The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-21

elapse before / can feel the warm kiss of my
darling upon my lips, or hear that loved voice
pronounce my name. How very Uery long
the time seems since we We're together, but
be together again. Won't we have just a
splendid time, perhaps all the better for being
separated so long.
Annie you have the constant, pure, unsullied
love of one who loves with his achole soul,
might and strength-a love which will ever
grow stronger as time fades from our view
Write soon.
Yours, CHARLES.
TESTIMONY OF MARGARET SMITH
Margaret Smith, called by the State, testi-
fed; live at al Spring street. I am the
wife Of f. Oh. Smith, a hostler for the Port
land Horse r. R. Co. Annie S. Small came
to my house the last of March 1879. T had
never seen her before. DR.. Witham used to
live near me before he went to Knightville
He used to attend me. He was attending me
at this time. He came Saturday morning be-
fore Annie came at night and said ought not
to do my own work, that he knew of a girl he
could get and he would bring or send her. He
brought her that evening and introduced her
to me; said he wanted to see me alone. He
said the girl had got into trouble and wanted
him to get her out of it. I didn't ask him
what the trouble was. They then went up
stairs alone. I didn't go up. Annie did not
tell me what the trouble was with her. The
next Monday the doctor came and I asked him
what the trouble was with the girl, and he
said he thought there wasn't any, that she
thought there was but he did not. told him
did not want her if there was any tro uple
with her.
Witness then testified to the several
visits of the defendant to Annie up to the time
OF her sickness.
The day before she was taken sick he was
there and [ told him if there was anything the
matter with her to take her away. He said
she would not be sick enough to take her bed
that she wasn't more than three or four months
along, and if 1 would keepher and take care of
her he would pay newell for it. She was taken
sick Thursday OF the great snow storm in A pril
DR.. Witham came between II and u o'clock
IN the forenoon and went up stairs went up
when called by the Doctor, who wanted me to
get some clothes for Annie, which l got for
her, then went down stairs. The Doctor said
was not needed
A few minutes after he called for some arti-
Gle and L got 1t for him. In about twenty min
utes went up again. She then told where
she found the child and said it was not quite
as large as an ordinary child. 1t was perfectly
formed. She saw it gasp for breath, and saw
cut under its ear about fve-eighths of an
inch in.length, and blood coming out of it.
She said to Whitman, doctor, this is wicked,t'
to which he replied, "No, it is not wicked"
She then went down stairs, but Whitman soon
called her up. He then asked for some papers,
rolled the body up and carried it off. The
doctor came to see Annie several times after
its birth and then ceased and DIR. True was
called. After Annie left Dr. Whitman came
to see her Mrs. Smith) and wanted her to sign
a paper saying that no such thing ever took
place at her house, said if would it it would
clear me. l refused.
On cross-examination, in reply to Mr.. BE
then, she admitted that an unmarried woman
was delivered of a child at her house last win
ter, but didn't know the trouble till just before
the birth. The child was four months child.
No doctor was sent for. The child was dead.
An unmarried girl by the name of Mary Riley
had child at my house, the child died and
was buried. A girl by the name of Emma
Bunker was also sick at my house and was
taken away to the hospital. She was pregnant
but did not have child at my house.
have tried to collect bill of S25 from
Whitman for taking care of Annie Small.
did not enter into any bargain before hand as
to the amount would charge. Mrs. Smith
denied that she knew Miss Smalls conditi on
when she came to her house.
Court adjourned until 10 o'clock this morn