Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-10-04
MORE ABOUT ALIBI
Which Orice Cakes Says He
Hopes to Prove.
The Aaidayits Of Augusta People As
to His Whereabouts.
They Say Oakes Was in Augusta on the
Fourth Of July.

| port OF the arrest of Orice Oakes
charged with horse stealing; how II
was alleged that he stole a horse and
blackboard from Andrew Stafford, a
Bar Harbor liveryman, on the 4th +
last July, was arrested by Detective
True at the Soldiers Home, Togus,
September %, was taken to Bar Har-
Dor where the preliminary hearing was
set for September 20, when he consent
ed to be held for the grand jury without
trial and was taken to Jail.
| In these reports the Journal endeav
ored to present the news with no inten-
tion of wronging anyone. With the
same purpose in view we print the fol-
lowing letter received from Mr.. Oakes.
together with affidavits, which it is
understood were not admitted at the
preliminary hearing on the ground
that the parties should appear in per-
son:
Ellsworth. Me-. Sept. 80, 1897.
| Mr.. Editor of kennebec Journal, Angus
ia, Me-:
| Sir: l enclose herewith a clipping cut
| from the Journal of Sept. "a which is
| false and also one from later issue,
| Sept. 30, which is also misleading. Now
if you want some interesting reading for
the readers of your valuable paper you
can obtain it by dispatching reporter to
| interview the following people residents
of your city: S. NJ Pease, North Chest
nut street: Henry Pease wife and sis
ter. Carrie, No. Florence street;
Charles Trask, Western avenue: Mrs.
Dora Temple. corner Western avenue and
Florence streets; Mr.. Frank Lovejoy.
Charles Pease. 80 Florence street; En-
nest Temple, Green street; o. Leavitt,
Green street; also as many more who will
| testify on oath that l was there all of the
time from June the 5th to July the Goth,
| and Mrs Maggie (sic) will swear on
oath that | was not absent (sic) her
house all night except the night of July
A. then she and Mrs. S. NJ. Pease went to
the mission meeting with me on Water
street. After the meeting Mr.. Henry
Pease and his wife went to Portland with
me on the II P. NJ. train. There has been
a stupendous mistake made and a cruel
| wrong committed against an innocent
man. l will enclose a letter which will
convince you that it is worth while for
you to send reporter to investigate.
Please return the said letter to me.
m oRicE oAKBs.
P. S. The clipping of Sept. % l can't
find. The horse was stolen on July 4.
The letter he referred to was signed
S. NJ. Pease and was in reference to
the witnesses, he writes about, and
how they remembered that he was in
this city at the time the horse was
stolen, and that all Florence street
would testify Oakes was there on July
4th. The same party, who wrote Oakes
the letter made an affidavit before JUS
tice of the Peace Fisher, as also did
Carrie Pease, Thos. o. Leavitt, copies
of which are published below.
Affidavit of Sarah NJ. Pease of Augusta,
taken before w. H. Fisher justice of the
peace in and for the county of kennebec
on the 25th day of September. 1897
1 have lived in Augusta three years. l
am well acquainted with Orice Oakes.
who is now under arrest at Bar Harbor,
Me. Mr.. Oakes worked for me, papering
and painting. some hours in every day.
| except Sundays, from June 18th to July
7th or Sth, 1897. l remember he worked
for me Saturday. July Sd, 1897. painting
floors in my house. l was at my house
| about s o'clock in the evening of that day
and remember that Oakes was there and
that he had some fire crackers which he
had bought to celebrate the 4th with.
| He frightened me with one which he
| threw into the room where I was. He
was at my house all the evening until
about half past nine o'clock. His little
| dog was with him. l saw Mr.. Oakes
Sunday, next day, at Mrs. Maggie Tenn
| pies. / took tea there and Mr. Oakes was
| at the table. In the evening he and l and
| Mr. Temple went to a mission meeting on
Water street, in Augusta. I remember of
| n ma ho I 1n6 lxa r1
speaking in meeting that night, and say
| ing that just one year ago he was drunk
and now that he was thankful that he
was in the meeting. I remember of re-
| marking to Mr.. Temple that he probably
would be drunk then if he had the money
to get the liquor. l didn't see Mr.. Oakes
July 5th but understood that he was at
| Portland at the celebration with my son,
| Henry +. Pease, and his wife. July 9th
| Mr.. Oakes finished painting my floor
which he had begun the previous Satur-
| day. He worked for me two or three
| days after this. / am not related in any
way to Mr. Oakes. My age is AZ years
| Subscribed and sworn to by the said
Sarah M. Pease this 25th day of Septem-
ber 1897
Before me. Justice of the Peace.
Affidavit of Carrie Pease of Augusta
county of Kennebec and State of Maine
taken before w. H. Fisher, justice of the
peace in and for said county of Kenne-
bee, on this 25th day of September, 1897.
/ have known Orice Oakes since about
| June 1st, 1897. He boarded at my broth
| ers, Henry Pease's, during the month of
June and then went to Mrs. Maggie Tenn
pies on Florence street to board. l re-
member that Mr.. Oakes was at my
mothers, Mrs Sarah Pease's Saturday.
July Sd, in the evening. l remember it
was the day before the 4th and that Mr..
Oakes had some fire crackers to celebrate
with. My brother, Henry came from
Bangor on the eleven o'clock train that
night and he and Mr.. Oakes We're to-
gether the most of the next day, Sunday.
Sunday night, July 4th, Mr.. Cakes,
Henry F. Pease. his wife and myself,
went to Portland on the eleven O'Clock
train and were in Portland together all
day Monday until 5 o'clock in the after
noon when I returned as far as Freeport
on the way home. l stayed in Freeport
about two months so did not see Mr..
Cakes until after I returned to Augusta.
My age is fifteen years. am not related
in any way to Mr.. Oakes.
Subscribed and sworn to by. the above
named Carrie Pease this 25th day of Sep
tember. 1897.
Before me, Justice OF the Feace.
Affidavit of Thomas o. Leavitt of Au-
gusta county of Kennebec and State of
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