Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-04-07
local aID State Mems.
Supreme Judicial COurt-The Wats0n-Page
Homicide Case.
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$4,000 BONDS 10 appear los u'''i "' '.'' 'eini vi
the Supreme guaic,al Iourt now III session
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The Jurors for said State, upon their oath
present, tnat Increase i r. ats9h @l "hthroP1 IN
cember in the Wear Of our Lord. ono tn thousand
eight hundred and seventy with force and arms at
Winthrop aforesaid IN and upon one Gcorge rage,
the a b ia hi 's r. ru 81
the statute in such case made and provided
a true bill. . ...
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mem peing r,au 10 tiie respondent ho Pi'"'
NOT uuiiy.
FROM 'ne TWO Jurles Tue lolio|lne jury was
e,hpaheieu' the names oeihs ui""" ny 'ne
cierA ...,
Georse >. Ballard, Thomas freeman freeman
Rohort Canforth' trorge n Kinslev
Charles r. button, Robert Maxwell,
John Fletcher Henry o. Pierce,
oii"h ~. r. ieer James (. " eeeS'
MIR. Whltehouse, IN briei address, opened
the case Tor the government citins the law
apPicapie 10 the crime Oh iiiisiao2l.tr' anu
the man points OF the testimony on 'he part
OF the prosecution.
Franklin Wood, sworn, testted-Haye re.
SIDED IN winthrop 10 years. on the Z9th OF
Dec. was IN employ OF MI "ml,nah fohh-
dry was roos from "ooa- shop; MT a'son'
Mr.. Nlchlss, anu NY sen were enhPioyea III
wood-roomi had known Heorge rage about
years ne toid me ne came from fttersburg'
va; nave understood ne had mother ilslng
IN va. lie was general Joo man Ill -dr.
Whitmans; ne was allowed TO come TO our
room and get wood 10 bu!!d nres; when got
mere that morning. Mf. watson ana Mr.
Aickles were there; we had been at work
perhaps hfteen or twenty minutes when rage
ana Lawrence came INTO tAe shop. lthess
SHOWN diagram OF shop' &C Inc nrst
knew neaFd an atercauon between Mr..
rage ana MT. a'soh MT: age saia, am
going TO saw TINS suck. Mf' atson said he
nad saved IL out lor wheel-oarro" huos.
rage saia he dld not care I'd Oh,
ne wouid saw IL II ne was NINA To- Mr..
watson told MN ne shoulah sa" III II was
sort OF Joist-sound umoer' the next thlng
1 saw they were IN a sGune ana tnen
ciihcnea anu zen On 'ne peilG"' 'ien III IL"
moments ieii 10 tae noor-'he negro on Top
to'u Mr' Nlckeis WIN whom rage boarded
thal nc had pe''tt take MN Oh. ne iii'tu tiie
negro ana look htih ny the collar ana lea MN
OH elght OF Ten ieet' no resistance oelhg ihaae.
MT. watson gotup on the moor; ne saw an I'M
Pielheh'' showed arm oi " leTipd ITO" ma
PIE TOOK II III MS mana anu walked Oh oehlna
MT. Nickles ana Mr.. rage L supposed the
troupie was theh All over NlcSels went oaeh
10 ms work-elght OF ten rect from ~nefe ne
LETT rage. We were al WORK on sied;
rage ana watson were having ioud tax
AGAIN W atsoh hau tne "ncsioarro" arm III ms
ieit mama ue next 'tihg sa" was age-he
caught up a cutter oar Lhoh oar TWO ieet iohg
sho"n,I NC faiseu IT. anu 'ieh "''oh
raised Tue "heeioafro" arm took 'ne cut
Ter from Iaee' nc s'ruth al me zen tne
heA' 'iihe ga" h,h'' ne was iaiiine Sd"
notiine III 'iaS n"nos ai'e, ! 'ooA 'ne eus'ei
from MN "atsoh stooa 'hree OF lour ieet
iroh nun "heh l ga" iase ia,iihs' 40 hol
know "ha' maui rage IAN l washed ue
uioou from me anu wen, up s.aiIs anu lolu
tne men Va ~ : "a" 'n,uus" 'he "i,iuO~
men carrying rage OH. "hen was iaiiingl
hearu something 'nat souhueu IKE dow
"heh iooheu up "a" age ia'iins,
Cross,Ex; by MI, baKer' toid Mr.. Mex
aes 70 tahe rage on peGause iaee osarueu
~, w. M. h., a;,u,dl,, m onnnan,;.'n ,,,h
the diagram When Nickles took Page off
Page said-'I don't want any trouble with
Won. Uncle Jim. but that Watson. Cd d-n
him." Page was a left-handed man He was
facing the south, holding the bar over his
left shoulder; he hit me blow on the shout
der; he fell on the mortising table-his body
striking the table: il was a very short time
after was hit that he was struck by Watson
Have known Watson intimately since 1864 T.
His character is good after the blow, before
I left the room, it NAV have been two or three
minutes. Page was living on the floor: Wat
son said he was afraid he struck him harder
than he meant to. Mr.. Watson had the right
IN control the taking OF wood from the shop.
The whole difficulty arose from Watson OBJ
iectinp TO Pages using for fire wood lumber
he had saved out for something clc Saw
PAGE nearly every day for about four wears;
can't saw precisely how long had known
him. should say he was bad tempered
man. a ouiek tempered man; when in pas
sion he was what should call reckless. New
er heard him make any threats against Wat
son.
Direct Resumed. Should say Page had
worked for Mr.. Whitman about three years;
he once took boy by the ears this is the