Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-01

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looked like Innis. The witness remembered
him from the look of Mr.. Innis' eyes. When
he saw him before, he had a hat on. SO
its from his eyes alone that YOU remember
him after ten years. is it," Mr.. Baker asked.
The witness thought that he might have
seen Mr.. Innes but was not sure. He said
| Mrs. Thomas testified at his former trial.
He said the ring which he gave TO his daugh-
ter had his name marked in if.-Re-direet.
The witness said he also took another man
for Innis yesterday. Didn't tell the carpen-
ter to keep quiet about the place he had built
| in my house. All he wished was TO keep it
secret from Harvey. He didn't care how
many 9th, rs knew it.
Mr.. Merryteld was then sent out for his
wife. The records of the fire department
were then brought in. The court ruled these
inadmissible Public papers prove them
selves, private papers do not" said the
Judge Mr.. Bradbury was next called to
give the date of the express
robbery. He said that the date
was the 1th of January, 1878.
On cross examination he was asked If he
had receipted for money which was contrib
uted for the discovery of the murderers OF
Mr.. Barron, and was handed letter which he
had signed. He recognized his signature.
He was asked if the money from the Savings
Bank hadn't been borrowed for use in his
concern. He said it had. Didn't you
know it Was against the law was asked.
lie acknowledged that his clerk had to get il
to tide over some days when money was
needed and il wasn't convenient to get it else
where This question was probably put to
show that other men besides Barron make
mistakes.
Recess was then taken.
! Mrs. Cora Merrifeld whose child is but a
few days old, was the next 10 take the wit
ness stand. She said Il am daughter OF
David l.. Stain and am % years old. | al
ways lived with him up to the tine he went
TO Dedham Jail. After the house was burned
we moved into the new house the last of the
year 1875, aud then into the cottage house
| in 1876. Charlie married Lizzie Ballard in
October, 1876. They separated seven weeks
| later and Charlie went of and did not see
him again until 1888. We again moved into
the new house i'll 1871, Mr.. Thomas living
there then and remaining I'LL the following
spring. remember that father was at home
all the summer of 1917, and how he present
ed Mrs Moody with the boots, and how he
was at home when Charles llamant's horse
was stolen. | was doing house work when
Charley called, and we went TO Dedham jail
| in 1888. | remember father said he had not
seen Charlie for seven years. never called
Charlie up in the night when father had a
shock. Never saw Charlie after the 18th of
! March, 1888, until met him at Dexter.
! Cross examinaton-'The boots which
father gave Mrs. Moody were too high in the
instep for me- | recollect it was a birthday
present for her, and it was the first time she
had been ont after her baby was born She
had not been at our house since the Harvey
and Bell trial. | know of a hole cut in the
! chamber floor of our new house. Its sole
purpose was a receptacle for fathers deeds.
/ The closet by the chimney was sheathed up,
the space having been used for a stairway
hich was removed to the hall. The hole in
the chamber floor was cut when the house
was finished in 1873. Harvey returned home
/ from six years at sea the first of January
two weeks before my mother died | knew
/ Charlie was at home in October, 1876, but
/ don't remember where he was the first of the
year. | was attending school during the fall
and winter of 1878. | have no recollection
of any one else being at our house on the
day that Mrs. Moody was there except Mr..
/ Ballard; | can't remember about the day
/ following. Mr.. Cromv ell came to our house
quite often after papers. The ring winch
father was accused of stealing he got from
another lady and at my request. He gave il
to Hattie /anes as a wedding present tes-
( tilted that father bought the ring, at this
trial. Mrs. Thomas also appeared on the
stand for him ! think father wore a gray
overcoat at the Bell and Harvey preliminary
hearing [ don't know where he got it, but
it was after Charlie stole his brown over
coat Probably father bought the gray over
5 l.,. 4. HOY, DF.h hu
got it shortly after Charlie took the first one.
/ think he wore it at the Bell and Harvey
trial but don't recollect what he did with il
afterwards | have never talked with father
since the Dexter hearing.
Mr. Barker here announced that this wit
ness closed the testimony for the defense
with the exception that he should probably
want to place the daughter of Charles
Uamant on the stand to ix the date of the
horse theft and he would telegraph for hei
or send commissioner out and ask her one
question.
The government stated that they should
make no contest on this point aud that they
also had an important witness to be intro
duced whom they mad sent for. The govern
ment then proceeded With the evidence il
rebuttal.
The first witness called was Joseph Wey
mouth, of Corinna He said II was il
Dexter on the 22d of February, 1873.
visited the Savings Bank building about :
o'clock Z. NJ, to get a check cashed, bu
was unable to, | entered the street door.
Counsel for the defense objected TO thii
testimony as it was not in rebuttal but tn,
court admitted it as cumulative evidence.
Witness continued; II saw some men W
by the Savings Bank door. should thinl
three. They went into Masonic hall
heard the door close. | tried both bauI
doors and found them locked. Did no
know any OF the men.
:. b. Mctausland. detective of Boston
was called. Il visited Dexter, in 1873, ar
riving there on the morning of the cath o
February. went to the scene of the trag
edy at once in company with Mr.. Hamilton
and Mr.. Bradbury. They told me the con
dition of the rooms was the same as the.
found them. | went to the bank to see if
could find any clue to the murderers. TX
amined the vault and safe very carefully.
did not see or md any lamp or screw drive
on the safe. nor did hear from Mr.. Hamil
ton or the bank officials any reference t.
such articles | first heard of screw drive
being found on the safe when Dearbor
came down here to establish the suIcid
theory"
Cress examination; Il found an empt
envelope box on the safe. don't swea
that there was not screw driver in the box.
Redirect: Dearborn is now in lunati
asylum in Boston"
The government announced that their evi
dence would he all in by night, and tn
court adjourned
Afternoon Session.
Detective McCausland was recalled by tn
defence. He couii not see on the top of tn
safe lie didn't think there could have bee
any screw driver there.
Levi Bridgham vas recalled by the govern
ment On the 22d of February he had tn
keys to the outside door TO the Savings Ban
building building and they were not out 0
his possession.
Mr.. Crowell was recalled. He said,
. male an examination of the vault the ne1
day after the tragedy and I d idn't see an
/ lamp or screw driver on the top of the SAT,
| placed myself in the position in which