Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-29
Did you on the 9Th day of August oil

after give any stamps to David F.
Murdock?"
Il gave him the stamps 1 think on
the 10th of last August
prom whom did you receive the
From Michael O'Rourke and Will
liam Huddell.''
Asked what conversation he had at
that time with Mr.. Murdoch, witness
said that Mr.. O'Rourke wanted him
to take the stamps to Mr.. Murdoch and
sec if he would take them. He carried
them to Mr.. Murdoch the same day.
Mr.. MurGock gave him 75 cents on
the dollar for the stamps He was paid
for all of them.
Did not receive all of the money at
the time, but went back two or three
times before he got the money.
He told Mr.. Murdoch that Mr..
O'Rourke was in hurry for his money
and must have it at once. He was paid
at that time. Murdoch asked him
wheer he got the stamps. Also asked
witness of the stamps were all right.
Witness asked O'Rourke and ORourke
told him it was none of his business.
AS near as he could recollect there
was somewhere in the neighborhood of
$500 in stamps sold to Mr.. Murdoch
A question. How much did you get
out of the transaction?' was objected
to by Judge Foster as being irrevlant
and was ruled out.
Prior to this transaction in August,
witness had sold other stamps to re-
spondent. He thought he had delivered
stamps to Mr.. Murdoch three of four
times. The last time previous to Au
gust, was about a year previous. The
stamps were always sold at a discount.
Mr.. Murdoch paid for the stamps in
each instance. Had delivered him $50
worth in one lot and 800 worth in an
other. Mr.. Murdoch told him one in
stance that if he had known that there
We're so many stamps of large denomln-
atoms he would not have taken them.
Cross examined by Judge Foster.
witness said that he was born at Deer
Island, New Brunswick. When u he
went to PASSPORT. While there he en-
listed in the First Maine Heavy Ar
tillery and served u months or until
the close of the war. He had been in
the clothing business on Middle street
for 50 years. He had been I'm the store
at the corner of Middle and Temple
streets for Is years. O'ROurke had been
i'm his store Il great many times during
the past three years. Did not know
what O'Rourke'S business was.
Witness had hired money from Mr.. Muir
dock. At the time he went into bank
ruptcy a short time ago he owed Mr..
Murdoch about SiO0 Since Feb. l. he took
n lease of the store in which he had done
business long and sold it for $500. or
this amount he gave O'ROurke $500. He
paid this money to O'Rourke in his store.
Witness had been frequently at Muir
dock K Freeman's to pay him money.
Never gave Murdoch Il stamp in pay
ment for debt.
Witness stated positively that he never
bought stamp but merely acted as agent
between O'Rourke and HuddclI. Mr..
Munrdock had frequently dunned witness
for the amount witness owed him.
Witness knew Huddcll and ORourkc
at Stetson court. He had been there twice.
Could not tell whore ORour<e is. He
did not know where he was. The last time
h" saw . 'Rourke was when he paid
O'Rourke $40 in his store on Middle
street.
Never remembered of letting Mr.. Muir
dock have postage due stamps. Never
counted the stamps but trusted to Mr..
Murdoch The other fellows Were will
ing to trust him. Witness reiterated a
former statement Injt ne never t"llttt
the stamps but merely acted agent i'll
the transaction between Mr.. Murdoch and
o RoUrke and IIuddell
Did not know that the stamps were
stolen; didn't see them stolen.
Witness said that he did not get 4 cent
for handling the stamps. Handled them
simply because Huddcll and ORourke
traded with him.
He considered that he and Murdoch had
always been friends.
| Miss +. i. Sweet. boollkecpcr for
George c. Frye for niEe years. Last Au-
gust she bought stamps Of David f. Muir
dock. Witness produced the check and 1t
was put in evidence.
There We're $40 in stamps in the lot.
Had bought stamps from Murdoch about
two years previously.
Cross-cxamired by Judge Foster, Miss
Sweet said that George G. Frye used u
very large amount of stamps and that 1t
was customary to buy them in large
quantities. Mr. Murdoch made no attempt
at conccalmcnt. The firm used thousands
of dollars in stamps in the course OF 4
wear She had bought stamps OF &. NJ.
Rice, the paper man. at different times.
The hearing was adjourned to 2.M.
Mr.. MurdOck was put under 5000 bonds
for his appearance fran day to day. Bcr-
nard l.. Shalt and Bernard Devinc are
the bondSmcn.