Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-01
POSITIVE
That Stain and CrOm-
we'll are Barr0n'S
MurdererS.
Detective Bean NarrateS the Lat
ter'S Confession to Him.
Cora Tells a Caller that Her
"Father Has Gone Down
East
The Government Fires Solid Shot into
the Defense and Completely
SiienCeS it.
The Testimony Nearly Closed and the
Arguments to Commence
To-day.



BANGOR, Feb %.
The tenth day of the trial and the excite
ment and interest still unabated. Stains di-
rect testimony was finished yesterday and
the cross examination begun. If the man is
guilty, imagine to yourself his feelings last
night knowing that the prosecution having
his direct testimony were laying snares for
his feet on the morrow. Surprises have fol-
this trial commenced, and this morning
proved no exception. Another Newport rob-
ber or "A supposed robber has been arrested
and lodged in jail. ''Dr. Weeds" name is
now going the rounds of the busy-tongucd
audience while it sits awaiting the continu-
ance of Stains cross examination. The
prisoners come in greeting those they know
with a pleasant smile and nod. Stain doesn't
appear any more agitated than at any time
before. Certainly he is showing nerve
enough for a bank cracksman. A certain
Judge calls him flint"
When he resumed the stand. the first ques-
ton was, what was Mr.. lIarveys business
when he was at your house in 1867 He
worked by the day some and helped me about
the house some" What did Billie Bell
and Mark Revelle do at your house," " They
helped me some and worked ont little. "
II understand your moustache has never
been shaved since YOU were nineteen years
oldY" No sir" "Will you epdown and
let the jury look at your moustache" said the
a 4 al fnty .EuiE EaI tn
the jury seats with composure though flush
ing up considerably. The witness said he
dyed his beard AS well as his
moustache but never his hair.
How long had you worn your brown over
coat before your son stole it," About two
years After mine was stolen borrowed "A
grey coat from neighbor hamed Steele. |
wore that the rest of the season | did not
retain it till spring. The next winter
bought a dark overcoat in Boston. do not
know when my son was first married.
first heard about it in 1876 from him when
he was keeping a meat stall in Boston.
You allowed him, married man, to come
to your house that fall, and marry Lizzie
Ballard" II did not know that they were
to be married Did you allow that girl To
come to YOUR house and live your son
wife?" II didn't know they were to be mar
red when they came there. | didn't know
but that he told her about it, | didn't think
it concerned me" You recollect that this
man Baker had a conversation with YOU OF
the 18th of February, 1873, about engine
matters. don't you!" asked Mr.. Baker The
witness said that he did. "On the 2lst OF
February what did you do?" well, know
tapped Bakers boots aud heeled them.
went to my traps during the day" Did
YOU talk with Baker about engine matter.
that day." Yes, sir don't know though
don't remember" why did you say yes
sir" II didn't understand. know that
! the Ballard girl was there on, that day
didn't know how long she stopped. Mr.
Baker came down in the evening. "Wha
did YOU do the 20th?" worked in my shop
| in the afternoon. couldn't tel
the names of any except John Bal
/ lard and he came in every day,
is he here" II don't know, not TO IN,
/ know ledge" Witness further said that Oh
the 22d he saw Mr.. Clifford; that he hadu'
tried to get Mr.. Clifford here to testify; tha
John Bullard was with him there that day
that Charles Hamant was there; that h,
could recollect good many. He didn'
name them. he said he couldn't and that he
didn't know how long he was with the men
tlAl II WAS HtdI WI iltih tHdt Nti'il
remain long with these men; that he wen
alone from there down to Spring street tt
look after the tracks of the horse Wer,
YOU member of the Thief Detective SO
ciety in Medteld?" | was not | don
know how long the society had been in exis
tence. Mr. Bell and Mr.. Revelle, were no
members of it, don't know whether Harvey
was member or not" went from Hamant'
stable up to Main TO Spring street. and ther
took the Norfolk road about 81 of a mile
Some time in the forenoon, perhaps L
o'clock got out to my traps over this road.
Witness was questioned through all the de
details of his visit to the traps. He had
wonderful memory of what he did and wher,
he went. He didt meet anyone while at hi
traps and got home AT about noon. Tie tap
ped Patrick Morton's boots. Mr.. Wyh'
brought him Tom Paine's book. He brought
it at the request of the witness. He wen
after his paper and then came home to bed
He was called up in the night by Mr.. Rhode
TO see his horse. This was everything tha
he remembered of doing on that day. HI
had thought over the occurrences of that da.
since his arrest. When did you ever NEE
the sheep and the chunky darkey,'" aske'
the Attorney General. The witness sal,
he coulii.t tell what day it was. III,
remembered the occurance but couldn't tel
what day it was. On the 23d he mendet
Wylie's shoes and Rhodes halter. Mr.
Thomas came in. He and his wife came il
every day. He stayed at home to dinner an
went TO his traps that afternoon. Mr.. Wyh
came in for his boots that afternoon or even
ing. lis Wylie dead:" Il didn't know tha
he was He hasn't been summoned her
has her' He has been seen, answered III
witness. Isn't here, is he?'' Not that
know of" answered the witness. Then yo
couldn't have seen the 'chGnkey darkey' o
the 23." II don't know what day it was
Witness said that the horse belonging TO thi
man who was driving the sheep was
Frenchy looking horse with big feet an
weighed about 900" The witness was yer
minute in giving the detailed description Z
the horse. bnt he couldn't remember the da
, or time of day. He had his gun with hii
and was ON his way to his traps. The darke
said he'd break him in two" for sayin
something about black sheep in ever