The Portland daily press., 1897-02-09

| station without resistance and did So
He was put into small dark cell and
| kept some half to three quarters OF m
| nour. Then he was released and went
Into the ponce room whore he saw mayor
Blbber, Mr. sDana, Mr.. Mussenden,. MIR.
| hyde, Marshal Kittridge and others.
Iola Mayor he had done nothing wrong
stand trial before giving bail. He was
released Internationally as far as he
knew and went out and met Dana.
On cross examination he stated he
knew OF students having been addressed
by President Hyde and DR.. Mitchell and
| asked to behave quietly at Bath to pro-
rect the college name on account OF fears
engendered by the Yale scandal. Boys
dld not intend any. Did not resist mar
snal IN any way nor make any talk with
him at the station. After release from
| custody he and Dana went to First
National Bank building and were let In
by somebodysfrom inside Took part in
no cheering whatever himself. The
cheering WAS weak and was not COM
pleted either time it was started.
FRANCIS W. DANA.
graduate Of Bowdoin College, class of '93
WAS next called. He corroborated Bax-
ter's testimony absolutely and stated
ticipate in any disturbance or cheering
whatever. He said he asked the marshal
| If he had really arrested Baxter and re-
ceiving his affirmative reply said Ivory
we'll. I'll go along with you and see fair
| play. HI described the gathering in the
police station and told how he had de-
| scrined the occurrence to Mayor Bibber
who said 20 him in effect that they had q
q n md Nd Ioo1 xuifh no.
night and he had, fearing trouble, prac-
tically told the marshal to arrest the
first man he1gvt This hands on and fur
Their remarked that rs sometimes hap
pens, we may have got the wrong man.
he described a conversation he had with
Mayor .Bibber in which he (Danal had
told him that meeting had cen held in
Brunswick addressed bv President Hyd e
and DR.. Mitchell and that tho atudents
had come down wit h the avowed inten-
tlon of doing nothing that could in any
way cause disturbance or bring dis
credit on the college. The Mayor then
| stated that he had received advice from
Brunswick to that effect
WILLIAM E. MUSSEN DEN,
cashier of the First National Bank and
timony corroborated previous testimony
station. The statement was made that
he would be responsible for Baxter's &C
tions after release but not made to Ba x
ter but as he and Dana were going out
the door.
ORvILLE D. SMITH,
an undergraduate of Bowdoin testified
that he was in the student body at Bath
when cheers were attempted and started,
but were not completed, being hushed
up BY some one of the crowd, he didn't
know who. He described the arrest prac-
ticalIy as testified to by previous wit
nesges.
CHARLES W. HOLMES,
another undergraduate, oorrohorated the
previous testimony, was one of the men
including Baxter and Dana that checked
the cheering. Marshal was in a temper
at the time of the arrest.
JOHN G. HAINES
Of Patterson, N. j., undergraduate of
Bowdoin, also told practically the same
story.
He said the marshal was excited and
yelled in loud voice. Bakers replies
were "calm and quiet" A hearty laugh
was caused when witness compar ed the
marshals tone of voice to Lawyer
Southards', who was cross examining
very swiftly and loudly.
George s. Bean of Saco, Herbert M.
Gardiner of Patten, and William G. Mer-
rill Of Portland, all undergraduates,
testified in the same line and oorroborated
statements of the previous witnesses for
the plaintiff. There were no dis
crepancies In their vel sions of the affair.
The Defense.
Counsel Southland in opening the defense
said they denied that Baxter had quelled
any disturbance. On the con srary they
| would show the plaintiff had been inso-
| lent to the marshal and had encouraged
| the disturbances, and that the arrest was
entirely Unsuitable. He called along mr.
ray of witnesses as follows:
OREN A. KITTREDGE,
the defendant, was first called and said
he had been connected with the police
| force as captain Of watch, patrolman
and city marshal twelve years. Mayor
Bibher is chief of police and was on
September Goth, whom Mr.. Bryan spoke
in the postosice square where platform
was erected for the purpose. He de-
soribed the location of buildings in the
vicinity of the square, and located the
Republican city committee headquarters
on Front street where Mckinley 8 picture
was displayed on transparency. Heard
the college boys before he saw them.
When he first saw them they were coming
up in body near Shannon's hotel sing
| ing and "hollering."
| He described the arrest. Baxter came
| up into the crowd and shouted "What's
the matter with them, they 're all right.
| He repeliei, "You keep still or I'll take
you" Baxter then yelled keep it up
boys make all the noise you want to"
Ha tnen arrested him, but didn't know
| who he was. Mado no talk with him on
| the way to the station or afterward. Had
heard of tn. Yale episode. Had twenty
eight men on extra police force and