Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-12-03
man tainted, and was borne from the court

room.
Q. Then what did you do? A. stood
there, do not know how Tonga number of
minutes; | saw her go up into Mrs Palter-
sons room--1 took it to be her; presently she
| came down, with two or three others. bring
ing sewing machine: they carried it into
her room; they were in there q little while
| could not say how long-a few minutes Mrs.
Patterson and my wife came out; my wife
shut to the shutters and told Mrs Patterson
that she was going to put herself into bed
pretty quick; she spoke very loud and /
thought it because Mrs. Patterson was
going up stairs, so she could hear her. She
went to turn the bolt on the shutters, and the
thought came into my head quicker than Il
flash to go in and get under the bed; l step
ped along to the house, put my coat and shoes
lprisoner here made motions as if hastily TAX
ing off coat and shoes by the side of a water
| pail by the side of the door, and slipped under
the foot of the bed, while she was there turn
ing the bolt to the shutters.
q. Did you remain there? A. | did ;
she shut the window down where she
had been turning the bolt and went
into the other room; / could not see
what she did, but could see little through
the door; | did not dare to get out so she
could see me- the door leading into the back
yard was standing wide open; she came and
ing it, it may be open half an inch; could
Just see the light out at the door; She didn't
latch it; she undressed herself in the sitting
room, put her clothes on a chair, and came
into the bed room and got on to the bed.
q. Was there any light in that sleeping
room? A. No sir: the light was in the sit
ting room turned partly down.
q. Where did the light sit in the sitting
room? A. On the table.
G. State whether she left the door between
the two rooms open? A. No sir; when she
got on to the bed she shut the door, making
the room perfectly dark, except what light
came in through the window; the curtain
was down.
q. Then what occurred? 4. In few
minutes after she got on to the bed, the door
opened and man stepped in l could see
his feet as | looked out from under the bed;
he shut the dsor and fastened it; she says
''Hayeyou fastened the door 2 he said Yes; !"
and she Immediately unlatched the door the
sitting room, which sprang open about one
third the way, and let the light shine right
across the bed room, making it quite light in
that room.
q. What did the man do after he went in
\. | thought by his motion that he laid his
hat upon the table, but did not see that; he
stepped up to the bed and by the motion and
their talk though, that he put his arms round
her and Rugged her, and they kissed each
other.
z. Did you hear any words between them
4. Yes, sir.
Q. What? \. He said to her-"You
love me, don't you she said--.'If didn't, l
should not do as | j." she said--s'Are you
not gong to undress?" said he'll cannot
tonight, i am in hurry-you know | have
got to put that carpet down | showed you to-
t,Y I
did not fairly understand, and then | thought
he said he wou ''have one of those things"
and thought he got on to the bed; l hit my
shoulder against the bed coming out, which
made a noise; when | came went under the
foot of the bed-it is low and could not rise
up much; as l came ont under the head of
the bed he jumped up-he had just grabbed his
hat off that table; how got the knife | can
not tell; | had the pistol in my pocket, and
have had it ever since was on the police in
Lawrence.
q. Have you carried tia with you about
your work? No, sir; always took it evenings
when going out; ii | was travelling on cars |
always took it; have no recollection about
opening my knife; l know that / clinched
iim we were all three clinched in the bed
room, and that is the most can tell about it
my idea was to tear the man all to pieces
that was my idea sir,--to tear him all to
pieces.
Q. Then you say you have not distinct
recollection of what occurred. A. No, sir;
| have not; do not have adistnct recollec-
ton of anything that occurred until the next
morning. | can recollect some few things
that occurred but not distinctly.
q. DO you recollect of coming to Au-
gusta? A. | do not hardly recolleet about
coming to Augusta; I know | recollected
after was here and put into the jail and
kind of realized where | was.
g. DO you remember anything about be-
ing arrested? A. l do remember of Mr.
Kendall speaking to me and telling me that I
was his prisoner; told him ''Yes, sir, all
right" or something of that kind-do not
know exactly the words.
Q. When you went there, had you any
purpose to commit any homicide,--to kill
any one? A. No sir, | had not.
Cross examination by Attorney General;
O. How long after your first wife died
did you marry the second? A. I think it
was about 10 or II months.
Q. How long had you been married to the
first wife? A.. About 10 years.
G. Did you have any difficulty with herr
A. No, sir.
O. Never had any difficulties with lers
A. No. sir.
@. Meyer took her by the throat on any
occasion? a. Do not remember that did.
q. DO you say that you did not! ~ Yes,
sir.
q. You say that you did notp A. say
that didn't do any such thing.
The prisoner was undergoing cross exam
mutton as the Court, at ) AZ, adjourned Our
Mondays edition will contain the que stions.
and the answers eli.ited,]