Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-10-11
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CAIN sURDkR rRIAL.


trial today, Edward Freeman Gross. younger
| Of the two prisoners, eleven years Of sge
vss called TO the stand and examined a
great length, testified to being at the pond
with Richards and others, July 18th, thu'
corroborating Richards. After dinner wen'
and picked strawberries; went where mar
vas moving with machine; Afterwards went
down and saw them catching mackerel; saw
his father: played awhile; then went fishing
With father at half past six. | was at the
pond In the afternoon, about o'clock, with
Charlie Philbrook and the Leayitt boy. Bert
Richards was not there then didn't see Willie
Cain that afternoon; told the story Of being
called up and taken to the pond, and con-
fessed TO the drowning, through fear; told
tina, we threw him in by the lily pads told
Of being taken to Mrs. Haney, VINO
SAID they knocked him over the head
! in the woods and buried him between two
knobs and he adopted her story; told OF be-
ing hung mp and told he had only ten min
u,es to live and he told they pushed him on
the ledge. He said at Wiscasset, Detective
wiggin pretended to be his counsel ana saiu
if he would tell the same story as at Rock
port he would clear him and the witness told
the same story After the body was found
Wigxin told witness to tell Bert Richards
that some Of their folks carried the body
there had told the money story but It was
was not true because he didn't see wine
| Cain that afternoon. On crosse examination
he said he told the County Attorney that he
told his father about the drowning OF Willie
Cain when out fishing in the presnce of his
father. who didn't deny it, had to tell them
something to get rid of them; did not tell his
father that in the boat. At Mrs. Mooreys
bouse witness mother besought him to tell
her the truth and he told her that Bert
Richards pushed Willie overheard. This
was before the rope was put on my neck.
Jonathan Gross, recalled, testified that
Freeman did not tell him, when fishing, where
he had been that afternoon nor did he ask
him.
Jacob Richards, recalled, testified that he
had no conversation with Bert except as
stated.
After some testimony as to the width and
depth of the stream where the clothes lay the
defence stopped, and the state offered testi-
mony in rebuttal.
J. f. Moore testified that he was present
at wiscasset Jail when Detective Wiggin
talked with Gross. Wiggin advised him to tell
just what was true. Gross said that Bert
Richards pushed Willie overheard that Bert
got twenty cents from Willie and
gave him ten; witness heard Wiggin
ask Bert Richards, after the latter knew that
the body was found elsewhere, what he had
to say about drowning him at the pond, and
telling him if he had told anything through
fear he had better correct it. Bert said the
last he saw of the body was at the pond The
boys were asked if they supposed their par
ents moved the body and they said they didn't
know. Roxana Stinson wa, not at Pigeon
Woods when Bert Richards was there, and
never said, or heard any one say, anything
about burning at the stake. Witnesses were
called who saw Davis, who found the body,
on the day it was found, under circumstances
to discredit some portions of his statements.
DIR. A. +. Piper testified that Davis said
he was going to examine his traps, and said
nothing about ducks.
Thomas b. Gross testified that Davis
stated before the coroners jury that the
body when found. was spread out and only
the arms folded Witness also said that Isora
Gross testified at the inquest that he did not
tell his mother on his return from the pond,
that the Cain boy was pushed overheard,
which was in contradiction of her testimony
before the court.
Mrs. Eliza Jones, who lives near the pond.
testified that Willie Cain came to her house
July 18th. and brought the key to her boat.
Witness was 1t the pond that night after
Bert Richards came ashore. aud his mother
asked him why he didn't tell her about it,
and he replied "What in hell did want to
tell you for
William N. Higgins was at the place where
the clothes lay the morning after the body
was io""". anu 81" nav ipSh M NIX
stream which looked as if it would cover
the spot where the clothes was found. Had
been in swimming there, but had never
noticed the rock there before.
l.. f. Shepherd testified that it was the l4tl
not the 18th the boys were taken to Pigeon
Woods, that when word was brought to the
Office that day that the body was found there
Freeman said; That's where we killed
him and left him under tree" Two wit
| nesses testified to seeing Bert Richards and
his father standing together for half or three
quarters of an hour by Carlton 4 Norwood.
| store on the evening Of the 18th.
Albert Richards testified that he was al
the pond on on the 10th, and saw q trail as il
somebody had been dragged from the edge OF
the pond inland some distance.
Jailer Hodgkins testified to hearing CONVEX
sation between his wife and Freeman Gros.
three weeks ago. and that Freeman said thai
Bert Richards pushed Willie Cain overheard
that Willie came up once after he sank, and
that he was drowned there. The evidence is
expected TO be all out tomorrow.
FIRE AT SOURH PARIS.