Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-09
CHAS. r. STAIN LOCATED.
Knows Nothing Of the Rumored Developments
in Parrcn Case.

A special to the Boston Sunday Her
aid from Caanan, n. H., gives another
chapter of the Barron-S Stain Cromwell
case. 1t follows:
Charles F. Stain, son of David L.
| Stain, now serving a life sentence in
| the State prison in Thomaston. Nc.
with Oliver Cromwell, for the murder
| Of Cashier Barron Of the Dexter Ma
tiOnal Bank. is now living in this town.
This inf rmation will probably be of
| interest to the people of Maine who
| are at the bottom of the movement to
| liberate his father and Cromwell on the
| ground that they are innocent Of the
charge On which they stand convicted.
Until he read it in the Herald.
Charles Stain did not know that in
| formation as to his Whereabouts was
desired by anybody. ana even then h
! hesitated about making known his
identity. because of a very natural de-
sire to forget the past.
| Ten years ago, WIN he was the chief
witness against his father and Crom-
well, Charley" Stain was very bitter
against his parent, and this bitterness
was the chief reason actuatinG him t.
| testify at that time. The passage OF
! years have softencd that bitterness.
| however, and it was with feeling Of
| lively interest that he heard of thr
movement to libcratc his father
When n Boston Herald reporter in
| tervieW him. tonight, ne refused To
discuss the case in detail, but he ad
| mitt.d that there We're good grounds
| for believing that there had been 4 POS
sible miscarriage of justice in the case
Of Stain ana Cromwell. Since the trial
he has learned of many things which
| have thrown a new light on the case,
and. in reviewing the events which, in
his mind, he connected with the trag-
edy, he is not 50 sure now as he was
| decade ago Of some of the dates to
which he testified at thai time, T. years
after the murder.
| Although he has often felt as if he
ought to give expression to some Of
| these doubts. he has refraincd from 50
doing because of the not1riety such an
| expression would bring to him and his
| family. and because of the fear that
| his statements would not be credited.
He is in no way connected With the
present movement in behalf Of the lib
GRAFTON If Stain ana Cromwell. The
| first intimltion he lad IF it he obtain
ed from last Sundays Boston Herald
a copy of which he obtained the mid
| die Of this week
Young Stains identity is known to
| comparatively few people here. For the
past seven years he has called himself
| George +. Clark, and it is by that name
he is generally known in Canaan and
Grafton. where he has lived during the
| past two years.
| Acting on the advice q friends. took
that name when left Maine" he said;
simply because | didn't want the Old
| tragedy to bC recalled everywhere l went.
| | wanted to begin life anew. and 50 I
disagrecablc inquiries everywhere
turned.
mcnts. however After leaving Maine |
| went to Cambridge. Mass, and lived
there two years, working as harness
maker The article in the Herald says |
was known there as Charles Turner. but
that is not correct. | was known a.
George f. Clark. From Cambridge | went
to Woburn;, Mass, ana lived there two
George +. Clark. From Woburn came
to Grafton, in this state. and lived there
until about two months ago when
tinucd the name Of Clark for the same
reason that | adopted IT, and for the
sake Of my family. am sorry that my
true name has become known.
II don't care to discuss the old ease in
detail. | have learned much in the past
10 Years and there are many things
which think | could now clear UP. Yes,
, | | am willing to DO this if | can be Of any
assistance. When read the Bangor dis
patch in the Sunday Herald, started 70
write out a statement of the whole aftalr-
/ but | didn't do 50 because of the feeling.
which think you will agree with me was
Il natural one, under the circumstances
Of shielding my family ana myself from
! the consequent publicity.
III thought that those who had inter
csted themselves in my father and Crom-
well might lie able 10 succeed without
| the Necessity Of my revealing my own
identity and if they could | was willing
> that they should do So. Now that ms
whcrcabnut and identity are discovered
if can say anything that Will asSls
them. | am ready 70 say IT,
Stlin absolutely refused to indlcat,
lust what he might be able TO say tha'
would he OF assistance in procuring M
fathers liberty. lie says, with some de
gree of bitterness. thar some Of thoS,
who hclped convict Stain and Cromwell
ought ID b. occupying tie cells now uc-
cupicd BY Stain ana Cromwell. ana addN
. that several years ago nc would nave
!cxpoSpd the loin,.s OF some on these per
! sons to tine Governor and Council OF th'
state of Maine had he not been iorcibA
, porsuadCl not to do 50. ana even threat
ened in case he dared to persist. Thc5'
. threats. he says. deferred MN III tld
| time. ana since then he has mlintainc
: 4 strict silence regarding the Wnoi'
affair. ,,,r
. About four years ar2, he SAYS, he hear
from his father. but since then he n
( had no communication with nm ~ IN
, town young Stlin. or Clark. as ne /
| known. is working at his old trade, tina
d Of harness maker.