Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-27


tragedy. The first thought that struck me
on seeing him was that he Was mau dead
drunk. From his appearance he seemed to
be under the influence of some powerful mar
cote, and Oh consultation the hysicians pre-
: scribed belladonna. On one side of his head
was slight protuberanee and there were
wounds behind the on the other side. l
could not say whether OF not the wounds
caused his death. They might have done
so. Barrons face was flushed after death.
which might have been caused by narcotics
or pressure on the BRAIN. Death might have
been caused By the blow of sand bag on
the head The inner skull might have been
fractured, and not appeared on the exterior
of the head.
W. II. Beaman's deposition was read: He
had visited Barron's house early in the eve
ming Of Barron's death. Mrs. Barron came
TO the door and appeared much worried about
her husband. recollect that when his first
wife was buried be had spasm at the grave.
Mr.. Beaman described the finding of Mr..
Barron. The coal in the nod had run out
but very little, which thought singular. |
went after Mrs. Barron and brought her to
the bank The coal hod was four feet from
the coal closet door and the teeth and pen.
That night looked at the floor of the back
room carefully. which was covered heavily
with dust and could find no evidence of
struggle or marks of a body in the dust.
There were but few tracks in the dust. |
know that the physicians gave Barron an
antidote for poison.
Henry White of Dedham, Mass, was an
officer in the Jail there in 1879. Stain came
there as an oyerseer in the prison workshop.
He entered the Jail as prisoner in 1882
remaining about year, and was present
when Charles F. Stain visited his father
there. David Stain said to me, ''that is my
son and have not seen him for more than
five years" Young Stain testified that he
visited his father in 1881, who then made a
confession to him.
Cross Examined can swear positively
that David l.. Stain made this statement to
me.
Oliver NJ. Blanchard of Gardiner, agent
of the kennebec Steamboat Co. was called.
He was agent in the months of July, August
November 1873, and described the method
of the delivery of teams coming on the boat
Mr.. Blancha.d produced records of all
horses and wheeled vehicles at Gardiner on
the steamer Star of the Eastl during the
months of July, August and November, 1873.
except for the trip of July, 18th, Witness,
referring to his diary testified that the
steamer sailed from the kennebec on her
last trip for the season of 1857, Dee. Sd, at
3 7. NJ. In the same way the time of
the arrival of the steamer at her wharf IN
Gardiner, on each trip was given l never
knew the boat TO arrive AS early as D \. NJ.
Young Stain testified that he and the gang
got to Gardiner at O'Clock on one of her
trips never saw the prisoners at the bar
before or delivered horses to them. Cross
Examined A man arriving late at the Bos-
ton end of the route could ship horses or
carriages without the shipment appearing on
the receipts at Gardiner, aud although IT
would be noted in the way bills the way-bills
and receipts were in the hands of the kenne-
bee journal for several months previous to
the time ! was summoned here, few days
since. 1t would be simple thing for man
to ship a team in fctiticious name, and he
could also ship team in the name of some
well-known shipper with no difficulty.
The counsel for the government called
the attention of the witness to the record of
a horse and two seated, open beach wagon
received on November Goth, under the name
of b. c. Sanborn. The receipt signed
by the man who received the team, and also
filled out by him. Witness testified that he
did not require signatures except when the
persons were strangers to hun. The atten-
ton of the witness was called to the receipt
for "a team delivered to &. II. Durham, Nov.
18th. 1877. The vehicle, indicated by
the receipt, might have been buggy or
two-seated open beach wagon.
Here Mr.. Gillen of the defence, stepped
forward and presented several receipts to
the witness and asked him if the writing on
them was not in ink He replied 1T was"
Then producing the receipt of Nov. 10th,
signed b. C. Sanborn. the witness asked
if the signature and other writing were not
made with lead pencil, and appeared to
have made recently. Yes, was the reply
In the way-bll testified to by the witness,
the team appears horse and carriage,
while bv this receipt the vehicle was double |
seated beach wagon. This occurrence was
the cause of quite sensation in the court
as it might indicate that the receipts had
been lately tampered with by some one writ !
ing with lead pencil in an awkward hand.
But several other receipts were found writ |
ten with lead pencil.
Adjourned.
At the afternoon session of the Stain and
Cromwell trial today, j. +, Thompson of
Augusta testified | was the jailer in charge
of the Augusta Jail in the spring of 1877.
and had prisoner named Charles +. stain
from Feb. 5 to April Is.
q. NJ Blanchard, recalled, identified the
handwriting on certain receipts marked by
lead pencil. as that of his partner, Mr..
Reed,
Mrs Lizzie NJ. Moody testified that sh
was the second wife of Charles F. Stain, he
maiden name being Lizzie Ballard. She
married him in Oct. IA, 1875, when Stain
lived in little house on the farm. She
lived with him at David Stains until Dec 3,
when she left him. 80 help me heaven,
she said, Il never knew of any gang of men
about Stains. Charles left Medfield in two
weeks after separated, and in the June
following married my present husband. |
had an interview with Charles Stain at
George Gilmore's, during the next Decem-
ber Ny child was born Jan. 4, 1873. at
Mr.. Gilmores recovered from my sick
ness and on Feb. p following. went to the
village after physician for George Gilmore.
On returning | called at Mr.. Stains new
house and found him at home. | spoke
about my birthday being the Sunday before,
and he made me present of a pair of boots.
frequently Mr.. Cromwell that winter.
lie often took his little girl to and from
school" Cross-examinined--l never knew
nv own mother, who lived in Boston. where
| was born. | never saw either of my pa
rents or heard of them. The first ! remem-
Der resided in Medfeld with Mr.. and Mrs
Luther Guild. | have not seen David Stain
since April, 1877, when | came to Maine
with my husband Up to that time | had
been acquainted with the Stain family since
since | was II years old. | never was at
Stains but one night previous TO my mar
riage, and then was Obliged to be there SO
as to start on a journey early the next morn
ing Had no conversation with any one
about this case until | was summoned Re-
ceiving the summons was a complete sur
prise to me, don't thins ever saw Crom-
we'll at Stains. | have no recollection of
seeing Stain and Cromwell together previous
y to seeing them here. | never saw any
signal hung out at the house for men to gath
er there There were no callers at the house
at nights. | never saw any false whis kers,
KEYS. revolvers or collection of knives at
the house Neither did know of any Sec
ret recesses | left Charles Stain after |
found that he was a married man and that
was not his wife. Ny separation from
Charles did not grow out of my relations
with David l.. Stain. The only opportuni-
ties had of learning that Charles Stain was
n, b;s Fa.bar,S vas duriuu several visits at