The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-26

81 have not had as much to 40 WIZ 1ts
this case as you seem to think, was
reply. - :, MANY
objections by the states attorney >, "n''
| there were some
SPIRITED CoLLoQUIEs.
Mr.. Emmons said it seemed to MN
that this method of hearing the case
would make it last month. Ii 1t was "
be followed, he thought counsel shouiu
be allowed to notify their families ME.
Edgerly said that this evidence was
designed to lead up to the fact that tnis
case was put up job to get these ae-
PENDANTS arrested. 1t had already been
shown that Davis had testified thai ne
did not talk with Goodwin while dooo-
win said he did
"Do you claim that Mr.. Goodwin was
a party to this put up job?" asked the
| states attorney.
'We clai 8 that he can tell something
about it If he will tell the truth.
| After more questions in the same line.
Mr.. Goodwin was allowed to step down
and then call was made for the
mysterious Detective Haskell. Mr.. 6ood,
win had just testified that he saw Haskeli
| in the room: but the detective nad
stepped out and SO Sheriff Hurd was
called to the stand. Then the detectlve
appeared and Mr.. Edgerly improved the
opportunity to have him sworn. There
upon Mr.. Haley went over and sat beside
| Mr.. Haskell, entering into a conversation
with him. Mr.. Edgerly vigorously op-
jected to this conversation with q witness
| he had called and was still making ms
objection when the conversation was con-
cluded,
Mr.. Haley said: That's all right
brother,' and the counsel had another
| little Set-tO.
| Sheriff Hurd was questioned at some
length with the purpose Of showing that
he had been interested in DR.. MeDber'
behalf, when the doctor was the defendant
and was now party to the prosecution
because he was still interested IN
Webber's side of the case.
Let me ask you q question, ex-
claimed the witness in the midst OF tnls
examination.
"You are the witness. I'll ask the
questions, said Mr.. Edgerly.
But the sheriff got his question III just
the same: Didn't you peddle all over
Lebanon that was relative of Webber'
when you knew you were
PEDDLING A FALSEHOODa'
exclaimed the sheriff.
Mr. Edgerly said he was glad of the in
terruption, for it showed the animus OF
the witness.
'.That's the first time I ever heard
counsel thank witness in court for call
ing him liar" interrupted Mr.. Haley
to which Mr.. Edgerly replied that he al
ways took such accusations remembering
the source from which they came.
Sheriff Hurd denied that he had
threatened the boy Eddie Gowell to. in
duce him to come here and to testify to
any alleged confession.
The sheriff was very emphatic in these
tained Mr.. Haley.
Then it came to the town of the
detective and there was so much repartee
of an enlivening nature that Mr.. CleRves
in making an objection said they would
like to know whether this was court of
Justice or a minstrel show. MIR. Haley
re marked that he thought the opposing
counsel were making 1T minstrel show.
The cause of this ripple was q remark by
the witness that he wasn't jumping
Jack, meaning that he didn't propose to
answer the same questions more than
once. Haskell testified that he had been
employed by Dr. Webber's counsel to
work on the case in the fall OF 1894, and
went to Lebanon representing himself to
be crook under cover. he made two
trips, in November and December, and
on the second staid at Nelson's house.
Mr.. Eagerly You were the murderer
of Barron that time"
The witness-tY Yes; that's the feller
you've got that right.
The witness was asked if in his visit to
Nelson, he had not gotten "hot.'
"Oh, yes, yes, he said. ''We had
SOMETHING TO DRINK"
The detective was asked many questions
about his career in Lebanon as "a crook
under cover, . and while most of them
because readily there were times when he
got restive. A number of questions con-
corning his conversations with Nelson, he
answered by saying that he did not re-
member or that Nelson had said nothing
of consequence. He said that Nelson
claimed to be a crook himself.
In the course of the long examination,
the detective testified that Nelson had
confessed to him that he had been a party
to the burning of the poor buildings.
This confession he alleged was made or
one of his visits to Nelson's before the
trial of DR.. Webber. The witness could
not say why he had not been called into
c ourt to tell of this confession when DR..
Webber was on trial for this very crime.
He said that Eddie Goodwin had made
the statement to him that Gowell had
| said.
This statement, the detective said,
Goodwin had first made to woman who
repeated it to the detective. He in turn
asked Goodwin if he had not made the
statement and Goodwin admitted that he
had Haskell denied that he had
threatened Goodwin to procure this state.
ment. Goodwin yesterday testified that
he made it after being threatened by
Haskell and Sheriff Hurd.
Mr.. Edgerly brought out the fact that
the detective since the arrest of the re.
spondent have told Nelson that he had
heard that Gowell had "squealed" Oh
him. Nelson protested his Innocence.
The detective made a similar statement
to Gowen and he too said he was in.
noceEt.
Mr.. Edgerly also took out the Witness
connection with the case and in response
to his questions Haskell said that he hao
been paid by Webber's counsel for his
labors in the effort to secure evidence il
the DOCTORS behalf Now however, the
witness was acting on his own account
and did not expect pay except as VII VII