The Portland daily press., 1897-09-29

mysterious tires In Portland. When he
first came here he had a conference with
Marshal Sylvester and went to the house
of Wilbur M. Waite, whom the Marshal
suspected. Witness said he did not know
that there were any rewards offered by
the city for the conviction of the frebug.
He did not come at the request of Fire
Marshal Whitcomb, and he came on his
own expense. He was paid 50. so per da-
by the City Marshal for hislservices. 81
said he did not claim any part of the
reward which had been offered. He first
saw Marshal Sylvester at his house four
or five days after his arrival. Later he
saw the Marshal at his Office. He did
not see any placard of the reward offered
for the firebug's arrest
At this point the attorney for the de-
Tense was questioning Mr.. Brady rather
sharply, and the County Attorney spoke
up and said that no one was to be
frightened here.
"Quite right" said Mr.. Heckbert, 'no
enc is to be frightened here, and no one is
frightened.
In reply to other questions Brady said
that he had refused rewards at various
times, and that he had only accepted one
reward.
''It isn't the money you are after?" said
Mr.. Heckbert.
''You can look at that as you IKE, - re-
piled the witness.
sit is only the glory you're after, is
it9'' said Mr.. Heckbert.
81 only try to do my duty"
Witness said that he invited Waite be-
fore the start for Bangor on the train to
have drink, and denied that he tried to
get him intoxicated. Waite had refused
whiskey, but had taken lemonade. Wit
ness didn't know he was violating the
law and didn't care. He said he was after
bigger game.
Going back to the visit of Brady to the
City Marshal, witness said that he had
only talked over the financial part of the
matter with Mr.. Sylvester for little
time. 1t was soon settled. The Marshal
told witness Waite was suspected, and he
made his acquaintance on July 9th. Wit
ness did not speak to him on this day but
Swallowed him on his leaving his house.
He waited for Waite about an hour before
he came out of the house. The Marshal
had not told witness that Waite set the
fires between six and seven o'clock in the
morning. The Marshal did not tell wit
ness about the time at which these fires
ccurred.
Mr.. Heokbert asked what the detec-
tive's method of procedure was in orimi-
nal cases. The court excluded this testi-
mony.
Witness on the morning of July 9TH had
followed Waite for some distance, but
lost him shortly after he left North street
and did not see him again for some time,
when he finally met him on Congress
street with his brother.
Witness came to Portland and put up
at the United States Hotel. He reg
istered as William Stetson. He next saw
Waite on the following Wednesday in
Monument Square, and asked him where
the best place was to 60 to take photo
graphs Waite advised Witness to go to
Riverton Park. Waite was told that wit
pess was on business between here and
Canada Witness told Waite that they
would take a drive about the city some
time and see the suburbs. He asked
Waite to finish up what pictures he took
with his kodak and Waite said he did not
do such things. Waite asked witness to
call at the house and see him. After
walking nearly down to the postofflce
they parted.
Witness saw Waite next at the time of
the parade of the K. of Prs. That day he
saw Waites brother in the park and
asked him if he could hire room at
Waite's house. The brother said he didn't
think he could. Witness talked with Ed
gar Waite about some souvenir buttons
which Waite had designed, and witness
offered to advance money to Waite to hslp
him manufacture these buttons. All of
this business was, according to the wit
ness, his plan for finding out about
Woit md hi hoh HA 7nd fhof
Waite neither drank nor smoked.
The questions of the attorney for the
defense were very protuse, and he covered
everything that witness had done and
talked about on that day. The witness
fall became little provoked and said
in reply to one question" How do know2
Do you suppose l can remember every
thing?'
Witness said he saw Waite in the pa
rade and he wore light suit of clothes
and not an oyercost as O'Rourke had
test fed.
The next Wednesday witness saw Waite
at his house on Walnut street. They
talked about pictures and such things.
When he left Waite it was with an under
standing that they were to meet on Mon
day. He did not see Waite until Tues
day about 1.30 O'Clock at the corner of
North and Congress streets. He had
been looking for Waite all the forenoon.
Nnen Uney Inob WdlUo WAS Inc urbU 10
speak. Witness told Waite that he had
scheme he wanted to tell him about.
Witness said as long as Waite was going
away he would wait until some other
time. They walked down to Lincoln
Park, and witness told about the snug
Cling scheme. He told Waite there was
good money in it. Witness said he had
sometimes made $50 month himself in
this smuggling business. Waite told wit
ness he was done working on the honest
plan, and if he knew where there was
800 in his reach he would take it. Waite
also said that he would rob rich man
any time he got chance. At this time
they sat down in Lincoln Park. He told
Waite at his request more about the plan
of smuggling. Witness said he could not
tell Waite all about the plan until he was
sworn into the company. Waite said that
he was K. of P. and belonged to other
orders which would help him in the bust
ness. Witness told Waite the smuggling
scheme was very risky and illegal. He
went into all of the details and told how
the company headquarters were at Mon
treal, and that the scheme was to smug-
gle goods across the line into the States.
They were to give Waite the agency here