The Republican journal., 1898-12-15
A Soldiers Pension Money.

Albert L. Harvey OF SWanVllle came to
Belfast last Thursday and had pension
check for $40 cashed at grocery store. He
put S12 in his trousers pocket and placed
six five dollar bills in wallet. Subsequent
proceedings involved various drinks. and
Harvey seems to have been oblivious until
he arrived home at o'clock that night,
when he looked for his pension money to
give his wife. but failed to find it. A
nephew George L. Harvey, who accompanied
him to Belfast, informed him that they had
called at the house of Abiather B. Grant on
Washington street. The nephew and Mr.
Grant went out, leaving Harvey AMI Mrs
Grant alone in the house. When they re-
turned Grants daughter and young
woman named Iotte Johnson were there
Grant had bought pint of rum and after
drinking once the Swanville men left for
home
Friday morning Harvey came to Belfast
and went to Grants house and demanded
his money The inmates of the house, all
present the evening before, denied all knowl-
edge Of the missing funds. Mrs. Grant said
the. did not have money enough to pay
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frutless, and then Harvey invoked the law
A warrant sworn ont and Mrs Grant
and the two girls were arrested Friday even
ing. Mrs, Grant spent the night in the Jail
and the q Is remained in the lookup. The
police meanwhile had made enquiries and
found that the girls had bought new hats
and some dry goods and Grant barrel of
-four and new overcoat.
The case came up for trial before Judge
Rogers in the police court at p. IN. Satur-
day. Hon. W. H. Mcclellan appeared for the
complainant and Waylan Knowton,. Esq.
for the defence. Albert 7. Harvey and
George l., Harvey testified substantially to
the facts above related. City Marshal VIM.
Il. Sanborn testified to visiting the dry goods
stores OF ii. A. Starrett & Co. and George
W Burkett where he found that the girls
had urChased goods amounting to S13, also
that they had been to the depot and priced
tickets to Bangor and other places. Llew-
eilyn Jipson testified to making the arrests,
aud in confederation of the City Marshal,
clerks at Starretts and Burkett's identified
the girls and testified as to purchases made
with five dollar bill and one dollar bill
The clerk at VIM, H. Mcfntoshs testified to
selling A. b. Grant barrel of flour. When
he delivered the same he received a IS bill
and gave back 80 cents in change. At this
point the court adjourned to Monday.
AS result of the Developments Saturday
A. B. Grant was arrested that evening and
held with the others. The trial was resum-
ed at 10 a. m. Monday, Chas. F. Swift testi-
fed to cashing the check; gave Harvey a
SO bill, six 50 bills and s. in change. AL
bert L. Harvey was recalled, but his testi-
mony contained nothing new.
The tirst witness called for the defence
was A. B. Grant. He sG.d tEarvey came to
his house and said he was cold and gave
witness 80 cents to get pint of liquor. Wit
ness had sold mule to Harvey in Septen-
Der for S12 Had sold fish and abored and
had saved SO, which was kept by his wife.
When Harvey came to Grants he told wit
ness that he had not received his pension
check, but would in few days when he
would pay Grant what he owed him. Here
court adjourned until 3 clock.
AT the afternoon session Bertha Grant tes-
tilted that her mother gave her S13-two
five dollar bills and three ones-which she
took from red plush wallet Did not hear
Harvey enquire about money when he
came to the house Friday. Lottie johnson
testified to going to dry goods stores with
Bertha to buy clothing. Had known the
Grants five weeks; came to Belfast from
Etna for work home in Portland. Geo. A.
Harvey testified that A. T. Harvey did not
request Grant to buy liquor. City Marshal
house and finding three wallets. One iden-
titled by Harvey as his contained five dol
lar hill. Policeman Jipson testified to as
sisting in the search. George Harvey recog-
nizei the wallet as one belonging to his
uncle. Abiather Grant claimed the wallet
as his and said he had had it four years, but
had not used it for two months. Did not
know who had put five dollars in the wal
let. Had given his wife money. Lawyer
Knowlton addressed the court in behalf of
his clients and the court adjourned until
Tuesday.
The trial of the women closed Tuesday
forenoon ,and Grant was put on trial. No new
facts We're brought out and the case closed
Tuesday night, having occupied the Court
two days and half. Judge Rogers found
probable cause to hold all four respondents
guilty, and they were ordered to give bonds
in S2C0 each for appearance at the January
term of Supreme Court. They failed to get
bonds and are in Jail.