The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-17
GENERAL BUTLER TAKES THE WITNESS.
Young Mr.. Preble's Relations with
His Broker.
Trips to the Mountains and a Jaunt
to the Azores.
Other Things Mr.. VALLEY Didn't Know
or Didn't Remember.

BOSTON, Dec. 15.-The hearing of the ac-
tion brought by Sarah A. Preble against H.
M. Bates and l. @. Bates Valley, for the re-
covery of securities and money to the value
OF $60,000 was resumed this morning in the
United States court before Justice Colt and
jury. Gen. Butler and Mr.. l.. G. Southland
were for the plaintiffs, and Mr.. Samuel Hoar
appeared for the defendants. The attention
of the court was again called to evidence for
the defence, the examination being contin-
ued Of Isaac Chapman Bates Valley, one of
the defendants. He testified: i never re-
Preble. DID not sell one for Mrs. Preble.
l know nothing of any account in the Prov
ident Savings Institution being drawn out.
! have sold $500 United States bond for
Mr.. Preble, but never received any intima-
tion that MT. Preble was not the owner of il.
L heard OF Mr.. Preble's arrest through note
written by him-a note In which he said he
had been arrested on account of a note or
draft for $4,000. ! asked Preble whether l
should go out and see his mother. l told her
about the $4,000. She said nothing to me
about her property in the box. There was
no conversation about her property, or about
anything except the $1,000 She said nothing
about Minneapolis bonds. l assisted Mr..
Preble at the time of his arrest by loaning
him 500. lMr. Hoar here put in note for
that amount payable by Edward Preble.l
went out to Hoxbury to see Mrs. Preble at
the request of her solicitors.
Mr.. Hoar-Did you advise him as to VIII at
course his speculations should take?
Witness-I did not.
Mr.. Hoar-Dld you ever know he was spec
ulating other than In your office?
Witness-I knew he was speculating both
in New York and California. He told me he
was dealing in stocks in New York.
Mr.. Hoar-Did you ever ask Edward Preb-
a ~
indebtedness to your firm?
Witness-I did not.
Cross-examination of the witness was then
undertaken by Gen. Butler.
2. There was close friendship existing
between you and Mr.. Preble? A. There
was.
Q. You went about with him-to the noun
tains, for example? A. did.
@. What other place did you visit together?
A. We went to the Azores.
z. How did you go? A. In sailing yes
Q. How long were you there? A. A few
weeks We came back on the same ves-
Q. Did you converse with him on family
@. Did you know he had a motherp A.
Yes.
9. When did you find that out9 A. When
/ first met him.
9. Did you call at his mothers house9 a.
@. You were received there with pretty
good friendship? A. was.
=. Did he ever speak to you about his
mothers property in any way, shape or
form?- A: No, sir.
Q. refer to the whole time-don't make
any mistake. A. do not recollect.
z. VIII you swear he never did? A.
will swear that don't recollect he ever did.
To the best Of my knowledge and belief he
did not.
2. Or about any part of ita A. No.
Y. Did he ever show you any of his moth
er's propertyp A. Not that remember.
@. Can you tell whether he did or not? A.
l don't think that he did.
Q. How sure are you? A. To the best of
my know edge, he did not.
Q. Did you ever think that any of this
property belonged to Mrs. Preble? A. l
don't remember thinking anything about It,
Q. Do you think 1t Is proper to deal with
property without thinking whose it is? A.
don't think 1t Is necessary. when the per-
son presenting the property is q person in
whom one has faith. If stranger came
In with property, that would be different
case.
O.. Then you treat strangers as on differ
ent footing from the footing upon which you
deal with those you know? A. Yes.
@. Did Mr.. Preble ever give you charge of
his property? A. No.
q. Did he ever give you key to his box?
he did.
Q. Did you know what was in the boxP
Q. Did you know whether it was full of
gold or full of shavings? A. 1 suppose it
did not contain shayings.
q. Did you know that 1t did not contain
shavings2 A. / did not.