Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-04-05

three shots fred the pistol was thrown down
stairs and secured it; (the pistol, revolver
identified by witness) then went up stairs
and found Little near the head of the bed, or
near the sill of the window with both arms
resting upon his knees, directly at the heao
of the stairs; seemed to be bleeding proiuseiy
from his throat; assisted In removing hin
from the house to the Shamrock House;
when there heard Charles Ward ask him why
he killed Charley White, and after a while he |
told him for corrupting his boys; he asked |
him if he had any proof or was it suspicion,
and he said nothing but suspicion; he seemed |
to understand what he had done he seemed |
to express regret for it. / saw knife on the |
window sill up stairs at the time we brought |
the prisoner down; (pocketknife shown the
witness and identifed). Little thought Smith |
and Reed had interfered between him and his |
family money was found on the prisoner at
the school house; helped carry him to the
boat Sunday; he seemed to be very sorry and
expressed regret four or five times that it
happened, but it could not be helped then.
Cross examined. He seemed to be very
solicitous for his boys; frequently asked to
see them; he did not seem to accuse Smith
and Reed of anything only he thought they
meddied with his family affairs; he spoke
altogether of them and his trunk.
JAMES STAFFORD, called by the govern
ment, testified Have boarded at William
Dolans for three years a month or two be-
fore this affair, White had letter reading it
and Little asked him who that was from, if it
was from his boys and he told him it was;
he then asked him if he was corresponding
with his boys, and he said he was not; that
was all that was said at that time. On the
forenoon of the day of the murder was at
the house taking care of Mr.. Dolan who was
a.alr. h., -. l. 1,~I oAnsu,
from the kitchen saw Little in the morning
in his room about ten minutes after the bell
rang; was there when he opened his trunk:
asked him why he did it, and he said he
could not unlock it. Saw him again that
forenoon; he was sitting on the bed; l stayed
there ten or fifteen minutes; said he could
not get along with the Quincy men he did not
like them very well and believed they were
the means Of doing him good deal of harrp;
said he could not get along with his wife got
to the house about five minutes after the bell
rang in the afternoon and found White lying
on the floor at the foot Of the stairs down in
the kitchen; asked prisoner what he shot
Charley" for, and he said for corrupting his
boys; asked him if he would not come down
| and he said he did not want to be lynched by
| the mob; asked him to throw his pistol out of
the window and no one should touch him and
he would not; then he fred twice right away
| after that and threw his pistol down stairs
and said we could come and take him then if
we wanted to; said he would like to shoot
| Smith; l helped bring him down; found
marks of blood at the head of the stairway
and on the chimney.
Cross e1amined.-I never knew of any
trouble between Little and White; saw Little
| 10 or 10 minutes after the bell rang in the
! morning; after breakfast first saw Little up
stairs; Miss Jordan and l were then in his
room: remained there Is or 20 minutes at
that time; don't think he said anything then
about the Quincy men being down on him;
he appeared cross and said somebody had
been trying to unlock his chest; after he
opened his chest he sat down on the bed;
next saw him about 8 o'clock sitting on the
bed; he then said he did not like the Quincy
men, and they were down on him and he be-
| lieved they were the means of making the
| disturbance between him and his family !;
| didn't mention White at that time; l re-
NAMED in the room about half an hour;
| during which he was sitting on his bed; saw
| him next about 3 o'clock was in the cham
| Der that forenoon twice; cannot swear that
| did not tell you (Mortland) that l saw him
| the last time in the forenoon about 10 80 or
| IL o'clock; l remember that l did see him
| then; was not in the chamber three times
| that forenoon; l forget now which time | was
| there-whether it was o'clock or between
| 10 and ! l; as near as | can recollect it was
then about .; think did not see him at 10 :
| 80 or ii o'clock don't remember that he said
anything of the Quincy men more than once
| during my visits to the chamber; don't re-
member that told you (Mortland) that he
had something to say about them every time
| l went in; can swear l did not; don't re-
| member which time he spoke of them; saw
him next at three o'clock up stairs sitting on
Whites bed, next to the stairs, about hours
after the shooting; heard one shot when
| first went into the house; heard two about
! ten minutes before we fetched him down;
then heard one just before we fetched him
| down; Ward and Miss Jordan were there
when l went in; after l heard the first shot it
| was about an hour before | heard another;
| made no attempt to go up stairs or any one
else; when l went up Little asked me if
Charley was dead that was the first time
spoke to him; the knife found was bloody
never saw the pistol before and never knew
that he had one; before l got up stairs he
said "Charley" was not the one he wanted to
shoot; he blamed Mr.. Ryan for opening his
trunk; won't swear that did not tell you
i (Mortland) that it was Corners he blamed; if
did not tell you (Mortland) it was Ryan
meant to.
Adjourned.
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