The Portland daily press., 1896-02-07
Hsmlin. He could not recall having re-
moved the rs. Il. & Co.. from any box

in raiding the store Of joyce Bros. and
with Hamlin in the Skiliin & Hawkes.
matter Webster admitted that after he
had quarrelled with Morrow he ssmade
up, with him, but didn't want to do
business at Skillin & Hawkes. with him. \"
He admitted that his evidence given be-
fore Judge Robinson concerning one of
his trips to Skillin & Hawkes. store was
correct, and that given on his direct ex
animation IN reply to Mr.. True was
Ill istake.
He said that they once raided the store
OF oklilln q hawkes. fright under the
eyes of two policemen who were but a
few feet distant, and who must have
seen u.s..
What was the value of the tobacco
you removed p fasked Mr.. Noble.
bout $1,000" replied Whistler.
he identified bill for tobacco he gave
to Emery and Hamlin, signed "Arthur c.
Mepster, Agent" There were no maj ks
on the boxes that he could remember. He
sold no tobacco except to Hamlin. "No
one else would buy" he said. "They
were dealing with other firms.n
Redirect He received S21 of Hamlin
as the result ofstheir raid at the time of
the accident to their team.
MARSHAL TRICKEY
was called by Mr.. True He testified to
the suicide of John Hernandez, and to
the arrest Of Hamlin. No eross-examina-
ton.
CATHERINE E. MOLES,
a cook employed by John Hernandez,
testified to having seen Hamlin at the
store OF Hernandez. She had seen Ham,
lin scrape off marks from tobacco boxes.
cit was something in red and blue.
Shesfound number Of boxes of tobacco
in the kitchen one morning at O'Clock
when she went to the restaurant. The
room opened off the store Hamlin
brought tobacco to the store.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Noble. Herman
dez WAS in tho habit of bringing tobacco.
When Hamlin called Mr.. Hernandez
used to send me into the back shop"
When she heard a knock at the back door
she called Hernandez knowing that it
must be Mr.. Hamiin.
MRS. BIBBER,
the mother of Hernandez's wife, who
died sometime before his suicide, testi-
fed that Hamlin brought goods to the
store, and that they were always taken in
by the back door.
Cross-examiEed, she said Hamlin
so0SsSoO
DEPUTY MARSHAL HARTNETT
said he arrested Webster. and took key
from him. 1t was the key to the store
of Skillin & Hawkes.. 1t was because of
the arrest of Webster that other arrests
followed.
Cross-examined. Information was given
that all was not right at the store. 1t
might have been the night They were
watched.
JAMES F. HAWKES.
testified to watching his store one night.
On this point the evidence did not differ
from that previously given before Judge
Robinson. He testified to the marking
on the tobacco. The night he and Mr..
Skillin watched their store Arthur G.
We bster drove by in carriage Mr.
Skillin said If we'd waited we'd have
had call. -
The court here suspended the hearing.
The entire space outside the rail was
Hernandez to Marshal Trickey, AMI said
by him to have been bought of Hamlin.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Hawkes. was recalled and was
oross-sxamined by Mr.. Morrill,. When
Mr.. Morrill, said ''Mr. Hawkes. who
opens your store?' and he replied, "We
have of late" there was some amuse-
ment. He was closley cross-examined
regarding his manner of conducting the
tobacco branch of his business. Cross OK
amined, Hamlin bought tobacco twice at
his store.
DAME W. HESELTINE,
druggist, said that last summer Hamlin
and Webster came to his store together
twice to his knowledge, and Mr.. Hamlin
called alone at other timss. He cashed
small checks for him. He saw Hamlin
take the money be gave him and divide
it with Webster, or pay Webster some.
Cross examined -There WAS nothing
outside of the regular way of doing bust
ness about the transaction.
GEGRG E o. FUTILE,
said he Dashed a check for Hamlin.
Webster was in the store at the time and
the money was divided between them.
Arthur g. Webster was recalled, and
sa i'd that he drove down ON Commercial
the evening described by Mr.. Hawkes.,
but seeing people about the store he drove
back.
"The state rests il it please the Court. ("
said Mr.. True, an Mr.. Morrill, began his
opening argumeh5 for the respondent. He
claimed that while Arthur G. Webster
had confederate that confederate was
not Hanlin. On the night when MIR.
Hawkes. saw Arthur G. Webster drive up
to the store, and when Mr.. Skillin fol-
lowed another man down Portland Pier.
| Mr. Hamlin was seventeen miles distant.
Hamlin did buy tobacco of Webster, and
sold it to John Hernandez. He supposed
that Webster was on agent for western
concern. He repeated the story of the
arrest Of Hamlin.
Fourteen witnesses were called for the
defence.
| DOMINICUS e. HAMLIN
was the first witness called. He is 20, and
was in business for himself under the
firm name of Emery & Hamlin. He gave
the list of the places where he had pre-
viously worked. His first acquaintance
with Arthur G. Webster was the first Of
1894. His first business transaction with
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