The Portland daily press., 1896-02-08

ping there, that Edgar r. Rounds had
1oio MIN That Arthur G. Webster had
been arrested, andithat keeper had been
put In his store by Skillins & Hawkes..
His brother said, 'What did thev do
that forP''. l don't owe them ANYTHING -
They drove back to Portland. and his
brother had talk with Edgar r,
Rounds. He did not hear the oonversa-
tlon between his brother and Rounds.
he had frequently seen Arthur G. Web
ster about his brothers store, and had
seen boxes of tobacco about the store
His brother spent his eveninsg at home
To Mr.. True, he only remem bered that
his brother was away from home one
evening during September.
MISS MABEL EMERY.
formerly bookeeper for Emery & Ham
lin, said that Arthur G. Webster was at
the store great DEAL Edward G. Web
ster was there ocoasi onally. Arthur rep
resented himself to be. the agent of a to-
bacco house. Soemtimes he said his
house was oyerstooked with tobacco and
wanted to sell all they could. Mr.. Ham
lin was commonly in very early evenings.
MRS. LILLIAN NJ. HAMLIN,
wife of D. e. Hamlin said her husband
was in the habit of coming in early.
They commonly retired between and
o'clock. She was in Buxton in Septem-
Der, and September eleventh her husband
drove out He was lame. Friday with
her husband she drove over to Steep
Falls, and Saturday night drove back to
Buxton. Ansel Hamiln drove out that
night from Portland and her husband
went back with him. He returned Sun
day noon. While he was gone officers
from Portland came to the house for MIR.
Hamlin. When he got back he knew the
officers were looking for him. The wit
ness also told him so. Mr.. Hamlin at
once returned to Portland.
MRS. CATHERINE WHITE
said that Mr.. Hamlin was as far as her
knowledge went always at home nights.
JOHN H. ALLEN,
la acquainted with Arthur G. Webster
He bought three boxes of tobacco of him.
The first was 10, the second "a, and
the third a AZ pound box He got it a
little under the regular price. Webs ter
said he was selling tobacco on commits
sion. The boxes W ere delivered in the
day time. He thought he got the tobac-
co about So off the regular price. Web
ster said the firm he represented wanted
to raise some money. No cross e1amina-
ton.
HENRY S. HAMLIN,
of Harrison, brother of the respondent.
said that April Goth he was at the store
of Emery & Hamlin when Arthur G.
Webster called, and Mr.. Emery ordered
small box of tobacco, and two boxes of
cigars. The goods were delivered in the
evening, and the bill was paid by Mr..
Hamlin.
JOHN II. EMERY,
of Buxton, a brother of Mr.. Emery, said
his sister and her husband were at his
house in September last. No cross exam
ination.
'sWe rest if the Court please - said Mr..
Morrill,.
ARTHUR c. WEBSTER
was recalled by Mr.. True. He never told
Burrowes that Hamlin was innocent. DIR.
Small told him to have nothing to do
with that man. He roomed at the Jail
with Bowers. but had no talk with him
about the case except that Bowers asked
him how long sentence he would get.
His attorney, Mr.. Meaher. told him not
to talk with anyone. He told Bowers he
might get long sentence, and Bowers
said s'The best thing you can do is to
commit suicide,' but Webster replied,
II guess not"
EDWARD C. WEBSTER
was called by Mr.. True, and his evil
dence was the greatest event of the hear
ing. 1t was unlocked for. and sensa-
tional to the last degree, duplicating as
it did himself. He has been employed
by Skillin, Hawkes. & Co. He is &C.
quainted with D. e. Hamlin, and was in
the habit Of going to his store from three
to four times a day. From March to
Sep6em Der 1895. Dominicus r. Hamlin
obtained goods at the storesof Skillin,
Hawkes. through him.
"Have you list of the goods you sold
him?"
eyes"
Produce it.''
Ths witness did 80, and read from it.
Il showed that he sold Hamlin Is bar
rels Of sugar, much tobacco and many
other articles, The s'S. II. & Co." was
erased from the boxes of tobacco. He
sold the goods to Hamlin without the
knowledge Of Skillin, Hawkes. g. Co.,
and Hamlin paid him one half the list
price in cash. He did not go to Ham
Inns store to solicit orders. Hamlin
knew the firm did not know of what he
was doing. This was continued for six
months.
He was cross examined by Mr. Noble.
Hamlin "knew where the goods were
coming FROM" Hamlin told him that he
was selling the goods to John Hernandez.
"Ha would come down and get what
he pleased" He sold by the list price.
and Hamlin paid him one half. At first
he did not know that Hamlin was sell
ling to John Hernandez. "Hamliu came
at all hours Of the day from O clock in
the morning until o'clock in the after
noon." AS near as he could figure IN
Halnlin took through him about $516. 63
worth of goods. he missed other goods
and suspected his brother of the theft.
He could not account for the balance of
the So, 900 worth Of goods taken from the
stock. In September he made a full
statement of the case to Mr.. Hawkes.
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