Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-02-27
[,eporcd to the lewiston JOurnal.l
Trial of George knight, for the hur.
der OF his Wife.
EVIDENCE ron GOVERNMENT

I LNlbiN'i iph ''' '"'''''''
U,Nym :. PAErRrpCE - Examined by
Goddard live in Poland. | am - years
old. was living at Mr.. knights ia Oct
last, had been there three months. was
thcro up to the lOth. Ny father is John
Partridsc-hc lives ia Poland. My aunt
was sick. and she wanted me TO live with
her smell. The 9th Of October was Mon
day. know George knight-my aunt
Mary was Mrs. kuight-shc was not an
aunt of mine-I alway. called her s1-shc
il a littlr rglation-KnIght lived in Poland
SWEET Jordan lives ia the house WHORE
KNIGHT lntl-I saw George Knight that
Monday. a. home first saw him that day
m the furanoon-last saw him that day
about seven O'Clock in the cycniug--hc was
at homc-hc was getting ready 20 80 away
saw him opcu the door 90 go away-hc
went out Of the kitchen door where the r.
ccss is--it was pretty dark-hc bad on u
grey coat. aud that Isall remember. Don't
Know which way be- wcut-hc said he was
going out 81 Mr. llerricks, and | think hc
said hc vas going 10 Gray, after q barrel OF
. lJur-l rgcollcct hearing him say nothing
more. Sidney Ncrrill aud | wcrr Vrcsrnt-
| think il Vas as he came out uf the sitting.
room into ihc kitchcn--Siducy Nrrrill ami !
aud aunt Mary, and gludmuthcr-l call
old Mr- Knight grandmother she was mo-
thcr u the Vrlslncr-l called Mr. Knight
uncle GcIrsr.
Dennis Grlslun and Harriet y. Jorlon
had been staying there during the summer
they were uo; there that uIsht-Dcnuls
limgIon went away that Monday. and llar-
rict the wc.k h,iUrc-l dl not hear Gcursr
Kui.ht say when either OF thcso pcrspus
Nur, o. come hack-Niss Cr1ckct was there
that uitrru.4u.--u. bns was there that even
ius--my aunt was sick she was able ~ sit
uI,-slr had duytur-nr. CARRIE came
Ultru-hc came there that night, AZ ur
mos, :. | don't know whether Mr.. knight
ur nr. Carr went away iu,-ihnk they
went out tusgthcr-l heard Dr. Carr ~
upthiu. about my Auut's hcllih inTrc,rncC
ur uncle Grurec-l iil not hear Dr e. s,y
auythiu. O. han about hyrH-1yUTcr sad hr
was going % ll.rrick.. q grta load oi
shIn.irs-Hc .lil nothing O. my auui-hc
dI not ly what hc was spns @ ip With
iUr shingles ] AW him ntai thc next day
about 10 Y'gl1ck-Mr. lhur,iun was with
him-l1ut rcclllrct what h' had on
went 90 bel about halipas s"ycn-sl'pt m
thc bedroom out OF the sliunc.gu1m b"d.
r1um-it is on the back side OF the house
went into u frlm tho sitting. s.rnum-,iiu"y
N,rgill slept in thr middle bedroom, out pi
my hsl.rYpm-my graudmuthgr slept in the
further L.l.rpHu-thIs D, th' Ilr.ur h'd-
room, out ol Sluoy oy's-ihcrc ia window
oct ut the varlor bei.ruom-it looks uut ui
the cod ul the hous'. Their, ia window Ia
sidney, room, Il looked out Of back Of house
there was = window IN my rrom-auut
Mary slept Ia the sitting room - thr bed
stood between my bedroom AMI the door
uut uf ihr sitiiu. roam into the front entry
my auu; Mary was ahcl when | went O.
b.l-sha was uulrcs,rI-s'c uulrrs,l just
before vent to bs!--A liills while before
she hll rlihin. Ou but her usual night.
4rrsi--sIr slept ou ihc front side OF th' 'rl
u.Nt t0 tsr window there w,rr four pil.
lows O. that byI. Ihgr, was table, tgsk
and char, iu tbe Iopm. arranged M tur.
niturt lur, went o. h.G-l lcit q light
hUrnu. 900 th' chair, side nf aunt Mary
brI-'ug trout .Il,-tbc light was candle
/ l.t u. candle iu taH riuI..siiek aul q
whole ur, in "a, chair lrlt tlem because
r.yu.slg. 90 hy nuu; MAy she usually !al
ono thcr-1ucr BOO y Whi,rsHr iwt them
tirrc. There was cludlr'ick and piece
ofcaulls on The table in toe sitilns-rnIm-
th, t.l., slt between the two wiudpws-I
nut 10 tilfe-tAe cluIl..iich-I took % ont
Vi th. cU.ar-way tlat cyeaiuS nothing
iu Ilruau4y-tJ1k nothing u..' un', nor
put auytaiu. c,,r in, a. ! rrmgmhgr-ihc
candles were lu the cgllar-way-tbgY were
all IN t4c cellar. except some brought up
aul uuf ia crlhr.way-l brought uP four
that ui.hl-l usually brought them up
tho cylar-way lclls Out OF lhc kitchcn. !
went down about tvs u'clJck-wc kept our
matchc, iu the match sllC--lt was ~ ihc
mauile.pircc iu thn kitchen.
Thrrs was not bunch therl when went
g. bsl-l know because went 20 the match
safe that evening g. light my candle. sidney
w,at O. JaI "a .IitlJ while before ! dII-hr
had az candle t. ~ O. with-luu't know
when grandmother went O. btl-shc was Ia
her hUl-rOum-whcn she came from Mr..
Grants ,h1 went right 70 her bcl-rOOm-shc
went l. Mr.. e.. 5 IN the afternoon, and re'
turned between four AMI five. dIinot SO
her after she came home took - canil,
when ! went to bed part Of onc-thcrc
were 40 other cAnlic,ticks ia the house, be-
side tlOs, have namcI-l put my candle
m the chair, which sat near IL, sitting room
door, when | went to BET aud blew IL out.
The door was not open into Sidncy's room
don't know how thc door into grand
mothers room was-nUr whether the door
from granimpthcr's room into the plrlor
was Up1n. There j. door from the 'front.'
entry into the parlor and into the sitting
room. The former door had a lock upon 1t
Il never knew II locked | don't know
whether il was Orsu or shut that night
think the key was usually kept ia the lock
on the inside, passed through that door
IN the forenoon. sometime, had occasion 10
pass through that dOOr-thrcc or four times
a day-ihgrc was lock on the front door
kept on the inside, and the door usually kept
locked at night and sometimes days. ltwas
locked that night locked il little while
after DR.. Carr was gone-l went 10 bed
about half past 1--l sigp, in the bedroom
out Of sitting.room bedroom.
was walked up in the night-Sldney
yerrill called melville | was dressing |
heard aunt Mary scream twice. lcOulln
understand what she said; it seemed - bea
scrcech-it was considerably loud. IL seem
ed 10 ue 10 come from the further bedroom
Il dressed, and then went out INTO the sit
tins.rOom-Iil not put on all my clothes
il took me but few seconds. After put
on my clothes went into the sitting.room
into my bedroom aud got my candle
then went into the sitting room again, and
hunted for match found none. Then
| went into the kitchen, felt in the match
saf, and found one, and liz the clnlle-l
looked in the safe when went into the kitch-
en- the first time. | left tho candle on the
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