Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-10-04
Daily kennebec 3ournaI
[. A. BARKER OF BANGOR.
Is Making Strong Efforts for the Release q,
Stain and Cromwell.

ing life sentence in the Maine state
prison for the murder of Cashier Blr-
ron of the Dexter Savings Bank. re-
turned to his home, last night, after
two or three days Of quiet inyestiga-
ton in this city and Medfield.
He ispreparng petition for the par
don OF stain and Cromwell, on The
ground that they are innocent Of The
crime for which they are imprisoned.
and he claims that he has obtained
some very strong new evidence to sun
port such petition. The nature Of
this evidence he declined to state in
detail to a Herald reporter who saw
him at his hotel He declared. how
ever. that he felt that it would be ;lh-
sOlutely convincing to any open-nind-
ID man. and added that he was sure
Il would impress the Governor and
'ouncil Of the State Of Maine. to whom
he petition will in due time be pre-
sented
Mr.. Barker is the son of Lewis A .
Barker. who was counsel for Stain at
he time cf the trial. He has recent
been admitted to the Maine bar, and
practicing lawyer in Bangor. He
Gems e be intensely in earnest re-
yarding the case of his clients. and
says that he will not cease his efforts
Intil they are liberated
This case has occupied my mind
'ver since the death Of my father. 10
ears ago, he said. The case killed
lim just as surely as if a bullet had
n-en sent through his heart He fully
believed in the innocence Of the men.
I.,
hon spent a great deal Of time and
money in an endeavor to obtain for
hem a new trial. He died while the
notion for q new trial was pending be
ore the full bench.
Il was only boy at that time. but
was Very familiar with the case.
Since my fathers death I have given
t a great deal Of time ana thought.
md now that l am qualified II plead
'Or these two men. | am determined
0 take UP the work where my father
eft ii. | regard it as a sacred legacy.
There is no question of dollars and
'entS involved. These men are abso-
utely without money W. the means Of
5etting it. As a matter Of fact. the
greater portion Of the cost Of preparing
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ather betrayed from his own pocket
Il am working on the same basis.
Neither STAN nor cromwell has any
means s. -. as NiioN' "u' MAJ l''c'
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support III prison tHeE are as re"
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What 90 you thlnk ol Such an af8u-
nent as that? asked MI. barker
rowing visibly angry as he rrhearsed
MS apology for inaction. Il don
are what man : past may nave peeh
what his future may be. n ought
ot to be permitted TO suffer the igno-
lEY of life sontenc" on q charSe 81
murder if he did not commit a muir
ler. ana can show to the satisfaction
I amy reasonable man that ne MT ohly
lid not, but, from the very nature OF
hinss, could not by any posslplIty'
laye committed it,
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