Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-24

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At noon. Wednesday, swarthy-fa
man stood gloomily looking out from the
Se Corridor 81 de wbs hsr % into
Franklin county. and Detective True u
Halloweil. We're talking with the police
officers. Some of the officers seeing the
doors of the lookup. and the mans vision
of the corridor was shut or. He IA.
rather frail looking son of Napoleon.
native isle. and the lower part of his s.,-s
had marks and bruises that showed
that at some time recently he hasi With
stood a charge of something larger than
bird shot.
ton for breaking and entering with in.
tent to kill. He ii was who so unluckil,
woke up Farmer Blaisdell of New Shar-
on. at an unhOly hour of night, and ne i.
was that the farmer aimed his old f,lsee
at In short range. He Is waiting trial al
Pennington jail. and has been sdOWn u
Rockland as witness in the case of Chas
L. Peters, charged with breakins. into
lieved to have been the chum of Peters
In the trial at. ROckland the following
evidence was introduced. showing how
Ross was connected with the case:
James r. FarnswOrth testified that on
the night in question his house was en-
tered and gold watch of the value o.
SIS distracted. Was awakened by a
noise. house ransacked. windows and
doors opened. burned matches on floors.
watch missing: entrance effected by ply
ing up window with II spade. The watch
had been his fathers and had his name
engraved on the inside of the case.
State Detective True traced the watch
to Boston. Case sent to him by HOOD 4
Reynolds. dealers In old gold. Walter I.
hadNreceived some from respondent. Tes-
titled also TO two letters written by Z"
tiers to these two firms regarding ship
ments of old gold to them by him. Let
ThOmastOn. Dropped decOy letter to
Peters and arrested him when he called
for 1t. Peters said he bought the watcn
case of Philip Ross. ex-convict. and now
in jail at Pennington for breaking and
Sheriff Timer corroborated the testi-
mony of Detective True: was with him
when he arrested Peters at ThomastOn.
Peters said he paid S. for the watch case.
Peters said. Couldn't discern w. A.
FarnswOrths name on inside of case
Scratched out.
Charles f. Peters the respondent. was
put on the stand. Told the story of bro
ken arm. the doctors visit that Sunday.
paying him money, etc. Home that even
Knew Ross. eight years before. Ross
called at his home with Joseph Henry
Peters about the 18th of September. Ross
came alone to his house the night he
bought the watch case. Paid him s. for
it. After Ross had gone Joseph Henry
Peters came. Staid about an hour. Had
sold old gold in Boston twice before. TO
Walter !. Rand. Saw the scratching
on inside of the watch case. but cOuldn I
make out the name. Wrote the letters
in evidence. Never arrested before for
anything.
had been brought from jail in Farming
ton to contradict Peters about selling
him the watch case. was introduced.
Worst looking specimen of humanity seen
in Rockland for a long time. if ever. Did
contradict Peters. Never sold him watch
case. Wasn't at his house evening of the
2lst of September. Was in Augusta. His
low. cunning kind. Some of them abso-
lutely disgusting. Some questions would
not answer. lest he should incriminate
himself. Judge Foster said he need not
do that. Was in Rockland the 18th of
September. Stopped at William Kenne-
prison six years. Term expired in 49,.
Am il prisoner in Jail at Pennington.
charged with breaking and entering Win
intent to kill Corsican by birth. I'M
preston Ross made revolving In the .x-
treme and now Ross is on his way back
to the Jail in Pennington. Sheriff Miller
says that the poor Gorsican mas oe"l
not weakened in the least. He refused 10
let the reporter talk much with the pris-
oner but an opportunity was given him
to talk. but seemed willing TO say that
Detective True and Sheriff Miller were
very kind to him. II have everything !
need he said. No, would nos try 10
get away. even if | saw IA chance. l do
not think either that the chance would be
given me- They watch me like cats. and
when they have not their eyes on me |
am behind the bars. | do not know what
they can prove against me. but guess
they will not prove much"
He swore in good English-stronS
Kings oaths with the sound Of breaking
would like a cigarette to smoke. We
gave him a cigarette and he said he
hadn't anything more to say unless It
was to ask that If there were any Corsi-
cans in Maine he would like them to be
present at his trial in Pennington. He
spoke particularly of his good treatment
rather be inside than outside on Il day
like this.
The two officers with the prisoner be-
tween them rode to the station and took
the train for Pennington at 2.30 +. Nj.
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