The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-02-08
FEBRUARY Gih, 1907.
Third DAYS Proceedings.

OWEN b. STEVENS, eoni,nued.-Wns n
the house Of DIR. SWEET part OF the wcel
previous to his decease. lie was not hici
often under tho influence Of liquor so tina
he could not attend to his business; Sat. +
NJ. he was able to attend to his business
At no time during the two weeks previous
was he unable to attend to business. saw
morphine in Mrs. Swcit's possession prcyi
Gus TO Sunday. Sat. A. ". ! went to the
Por. Sat. r. MI went to the house o
DR.. SWEET Charles Linscott went with me
went up to village to get some morphine
for his father. When we came back, Mrs
SWEET wanted INC TO call him in. lie came
in; she said she wanted to compare some
morphine with Ills; she compared It. Hers
was in brown paper, very near tea
spoonful. ! saw The morphine of both
She put hers in her pocket. About the III,
or 9Th of August last, she went up into his
office in the house. ic said IN her pres
once that he was posting his hooks. lie
told her to go out Of tho office or he should
nut her ont. She took up big oak ruler
living OIL the table and said she would not
go out. heard her strike him with ruler
and went up stairs. Saw her strike him
twice over tho head drawing blood. Tic
rctrentcd into bedroom aud she followed
with the ruler in her hand. Tic showed
her OH to tho bed lie struck her in the
size once. ! parted them then. He then
went into his office. She went down stairs
AMI got an axe. lie locked the door. She
went up stairs and said he'd kill him with
the axe. I took the axe away from her.
He opened the door and she went into the
office. She told him to open thu door.
She then took up big iron mortar pestlo
aud said she'd kill him with that and nd.
vanced towards him. ] took that away
from her. She then went into bedroom
and lay down. DO not remember any other
circumstance, in particular, like this. They
led an unhappy life and did not sleep to
gcther. Was frequently at his house the
previous six months. DO not think ! saw
him in that time So intoxicated that he
could not attend To his business. Saw no
nets of his violence towards her save this
one. She used TO "jaw" him aud would
do this when he WINS perfectly sober.
Cross erdmined.-NIarried daughter OF
DR.. SWEET ia July last. Kept H. rise soon
alter marriage. Lived in DR. family at
first lived there perhaps "a months. Oi
that time was there perhaps half tho time
Am carpenter Worked in Portland when
away two weeks. Was nt home once
while in J.. Stopped al home week then
went back to y. When I came back none
hut family were there.
Aner I got through, at Portland, worked
Mt Portland aud stayed with my wife perhaps
half the time was ut Portland tho week
previous to 2hl. Saturday got to Dr's
house about 4 o'clock T. M. Have not seen
him often in drink; three months OF the
six monthe previous was in Portland
for the six months previous have been on
good terms with Mrs. SWEET; she objected
to my staying ut the house. and opposed
my marrying the daughter. Slept in the
bedroom adjoining tho sit,ing.roon the
night previous. lie slept on the sofa wen,
to stable about half past four; second time
between that and seven third time ut sew.
en- o'clock. When he came in the last
time was building the fire sitting down
facing him rs he came in tho entry be-
tween the two rooms sat while he was In
kitchen; think no one beside my wife wa'
present. Mrs. SWEET came into bedroom
while I was there. Ito was sick when
came OH, Of bed room; First signs ! saw
of his sickness NlB SWEET was bathing hi.
head Sauh rot the water. ] was stand
ing in bed.OO door; went down to Land
lug about nine or half past nine about Z
mile rode. Went for stomach pump ant
got il; il was out Of order. think DIR
Richards went after another one. Don
remember how long he smoked
Mr. George Wise came in about eight o.
half past eight o'clock; Mrs SWEET called
him in. Don't remember that Laura SAID
10 mother ut Alfred, TINT she should have
felt differently towards her, if she had Civ
en- up the property to her. The cxamina
ton of the morphine was on Saturday +
N. She put the paper in her pocket.
told Mrs. SWEET that Linscot had been nj
ter morphine. Wife WA sick when wni
there DR.. Pray came to see her once.
am 10 years old last july.
GsoRoE WISE siporn.-Was acquainted
with DR.. and Mrs. SWEET; live in kenno
bunk, next house to DR.. SWEETS. Was n
the house the day he died; went IN nj tho
inclining against Stevens breast; Ms
SWEET accompanied me In. When Mrs
|Swctt called mo she said she wanted mo q
20 into their house, for tho DR.. was dying
AZ first I objected. Capt. Moody went il
with us asked her why she thought he
was dying she ai,i bo appeared differeu,
than no over appeared before. ] told he,
thought no was drunk. She raid she was
sure he WAS dying, and insisted that he
WINS, making some moaning. On my ad.
vising her to be quiet, she said that II he
died 90, she would not want to 1.-Two any
longer. Again requested her IN be quiet
She said she should soon he quiet, for she