Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-18

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| ing the Trial. Bickford siffihg By his counsel
| The government then resumed and2 n
called Mr.. Norton and Nrs. Cock, vh
testided that Ars. Bickfofd in the polio
court testified that her son. On the night b
question went TO bed st 10 o'clock.
Charles o. Beedle, called By the govern
ment, testified that be repaired the doc
which had been cut in the Cook house, anl
that the cutting vas done with chissl On,
not with = knife. and that he could And NJ
mark on the window stool - though II,
window bad been pried up.
Mr.. Ca4leson-Mf. VIM. Smith, do 70,
desire to take the standf
Smith-Yss, cir.
| Mr.. Carleton-TAke it.
Smith then took the stand.
VIM. Smith testified: I made 4
| statement that Mr.. Cochrane had nc
kno Wedge Of this, but see it 10 better "a
tell tie thing just ~ il was. and I ray NO =
thst Cochrane did know something about il
he knew that was going over, and be also
knew when came back from Mrs. Cooks
This Edward Smith and Bickford knew
nothing about it at all until they were ar
rested. was the only one that went over
to the house and did this business, and l
shouldn't have done it il I hadn't been
drinking that afternoon and evening before.
| Vas dressed that night just - am nov,
in dark coat and vest, and grayish pants,
except had ON my scarf.
Q. What did you mean by telling Mr..
Norton this morning that your testimony
would put both Bickford and Cochrsne in
1t. or would fix two Of them? A. didn's
tell him so.
Cfoss.exAmiued-I had worked st Mr..
Cooks and WAS acquainted with the
premises. Cochraus sod / retired that
night about 10 o'clock, after drinking
some liquor. got up . litSe after IL
After had lain down think told Coch-
rane had been out Of work and would like
to get little money. and thought knew
where could get some, ard told him where
Believe he reused up when / got up and
went sway, but l didn't say anything to him.
Then went across the bridge to the Cook
house. Took with me the bag which 10
here. went to the window of the house
and undertook to take out the beads and pull
the window out, but was unable to do 10, and
finally pried it up with piece Of iron.
breaking the catch at the top. l got An
empty box TO stand on under the window.
raised the window and went in and un-
locked the doors leading out Of the house
the back way. Then with my pocket knife
l cut round the bolt Of the door leading
from the kitchen to the back hall and
dining room, and sprung i. back with
stove handle. The knife did that with is the
one now produce = common jackpife. ]
put paper in the speaking tube which led
up stairs. Lighted email hand lamp soon
after getting into the house. Then went
into the dining room and found the silver
ware, turning the syrup from the syrup
pitcher into tumbler and the sugar into q
shell dish that was there. took all the
silver ware which is here, put il ia the bag
and carried it to the back door and set il
down pear the driveway. Then went
into the front hall and up stairs
to the room at the left, and
found the door ajar. Just as l stepped in
side of the doorway l saw bed, aud the
party nearer to me seemed to be waking
up. and turned to go, and l happened to
get sight Of some rings on mAntlepiece,
and reached out and took them. Nobody
had spoken up to that time. l immedi-
ately went out into the hallway, and Just -
stepped over the threshold Of the doof,
some one in the room spoke and
said: ''Is that you Lester?n Il
made no reply then. stepped
along by the stairway, and they seemed
to have got up in the room. They spoke
again. "Is that you Lestef?" Seemed W
be little frightened I thought. 1 said ip y
low voice: "Yes.' Then l started ao~n
over the stairs AID blew the light out. The
party then cried out, spoke to some one
else think. When first went into that
room hsd the lamp in my right hand, but
when found they we're waking up ard l
turned to go out, put it under my coat. l
did not put it over my head. Iheard them
moving in the rooms and went out as quick
as could, put the bsg over my right shoul-
der, and ven. down ever the bank and
acrcss the river. Some one came to the
window and called robher and thief, and
fred revolver several times. put the
bag in tool chest that belonged to the
railroad company, near the ice house, and
went to Cochrane's. Cochrane had been
out for something. He wanted to know IL
il was all right, and I told him not 10
1 expected. told him I had got some
silverware and where had put it. He
wsnted to know il had got any money and
l told him no. When went in he says
"Well, l guess it is about daylight and
about time to get up" said: 81 guess
will 60 to the door a minute" and | went
to the door and then went back and laid
down. got up about o'clock that morn
ing. l brought the bag and Its contents up
to the shop, think, Thursday evening.
Cochrane was away and came back Just
after brought the things. He did not know
when did Il. He hsd not seen the things
before the search by the officers.
Redirect; @ just whai part d. you say
Cochrane had in this business? A. He
knew | WAS going over there aud knew
had got this,
@, Did he 60 down with you to the hank
of the river that night2 A. He went out
To the road, down towards the river piece.
Q How far down did he 60 with your
A. He went down by the edge Of the bank
that went onto the river. Mrs. Cooks
house was in plain sight from there.
@. And be was to stay there and watch
while you went over? A. Yes, as under
stood it.
Q Now wasn't be there when you came
back? A. He had gone back down to the
house. as I understood him afterwards.
after had gone, and when came back he
was a little ways from the shop on the
road.
@ That was when he asked you how
you mads it? A. Yes, sir, l at one time
swcre that was the only one who had any
thing to DO with this, did that because
thought would try aud clear Cochrane.
am 81 years old. Am in quite feeble
health.
Q Were you pretty drunk thas night?
A Twas feeling pretty we'll. Had drank
some five or SIX times. Drank some rum
and whiskey mixed.
+. f Norton, recalled. testified: VIM.
Smith told me this morning that his testi-
mony would tx two Of them. but Edward
Smith knew nothing about il.
Mrs. Cook, recalled, testified: / have
heard the testimony OF VIM. Smith. He 10
not the man saw in my room that night.
The man that came into my room had on q
light coat and light hat, and was shorter
than this man.
Upon the suggestion Of Mr. Carleton, a
mol pros was entered in the case Of Edward
Smith, and be was thefeupon discharged
from custody.
The testimony was closed at o'clock
and the arguments At 6. The jury will be
chsrsed in the morning.
Ths Ferris brothers, who pleaded guilty
to breaking aud entering . store on the
east side, this city, were allowed to 60 on
probation until September.