Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-05
COURT AT SKOWHEGAN.
A Verdict Of Guilty Was Found in the
Case Of State vs.. Smith.
Creator Fiasd SIS aad cests- Gee. Bartiey
Released On Bail

w. Garrett testified that last winter jusl
prior to going away to work in the woods
he locked the doors of his house and nailed
up the window.
On his return in the spring of the presen,
wear he discovered that his house had been
broken into and some of his household
goods been taken away. A feather bed
sui, of clothes, several pillows, a sewing
machine, part of harness, several meal
bags, pair of collar buttons and some
stove pipe had disappeared. subsequently
he met respondent in the town of Yelling
ton and respondent asked witness what
made him look down-hearted, and another
party present said it was no wonder witness
looked down-hearted. for witness had lost
all he had.
Witness made some inquiries about the
neighborhood and finally had search war
rant sworn out and with an officer went TO
the respondents home in Cambridge and
there found feather bed and pillow which
he identified AS his property. Saw other
things there that he thought belonged to
him but could not be positive about the
identification.
While searching respondents premises
witness heari respondents wife say that
her husband had told her that his sister had
given him the bed and pillow. Bed and
pillow were shown witness and identified as
having been his property for dozen years.
Identified articles by midcw spots.
Deputy Sheriff Leighton testified to
searching respondents house, and that Gar
rett identified bed and pillow by stains.
Articles had been in officers possession
siuce. with the exception of one day when
officers came to Skowhegan TO summon a
witness: on that occasion witness left the
bed and pillow in Athens in the care of MIR
Emery Upon witness return to Athens, he
found lefende nt's attorney there who asked
to see the bedding.
The attorney asked the witness if the
spots were the means of Mr.. CARROTS iden
tifyiug articles Witness replied that the,
were. Witness attention was called to q
spot at this time that he had not seen ther,
before witness glanced around quickly and
saw the defendants attorney with bottle
of iodine in his hand.
James \. Poland. respondent. called al
Mr.. loves place with another man. Re
spondent told witness that they had had
some talk with Mr.. Garrett about taking
CARROTS place 10 operate. This was on the
18th day of April. Respondent and com
panion drove white horse and rode in a
Concord wagon. Horse appeared to b'
tired. Witness lives three-quarters of q
mile from Garretts.
Edwin Lowe, respondent, and John Da-
Wis came to witness place on April 18th.
Had conversation with them. Smith ant
Davis appeared tired and both laid dowr
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witness house and Smith made some bread
as witness wife was away. They left be
tween sunset and dark in the direction OF
Conv CARROTS. When they left witness
place it was dusk, SO that witness could mo-
see a great ways.
George X. Davis. Parkman. next called
Garrett left key of house in witness
charge. Witness visited house at one time
during CARROTS absence in the woods, an,
took therefrom some clothing that Garret
had given witness. Witness visited hous,
again the first of March and found that on'
window had been opened. This witness
nailed up. Garrett visited witness abou
the 2G,h of March and witness told hin
that the house had been broken into.
Witness went to the house again with
Garrett about the first of April. At thi'
t,me Garrett told witness about some
,h;nos hoi,g youe
Cro.s.eramined Witness never told m,
father that h. might 90 into the house an,
90, I'm, ,b;nps that Garrett had given wit
ness. Witness never told respondent tina
Witness wouId have him in State prison in
side of five years.
Charles Carson called. Bought som,
hores of Garrett. Fouud them in Garrett,
house. There was bedding in one Bed
ding was wet and stained, Witness coul,
not identify the bedding in court as tn,
same he had seen at CARROTS house. Wit
ness only stopped long enough to get box.
The defense shows that the responder
never was in CARROTS house and therefor,
could not have taken ANYTHING from it tina
the bed and pillows shown in court was re
spondent's own property the pillow havin;
been given his WIFE bv her mother, the bet
tick given RESPONDENT hy his mother ant
filled with feathers bv wife and wife
mother. Respopdent was at Loves OF
18th day of April last. but left there befor,
dark.
Jopb Davis respondents father -in-law
was with respondent. and testified that M
stop was made "a, CARROTS on the way hom'
that day. John Davis, John Smith. wife
of respondent, and Mrs. Maria Davis
mother-in-law of the respondent, and re
spondent himself identified the pillow an'
bed a. the pro pcrty of John Smith, and CLAIM
that the stains by which Garrett recognize'
them as his property. were caused by
lcaKv roof when they were hung up j,
Mrs. Davis chamber.
Mrs. Davis testified that she. flied tin
bed with feathers that her mother gave her
and identified the pillow as one she gav'
her daughter, respondents wife for a cradle
pillow.
Officer Leighton testified that Mrs. Smtl
said. when he searched the premises, t.
Mr.. Jarrett. Cary il that your bed:
That he replied, ''Yes, how did you come
h., ;,,,. Slo r,pl,ad al don't know .Iohf