Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-14
SILL ARGUING.
CONTINUED from rage 5

about three. quarters OF a mile from
ter. Mr.. Moody's testimony was spon
of AID The point mentioned Ut MS seeips
a team in f,oat OF the bank, while ING
bank door was partially open ana sou'
ono ins;d. 10 whom no spoke, but re-
ceiv,d no answer. Mr.. Pierce very INFER
estipolv related the route taken by 1his
team from Dexter TO NcwporS 'h''s''
| and of it being met by three members u
the Moore family. He said hat they hau
nroof Fl team leaving Dexter on enc
night of the murder and OF IL going W
Nevnort. thence to ST. Albaus- No
effort had been made, Mr.. Pierce ss'o' 10
| follow this team, despite the lac' 'n"'
notification had been given in DeA'Sr on
| the night of the murder. The de'eo'i'''
dwelt upon the idea that the crime hao
been committed by professionals ii'Ah
New York. That the manner In which
II was done was plain evidence that they
We're experts. 1nF, '
t~ectives' theory. Some persons VINO saw
this team hurriedly passing through the
country said il contained three men, n
others stated there were but two. After
reaching St. Adams the team proceeded
tn Clinton. and people along the way
rising early saw it. On the day following
the murder, the roads were covered with
heavy snow, like sand. and travelling was
very had. This Mr.. Pierce considered th
reas IN why Stain and Cromwell did not
make greater headway.
In the way of new evidence. besides the
stories he related about persons seeing 3
team in the early morning going toward
Augusta, he read afiidavits from Frank
Lessor aud Mrs. Laura Littictield of Au-
gusta. Lessor in 1878 kept a livery stabl'
in Augusta. His deposition was taken
Feb 23, about noon, two men drove into
his yard with a jumper pung and a large,
rangy horse, and asked if he would put
the animal in the stable and feed 1t at
once said they were in a great hurry.
Lessor said the horse showed signs Of
having travelled a long distance and was
very warm. When the animal was feed
Ing Lessor said that the men were uneasy.
Before the horse had finished they told
him to hitch it into the pung. as they
must proceed on their journey. They
had been there about half an hour. Oh
vent into the boarding house near the
stable and the other remained outside.
The man outside wore a dark oyercoat
and hat, and he remembered Il a. the oEc
in The boarding house had on a car.
When they left his place they went W
Winthrop street toward the back road to
Hallowell. Mr. Lessons stable was where
the Lithgow library building now stands.
After they had departed, Lessor and Mrs.
Littleficld talked Of their strange appear
.noc. Lessor said in his deposition that
two photographs were shown to him sew
eral years afterward and which he be
lievcd were likcnesses of these men. He
thought they were Stain and Cromwell.
The atlidavits of Lessor and Mrs. Little
ield were very similar. She stated that
the man who remained in the boarding.
house while the horse was feeding was
Cromwell. Finishing this piece of evi-
ience, Mr.. Pierce spoke of A. f. Purin-
ton, a storekceper at Richmond at thai
time, stating that he saw the same team
pass his store. The team vas traced to
the Norton ice house below Richmond,
where it is said these men took supper
but further than that no trace of the
team could be made. After relating the
story OF their flight from Dexter to Rich
mond, Mr.. Pierce informed the Governor
and Council that he would prefer to CON
tinue in the morning, so the case will
again be brought up at 8 o'clock, this
morning.