Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-20


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iot granting new tfiai.
mcr of The state pr-icon said that the
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eN'eiieht, during thelf stay thefe
An affidavit from Charles +. Stain.
said that he was living Al Canaan y
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IL, ana was known as George 'lark.
At the trial he testified for the prose-
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prisoners Wer. iaise ana ne knew IL
The intention was to iniiict malice up
on the father and also The houp of r.-
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An affidavit Of George II. liamant ~
Medficld. was To the effect that Thomas
worked al his place in 1917. He knew
Stain and Cromwell Remembered the
stealing of the hors" but cannot place
date. There was a heavy rain about that
time.
An affidavit of j. Herbert Baker of
Aedfield said that ne knew Stain ana
Cromwell. Went L. school with Charles
MIR Baker testified ia Bangor In Isss
against his inclination. Did not tell all
he knew because SUCH questions were mo,
asked wpuld lrsIf, him % teil. The dag
of the robbery % the horse ht saw crum-
well in Medneid Cromwell IN speaking
OF the freshet. said. This will drive the
member OF seeing Stain Heard of two
pcople who diu see him
An affidavit Of Ella a. Thomas %
Wreutham. MaSs.. stated that she had
lived IN MeC1eld and knew Stain from
ls76 to 1873 ii- WIS "a bad man and SIN
did not like him She said David Stain
was IN Mruiieiu tht- ulgnt the horse was
stolen ana rhat shr remembered ii neil
giving facts by which she remembered
Willard Harwuud of aiedneld. was
offered as witness He Is a member of
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elry and cloeE business All No. 5sG Wash
iugtan street Boston. The tlrrn has beer
i'll business since IS1a IN lS7s. the witness
testified lie was living AZ Boston but had
= hous,. ln Medneld William n Thomas
worked for him four years and he cousld-
cred him trustworthy man. Thomas
told him ~ the stealing ~ Harnants =
horse ANA the story OTIS Stain being out All
night. conveying the idea that stain knew
something about tha theft Mr. Hauaut
told him he thought his man Thomas had
stolen the horse and he was shocked. Mr.
HarwOod took every means to find the
reai thief. employing 4 detective named
George Ennis who after investigation,
said that Thomas never knew anything
seemed tha, Stain nad given Mr.. Hanant
the idea that Thomas was the thief
An affidavit WAS read from Frederick
a. r. Hamilton ~ Beverly Mass. test-
fving that ne worked in Boston in th..
Putnam Nail Works Feb. - lS7S. His
present wife Miss Hattie Allen. and MS
sister lived in Stains house. as did also
Mr. and Mrs Thomas He had planned
TO 90 ~ MedtieId. Feb p but could not
on account Of the rain. Shortly after, his
sister wrote telling him he had missed
an entertainment. The letter has been
lost Al another time his wife and sister
told Of the party and said that Stain was
present and told IL their fortunes ali ex-
cepting his sister He afterwards got
quite weH acquainted with Stain. He had
seen Cromwell but did not know him.
An affidavit from Ella T. Hamilton.
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the above affidavit in every particular
and said that Stain was accustomed to
bring kindlng wood. every night. and
place IL where they could get il in tho
morning She did not think he ever for
got ii and did not miss night.
An affidavit OF Edwin V. Mitchell Of
Miss Ella Stone. ana Clara Hamilton
worked i'm the Medfeld straw Works in
IS7N Mr. Mitchell said that sentiment in
NedfieId was that the men should be
u,tr,loned III, was a councillor under
Gov RusSelI
Reports of the Boston weather bureau
were introduced. showing that for the
few davs previous to Feb. - 1S7S there
v-ns \ severe storm
An afffdavit OF Mary A. Marshall niece
Of Charles Hamant. said that whoever
stole the horse was ignorant OF the prem
ises Sh,. believed Mr. stain was in Med
field on the day Of the theft because sha
had heard Mr. Hamant say he saw Stain
an his home on that dav
An affidavit of Lydia A. Rowe. sister TO
charles Uamant. said she had an impress
sion that she heard Mr.. Hamant say he
saw Stain III home on the dav the horse
was stolen
Bertrarn l.. Smith. attorney for the gov
ernnent said that ne did not intend to
n,.kr any nreuiug.
Ill offered the deposition of Thomas Il.
Grover III canton. Mass. who said that
he saw William H. Tho1ll IS on the morn
ing after the horse was stolen and that
n. had been accused Of being the thiet
Thnmas lived in STAINS house lie told
bi,n CGroyerI that stain came home ana
sail he had been on 4 visit 10 Maine He
had some courous. he said he had goi
from, his father or mother in Maine
An affidavit of Seth r. Maker cf Med
fald said that Thomas came down the
strret early IN TN. morning ana toId uf
-ha horea h.inp stolen This was tn
,norninr of F-h IL He tDid Maker that
tbe,- rInIdn-r 1ay- the rn.ft Ia St1in as ne
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