The Portland daily press., 1892-10-27


head of the bed in the room occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis There are
many other cottages near: Twosowned
by Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyes, one by Mrs.
Halves of Denver, one by Mr.. Chas.
Day, one by Mr.. Adam Leighton, and
Others by Messrs. Homsted, Jones and
Evans. These cottages are from twenty
to one hundred feet from one another
The first evening the witness came in
to Portland while he was at the Cape
was on the evening of August 10Th, when
he came in with Mr.. Homsted to at
tend a meeting of the Methodist church.
Judge Symonds then asked-Mr. Bur
rowes, what has been your habit about
using profane and indecent language?
Mr.. Randi object. A man may not
be in the habit of using such language
and yet do so on occasions.
Judge Symonds--I think it affects the
presumption.
The Court said that the exceptions
could be taken if counsel for defendant
wished, but that he should exclude the
question.
The witness was then turned over to
E. M. Rand, ESQ.,, for cross-examination
Mr.. Rand took his first prominent part
in the trial yesterday, conducting the
cross-examinations with acuteness and
good judgment
The
Cross-Examination
then began, proceeding much as follows:
Q-Mr. Burrowes, have you, since
January /, 1892, written any anonymous
letter?
Judge Symonds-I object.
The Court-That is no greater lati
tude than / have allowed you in cross
examination of witnesses.
The witness-I have.
Mr.. Rand then produced a letter and
asked the witness if that was the anony-l
nous letter.
Judge Symonds-I object.
The Court said a note could be made
of the objection.
Witness-I did write that letter.
Mr.. Rand-Are the statements made in
that letter true?
Judge Symonds-I object, as this is in
Producing an entirely new matter.
The Court must allow them the
same latitude that allowed you.
The witness-This is complex case.
Mr.. Randi ask whether the contents
of that letter, particularly the last four
lines, were true?
The witness-They are true.
Q.-And were when they were written?
Ayes.
The Court usually think that such
letters should be read There is gener-
ally an anxiety on the part of the jury
to know the contents of the letter.
The letter was then read as follows;
BOSTON, MASS.
Dear Sir-Some two or three weeks ago
Portland gentleman, a good customer OF yours,
got very small lot OF bill heads printed by. you
as a favor to me. They had Boston address
on them. AS favor to your customer please
destroy all copy and all prints and do not under
any circumstances acknowledge to any one that
you printed them. Ii you will do this you Will
save one of the very best men in Portland from
misfortune for which he is in no ways to blame
lied to him to get him to get the printing done
for me and he will suffer for it If you do not con-
ceal it carefully.
The envelope in which this letter,
(which seemed to be in Mr.. Burrowes's
natural handwriting,) was sent was post
marked Feb. 26, 1892.
Upon being questioned again the wit
ness said that to the best of his know
ledge and belief he had never writ
ten any other anonymous letters.
Mr.. Rand then handed witness another
letter and envelope and asked if witness
wrote that.
He replied that he did.
O.-Then that is the second anony-
mus letter you have written since Janua-
ry 1, 1902?
Alt was written on the same day as
the other.
Q.-You say you went out to your cot
tage on July 2, '9R
Al did.
Q.-Will you state the location of your
cottage with reference to the main road
to Portland. How far is your cottage
from the road?
Q.-Is it well-travelled path?
Ayes.
Q.-Where does this road leading
down to the cottage leave the main
road?
Al should say about twelfth of a
mile this side of Cape Cottage.
Con what side of the road is your
cottage?
A.-On the water side.
On going to the main road, how
many cottages are there on your side Of
the road?
AIR. Evans's, Mr.. Homsted's and
Mr.. Days.
Q.-Do these cottages stand near the
road?
AIRS. Evans's is within three feet,
Mr.. HOmsted's II or 10 feet, ana MI.
Days Is feet or more. My cottage is
about Is feet from the road.
Q.-You kept horse?
Ayes.
Q.-You used the same carriage this
summer as last.
Ayes.
Q.-What kind?
A Corning.
Q.-With top?
Ayes.
Q.-Do you keep the top up or down?
A.-Generally up, and when down not
crushed down.
Q.-Do you mean to say that in 1891 you
did not have that top strapped down?
Al never used it that way.
Q.-You kept your horse in the stable;
did you take care OF him?
Ayes.
Q.-The carriage was kept in shed?
Ayes.
Q.-The stable was about 200 feet
from your house?
Ayes.
Q.-How far was that stable from the
nearest house?
A.-Not nearer than $50 feet. Mrs.
Hawes's was the nearest cottage.
Q.-When you drove out to Cape Eliz-