The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-29
TRYING TO PROVE AN ALIBI
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- evidence a lot of newspapers found in Cooks telescope bag on the morning of the December 25 fire by Policeman Lanigan, who, with MT. White, was the first to enter Cooks room that morn ing. The state claimed that some Of these papers bore the label "Haines House." which had been torn off. In cross examining Mrs Means, MT. Will Hams asked Where is it customary to put old newspapers which guests leave in their rooms and others, in the Haines House?"
 "In the sink closets as they are call ed"
 "How far are these from Captain Hodgdon's room?"
 About as far as that front row of gentlemen said the witness, pointing to a. row of those listening to the trial, the space indicated being about twenty five feeet.
 Ever use candles in the house?"
 NO, sir. I never saw any candles in the house in my life"
 MT. Williams then produced several pieces of linen, one evidently portion of a pillow case and the other a long narrow slip, looking like hem torn from a pillow case He showed the pieces to the witness and asked her if she thought they were similar to- the material used in pillow slips at the Haires house.
 Witness thought they were. She said that linen at the Haines house was marked in various ways, some of it be- ing marked "Haines House." some EyIN- ryytt ntI1 marks.
 MT. Williams showed her the narrow strips of linen on which were marked some letters. He asked her if she had seen similar letters on pillow cases in the Haines house. Witness replied that she had.
 MT. Barbour-"Are the sink closets kept locked or open?" "They are kept open" MT Barbour also brought out in the course of redirect examination the fact that Mrs Means had on several occa- sions given to Cook pieces of old linen to use in his work when he was paint ing about the hotel. James F. Sherman, night clerk at the Haines house, was the next witness. He testified that he saw Captain Hodg- don in the hotel on the day before Christmas. He said that he came down stairs from his room, where he had been asleep, about 4:30 on that day and that his room is on the third floor and that when he came down stairs he went to the office, where he saw Captain Hodgdon standing behind the cigar case.
 MT. Barbour-"Where did you go then?"
 'I went out and returned at 6:15.' Sherman testified that he saw Captain Hodgdon at that time standing in the office. Witness then went to supper. leaving Captain Hodgdon in the office. He returned from supper at 6:45 and | the captain at the same time came out of the billiard room. Witness stayed around the office until 7:15 and saw | Captain Hodgdon in the office in the in- | terval.
 MT. Barbour-"Where did you go at | 7:15?"
 q went to the station to meet the | 7:27 train and then came back to the | hotel, arriving there at 7:35. I did not remain in the office long, but had a conversation while there with Captain l Hodgdon."
 "On what day was that?" "On December 24.'' | What makes you ceNain that it was | Christmas eve?" l Because I wanted to get away l Christmas eve to go to the theater
 wanted to overdraw my account and
 also to bring a young lady to dinner
 next day.''
 Did you leave the hotel then?"
 "Yes, and came back about 10:20 and ] saw Captain Hodgdon in the office i when I came back" On cross examination witness sai6
 that Captain Hodgdon remained in the
 office until Il o'clock. He then went
 away and returned at 11:15 and stayed
 in the office until 12 o'clock. The cap.
 tain then went out and witness thongnt 1 that he went to bed. Court then ad | journed until 11:15 Monday morning.
 Among the witnesses put on by the state yesterday forenoon was George F, | Merrigan, for whom ook worked in | Hudson, Mass, just before the Christ | mas fire. He testified that he paid tc