Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-23
UNSHAKEN
Is the Evidence Against
the Men.
"That'S Stain and That's CrOm-
Vell' Declares Mrs. CleaVeS
Of Dexter,
Witness after Witnessed Sim
liar Positive Testimony that
Still Closer FaStenS the
Crime Upon Them.
The Spectators Give Way to Their Feel
insS and Demonstrate Their
Opinion Of the Certain
Guilt Of the PriS-
0nefS.
+ Special to the kennebec journal.

! Special to the kennebec Journal.
BANGOR, Feb. %.
| The interest in the Stain Cromwell case is
very evidently increasing. The straight-for-
ward story told yesterday by young Stain, SO
fully corroborated by other witnesses, has
done much to enliven the public belief that
these two men now before the bar of this
court are responsible for the murder of Cash
ier Barron, just ten years ago today. Ear
lier than on the two previous mornings the
crowd commenced to gather in front of the
court house and such perfect babel AS the
many comminglng voices raised, you never
heard; then again the silence caused by the
attention of the crowd being drawn to some
passing incident was painful. Every motion
that could be detected inside the building
was eagerly watched and the more so, as the
time for the doors to be thrown open drew
near The officers in charge of the court
room have done everything possible to ac-
commodate the vast number of spectators
who have crowded in. The line has had to
be drawn sometimes and the doors closed i'll
the face and eyes of hundreds of disappoint-
ed men and boys, Though frm.y the Ollie
ers are so kind and oblging that no trouble
has arisen so far during the performance of
these disagreeable duties.
The ordeal through which young Stain has
I.1, h,s h.a irwin, Epf hp
has appeared very favorabiy for the prosecu-
ton. As yet little can be asccrtained con
cerning what the defense have in reserve
with which to answer the governments
charge. 1t is however thought that there are
some points in Stains testimony which they
will develope to their advantage. Even his
confused replies concerning the secret apart
ments in his fathers house were made TO seem
very truthful, when the carpenter who built
the house testified SO clearly concerning
them The testimony of the former land
lord of the Farmers Hotel in Augusta, had
considerable weight. iIilton's and Beans
testimony was of great advantage to the pros
ecution,
At a quarter before nine the prisoners were
brought into court. unshackled and seated in
their former positions. Mrs. Cromwell soon
joined her husband. She stops at the Louder
House and each morning comes down Ham
mond street in company with Mrs. Il. NJ.
Gilmore of Medfeld to the court house. She
appears as regularly at the afternoon sessions.
She remained in close conversation with her
husband till the court opened. Cromwell
appeared quite agitated over some point in
the whispered discussion with his wife and
made frequent gestures with his hands Stain
as he came in appeared TO be quite pleased
over something and smiled as he looked
about the room.
Mrs Bean was the first witness called.
She testified as follows: Il saw young Stain
for the first time at Parlin Pond. He gave
his name at that time as Frank Snow |
saw the star in the forehead of the horse
that he drove Immediately recognized
Young Stain when | saw him again this win
ter at our house. | was coming across the
road and heard him speak TO my husband
and recognized his voice.
The next witness called was james j. Par
lin, a lawyer of North Anson. He stated
that he had seen Cromwell twice before !;
once at North Anson in the summer of ls71
and again last week in this city; that the
first time. he saw three men in North Auson.
and one of them. Cromwell. had a valise
that his attention was called to them by some
one in the hotel and his memory was refresh
ed by thinking of them in connection with
the robbery of the express at Dexter. tros'
examined by Gillen, he said that his at
tention was called to them by the remark OF
some one at the hotel, that those men never
Z set down the valise; :; that Mitchell showed
( him Cromwell's picture among others and
that he Immediately picked it out. When
asked if he saw Cromwells eyes across the
street in Anson. he said Yes. "Did you
see the profile or front view: profile.
How did YOU see both eyes them" We'll
saw one and supposed he had mates. -
This answer provoked considerable merri-
ment At the request of County Attorney
Appleton the witness told the particulars of
his selecting the picture.
/ John Harvey was the next witness called.
As this name was pronounced sensation
was caused all over the court room and eve
rv eve was bent on the man as he entered
the witness box. He said in answer to the
questions of the counsel; In the winter of
Is-7 | lived in a small house in Mediieid.
After February, 1871, | did not 1--we at
/ Stains house His business was stealing
mostly | have known Cromwell about SIX
teen wears and Stain for about thirty years
The counsel for the defense objected to
his testimony concerning the secret places III
Stains house The court overruled the OBJ
lection and the witness. continuing, said
There were there a number of those places
one of which was built by the carpenter wht
has testified here. helped TO sheath it NJ
myself. making place about three feet by
two and it run from the floor of the second
story to the attic, about eight feet above
The stuff was put into it from above Iher'
was another secret place between the floors
near the entrance to the water closet. At
, ,orney General Baker asked the court II hi
might ask what tools were usually kept ther'
but the court ruled against il. CONTINUING
apain. 81 had heard Cromwell amt 5tatn ire
: oueutly speak of boring machine foT drili
: ing safes, and at that time il was hidden
, the western part of the State; that they 20
il in New York. heard them often men
tion Scott and Worcester sam; while
, Stains house at different times heard theI
speak of different places in Maine and
Massachusetts,. was sent TO Charleston