The Somerset reporter., 1894-07-19
Train Wiecllers.
Preliminary Trial at Plttefeld Held for The
Grand jury in september.

Preliminary Trial At pittsdeld Held for the
Grand jury In september
Geo. Brown OF Portland aud Thomas
Gregg> oi Boston, were. on Monday.
each held by Triad Justice Bowden Tor
! their appearance at ~kowhrgan n the
september term Of court. Bail WI, tiN-
ed in each else at Sl0.000. which thcy
were unable u furnish. and they were
committed. Mrs. Roemer, an impor-
tant witness. ia the cise. also goe> To
NorriigeNock ilil to await the action ut
the grand Jury. before which ,he /, TO
testify.
The cutie forenoon W.T. consumed in
/ the preliminary hearing. which Wa> held
1t Union htli, and IA large number of
witnesses were examined. Among the
witnesses wefe several conductors.
! hrakemcn. engineers and section men.
also expert shoemakeIs and officers.
II WAS shown by the testimony Of ole
OF the tramps. Mr.. Roemelt. who came
/ in company With these men to Newport
/ from Etna. that they Were gone during
/ the night and returned to NeNpnrr.
coming up the track in The direction
from Pitt,tield. alb ,ut / O'Clock saturday
morning
Ii was further shown HAT the shoe
track. beside the sleeper dragged he.idc
the track We're Identical Impressions 81
shoes Worn by Brown aud Geg4s. HE
shoes both being peculiar in shape and
having laark, by which the tracks in the
mud aud sand outside the rails could be
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that two men dragged the large sleeper
to the track and placed the same on the
rails.
They were also heard To make talk,
after midnight, in their CELL, eliminating
themselves. Officer Corey was station
ed near their cell and when they >uppo>-
ed there was no one around. it WAS talk
ed over and they concluded the ',igger''
had caused their detection.
George Brown was Identified n fell
low named Joe" of Rocl,land, Who has
been in several hotels, among them the
North in Augusta. the rhorndike III
! .Rockand and also hotels in Bangor.
His folks live in Rockland, his ,teplather
being named Gagnue. He i, Young
fellow and has been called hard CHAR
acter. Greggs has served hrcr years in
|
tory.
The testimony WAS damaging and of Il
more serious nature. Eight places with
in four miles had Instructions. The
spike produced WAS about nine in
ches in length, driven down between
the joints OF two rails. about hall it,
length, and when struck by the wheel
bent over nearly double.
The framework called the jigger Wa>
broken into hundreds of pieces. Huge
sleepcrs were broken squlrely in pieces.
one large juniper sleeper, with nine
inch face. WAS carried Il quarter of a
mile. and when the train stopped was
found under the Wheels of the thrd car
from the engine, all bruised and partial
/ ~ burned with the friction with the
/ wheel.
These two men were put off the train,
/ the day before. where they were found
riding on the trucks. Young Brown
told the boss section man that hoy IN
tended 10 dump HE trainmrn for putting
ihem OH and iu1iug tie fo-r OH them.
These threats W,r- maale the same after
aeon uf lhr attempted wreck.
Witness Who ~Worr To the similarity
Of tn" shoes with ;he impr"s SION, of the
nails in the sau were John = Head
AID ". u. Faruham of P,It,iield. Il
shoemaker Of vide experience. This
testimony Wa very positive and plain.
The case WIS conducted by Comfy
Attorney lIovny for the State, and
Brown and Greggs managed their own
defence. telling their stories, and with
the permission of the court, asking such
questions a they desired
+. f. Webb. Esq. of Watervlle, was