The Portland daily press., 1888-03-03

Ine 1acI Itidb CuaTleS otaln' s story Wnere ne
says two men came down stairs while one
escaped by back window tallies exactly
with Mrs. Cleaves's testimony, when she
states that she saw two men come cut of the
bank that night and third emerge from be-
hind the bank building and join them,
stamps CharlesStain's story with truth. The
prisoners route from Dexter, as they fled
from the scene of their crime was traced.
Driving the tall 'rangy'' horse. they were
seen at Canaan, at Clinton. and came to
drove, and after talking with Mr.. Pitts, at
Getchell's Corner, manifesting a surprising
knowledge of the country, and inquiring OF
him if there was not a road down on the
Sidney side, they. proceeded down and upon
the river where there was no road.
Eloquently Mr.. Baker portrayed Stains
confession, wrung from him by guilty con-
science and the white face of the murdered
Baron gazing at him in the dead watches OF
the night, 1t was beyond the brains Of
Charles Stain to manufacture this story and
because he was weak of mind was the very
reason that his father selected him as tool.
John Harvey was defended. There were two
things in his life which deserved notice.
Since his Imprisonment he had led an up
riht life, supporting his family by honest
toll, and in his evidence he did not make one
single statement, no matter which way 1t
cur, which had been c0ntr0verted, not eX-
cepting the dates. "Who were those men,
gentlemen. who drove into Dexter that
udy Sdlu bIlt dbbOlut1s anu Nho 0OiC
repeatedly seen both going and coming, and
In the village. If they were not murderers,
If not the prisoners at the bar, does the de-
fence show they were any one else?,'
Here the attorney. general attacked the al
ibi set up by the defence and discussed the
evidence of the witnesses introduced to sup
port it, undermining it where weak points
could be discovered. 1t was not credited
that Cromwell had a sunstroke or was i'll,
because none OF the outside witnesses who
i'm, I'm bQ ciak L III Rak-
er's testimony was weak because he burned
his diary when. in his experience, he knew
it was weak. From the engine companys
book, the speaker argued that Stain did not
become member of the company until June
1879, because he did not sign the constitution
and bylaws when voted in, March 4, 1873.
Mrs Moody testified that Stain gave her the
boots on Thursday, the 21st of February,
and Mrs Gilmore swore that Mrs. Moody
brought them to her home that day. Mrs.
Gilmore further stated it was the same day
the men came to her house hunting after
Chas Hamant's house, while he report In tne
Boston Herald of February p, the following
day, read that the horse had been stolen the
same morning. so that Mrs Gilmore swore
that the men were hunting after the horse
before it was taken. Discrepancies IN the
testimony of Stain, Cora and Mrs. MOODY
about the boots were noted. The testimony
of Thomas that Stain was at home on tne
night the horse was stolen was doubted. De,
cause they testified they had moved out OF
fhe Stain house the fall previous. The dar-
kew story was ridiculed. There wasn't any
darkey. Fowler says he was a white man,
Of dark compexhon@ bod F9Tebs % n0ta ha ptHe be
drove the sheep, while Stain, in relating
what he did that day did not include the
darkey story.
incidents Of the Day.
Mr.. Bakers peroration was eloquent, and
q ia ba1 ba
closed his argument, which is pronounced
one of the most mastery pleas ever deliver
ed on a criminal case in Maine. During the
plea, David Stain displayed wonderful sell
control, and during these seven hours, not,
withstanding that the Attorney General
again and again branded him, ana pointed
the finger of accusation at him as murder
er. he SAT in the dock like statue OF stone,
with his eyes riveted before the speaker.
his knees in his cell, weeping, He
exclaimed. ssrm lost! I'm lost! But
SO help me God, I'm innocent!
One OF his counsel said tonight, nonestI9
believe these men are innocent ana IL CON
yicted will use my own money, go 70 Mas
sachusetts and camp there until | discover
evidence that will acquit them. Inc saihe
attorney received letter dated Boston, To-
day, written in a coarse scragly manu. aasyWusY' sWsY'
s'Charlie Stain was the murderer Oh .. VII
son Barron. l. was Will Hlu. AAO WI 80
ognize this hand" There was no signature.
The new evidence which the defence claims ms
to have discovered, and on which they VIII
base their demands for a new trial shouid
the prisoners be convicted, is that man nan
from western Massachusetts says that wnlie
on a trim purchasing hens he called at Stains
house Oh the 21st of February, 1875, and PAID
a BILL Mr.. Barker received letter from from
this individual last night which stated wnat
he could testify to and that the matter Was
L. .s..A l.xr
of the trial ;. -
The Judge will charge the jury in the
morning. The belief is quite general that
the jury will disagree.