Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-27
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| He said that DR.. Castor was kind to
| him. He admitted having been severcl
times arrested for larceny, and that he
pleaded guilty to the larceny of the
Lessard diamonds, just before the
larger larceny of the Cashier jewels.
He denied that he saw Frank Vaughan
the morning of the robbery
He said that DR.. Castor intended. as
he understood it. to make a healer OF
him, and mat he went to his house
with that idea.
Frank W. Vaughan was called by MIR
Bates, and testified that he was in
Lynn at the time Of the taking Of the
Cashier diamonds and was called back
to Portland by Il telegram signed
Peter asking him to come at once to
the house of DIR. Castor IN Portland
ON his arrival he was given the Cast
ner diamonds hy DIR. Castor and told
To sell them III Boston and Mrs. Castor
went with him.
lie disposed "f Il portio Of the d:a-
montls in Boston FOR $113 ana buried the
rest in Lynn. He started to tell of hay
ing sold the Lcssard diamonds stolen
by Edpurt. but was checked by Mr.
| NIIttllltdl, WIZ IlGtt ii SlldIII llIl With
Mr. Bates, when the assistant count '
attorney spoke Of the former robbery"
The court excluded that branch o.
questions. He asserted that Mrs. Cas-
tor was With him When he sold q part
Of The diamonds.
The CrOSS-CAaminatiOn of the witness
wa; very long and Mr.. Grcenlcaf went
into every minute detail. The witness
said that he lived for years at New
Haven. lie declined to say when he
was married, but he has q Wife ard
two children.
He tnstincd that he was fairly well
acquainted' with Dr. and Mrs Castor
and with Earl F.dburt He said that he
gave Edburt $50 on the Lcssard dia-
mondS, and that he believed E,dburt
might have stolen them. He was
checked when apparently about to en-
ter into the particulars of that robbery.
He said that he sold It part of til" diL-
monds to Boston stock broker named
Pollard.
He was cross examined regarding the
place where he kept the Lcssard da-
morIS until he sold them, and he said
III u hole in the lawn of house in
Lynn.
Did YOU consider that . safe place.
asked Mir. Greenlcaf. and the witness
rerlied, Safe enough for me-
Coming back for moment to the
Lcssard robbery, he was allowed to say
that Edburt had told him that he want
ed to send his wife to Portland" He
did not know that Edburt was not mar
ricd He was questioned concerning
ta+ Nv in, n
confession at the police station, and did
not remember that he then said that
Edburt told him that his wife was
coming to Portland
"He said that Dr. Castor would" he
began. bat was checked, and Mr.. Green
leaf questioned him very closely con-
corning the extent Of his acquaintance
with DR.. and Mrs. Castor and Earl Ed
burt.
He said that all the Castors received
of the $lI3 from the sale of the dia =
mnnds was So, and that he received
nothing. No questions were asked why
this happened to be so He said ti:@t Ia
gave Mr.. Castor So before sh" lrfl to-
ton for Portland, and that She gave him
Il receipt for it.
he denied that FIdburt gave him Tn"
diamonds when they met on Congress
street The lay after the robbery. ana
said that he received them from DIR.
Castor
Z. NJ. Stewart, a conductor testified
that he saw Vaughan and Mrs. Castor
on IN electric car, and th;st they went
to EiGdcford
G. w. Leonard was called by Mr..
Bates, and said that he saw Mrs. Cas-
tor ana Vaughan on an electric car two
or three days before the arrest of Ed
burt for the Cashier diamond robbery.
There was no croSS-cXamination Of
either of the witnesses.
At this point Judge Turner adjourned
the hearing until Monday morning.
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