The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-13

not to the coroner's jury, but 10 bne
coroner. who had acted in bad fal6h TO-
ward him.
| Marshal Burns-"The intention was to
have the prisoner brought before the court
within a reasonable time. :
The county attorney doubted If such in
tention was being lived up to, whereupon
the marshal replied that the man couldn't
very we'll be arraigned before as there was
nobody to look after the states interest
in the matter.
County Attorney Emmons remarked
that he knew q great deal more about this
case than some folks had supposed.
Judge Burbank put an end to the con-
troversy, remarking that the only ques-
tion then before the court was in regard
to fixing the date of the hearing. By
agreement between the county attorney
and the prisoners counsel Friday was the
day fixed for the hearing
The prisoner listened attentiyely to the
warm debate between the distinguished
partic pants, and seemed TO enjoy the
diversion.
AO Oodi y VI dCArA u1aC pa 4COiiSl Cil1hhNtsNA
to jail and suggested that it would be
proper for his counsel to see him at any
reasonable hour. On the way from the
court room to the Jail with his prisoner,
Marshal Burns stopped in the ante-room
Of the inquesu apartments to request he
the hearing, Friday morning. Lawyer
Haley happened to come out and found
his client leaning against radiator,
awaiting the movements of his custodian.
Waving his hands in q demonstrative
manner, the lawyer declared that he
didn't propose to have his client there
sson exhibition when the court had re-
manded him to Jail.
Marshal burns replied that he had the
prisoner in his custody and should take
his time about getting him back to Jail.
The debate was enlivened by the appear
ance of the coroner. Finally the prisoner
was returned to his cell and matters
slowly cooled down.
IVORY BOOTHBY'S KNIFE
A sensational feature of the inquest was
tk4O AdVi iOAuoeAoA "a @ FClsHA l1A1L0ASo hAAA1
which had been taken from the prisoner,
and W. ich several relatives of Ivory
Bootbby identified as the one stolen from
the pockets of the dead man on the night
of the murder. The coroner and members
of the jury were unwilling to make any
talk outside about the knife. but from
witnesses it was learned that the knife
had been identified by man who had re-
paired it for Mr.. Boothby.
1t is understood that the prisoner claims
to have bough the knife In Portland in
September, but those who have ssen it
say it is an old knife.
John Meserve, clerk in his brothers
store at Bar Mills, where Creliln called
early the morning after the murder and
bought some cookies, identified the
prisoner and repeated the conversation
which took place in the store. MIR.
Meserye's testimony. which tends to show
that Crellin mad ONE from the vicinity
OF North Saco, is said TO materially differ
from the testimony of the prisoner.
Crellin claims that he slept that night on
the railroad freight station platform, but
Mir Meserye testifle d that when Crellin
arrived at the store his boots we're damp
and dusty, and his trousers wet nearly to
the knees. as they would be had he been
walking through wet grass.
Mrs. Jennie Bernstein. the India street
lodging house keeper, came out from
Portland in custody of an officer, identi-
fled Creilin and gave her testimony about
bis stol ping three nights at her house and
paying Tor his lodp pings with So bill
Her testimony materially differs from
CrelIin's story of his movements in Port
land
CrelliDs whiskers were removed, this
morning, in oruer TO aid in bis identitca
tion. He offered no objection TO the lNss
of the beard, but expressed willingness
to accommodate the coroner, in view of
the kind treatment that had been accorded
him since his arrest