Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-22
Afternoon Session.


At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion County Attorney Fisher summed up
his case and the jury was charged by
Judge Beane.
| The next case for trial was that of
| Samuel Snow on the charge of breaking
entering and larceny, William r. Pattan-
| gall appeared for the respondent.
In opening the case County Attorney
Fisher informed the jury that there were
| two counts in the indictment, one charg-
| ing the respondent of breaking and en-
| tering the NJ. c. r. r. station at River
side and stealing one pair of tennis shoes,
revolver and pair of gloves; the 9TH
er count charging Snow with breaking
into the station at Vassalboro with the
| intention of committing theft
The first witness called was John New
all. one of the section crew at Riverside
| Witness testified that on the morning Of
Sept he was passing the station and
/ that he heard noise within. He saw
] a man inside whom he thought was
Snow As soon as the man saw him he
Jumped from the station window and
! fled. Later witness testified that he
found a grip containing the articles nam
ed in the indictment in addition to sew
eraI other articles. In looking over the
contents of the grip the revolver was
pulled out by County Attorney Fisher,
who commenced to look it over as
that loaded ?" asked Judge Beane. Take
it out, Mr.. Sheriff, and ascertain whether
| or not it contains cartridges The gun
was found not to be loaded, and the case
was continued.
In cross-examination by Mr.. Pattangall
witness was not sure then, and could
not state at the present time, that Snow
was the man whom he saw fleeing from
| the station window.
George Rand, the station agent at Riv-
| erside, was the next witness called. Wit
ness identified the stolen articles as be-
| ing his property Witness discovered
| that the station had been broken into
| and goods taken. Charles II. harrington,
a deputy sheriff of Waterville. then took
| the stand and testified that the grip in
| question had been in his possession since
| the preliminary hearing at Watervile,
He also identified the articles in the grip
| as being the same as those when the
grip was given to him.
Detective Russell of the NJ. c.. R. r.
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suspicious pointed toward Snow and that
he made arrangements with the city
marshal of Auburn to have Mr.. Snow
| brought into the Auburn police station
for a conference. Witness further testi-
| fed that at first the respondent denied
| taking the articles contained in the grip,
but later admitted that the grip was
his and that he (Snow) left the grip at
the station at Vassalboro. Witness stat
ed that Snow denied being in the River
| side station, but stated that the other
| fellow" was.
Attorney Pattangall put the witness
under gruelling cross-examination and
| in the end Russell was somewhat con-
fused as to just what was in the grip.
| Court took a recess at this point.
| City Marshal Taylor of Auburn took
the witness stand at the conclusion Of
| the recess and identified the articles i'll
| the grip. Witness was shown several
| letters and post cards, some of the cards
| bearing no address. and asked If he re-
membered seeing them in the grip. He
replied that he remembered seeing some
| of them, while others he did not. Mr.
| Taylor further stated in corroboration
of Detective Russells testimony that as
/ the result of their conversation with the
| respondent he first denied taking the ar
| ticles and then later admitted that he
| did, but that there was another fellow
with him. The cross-examination of the
witness was rigid.
| George F. Beckett was the States next
witness, and testified that he knew the
| respondent. There was no cross-exami-
nation of the witness. The State rested
/ here.
| Attorney Pattangall opened the case
| for the defence. Samuel Snow, the re-
spondent was the first witness to take
! the stand and testified in his own be-
| half. Witness worked at the Lewiston
| fair grounds week prior to the break
at Riverside. On Monday, Sept. 5, the
| day before the break, witness was work
Ting at Waterville fair grounds. From
Monday night prior to the break until
| the fair at Waterville closed witness
was not off the fair grounds. Witness
denied that he owned the grip in the case
and that he first knew of the break
when he went to visit relatives at Vas
salboro. Witness stated that Detective
Russell kept hammering at him and tolo