The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-23

forks and lap robe of him. About two
years ago he sold her rug. This closed
the testimony for the prosecution.
OPENING FOR THE DEFENCE.
Judge Savage said briefly in opening
that by Websters' confession, he was
engaged in breaking and entering and
stealing. 1t was rather an astounding
series of operations. After being arrested
Webster was led to testify IN the muuici-
pal court that among his associates in
crime was the respondent Morrow. The
latter had been at work for several years
In the electric light works in this city.
In the fall of '94 Morrow bought out tue
stable on Chestnut street. Webster te-
gan to hire teams of him extensively and
ran up bill.
The respondents first knowledge of
any connection OF Webster with tobacco
was when Morrow found some Ill his
stable and learned that it was Webster's
Morrow also learned that somebody, al
terward found to be Webster, was using
the teams without his knowledge. Web
ster claimed to be a tobacco agent and
this accounted for the tobacco that had
been brought there. Webster said that
he was going to the wharf and station
with the teams after the tobacco. The
fact that Webster brought tobacco there
was therefore, not enough to cause Mer-
row to have any suspicion.
On Sunday morning Webster came and
asked if Morrow knew where he could
get key made He had lost his key t1
Joyce Brothers store. Morrow knew of
no other key. Afterward Morrow had a
key made for Webster.
On the night of the row they got into
quarrel over the bill for the key. Web
ster refusing to pay 81 for it. Webster
was forced to give up the key and Mer
row broke it with mallet.
Judge Savage further stated that Web
ster attempted to pay Merrows' bill of
500 for horse hire by giving him tobac-
90 and rugs. If Morrow thus accepted
tobacco in payment, he was making him
self liable on civil action, but that his
very different from receiving stolen
goods. There Is no doubt Morrow re-
ce1ved these goods, shown in the court,
from Webster. He took them in payment
of bad bill. At that time his home
became broken up and he had no need
OF the goods. He sold them but not as a
thief sells stolen goods. He carried them
openly on his arm in the street. If it
be true that Morrow stols the goods at
the store, as Webster testified, he'd not
have sold them in Portland.
The attempted concealment of Mer-
row when arrested in Lynn was because
Of another matter which grew out Of his
domest troubles.
The witnesses for the defense were
sworn. Among them was Freeman, the
famous burglar, the facts of whose history
and arrest have recently been printed
who was brought up from Thorn aston by
one of the State Prision officers, and
who was in Portland jail at tho time
Webster made his escape. He was the
nrst witness for the defense.
BURGLAR JAMES FREEMAN. &
The famous burglar James Freeman
took the stand and when asked il he
was at present confined in Thomaston,
he said: II am now resident in Thorn
aston" He was confined at Portland
jail from October till December. He
met Webster there. Webster was with
him frequently and talked over the mat
ter of his stealing and about the key.
Webster said that he had key made
by Morrow; that they quarrelled about
the price OF it and Morrow broke it. Wit
ness asked IL Morrow knew what the kew
was for and Webster said that nobody
knew what it was for. He had another
key made. Webster made several pro-
positions to witness to break out The
latter refused to do SO, hoping that the
people of Maine would be lenient to him
and determining to- lead an honest life
after ne gets over this trouble. Webster
said that if witness would go, he would
knock Turnkey Grover over the head
with club and get his keys and I'M
lock witnesses cell.
Cross-examined Witness is 81 years
old. Webster is not 81. Witness re1nem-
bered the night Webster tried to escape.
His cell was changed after that and he
RI rr13t
that he advised Webster to escape He
advised him not to go through that win
dow. If he did he would get s"ketched /"
Witnesses last words to Webster were
advising him not to attempt escape.
HELL tell you that if he'll tell the
truth, but the truth is not in him. said
Freeman.
County Attorney True.
Freeman declared that he had never
told untruths except when it was nee
cessary.
WARD H. BURROUGHS.
W. H. Burroughs testified that he was
confined in Portland Jail when Webster
was. His time expired the 18th of jan
uary. He had been there IS 10 months.
Webster had frequently talked with
when witness asked Webster what part
Morrow had in the robberies. Webster
did not reply. In regard to the key Web
ster said that Morrow got him key.
They had words about the price OF it.
Morrow destroyed the KEY. Webster said
that Morrow did not know what the key
was for.
IL reference to the rugs, etc., found in
Merrow's possession, Webster said that he
had given these to Morrow in payment
for horse hire. He got them at Joyce
Brothers store. Webster said he would
implicate anyone to clear himself That
was the reason that he brought Morrow
into it. He also said that no had brought
these goods to Merrow's stable unknown
to Morrow.
Cross-examined. Webster did not state
just when he took the goods to the stable,
unknown to Morrow.
Witness did not read a newspaper &C
count of the hearing in the municipal
court about this case. Last year witness
was convicted under the name Of H. W.
Morgan, for obtaining money under false
pretenses
ANDREW M MEYERS.
Andrew NJ. Meyers testified that he had
lived here for 32 years. He had been