Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-16

for laudanum and pepperment. Got the Was, and
| William said be would go. Made up her bed, aud
got her back on to got him some dinner,a and was
there when my husband returned with laudsnum
! and peppermeut. Bathed her side with IT gave
her eight drops of laudanum; returned aIain that
night, and made new applications of laudanum.
"Wednesday f,renoou went in and did work, and
was ahout ready to leave, when he wanted me 10
return and stop a portion OF the afternoon, while
he was gone. | did so. lie went of and returned
in the afternoon al four. Came back apparently
sober. Went into the buttely, turned out liquor
from iug,and miVed 1t with water. lie SAID II me-
"Wil YOU give her little Of that :" Told him if
she had any il ought TO be given in small quantly.
She refused 10 touch il, and sand he has said If
drink another drop. he will Kill me he has almost
! killed me now" lie said, "You NAV drink this
hut after this you remember what | have said
| She did drink il. returned in the evening aqd
cvey,hicg seemed all right. On the Thursday
she died, went into the house in the MOI ming.
Savase mad ieq rested bis wife u get up AMI get
his breakfast. She was un able to do At noon
he came to my house witt a quart in his hand and
wanted me 10 make po ridge for + 10. Ann,whi.h
| did. lie again came up and wanted me to 20
down at once, and would tell exactly what he
wanted Savage told me the story Of his wife's
going into the barn, falling down the ladder, and
! helped her into the house. lie said she dropped
down the floor, and couldn't 20 further.
| Went into the house and found her living on the
floor, in terrible condition. asked her"What
! are YOU deiug here :" She sad, 81 guess he
means to kill me by letting me fall here" She
charged him with giving h,r the laudsnum, the
whole Of it, putting it up to her mouth and max.
! ing her swallow the whole of il. As he helped
lay her on the bed, he said, damn you, lay on
there and don't iall again" She replied she
was unable to move. She still asserted that Saw
age bad given her the whole of the laudanum.
| | returned home. and he soon followed and told
me that Eliza Ann was on the floor again. told
him didn't think the woman could live TIL nine
o'clock. lie said, 81 hope to God she won't
We went again to the house, and found Mrs. Saw
age on the floor. He said she had fallen on the
floor, which she denied She was bleeding aud
We took her up again. and lail her on the bed |
washed her face, and she seemed to revive Went
10 Nrs. Cummings and she denied seeing her com
ing from the barn. | looked again at Mrs Savage
and said, "She is DIVING Savage sad. Don't
say that" repeated that thought she dy-
my lie asked William to go after the doctor
which he did. asked her If she knew she
dying. ami she sail she dill. Heard him say to
her Eliza Ann, VIII you forgive me :" She SAID
she would. sad he, ELIZA Ann, live till the Doc
tor comes, that he may give you something to de-
| stloy the effects of the laudanum." He implored
hei to live saying that he would never strike her
again. or say another cross word to her. lie said
"My God, God, what shall do | am a dead
man, | am dead man" and repeated it several
times. She died soon after. The witness then
described the lsying out. Pool of blood floor
/ where her fore head had laid. Places on pillows
/ fresh and wet with blood, also sheet and icsth-
Ell bed. Most of blood on bed.
AT this point, the County Attorney exhibited
the clothing of Mrs. Savage, which she wore
| during the tragedy, the bedding, etc. They
were covered with blood, torn into shreds,
evincing long and horrible struggle for dear life.
| The spectacle was indeed sckenng
She identified all the articles.
Cross Eramined-liave been absent and did
not know the condition of Mrs. Savage, had been
| at her place at times with nothing her head.
Since | got home she has complained of having
lame stomach, and bad feeling in her side. She
has become al licted to the habit of drinking with
in t..nr h.f,.r H.
! lhis greatly distressed her. She did not know
whether the jug she had referred TO was full. Did
not see HIM drink but on these ten DAYS
/ Had seen him greatly intoxicated during that
/ time. Wa, intoxicated before he came TO Angus
Ia. Went to Savage's because | had been sent
! for. shifted her clothes aud the bed clothes on
/ TUESDAY Cot'ts were more bloody then
/ than the clio hes taken oil her wnen dead. First
Bile, Ing about head, face aud left ear. |
cal ed Thursday. Blood 10 her mouth, but no
/ roth. Complained of stomach being lame aud
sore and very feeble Saw iu1ica ions OF
/ feehlenc-s. She could talk, but couldn't help
herself any when found on the floor After pick
/ ing her up told Savage didn't believe she would
/ live TIL night. Have talked this awful thing over
since the event, and consider it most dreadful
/ thing. Noticed the night she died the flesh
wound on head blood was where head lay. Did
not make any survey for further spots of
blood. There was way to get from stable to house
! ny the window. Mrs. Savage made gurgng
noise, and CAPPED for breath but she had no
strength to help herself. Never the gun ut
! I'll that night; formerly a two barrelled gun had
stood there. Made Cruel several times for Mr..
/ Savage.
d.. Springer took the stan again Found the
bone Of the nose broken, between the eyes, or
/ loint below; some swelling; probably been there
and 40 hours, perhaps 60 hours. IT,, idle of nos
I tils bloody Dark blue stripe on left side of
4 throat; stan on the rio bt side, but no marks;
scratches IN the throat Principally on left side
Cf0ss-E rdDitHed-skin on nose broken. some
xtl,. hYnk Il.
nose somewhat iattened aud dark discoloration
-csbs and scratches on neck, not SO dark as those
on arm.
Dr.. Crooker Of Belgrade, recalled Nose very
much swollen, nasal bone was fractured; deemed
fracture several days old; scratch on left side of
/ tproat; max inches long under the Jaw, some
| 2 an inch wide; skin there broken looked like
an old mark.
Cross rdmihed-Msr exactly on the Jaw. The
iulury TO the nose might have been received from
| falling, as also that on chin, though didn't know
exactly 1t could be received that way. Think skin
was not broken on nose no blood at the time
! ooZlng from the nose
Elisha Savage of West Belgrade a brother to
the defendant had seen his brother ard knew his
hand~ writing. saw him write bis name. He gave
it his opinion that the letter placed bis hands
! by Mr.. Webb, was not written by his brother.
/ Challes A. Geaton was called Know Mr.. Saw
age, have seen his handwriting, as he had bills
against town for work. Mr. Yeaton carefully ex-
amined The letter referred to, and thought it re-
1 sembles the Handwriting. Had never seen any
writing that he knew positively was written bv
Savage. 1t was his opinion that Savage wrote
the letter.
Mrs Stevens was recalled, aud said she had
seen Savage sign deed, and identified the letter
as being Savage's handwriting.
Although objected to by Mr.. Psbury, the
Judge ruled that the letter proper to be adj
mitted, and it was accordingly read by Hon. L. F.
| Webb. The letter was written by Savage, in the
jail in tins city, on the 2l,t Of December address
ed to Mrs Drusilla Stevens, and assign 8 new rea-
reason for MIS-. Stvage's death. He said that on
the Wednesday night before the fatal affair, after
his wife had taken the medicine given her by Mrs.
Stevens he fell into sleep from which he was
awakened about half an hour previous to mid
night, by persons talking under his window; he
knew who they were, they always went together
Charles H. Yeaton, Gus Mills and Hen. lib
belts. He knew who they were, and be asked his
wife if she did not, but she only trembled, but
made no reply. lie again dropped to sleep, and
at 7 was awakened by noise in the wood she'd and
when he awoke ne found mis- wife creeping back
from the barn where she said she had been to feed
| the cattle saying she felt awfully. On the
evening of the next day, he found his wife on the
hay loft, with pitchfoik in her hand, very much
sg,tated. He told her to go down aad not fall.
lie then Charles Henry Ieaton running as
fat Iof MI fro, tI,a harn ka