neither did Mark
Revele My moustache has never been
shaved off since it first grew"
Stain here stepped down from the stand
and showed his moustache to the jury.
On taking the stand again he continued:
al dyed my beard also when | wore one l
had worn the brown overcoat about two
years before it was stolen by Charles in De-
cember. 1876 After that when l wanted an
oyercoat l borrowed a gray one of Miss
Steele. / wore it when / attended the pre-
limnary trial of Harvey and Bell in Febru-
airy, 1877. / kept it until May when l re-
turned it, The next fall went to Boston
and purchased black overcoat. / think the
first time / heard of Charles's first marriage
was in September, 1876. In October he mar
ried Lizzie Ballard and don't know wheth-
er l told her that Charlie had another wife
or not | tapped Bakers boots in the fore
noon of the 2lst of February, 1878, and at
night went to my traps. That night stad
at home. On the morning Of the 22d> went
up to Spring street looking after Charles
Hamant's horse. Among those with me
were Oliver Clifford, John Ballard, John
Kingsley and Charles Hamant. / know
there was some sort of a stealing society in
Medfeld, formed pyior to 1878. was not
member; neither was CROMWELL Bell nor
Thomas. After visiting the traps, returned
home about noon that day. l ate my dinner
and then tapped Patrick Martins boots in
the afternoon. Mr.. Wyley came in to get
job done and at night went up to the post
Office after my paper returning home and 60
ing to bed.'
Counsel for the State continued to question
the witness for some time about his dongs
on the 2lst, 22d and 23d of February, 1878,
where he went and who called at his shop.
Witness could not remember meeting a ne
gro with the sheep on any of those days. 81 |
swear met darkey," he said driving |
flock of sheep at the Main street railroad |
crossing but can't give the date. He wore |
dark clothes but no overcoat There was a |
man with him in a top buggy driving sort of |
Frenchy looking horse. / know l spoke |
about the sheep and the darkey thought |
meant Lin. He told me if / said that again |
he would break me in two and started to, but |
he changed his mind and stopped. The man
in the carriage said something and | said |
didn't mean anything. Can't tell what time |
of the day this was Witness thought he |
had seen Detective Innes at the chief mar
shaPs office in Boston once where he went |
on personal business.
Redlrect-"Ihe revolver / carried in the |
store was a small one and | carried it only |
part of the time. Did not try to conceal the
secret place in The house."
On being cross examined again Stain said
he knew il Harvey and Charles Stain knew
of the secret places a telegram would be sent
to Bean at once and he would be arrested.
Mr.. Baker here presented the records of |
the Medheld fire company proving that Stain
joined March l. 1878, but the court did not
admit them.
MR.. BRADBURY,
president of the bank, was recalled: "The
date of the Dexter express robbery was the
night of the 18th of January, 1873 The trus-
tees of the savings bank and directors of the
national bank appointed committee who
signed circular asking for money to defray
the expenses of the savings bank in appre-
hending the murderers.
Mr.. Bradbury on cross-examinaton said
that money, to theleXtent of 800 or so, was
borrowed from the savings bank for his firm.
BE knew this to be against the law.
Redirect: My clerk borrowed the money
temporarily because the national bank was
closed"
All the jurors except the panel now in use
were excused at 11.3O by the court until next
Friday at 10 o'clock.
MRS. CORA MERRIFIELD,
whose child is but few days old, was the
next TO take the witness stand. She said: 81
am daughter of David L. stain and am %
years old. / always lived with him up to the
time he went to Dedham jail After the
house was burned we moved into the new
house the last of the year 1875, and then into
the cottage house in 1876. Charlie married
Lizzie Ballard in October. 1876. They separ-
ated seven weeks later. Charlie went off
1883 We again moved into the new house
in 1877, Mr.. Thomas living there then,
remaining till the following spring. 1
remember that father was at home all the
Moody with the boots, and how be was at
home when Charles Hamants horse was
stolen. l was doing the housework when
Charlie called, and we went to Dedham jail
in 1888. / remember father said he had not
seen Charlie for seven years | never called
Charlie up IN the night when father had
shock. Never saw Charlie after the 18th If
March, 1888, until met him at Dexter"
Cross s-examination-"rhe boots which fa-
ther gave Mrs Moody were too high in the
instep for me. recolect it was q birthday
present for her, and it was 1.-THE first time she
had been out after her baby was born. She
had not been at our house since the Harvey
and Bell trial know Of a hole cut in the
chamber OF our new house. It's sole pdr-
pose was a receptacle for fathers deeds. The
closet by the chimney twas sheathed up, the
space having been used for a stairway which
was removed to the hall. The hole in the
chamber floor was cut when the house was
finished, in 1875. Harvey returned home |
from six years at sea the first of January.
Two weeks before my mother died. / knew
Charlie was Mt home in October, 1876, but
don't ircf of
that year. | was attending school during
the lall and winter of 1S7-7S. | have no
recollection of anyone else being at our
house on the day that Mrs. Moody was
there, except John Ballard. can't remember
about the day following Mr.Cromwel came
to our house quite often after papers. The
ring which father was accused of stealing he
got from another lady at my request. He
gave 1t to Hattie Zanes, as a wedding pres
ent. | testified that father bought the ring
at his trial. Mrs, Thomas also appeared on
the stand for him / think father wore a
gray oyercoat at the Bell and Harvey prelim-
mary hearing. | dontt know where he got
it but it was after Charlie stole his brown
overcoat. Probably father bought the gray
oycrcoat but don't know where. Probably
he got it shortly after Charlie took the ilrst
one. | think he wore it at the Bell and Har-
vey trial, but don't recolleet what he did
with it afterwards. / have never talked
with father since the Dexter hearing"
Mr. Barker here announced that this wit
ness closed the testimony for the defence
with the exception that he should probably
want to place the daughter of Charles Ham
ant on the stand to fix the date of the horse
theft and he would telegraph for her or send
a commissioner out and ask her one ques-
ton.
The government stated that they. should
make no contest on this point and that they
also had an important witness to be intro
duced whom they had sent for. The gov
ernment then proceed with the evidence in
rebuttal. The first witness called was
JOSEPH WEYMOUTH,
Of Corinna. He said: 81 was in Dexter on
the 22d of February, 1873. l visited the saw
ings bank building about O'Clock p. m., to
get check cashed, but was unable to.
entered the street door,
Counsel for the defence objected to this
testimony as it was not in rebuttal but the
court admitted it as cumulative evidence
Witness continued: Il saw some men M
by the savings bank door, | should think |
three. They went into the Masonic Hall. [ |
heard the door close. | tried both bank |
doors and found them locked Did not know |
any of the men,"