Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-09

to a Stamford street lodging house.
When he reached the latter place,
Blondin was there and directed the re-
moval of the trunk and Valise to d
room on the second floor. He did not
enter Blondin's room at the Green
street house, nor did he see Mrs. Hen
nigan while there. He said he deliV-
cred the last trunk about $50 o'clock.
Sullivan said that while at the Green
street house the door of Blondins room
was partly open and he stood directly
before it. but saw no trunk other than
the three he took away. Sullivan was
unable to positively identify the three
trunks now among the government S
exhibits as the ones he removed from
the Green street house.
Lucy A. Fish. who formerly kept a
lodging house on Stamford street. said
| that Blondin, who had lived at her
house earlier in the year. returned there
| with trunk and IA valise. April 80,
three trunks among the exhibits as the
one brought to her house that day.
Mrs. Fish said Blondin came to her
| house April 80. and asked for a room.
She said she had none at that time and
|
| alone. He replied that he did. She
asked him what had become of his
| WIFE He said that his girl had taken
her trunk and gone to Providence.
| The trunk remained at her house
| only two days and then was removed.
| Al that time Blondin left Il card with
| her bearing the address IS Howard
street and asking that any mail for
| him be sent there.
| on cross-eXamination, Mrs. Fish said
| it was about 10 or Is minutes after 6
O'Clock when the trunk was brought to
| her house. April 80.
| When the session was resumed after
a brief recess. Mr.. Morrison announced
| that he waived any further cross-eX-
| animation of Mrs. Blondn, who was
| on the stand. this forenoon, and w. II.
| Dean. an cxpressman, was called.
| Dean SAID that one rainy evening in
| the latter part of April, 1891, he went
| to IS Green street to move 4 trunk to
| the North Union station. He found the
| trunk in a room up stairs and when he
| attempted to move it found it to be
| very heavy. He remarked about the
| weight and the man assisted him car
| rying it down stairs. He thought the
| trunk weighed nearly 300 pounds Tie
man rode with him to the North sta
| ton. where the trunk was checked
| The mar then went out toward the
waiting room. saying that he was go
| ing to give his wife her ticket. on the
| way to the station the man tod him
| ne was going to Montreal. District At
| torney Mclaughlin asked Dean if inc
| had seen the man since. Look at the
defendant there" said Mr.. Mclaughlin.
pointing TO Blondin in the dock, and
| tell MS if he is the man."
| mo. that is not the man." responded
| Dean. He don't look like the man to
me-
| Dean denied, in response 70 ques-
ton from Mr.. Mclaughlin, that he
| identified Blondin at the East Cam
bridge Jail He pi.ked out man who
rescmblcd his customer of April 80. he
| said. but he could not be sure.
| When cross-exa mined. Dean admitted
| that he was intoxicated when he par
| tally identified the man at East Cam
| Bridge.
| He denied that he had been drinking
when he removed the trunk. April So
| and said he was sure ne could identify
| him.
| Several witnesses We're then called to
corroborate Deans testimony regard
! ing TIL" remova! IF The trunk 10 the
| North station and then Philip Pearl
| stein. n secondhand dealer, told of re-
ceivng two trunks fun of woman's
clothing and a chest of tools rom Blon-
| din. Blondin gave his name as Fred
Filteau. Cambridge" Pearlstein said
| that when h. refused to purchase the
| two trunks full of clothing Blordn told
| him to keep them, as his wife was
dead and he could not bear to look at
them"