The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-03-08


met Spears near Emery house, hin'son haa NV
and was walking along with him. spear sa'i /"
he could get any bo'ly IN 90 hume Win m,a "
would go, Wilkinson said he was going; hl'-
sou s.Se.l him TO take ~,r--Wilkinsoa s,Id ne
wu.ld. lie took hold % his arm and Lewis t9ok
ibid " his other. A nttle past stare ssntsd u
rrnss road and yct something to drink WLkln-
,on said no, k,a enough. wilkinson asked ifM,
T. 20 take Ms money aud give :" Police ohcrr nll
.r.oIhinr. On he could no. drink. Lewis sald drd
not have any money b.cause dti not pay hi
drisk, lie rc-led up against the fence and
took hold of hs arm about midway 81 btidge, he
waited To fght-and would not 20; 50 WILLIAMSON
,cok him b, IN, shpshlss and tricd 10 push him
alon4 lie fcn bak Against theTailing AMI his
hat went over into the water. Wilkinson sa'd
help 90 yet him onto the other side Of the bridge.
Didn't wsnt tn lerv- HIM In the bridgr. Lewis
dragged him to the last lamp post aud then le'
him alone and Wilkinson dragged him the
ryst VI the way alone. Wilkinson was gouss
% leave him q the end u The sf'ds
lie ATTEMPTED to get up and fell dn~n
Wilkinson said too bad Ia leave him thcrc,lets
yet him across the road. Some distance
tom the bri,ll,c 10 or ~ feet, we dragged
him. vs. standing on the sidewalk two or
farce feet in front Of him. lie fell down
t~ice, when went 10 pick him mp he kicked
NJ inc. Wilkinson asked why didn't Kick
him hack. said he's used me we'll, III use
him we'll. lie fell sccoud time onto the
curb,tone, lie laid on The curb stone as ne
fell. lie was standing In the gutter. Preity
dark that night. Could not see that he had
hurt himself s,uch by wounds or bruises.
Wilkinson asked inc and Lewis To carry him
across the road. Spears was lying ON his
f,cr then. I helped him onto the grass.
Wilkinson said IL was rs far IS he promised
to take him. Wilkinson said well take him
over there to let him sober OF. There was
a wide piece Of ground there between the
fence and road. Wilkinson wanted me To 20
back. told him I would not. did not offer
any violence tn the man that evening. Did
not kick or strike him. Wilkinson walked
ahead Of us a. VIC went over dragging Spear.
Don't remember anything about Wilkinsons
saying ''lct's ~ through him." sc. Don't
remember said anything Co Joseph Young
about that. Hear such expressions rs 'go
through" &c. often. Fell in with Lewis OPP
posiic the gate. wilkinson como up amer
Id gone few steps. NC went M !" us
Express Office and separated. Lewis ami
went home. Live on Elm Street. Lewis
lived ON Bradbury Street. In going home
Lewis would 20 past my home. Reached
home nj D l.2. Did not see Spears have
any money that night. Did not sec Spears
10 know him before that night. Dill not
search him a. sec ii he had money. Heard
he was dead about IL Sunday A. Nj. Learned
il frvm Mr, kinison and Durgin. They
came 10 WY house. Durgin asked where
was Saturday nightf II I'd been to the
Covered Bridge! I answered yes. IL Id
sy,.n drunken man there! L said Il dbl.
H,ptcd To know who was with. Replied,
Ui,kins,n and Lewis. Told him, yes, l
hclpcd get the man over tn Saco. Told him
] len the man ON the other (Saco) side of
the bridge. Said he'd have 10 hold me for
examination. I went away with him. L had
br,n To- meeting (Mr. Tcnncy's) before Mr.
Duryin came. Had been acquainted with
wilkinson two or three months bciorc this.
Met him first, think, at Crystal Arcade
with Frank ilcndri, Googin aud Lewis, l
thiuk-not CERTAIN. stood I'm the gutter
the second time ne fell down. was IN the
gutter. That was the time undertook to
help him up. The first time WAS on the
sidewalk two or three feet frcm Spears.
There were womcn who passed Us rs Ne
were coming through the hridgc--just rs we
were passing the last gaslight. Wilkinson
and Lcwis had hold of his arms. Spears
weighed about $50 or leo pounds. One hold
Of his wrist, the other of his elbow, just above
each. 4 bay passed when near the curb
STONE, think. Spears asked for his hat two
or three times while WE were going through
the bri,lgc.
FRIDAY FORENOON, MAR. l.
Cu,RiEs 4. EpoERLr, continued. Re
member Of passing u man between JcllcsonS
store and bri,lgc, Oct. 9th, evening. Wilkin-
SON and lad hold of Spears at that time.
Sp,ars broke away from me and said he
wanted Ia get hold of this msn. When l let
on ,c staggered up against the fence. viii
a. A. a ~ II Al.
ms, this sid. Of store, I think. did not
spcak of going through Spears for his mon
,y. Wilkinson said So in fun, a little ancr
", Ief, Kinison. Have heard expression ''go
Sc. = or - years, think.
Cases Ex'N. 1 dill not drink In Wilde's
sLop that cvening-nciIhcr Wilkinson nor
1 owls drank when I was there. Spears
drank oncc--tlid not sec him pay. On cor
nyr OF street llendri, Wilkinson, Spears
AMI Googins. Spears and GOogins walked
dawn street; IL or 20 followed alter
about 10 minutes, 1 think. Spears
went M To- man in tie wagon. Iendric lived
ON Smith street. Young lived ON Summer
st; Lewis an bradbury Il. The nearest way
home was by the Biidciord house. went
round with Wilkinson for walk. Wilkin-
son asked us to ~. Young, Lewis, Wilkin-
son and went alung together. just before
reaching: the Emery house met kinison AMI
Spcars. Wilkinson said, aid like to go
through him." in sporti'c manner. said
nothing, hut laughed. Wilkinson and Lew
!. took hold first; down by Jcllcson's store
,ook hold. Spears wanted to 80 across ST.
aud drink. let 20 AMI Spears pitched into
street. then took hold of him AMI went tn
,nhlile VI the brhlgc. Wilkinson dragged
him alone TO the curb stone. or near it,
Lewis AMI went ahead. lie fell over into
the drain. Wilkinson called me hack to help
him up. When I went hack Spears kicked
NJ me. wilkinson asked Why didn't kick
hack. Told him he'd usc,l me well and Id
use him we'll. The scconsl time he fell his
head struck the carb-stone. When Rowe
passed Spears had fallen first time. Wilkin-
son and dragged him across the road 10 So
Lcr of. Spears iii not speak when VIC car
,.,.l him over. Wilkinson wanted tn ~
h,ck and carry him further cut of the road
so wagons should not go over him. l would
,,t 90 hack Woman passed when i got
half across street. Wilkinson said 'let him
i,y ,l,r, and sober or" We then went upl
M, hin Opposite the Express Office. Vii.
l,n,on said lac must 20 home. lie len AMI
x., went home. Cave M notice because
Thought the man Was drunk, would sober OH
and 90 home. Thought no more about the
matter ut the time.
ID. CoLrnwAr. sworn. Trader In Bid
,l,fur,, WAS there 9Th and Ith Oct. last. ncni
,Iown To covered bridge about Sunday morn.
inv. Saw marks trail. Following the trail
back I should say IL was certainly ~ far
from the bridge as the curb stone.
y. u. EpalnLY, sworn. Charles u my son.
was =, h.me Oct 9Th, In the evening. Charles
came hcme abcu, IA OF ~ minutes rasto o'clock.
Know Il was before 10 Neat day forenoon wen,
10 Mr.. Tcnuys meeting. lie went with me. Mr.
Ihuyin called hrst sner wc gCt homo from meet
ing-past IL
Dcfcus- rect here.
AlpioS SANDS. recalled. I estimated distance
incorrectly about the bridge. Aeoa, Gee, from
rn,h stone the trail endcd towards the bIiyc, aud
about fee, into the street nom the line Of the
curb stone.