Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-18
SUPERIOR COURT.
December Term, Judge Oliver G. Hall, Presid.
ing.

O. W. Heselton. County Attorney
f. A. Small, Stenographer.
Augusta, Dec. II.
The case ot State We. Longtcllow was
continued, this morning, and the testi-
rnony Of Mr. Stephen Longfellow was CON
Guided.
Bertha Longfellow, the 11-years-old Sis
ter Of the defendant testified 70 the bring
ing down of the cot bed, Oct g. on &C
count Of the sickness Of her grandfather,
and Of the conversation with her mother
which led to the marking by her with
pin Of the date in the almanac; also that
she marked against the date when the got
was taken back, the 18th Of November;
that she made other pin marks in the
almanac, Oct. 10, and in september, TO
indicate when certain picture cards had
been given her by friends; that on the
evening Of the day the cot bed was brought
down stairs, Oct. 8, her brother Eugene
was at home and slept with her father ;
that there was nothing in the marking
that enabled her to tell that the cot was
not brought down the 18th of October.
George w. Jordan, the husband OF Ars.
Longfellow's sister, testified that ne was
present frequently at the Longfellow home
in the fall of 1894, but did not remember
of seeing cot bed down stairs and could
not remember Of any particular night
when Gene was at home.
Mrs. Jordan. the wife Of the last wit
ness, testified substantially the same a.
her husband
Stephen +. Mariner testified that on q
Saturday night about IA year ago be went
to Mr. Longfellow's between and 10
o'clock, after his milk and saw there all
the family, including Gene; that be tried
to get Gene to 90 skunk hunting with
him, that night, but could not because the
boys grandfather was sick and they
might need him to send for doctor; that
the next day, sunday, he and Gene went
hunting on the Rangeway mountain, re
turning home late in the afternoon ! that
the next day, Monday, he started to hunt
on the millionaire lot, and Is he came
down town on Tbs way, he heard the
Ayerill store had been broken open, ON
Saturday night.
Eugene Longfellow, II years of age, the
defendant, testified that he was at home
and slept with mis- father on the night OF
Oct 6, 1894 and gave in detail the cir
oumstances which transpired at home,
that evening. He denied that he was with
Jones when the Averill store was entered
and said that he had no knowledge of the
matter. He also denied the testimony Of
the Brann boy and said he was never in
the Reporter journal Office when BraDn
was present; that in the private room of
of the police station, Mrs. Emerson said to
him, " You had better own up" l said,
II have nothing to own up.
] told her | was down back of Averill 5
store one night, but it was not on the
night of the 9Th. 1t was the night after a
show. | went down there with George
for private occasion. And he stayed Il
little while and then / went home and
then he went home Did not say TO her
that | broke into Averill's. Went from
there into the court room and pleaded not
guilty.
On the evening Of May 80 the went into
the basement Of the printing Office with
Jones, who carried in n box he (Jones said
he had found back Of theswooicn mill.
Witness went in to SEQ 10 his fire. Did
not know that Jones had then been en-
gagged in anything wrong. Jones had
written on the wall of the engine room,
Eugene Longfellow, Sing Sing, n. Y, ="
and seeing it there, be wrote, George
Jones, Thomaston That was n matter
of fun.
He had talk with his cousin, the Pres
colt boy. and answered his question by
saying he did not break into Averill s ;
that he told him what he had told Mrs.
Emerson, that he was down round there
one night, but it was not the night of the
9Th of October; that | went down there
for necessary purpose.
The defence rested its case and the gov
ornment resumed, putting upon the stand
Il. Il. Norton, Judge L8rrabeo, s. W. An
drcws. Geo W. Russell, Michael Mac
Namara, Martin Burns and Chas, f. Trask,
who swore that Stephen Mariner s reputA-
ton for truth and veracity was bad.
The testimony was concluded about ,. 30
p. NJ. Tho arguments Of counsel con
stunned the remainder of the afternoon,
and, ut 6 O'clock court adjourned until
morning.