Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-17

paGAEI hPt as- sHH>N S'N~f
noticed bis wss gone When /. was about
time I, qu. work took the envelopes to
Stewart FOR him to distribute, as was his
Custom, and sAid; II see you have got
yours He says: 30. have taken no
| envelope" l said THAT is strange" i
did not give the envelopes 10 bin. but vert
back to the office ard he followed and in q
very nervous ard sgitated manner began to
search for the envelope. I asked him If
| there was anybody 10 the office when be
was copying the letter, and he said not q
soul He says: II went below for minute
and while l was down there l thought |
| heard some one jump eff Of the platform
onto the walk" asked him il they came
| into the office, and he says II don't thick
they did" While he vas searching Mr.
| Hoe ker came in Stewart went below aud
WAS gone some seconds, and when be csme
back he threw his hands up ard said: "Csl
| in Mr. Hooker and search me-
said: ~ an not searching anyone
Monday morning he went to work and l
told him the mystery of the envelope With
the SIS must be solved before he did any
more work. and be wanted me to 90 to the
, fiji :e with him, aud I did. BE called in
MIR. Liant l said Stewart, wasn's your
boy 10 the office when ylu were copying
the letter. lie said he was. but be didn't
make any account Of boy Of his age. He
then re ated to me what his boy had said
He said he asked Frank, his boy, where he
Was when he went down cellar, and the boy
said he was sitting on the third step. He
then said to Frank, Did anyone go into
the Office while you were sitting thereg
and the boy said yes. He asked him who,
sod ne ssii "Ros" That was nv boy. l
| ssid at is rot bad enough for you to steal
ana pPrharsI called him a ID thief
Told him had got through with him, and
went down town and made q complaint
against hin.
| Chas. Fl. Morrison, Is years OF age, tes-
| tilted that he was st work with Ros Moore
| filing mattresses on the afternoon in ques-
lion. Saw Stewart taikiog with Moore,
and saw Stewar, 20 out. He vas gone 8 or
| 10 minutes aid came back. l worked with
young Moore all the afternoon until We
knocked off. About 4 or half past We both
went out to get drlnk OF water. Moore
did rot 90 back with ne. He stopped sbou
Fl re minutes to talk with Dir. LunS. During
tue lime Stewart was cut Of the room Mr.,
VIM Moore sat there on the bench near US
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twice tbs, afternoon and Ros wss with me
| The first time might have been & qasr ter
of2.
Lizzie Kelley testified ths. she was 81
work IN the mattress factory. Saw Mr..
Moore give Steward key ard saw the lat
ter 20 or. Ia or 10 minutes he came
| back. While be was gone R3s Moore was
at work at the filing machine, and during
~ H. kal,
tresses.
Ruth Turner testified that she was at
work in the mattress factory and che cor
| federated the isst vitness.
| Rjscoe VI oore testified that he wss all
| lag mattresses on the afternoon in question
and was not in ,he office until 40 that
afternoon. Was out of the room where |
vas ST woik, with Morrison once, sid per
| bsps twice, going in 0 tins lower story after
water Morriecn went with me. wss gone
! 9 OF 3 minutes. Thi1E we also went
| down iust before two o'clock to the came
place. to get a drink. l remember of
| stewart gong ous and coming back and
giving my father III key While he visa
soae Morrison and | remained in the room
| The last time was out of the mill, about
o'clock, l stopped and spoke to Mr..
Lu at the end OF the mill.
| Cross administrative no crest love
for the respondent, bus do not bear him
any in will. may have sworn at him once
| or twice. / did no. say 10 MariisIB, after
the trial at Gardiner, that If the case was
appesled l would get hi up here.
g. +. Luat testified that he worked for
the mattress company and sfler work on
the afternoon 10 question walked nome
with the respondent -ho ssid; 81 suppose
you have besrd | lest ny enveiope?"
| said had hes,d nothing particular. His
boy Frank was with HIM ia The flee; that
after he copied The letter ne went be low
ard the boy stosd on tie stair. And be
ssked the boy who was with us where he
sat while he WAS in the base meIt, and the
boy 50. on the third sgsir he asked him
| if snyons came into the offics, and he ssid
there was. He ssked him who. and he said
Ros He called my sc eltion 20 the state
, ment Of the boy. wss in the office Mon
dsy moruing ard Stewart repeated what
| have stated to Mr.. Moore. BE then said
thst be esw the envelopes in the chair and
gathered them up, ard skw his and knew it
was on top Of the pile.
| Tbi. closed the case OF the government
aud Mr. Basne oysned for the defense.
| L. B. George. manufacturer, Of East
| Sauaus, testified for the defendant; that he
hsd known him for 30 years AID his repu-
| ts,ion for honesty was good.
| II B. Newhsll Of Saugus testified be had
known the respondent since 81, ard for
nine wears be had been 10 bis Employ me1t
as 4 salesman sni confidential Enau Ia bus
iaess. Tnst his reputation for honesty was
good.
Geo. C Stewart. the respondent, testified
tina, he "a. 50 yesrs Of age and came TO
Gardiner last August TO take the charge Of
tho business OF manufacturing mattresses.
On the afternoon in question | Fent TO the
office to copy the letter which | had written
Of the request of Mr.. Moore, taking his
kew. When went ont left my daughter
snd her h1soasd who had jlst called on me.
As vent iuto tbs eff e saw on my right
tie chair ~iih the envelopes on il, filed with
oney Most all Of them shink all OF them
except mine had more or less change in IL
saw tne u there and they were scattered
rtu1d, srd one or tFo were over the edge.
TIE spEce was narrow whsYa / would 20
b. the aess, ard | to5s M hards and
picssd them back. | ssw Eise and It laid
ghs cut in front cid not DO nythiny
! to tire envelopes Keep. 10 pick them back
pas my letter in sbe Yre.s and ven. into
| the basement to the ~stsr closet the Stare
laadir dgvn from the little an.ry in which
il the euter door TO the tth:e / turned
The water or dawn stairs. Perhaps | vas
io~n there a mi1r,s xnd hale or tEo
nj ,u.as. Ny boy Frank ~ss with us ia
the flee arc started to 90 down stairs With
nj .od told him 70. to GO. / cs1s back
Aad took ns leter out OF the press. cid
ms ,ske sry Of the envslaps. / veas
frera there iuto The fsc'ery arc gave Me-.
Moore his key and ini-aducsd ny scn-ia-
law to Tin. Moore wss standing rear the
q llrg mse,ie sa@n. Ros was net
present when I istro5nssd my SON
in-Iaw 20 Moore. but Morrison vas.
Iu ahoE. half IN hour Moore came in With
env 4iopss il his hsad aa3 said Il s=e yeu
tnak your money OFT sbe. you we're il the
OH ,e,' / said Il .hsli bs g your pardon,
II did,. take any money He sal :
s.D.dnt vcu ace them in e.sir when xsn
vert b. ssid. Yes, say tke sars'
ops stsrs and sit of th-m. II ssii ''hss
Il sons, and nss do yea sec3aaE fer IL