Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-16
little schooner; we had conversation there


said yes; his stock was about 5000; asked
him the reason he brought his brother.in-law
with him; he answered he brought him to
Portsmouth once in while, and the women
were home to keep the house safe that night;
left him and went home to Mrs Johnson's;
remained until o'clock and had my supper;
about quarter past I went down again on
the wharf and met Mr.. Hontvet at Hooper's
store, on the corner of Water street; we
were standing there about five minutes and
left him; he walked up the street and l
walked down to the wharf; 1 remained on
the wharf a minute or two und then returned
to Mrs. Johnson's house and put my blue
jumper on and went ont again; / went down
to Pier wharf, to Caswell & Randalrs fish
store; was standing there about 20 minutes
when a man came and spoke to me; he asked
me to help him load four or five boxes of
fish, did so; by putting the boxes on the
team skinned my two knuckles; after the
fish was on the team l walked up town; it
was about ten minutes past seven; in Con-
gress street went into a house and got a
glass of ale; don't know the man that kept
the house, but know the house when 1 see
il; from there walked down to the wharf
little after o'clock man spoke to me on
the wharf and asked NE il baited tfawls; l
told him yes he told me he had travis to be
baited, and was on board vessel; he
showed me the vessel and where the travis
were; | went on board and baited two top
travis, about nine hundred hooks; ! re-
manned there about an hour and a half;
then went up town about half an hour; my
feet were frozen on the boat; on the way
home went into one saloon; / remained =
few minutes and had a couple glasses Of ale;
paid think, 20 cents for it before | left
the house; after leaving the saloon | COM
menced feeling bad ; on the way home, on the
corner of Court street, stopped l stood
about half an hour, and was heaving up (the
witness here blushed and showed difficulty in
finding the proper expression) then walked
up Court to a little pump; around the pump
was water, and it was slippery and l fell
down; hurt my left knee Little BY drop
ping on the ice; my head felt so bad stopped
and lay down; dropped to sleep; raised
up and was hardly able to stand; my feet
were frozen l managed to walk down Court
street and went through Liberty street to the
back door of Mr.. Johnson's house; walked
up to the back door and found it open;
went into the house; walked from that room
into little room where there was a sofa op-
posite the door; l crossed over to the sofa
and saw light in the shop; one light was
against the wall and one hanging up in the
room; l saw John Hontvet batting travis;
did not speak to him, because l was not
well and did not want him to bait travis; |
was sitting down on the sofa and fell asleep;
woke again; it was not daylight; there was
no light in the room; it was all dark then;
Mr.. lIontvet was gone too; it was 20 minutes
past ) o'clock; felt bad and walked out;
| went down to the wharf and sat on fish
box half an hour; from there l went to a
landing place where the navy yard steamer
used to land from there to Daniel street and
crossed little narrow street; do not know
I ka1 Stata
down to the wharf; remained there = few
minutes and went to Johnson's back gate:
and when crossing the yard saw Mrs. johnson
coming out the back door; she said, Louis,
where have you been last night?" | answered
par. of the night l was asleep and part of
the night batting travis; she walked into the
wood shed and l walked into the house.
When came into the room l saw 2 men
sitting round table; one mans name was
Remission and the other Moore; kenniston
asked me where was last night; gave him
the same answer, that was batting travis
part of the night and part of the night sleep
| ing; ! went into the bar room and looked at
the time it was II minutes past =; | walked
up stairs, pulled my jumper Off and came
down again and washed myself; after l had
done that L went TO the breakfast table did
not eat any; had no appetite; felt sick;
| | went up stairs again into the back room and
pulled my white shirt off, because it was dir
ty when l came down stairs l found Mr..
johnson in the bar room; he said, "Halloa,
here is orr lost sheep, where have you been
last night" | toll him that l was batting
travis and had little beer; he asked me il
had not been home that night; l told him
| was asleep on the sofa from to O'Clock:
he said, ''Iiave you not seen John Hontvet?"
then I told him yes; told him l saw him
and another man batting travis; he said
Didn't you held him. said no. l feel,
awful bad, didn't feel like batting travis.
left Mr.. Johnson's house and went down
to Liberty bridge; went back to Johnson's;
| stopped and saw three men from New Cas-
tie coming up Water street; when they pass
ed, knew one the other two | didn't know;
l walked into the house and put my overcoat
on Mr.. johnson asked me, ''Halioa, Louis,
what's up?" l told him | felt awful bad; l
left him and went into the kitchen, where |
found Mary johnson alone; l took one of
hands in mine and told her i felt awful bad
and never felt so before; felt as though
something was going TO happen to me her
mother was coming into the kitchen and I
dropped her hand; she says, Louis has been
drunk last night answered her no; that
had a little beer, but l was not drunk she
said you better go up stairs and turn in: !
said no, don't feel like il: told her |
ought to have walk she answered. "Walk
il out, them" | took Mary's other hand, and
when had done that she kissed me Wagner
here smiled and blushea).
left Mary johnson ami went over to Lau-
ra johnson, a little girl, and put my right
arm around her neck and kissed her; it was
not the first morning did so !; had done so
every morning; l then left the house and
walked to bakers shop and ate q piece of
pie; paid 10 cents for it; gave the man 25
cents in paper money; he returned TO me a
3 cent piece, cent piece and 10 coppers
I then walked to the depot, where l nsei to
come every day; twice when came there l
heard train whistle; asked a man where
the train was going to; he said to Boston; l
made up my mind to take the train for Bos-
ton and return next morning or that evening;
it was 10 minutes past when the train start
ed; visited ship in Charlestown; came to
Commercial street and passed little barber
shops thought as my beard had been grow
ing three weeks would 60 in and have a
shave; l found a colored barber there; he
shaved me and cut my hair; paid him 81
| cents gave him 40 cents and he returned
me coppers back; walked to Hanover
street; passed by clothing house; knew
it was a Dutchman's; went in there and
bought a pair of pants, a coat, hat and a