Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-22
son AGAINST FATHER.
Young Stain Tells a Straight
forward Story,
COrrObOrated by Several Wit
neSSeS Of Und0ubted Yer
acity and Honesty.
Searching Cross Examinations Fail to
Shake the Government Testimony
in the Slightest Particular.
The Journal Man Gets into Jail with the
Criminals and Sends Another
Breezy Account Of the Second
Day Of the Trial.
Special to the kennebee journal. !

Special TO the kenncbee journal.
BANGOR, Feb. 2l.
At an early hour this morning the court
room was again filed. Quite number of
signed to spectators. Five minutes before
nine the jury came in and took their seats.
The Jury as finally drawn is as follows: ST.
las c. Hatch, Bangor, foreman; James Lee
want. Bangor; Daniel S, Humphrey, Brad
ford; Andrew J. Welch, Bradley; John $.
GRAY, Dixmont; Charles A. severance, Or
rington; Rnel f. Fortier, Oldtown; James
r Wiswell, Orrington; Oliver Cobb, Patten
X. NJ. Given, Orono; George A. Davenport,
Bangor; Christopher e. Toole, Bangor. At
about the same time the prisoners were
brought into the room. They appeared some
what calmer than on Monday morning, Ow-
ing to their careful rcticence it has been i'm
possible IN conversation to elicit anything of
importance from them. Such attempts at
conversation have been necessary when the
prisoners were going to and from the Jail or
in the lobby of the court house. No person
has been allowed to visit the prisoners at the
Jail without a permit from the County Attor-
ney. One of the reasons for this order is
that there are so many men confined there
who are supposed to be most desperate char
acters and the utmost precautions are there
fore taken. Despite the nse to which the
Jail is put, ii seems quite pleasant place, as
the journal man. one of the especially fa-
yored, looked into its swept and garnished
halls and corridors, lighted up by the bright
rays of sunshine streaming through the win
dows But as stated before, this visit was
futile AS far as interviewing the prisoners was
concereed, yet the opportunity to see where
the criminals were confined WAS not to be
lost.
One of the counsel for the defense made a
remark within the hearing of the Journal
scribe to the effect that the prosecution had
not brought Oh $50 many heavy guns as be
expected from what had been reported Yet
supposing that the guns of the prosecution
were of light calibre. it is no small part of
the public's curiosity to know what guns the
defense have to answer back.
Alta quarter past nine the prisoners were
led from the dock and placed Immediately
in front of the Clerks desk that they might
be near the Court
Charles G. Crowell was the first witness
called He stated that he resides in Stan
ford Conn. that he formerly resided in
Dexter, and was there during Feb. 1873 j;
that he worked in a grist and saw mill at
that time that he was at work Feb %,
1878 He further testified that he went to
the bank building between and O'Clock on
the morning of the 22d. of February. and
found Messrs. Wood, Curtis and Bradbury
that he entered the vault that the space be-
tween the top of the safe door and the top OF
the vault was by actual measurement l2 l-2
inches that Wood told him to crawl over if
he possibly could that he did so and Ian
tern being passed to him, he saw MIR. Barron
living there; that he raised the body. MI
Crowell describing the position of Mr. Bar
ron said Mr. Barron laid with his head tow
ard the street, one leg being curled up under
him, and with his hands tied behind him
the gag that was in his mouth was made OF a
pail handle tied with cotton cord; IT was
drawn very tight SO that to put his finger un
derneath the cord to cutit, he had TO try twice
before he could raise it sufficiently to insert
his knife blade; that he thought al
one time that Mr.. Barron had died but that
he inflated his lungs and Barron resumed his
breathing The witness described al
| he details of the removal of the
( cashiers body from the vault lie
then stated that at about II O'Clock thai
same evening he visited the vault again. but
( thought that he did not enter the rooms of
/ the Dexter Savings Bank until about O'Clock
! that night He stated that Charles Curtis
was the one who examined these rooms; that
/ they looked for foot steps in the dust on the
/ floor of the room in which the coal was kept
/ that they stepped in step or two and saw
the coal hod. KEYS. &c, and also foot steps IL
the dust on the floor; the remark was mad,
by some one present that it was here where
Mr. Barron was probably attacked; thai
some long marks in the dust made it appear
that some one had slipped or slid over the
floor The remainder of his testimony wa
unimportant. He was cross examined by
Mr.. Gillen and stated that he was called Il
the bank by Mr.. Bradbury and that Mr.
Bradbury sent him after Mr.. Parsons. Ir
answer to the question Could anyone pusl
in the safe door without crushing Mr.. Bar
ron." he said No, they could not. Aske'
to describe the appearance of the wounds oi
Mr.. Barron's head, the witness said Their
was a deep wound like dent, between Mr.
Barron's ewes; there was also blood on th'
side of his face. but did not notice an.
blood on the gag and did not think that tn
lips were bruised" Questioned about track
on the floor. he said II did not notice an
marks that would imply the falling OF th'
body. but the marks were as if ma,e b,
feet in a struggle" In reply to further CUES
tions he said Mr.. Barron had on darl
suit of clothes and do not recollect seein
any coal dust on them Attorne
General Baker then asked the witness furthe
questions. wishing to gain further particu
lars concerning the bank rooms. "Wher
was the stove:" I'm front of the wicke
work in the public banking room. The
followed questions relating TO various paTti'
ulars of the ROOM the coal hod and the key:
In regard 70 the wound in the forehead til
witness said that it was directly between th
ewes: that he was present at the examina'lo
of the body bv the doctors; did not motto
,hem take any stitches in the wound; MI
, R.rron sat bv his side as he was lying IN til
hank building and wiped the blood from hi
, wounds: did not see the doctors wiping ava
the blood. The witness was then dismisse
, and Charles F. Stain was called
After Stain was sworn, he stated that b
now lived in Readfield, Me-: that in 1877
lived with his father in Medfeld, Mass. tn
he thought the house in which his fath'
fsther lived was built in 1875; that his fath'