Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-16

court. k1Am1ned the WINDOW whefe Tn
fastenirg was broken and found no marks
- II thsre had been On attempt u
pry ii up. The bead on one side of the
window had been broken and the other
drawn ont. essides the catch q The top
being broken.
James Peacock sessiasd that the night in
question vas bright noopl;eht night
Eben TAskef Of Randolph testined 10
seeing tvo men meet just below Biokford'.
blacksmith shop Ia Randolph. about
o'clock In The morring o1 the night 10
question, and 20 down the road together,
/ Al that time there vas light Ia the shon
Edgar s. Norton, city mAr,hal Of Gard.
nsr. tessifed thAs he reached the house Of
Mrs. Cooke about quarter Of . and got
description Of the man, and followed ths
track in the cfust down onto the river and
across onto the river road In Randolph
about 8 rods below the blacksmith shop,
where he lost IL. Made . search with oshe,
ofioers Of the blacksmith shop the next Sat
urday aud found In the basement OF II In
room in which were VIM. Smith and Coch-
rsne, all Of the missing articles In grain bag
under some old clo.hes at the head Of y
! bunk except the finger rings which wer'
Afterwards recovered. Ed. Smith ct the
time was At work In the chop above where
the goods were found. and when witne,,
told him he had . search warrant, and
moved towards stutsle which lsd below
Smith started also and said: II guss had
better tell the boys down staiYs what 10 up,
and witness told him he need not trouh.
for other efiicers were down there alreAd,
Had talk with William Smith 10
which he said he cut round the
lock in the cook house vi b
knife, but an examination showed that 4
was done with . chisei, 90 that even th,
width Of the instrument could be deter.
mined; that he asked Smith how he "a,
able TO take such heavy bsg down ov,r
the bank from the Cook house and rpp
through the deep snow, and he said he tum.
bled and Slid down the greater part of the
bank. There we're no signs OF tumblips
or sliding, but the tracks were regular ard
deep in the snow, which was about two feet
deep, The bag with the stolen gooe.
weighed about 40 pounds. When
Bickford was arrested he had or
close fitting light gray jacket or REFER.
bustoned up close, md darkish pants
His hat was originally black, and quite
dusty - he had worked round the shop. !
vent ssy whether he had the bat on which
I describe when arrested, but I had seeo
him with 1t on. Smith when arrested wss
dressed very much % he 10 now. with the
exception Of the red scarf about his neck,
whicn saw him wear for the fret time ri
the Jail.
E. b. Corners. deputy sheriff, testified
to the search and discovery Of the properly
in the hasemen, Of the blacksmith shop iD
q room where Cochrane and VIM. Smith
we're eating breakfast. When told what
was was wanted Cachrane said Ego ahead
and search" Bickford when arrested had
on tight fitting, light colored jumper for
q coat.
Mis-, Grace b. Cook and Grace ID. Ham
ilton testified that the night was light with
clear bright moon.
Fred Z. Caston, newsboy, testified to
selling newspapers containing accounts Of
the burglary TO some Of the respondents.
The government closed ito case q little
after O'Clock and counsel opened for the
defence.
Norris L. Bickford Was the first witness,
and he testified that he owned the black
smith shop and that Ed. Smith worked for
him, having hired him about two weeks be-
fore the arrest, and that he had never seen
him before that; that the basement was
used to keep horse, and thers was one
room in it which he let to Cochrane who
lived there and filed saws; that Willism
Smith stopped with Cochrane who
said he was going to help him saw some
wood. but witness had nothing to do with
him; that on the night Of the robbery he
went to bed In his mothers house. with
whom he lived, at half psst 8, and that
Ed. Smith came in at about D aud went 10
bed; that he srose about 5 o'clock the next
morning and Smith about quarter Of 6,
took breakfast which was prepared by hi.
mother, and went to the shop. Was told
that forenoon by Fred Taylor Of the rob-
berry. Was never on the premises Of Mrs.
Cook. At 2 O'Clock Of the afternoon
Of the day after the robbery he went to
Hsiioweli and Oakland to trade horses and
returned to Randolph, Thursday. Smith
was left in charge Of the shop. On Satut-
day while showing q man his horse In the
basement ,he officers came, and he told
them IL they had warrant TO 90 ahead and
search, and If there was anything that De-
longsd 10 them to see IL they could And 1t
The witness di.claime1 any knowledge
whatever Of the burglary.
Cross exsmi ,siion-Cochrsue 10 my hslf
brother. Known him for last nine yeats !;
he has been with me email part OF t,a,
time. My age is 20. l gave Ed Smith he
hoard for his work. l knew that Wn.
Smith and Cochrsne were stopping there
together. On the day sf:er this robbery
| was dressed in dark clothes, and also the
same the next day. The Goa. mad on the
day was arrested I had had one day before
that, That coat had been left ut my
mothers by Frank Perkins TO be kept for
him, when he left the ice business. about
four weeks ago, think. He lives In Oak
land. That Goa. is nov a. home. Will br'n 2
it Friday. / have worn Ii almost every dsy
since. thought Perkins had been gore
long enough so the coat was mine by pos
session, ard 30 put it on and wore IT
That was the day before was arrested. /,
its me very closely and Is light colore
| cost. I have slouched hat which I have
had or months don't wear at every
day. Sometimes wear cap.
Al this point the case was suspended sr
cour: adjourned until Friday morning a. IL
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