The Portland daily press., 1896-12-31
MIR. STEVENS'S STAMPS.
Warren B. Bailey Held to Answer
for Their Theft.
MRS. STEyENS'S STORY OF A COOL
PIECE OF ROBBERY.

The Stamps Taken Were Worth $6OO-The
| Respondent Claims He Was in Brock.
ing.
On the 9th day of last October, Mr..
Samuel A. Stevens lost valuable col.
lection Of postage stamps, which were
stolen by a young man who claimed to
be in Mr.. Stevens's employ and thus Sc
cured the stamps. Yesterday the story Of
the theft was told in the police court and
it lead to the holding of Warren E. Bailey
in $500 bail on the charge of stealing the
stamps. Bailey, who surrendered to the
police Monday, as already related In Gne
papers, is slim young man, with
noticeable crop of black hair hanging low
over his forehead and ears. The hearing
was long and interesting. Assistant
County Attorney Webb appeared fol- the
state and Dennis Meaher, Esq, for the
respondent.
MIR. SAMUEL a. STEVENS
was the first witness for the State. He
testified that early in October last he had
collection of postage stamps in two
volumes, the stamps in the first volume
being worth about $500. Continuing
Mr.. Stevens said in answer to questions:
The respondent came to my office about
two years ago. That. was the first time
saw him. He had postage stamps to
sell and purchased of him twice. I do
not remember talking with him about
my collection. He must have known
that had collection Of stamps because
he offered to sell me stamps. On the
9th day Of last October my collection was
at my house, ..97 Spring street. I have
not seen it since. l learned that the
stamps were lost when MIS-. Stevens
telephoned to me at about half past three
on the afternoon of October 6.
On cross examination, Mr.. Stevens
said he had no knowledge Of the respon-
DENTS whereabouts on October 8.
d. ARTHUR W. BELL,
a resident of Portland and skipping clerk
In Mr.. Stevens's office. testified that he
the respondent::fo ursayears and
a half and introduced him to Mr.. Stevens
about two years ago. he had talked
with Mr.. Bailey about MI SteYens's col
lection.
MRS. STEVENS
took the stand and told how she had
given one of the volumes containing her
husbands stamps to young man on the
9th day Of October il and how
last Monday she recognized
yourg Bailey as the man who had taken
the stamps and had followed him for
some distance through the streets in an
effort to have him apprehended. She
positively identified the respondent as
the young man who had taken the
stamps. The attorneys asked few ques-
lions, and Mrs. Stevens told her story
in manner which, interested everybody
in the room. Mrs Stevens said In sub
stance:
Iswas at home on the 9th of October
ana saw the respondent on that day at
about three O'Clock. My nurse came
upstairs and said gentleman was at the
door and wanted to see me about MIR.
Stevens's stamps. was not prepared to
20 down stairs and SO sent The nurse to
ask him about his message. The nurse
asked him If Mr.. Stevens had not given
him an order for the stamps andThe said
no; that Mr.. Stevens wanted ito show the
stamps to gentleman who was going
away by train. Even then did not sus-
pect the mans honesty but stepped
down stairs and asked him II he was an
amploye of MIR. Stevens and he answered
rather abruptly 81 am." l said / was
surprised that Mr.. Stevens had given
him no order and he then stepped back
and offered to go and get an order. told
him, however, would give him the
stamps and he followed me into the
He said Mr.. Stevens wanted
only his United States stamps and l
found the volume which contained the
United States stamps and gave it to him.
He said to me that he knew nothing
about stamp but that he presumed those
were the ones that Mr.. Stevens wanted.
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and wrapped the book ina piece OF
wrapping paper. I did not tie it up as
he said not to mind the string. That
was the first time he showed any evil
dence of haste. went to the door with
him and then, when he started away,
realized that had made mistake. He
went away hurriedly. Il would not ne
understood to say that he ran away as
d thief wuld run but he certainly went
faster than any messenger sent by Mr..
Stevens would do. 1 was not prepared to
80 out OF ! should have tried to over
take him. AS soon sas possible, went
to MIR. Goold' b drug store and Mr.. Goold
telephoned to Mr.. Stevens for me. I
noticed the time when he left the house.
It was II minutes past three and
thought "He is trying Ito catch the
8. 80 train"
Mrs. Stevens then Edescribed at length
how on last Monday morning she saw
Bailey in front of the store Of Haskell
and Jones and said to herself, "There is
nv stamp man She followed him