The Somerset reporter., 1905-11-16
Proves Alibl
Taylor Discharged ia shswmut rost once
Case.

Taylor Discharged ia shawmut fosi once
Case.
Daniel Taylor, the starks farmer,
who was accused of burglarizing the
United States postoffice at shawmut,
was arraigned before United states Com
missioner Burleigh, Saturday morning,
in the grand jury room at the county
court house in Augusta and because the
witnesses for the government had not
put in an appearance, tue bealng ~as
adjourned until o'clock. After an ex
animation lasting Two and hdlf hOuis
Taylor was discharged by Commissioner
Burleigh
In the absence of United states Dis
trict Attorney Dyer, the case for the
government was conducted by Deputy
Marshal Haskell, and the respondent
was represented by A. NJ. Goddard For
the government side, three witnesses
were introduced. They were Charles u.
Hume, postmaster at Shawmut and Nj.
and Mrs. Charles r. Stain of Mercer
Postmaster Hume testified to the rob-
berry of the postt flee at ohawmut, and
to the subsequent burning of the build
ing in which il was located. The loss
sustained by the government, according
to Mr.. Hume. was $l78 in money and
about S48 in postage stamps, as we'll as
cancelling machines and other govern
ment property.
Charles +. stain, who was brought up
from Portland by Deputy Marshal Has
kell, told story, that under some cir
cnmstances would have been very dam
aging against the respondent. stains
testimony was, in its import aud parts,
as follows: Taylor came To me two
weeks before the Shawmut pos office
fire, while | was working for John Bun
ker's ton Taylor said TO me: why
do you work for so cents day
can put you in position where you
can do better. | have been to Shawmut
with Mr.. Lehman, and | was IN the Of
flee of the manufacturing company.
The safe was open. He described the
safe to me, and said he could open il in
half an hour. He said we @0u have
to have four drills that would cost so
cents each, aud we would also have to
have handle which would cost Is
cents "
Stain continued to give his alleged
interview with Taylor regarding the
plans for the alleged robberles
Throughout his entire testimony, stain
displayed marked antipathy against
The respondent. la Gloss examination,
Mr.. Goddard brought ont the TACT that
Stain had served terms IN The New
Hampshire and Maine state prisons and
a Jail sentence.
stain was plainly netted at the stand
taken by MIR Goddard, and he refused
to answer many of the attorneys ques-
tions Mr. Goddard stated to the court
that he was attempting TO show the
reputation enj by the witness for
general untru Chfulness. etc. Mr. God
dad brought out the fact, later, that
Stain had admitted on previous occa-
sions, to bearing false witness against
his father, who Was convicted of muir
der and sentenced to State prison for
life, and who was subsequently pardon
ed stain denied ever having trouble
with the respondent, and claimed that
he had always entertained friendly feel
ing for him. Stain asserted that IA man
named WEIGH had asked him to "geI a
gun and shoot the whole id Taylor
family" and that he had told Taylor of
this.
A, P. DuttOn, postmaster and store
keeper of Mercer, testified to seeing and
talking with the respondent on the
morning of the pOstoffice fire at Shaw.
nut, and Will Maguire and other wit
nesses testified to seeing the respond
emit on that morning az early as ) o'clock
Taylor WAS put on the stand toward
the close of the examination and he en-
tered general denial to the testimony
of stain, whom he characterized az "a
liar Taylor told of his actions for As
hours preceding the Shawmut postoffice
fire, and told the names of people whom
he met while on horse trading trip
during that time He testified that hr
passed the night preceding thu fire and
burglary at HIS home in atarks, and his
testimony was corroborated by his wife,
Mrs. Phiora Taylor, and his son, Percy
Taylor
hen the evidence WAS all in, Mr.
Goddard stated that he had nothing to
say, as there appeared to be no need of
an argument in face of the perfect alibi
established by the respondent Deputy
Marshal Haskell, for the government,
rested the case on the testimony of the
witnesses produced 10y the government,
and Commissioner Burlegh announced
that Mr. Taylor was discharged