The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30

sion ticket to Bath and return by the way
of Brunswick and Lewiston.
Il Henry W. Swanton of Bath, Me. He
said be couldn't positively identify by
treasurer of the Eastern Steamboat Co.
On June s he issued pass to W. M.
Waite
Witness was handed o book containing
blank passes with stubs.
Witness read the ticket. 1t was a ticket
from Bath to Boothbay Harbor. Under
the word Bath was written s'Preble
. Witness said he could not identify
Waite from any previous acquaintance
the thought the man he had given the
pass to looked like Waite.
/ q On Cross examination witness did not
know whether or not the pass had ever
been used. He said he thought Waite was
the man, though he couldn't positively
swear that it was.
William Wood of Boothbay Harbor, is a
Methodist minister. He said that Waite
came to his house on the Sth of June
about O'Clock in the evening. He took
tea there and remained about an hour
and twenty minutes.
On cross examination witness was asked
how he could SO positively identity the
| time of Waite's visit. Ha said by the
conversation he had with him. He has
not seen him since June s. Witness said
he had some correspondence with Waite.
| 1t was called to his attention last week.
| Hiram McDougall of Boothbay Harbor,
Z, travelling salesman in the employ of
Allen 81 Co. OF Portland. He met Waite
on June between and clock. He
was at Boothbay Harbor. Witness was
shown a register used at the Weymouth
house, Boothbay Harbor, and identified
/ it.
On cross examination witness was asked
how he could fix the time at June s. He
replied by II business transaction which
he bad with Waite.
Edward /. Low Of Portland, baggage
master Of the Maine Central was acting
as conductor on June 8. He ran the last
| trip as conductor on June IL. His train
runs from Lewiston to Portland He
recognized the marks on the ticket as
having been punched by him.
| On cross examination witness was
asked whether or not the ticket had been
punched on the trip out of Portland. Wit
| ness said it could only be punched on
the day it was punched by that ticket.
Mr.. Swanton was recalled by the de-
| Tense and asked to identify time table
of the Eastern Steamboat Co. The time
| table was placed in evidence.
Uriah Duncan of Portland, q carpenter,
has seen Waite twice. On Wednesday,
June 16 he saw Waite at his lodge room
The organ was playing at that time and
Waite was the organisr. Witness saw him
In the lodge room at a quarter to eight.
When witness who is the chancellor com
mander of the lodge called the lodge to
order Waite remained at the organ and
remained in the lodge room until after 8
O'Clock.
On cross examination witness said
Waite was not a member of Longfellow
| lodge. He did not know what lodge he
did belong to. He was q member of the
X. of p. Witness only saw him once be-
fore this night. Witness said he was
What was he DOING was asked.
The witness told you," said Mr.
| Heck bert.
!" You let mo examine this witness. TIL
tend to this sideeof the case and you tend
to yours said Mr.. Libby
Mr.. Libby continued the cross examina-
tion questioning witness about what hour
the lodge was opended and what hours it
closeda Witness said Waite did not leave
| the lodge room until after o'clock. Wit
ness fixed the cate by the lodge records.
1t was not guess work for witness said he
knew. Witness couldn't tell where Waite
went when he left the lodge room.
| A delay occurred here some minutes
while one of the witnesses for the defense
was waited for.
Melville A. Floyd, an attorney of Port
land. He remem bered the night Of We'd
nesday, June 16 on which night he saw
Waite until $50 in Longfellow lodge, K.
of p. Witness is master of finance of
that lodge.
On cross exam nation witness said lodge
opened at little after s and closed o
! little after 10. He didn t know whether
Waite was in the lodge room until 10
O'Clock or not. Waite played the opening
ode on the organ. Tho closing ode was
not played. He made no special note of
| bo ffY,,n 1y1,rx of ho
time Waite left the room but he believed
he was there until the lodge closed. The
witness saw Waite there because he
| participated in some business which the
lodge was transacting. The witness was
sure that Waite was there once before and
before on June 9, jest a week previous to
Jure l6. 1t was something about the OBJ
| tanning of badges by Longellow lodge for
| the Pythian silver anniversary that
Waite was in attendance that nignt.
Waite belon2 to the K. of P.
Charles Il. Manter of Por land in the
employ of Eastman. Bros. & Bancroft re-
memne1ed the evening on Wednesday,
June 16 when he saw Waite at the meet
ing of Longfellow lodge. Waite partioi-
pated in the business or the lodge and
took part in a discussion. Witness said
the lodge closed about 10 o. clock. Waite
was there until certain committee was
/ 6ppOinU-u ~ COuSlucT buG ptlJCudS6 OIL
badges A large amount of business had
been transacted and it must have been
later than $. l5 If not $50
On cross examination witness said the
| lodge took an intermission about Is
o clock. He thought that Waite had
been out of the hall during this inter-
| mission not more than B minutes. He
knew from what he brought back into the
hall. Witness was sure that Waite had not
left the hall at any other time during the
evening.
On redirect witness said that Waite
brought back into the hall lot of badges
| that night which were in the grand lodge
room.
George M. Hathaway of Portland,
marine and landscape painter knows
Waite quite well. He was at Longfellow
lodge on the evening of Wednesday, June
i6. He was playing the organ and re-.
manned in the room after the lodge opened
and Waite stayed there until the lodge
closed. He was absent about three or five
| minutes. When he came back he had a
box with him filed with samples of
badges
| The witness did not know whether