Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-12-05

GOOD? A. Don't think those were just the
words.
y. Well, sir, what were the words you
used? A. She was making some remark OF
Mr.. Latin being in aud out there, and / told
her did not think it was for any good Said
she, Mr.. Latin is christian. Said l, there
are great many who profess to be christians
whom | think it would be better for YOU not
to have in here so much.
Q. You said he was not round there for
any good did you? a. No, sir.
q. Jealous of him? A. Not exactly; we
were talking together pleasantly.
z. You was advising her? A. Yes, sir.
q. How long did you live in New York
City? a. Six or seven months; could MOI
say exactly.
Q. Did you have any quarrels with your
wife there? A. DO not know that did,
Q. Didn't you have cinch with her at
that place? 4. Don't remember that did.
q. When you came out from under til,
bed you say you did not have anything in
your handI a. Could not say positively.
q. Where did you get the knife? a. /
say | don't know how came by it.
Q. Have it out when you were under the
bed? A. DO not think did.
q. DON'T you recoilect about il A.
do not.
q. Don't you know whether you took it
out of your pocket? A. do not.
e. Did you hit in coming out from under
The bed? a. My back struck the bed III
coming out.
Q. You say there could not have been a
carpet there, because he would have put i,
upon the floor: A. | don't renember OF
seeing it.
Q. If he had put carpet on the floor
could you have seen it? A. Yes, sir.
Q. You said also that there was some
things in the basket, and something on the
table. so that he could not have put it there I
A. | think there was a basket setting on the
table, but would not be positive.
Q. Did you strike against that basket dur
ing the scuitle? a. | cannot say.
Q. When did you see that basket? A
When first came out | noticed something
setting on the table just as he took his hat off
from the table.
Q. Could you see Mr.. Latin from under
the bed? \. l could see his feet.
Q. What did he have on his feet. \. He
had on boots.
Q. You see them did you? A. | could
see his feet.
Q. How many buttons were buttoned on
his coat' A. l could not tell you sir.
Q. Did not notice about that: A. No,
sir
Q. When you went under the bed did you
lie fiat? Pretty near sir.
Q. On your hands and knees? Partly on
my hands and knees-could not rise up much
the bed was so low.
@. All undress did she? A. Yes sir.
q. What were you in under the bed for ?
A. | got under there to if she was going
to have any one come there that night to see
her.
Q. You went under for that purpose? A.
Yes sir.
O. Did you tell Mrs White that you won
dered when you tore her clothes that you
hadn't done something worse? A, | don't
know but what did
@. And knew that you were liable in one
of those fits of passion to do some violence no
her? 4. may have.
Q. Why did you tell her thatl A. l don't
know.
q. Didn't you know when you went under
that bed that you would be somewhat enraged
ifsome man came in? A. No sir, did not
think anything about it.
q. Didn't pay any attention to that? \.
No sir.
q. You expected to catch some one there,
didn't you? No sir.
O. What did you go down there for? A.
Wanted to see who there.
Q. Didn't you expect to see any one there !?
A. No sir.
@. Why did you go down it you didn't?
A. had suspicious and wanted to see if |
was right or wrong.
Q. You say she lett the door ajar did you,
when she went to bed: A. She did
@. How did Mr.. Latin take hold of the
door to open it? A. Could not tell you, be-
cause l was under the bed and he was out
side.
n hat sc, ~
struggling with you? Where did they stand !?
A. They were in the roon.
Q. Where did they stand-which was near
est the bed? Could not tell you, sir; don't
know who was nearest the bed
Q. Whereabouts did you catch your wife
by the hair? A. don't know.
Q. Don't you remember of clutching her
by the hairs A, No sir.
@. You were all there struggling together
how long did you struggle. A. Could not
tell you, sir
Q. Don't remember anything aboutit A.
No. sir.
Q. Which one got clear first? a. don't
know.
Q. Did your wife have on a wrapper? A.
Don't remember of seeing one-think she did
not.
Q. Don't you remember whether she was
in white or in the wrapper, when you first got
out from under the bed? A. Could not tell
exactly.
Q. State as near as you can? A. Don't
think she did, but don't know.
@. Who was the man in Lewiston shut up
in a room with your wife? A. l forget his
name.
Q. Was he fellow workman there? A..
He worked in the mili-Sherbrook, or Shu-
mac-it was German name.
q. Was your father German! A. My
grandfather was My father was born in r..
|. My grandfather was born in Germany.
Q. How long after you was born, did you
live in Nantucket? Could not tell you sir.
My father moved away from there when l
was a boy. He moved to Bristol, then back
to Nantucket again.
Q. How long did you live in Bristol? A.
A year or more.
Q. What did you do there? a. Didn't
do anything. He sent me to school, and when
| ran away from school he tried to make me
work in the shop.
Q. What did he do? A. He was tailor
by trade.
Q. How long did you work in his shop !?
A. But very little. Whenever got chance
l ran away from there-did not like to sew
and so | ran away.