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to answer. Mr. Cleaves replied that he
did.
Then you will answer that question or
you will go straight to JAIL" said Judge
Walton to the witness.
al cannot answer" replied the wit
ness; allow me to send for my superior.
"Who is that" asked the Judge. mir,
Small, the postmaster.
"Mr. Small dosn't run this COURT said
the judge
Judge Walton then went on to say that
he knew enough of the rules of the
post office department to know that the
witness could properly answer the ques-
ton.
The witness seemed satisfied with this
assurance from Judge Walton, and an
swered the question, saying that the re-
turn envelope, directed E. W. Burbank,
was in the letter.
MIR. FRANK WRITTEN
of Biddeford, whose wife is a sister of
Mr.. Davis's wife, and who was visiting
at Mr.. Davis's during the week of Me-
mortal day, was next called. He testified
that he was at Mr.. Davis's on the eve
ming of May 3.st, and remembered Mr..
Davis's moyments on that evening
ALFRED L. HATCH,
clerk of the West End Hotel, was on
duty at O'Clock on the night OF May
31st last. When Mr. Davis came and said
there was a woman in the parlor, the
waitress being busy, | asked Mr.. Dav-
is to take the key to room GO and show
her to it. Witness could not say that
Mr.. Davis had ever shown anyone else
to room, although such a Thing would
not have been unusual. Mr.. Davis fire.
quently brought people from the station
to the hotel. Witness corroborated Dav-
ISIS testimony as to the changing of Mrs.
Hutehins's room, and the conduct Eof
Mr. Burbank
Beginning the cross-exannaton,. Judge
Sympnds said:
You do not regard it as the duty OF
the Union Station employees to run your
hotel, do your"
mo, sir.
"Nor of Mr.. Elroy Davis?o
"No.n
Witness was then asked why the lady
had not been required to register by
her right name. He said they pre-
ferred to have name on the register to,
show that the room was occupied; but
it was not essential that ii shouldibe the
real name. Either he or Mr.. Davis could
write the name, but he preferred to
have Mr.. Davis do it,"
"Why couldn't you have sent up to
get the woman's name?' was asked.
aWe might nave; but thought we
wouldn't trouble to dc it,"
what name was registered for the
LADY,"
II don't remember"
Judge Walton" Have you your regis
| ter?n
NO."
Have you lot looked at the register
| knowing You were to be a witness here?"
1, | looked this morning.
@And cannot remember?n
"No.n
VAST a mans name?p
/ think SOL
what residence was given?n
81 do not remem Der; Saco, think
$50 you and Mr.. Davis deliberately
arranged to change this woman from
| 63 to So, aud then me de a false registry
to deceive Mr.. Burbank"
Witness did not answer this question
directly.
Judge Symonds next asked if the dis
| tur bance which Mr.. Burbank is alleged
| to have made consisted in anything
lmore than knocking at Mrs. Hutchins's
| door.
Witness said it did not.
| At this point the trial closed for the
day. 1t will begin again today at 10 a.
m. a-.-
The jury before whom this case is
tried is composed as follows: William
H.Jones of Gorham, foreman; Charles
| j. Bishop of Harpswell, Charles r. Chase
of Yarmouth, George 7. Griffin of Free
| port, John M. Kaler of ScarboIo, Irwin S.
leighton of Cape Elizabeth, Alfred I.
Randall of Portland, Peter L. Stewart
| of Westbrook, James E. Trip of Ray
| mond, Ezra A. Verrill of Portland, Philip
! H. Wiggin Of Baldwin, and Roland S.
! York of Falmouth.
| WestbroolS Seminary.