Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-23

| DIR. George W. Martin called: Was called
on the 18th day of November last saw him
little past o'clock. A. NJ. to see Burns at
the station house ;he was reclining on the table;
found some blood on his head; asked him if he
felt any pain; he answered so that could I'M
derstanj; entered my probe into the brain
a1d found that the bullet had penetrated OBJ
liquely forward; noticed that his left leg and
arm fell as though paralyzed; the pupils of
his eyes were dilated. which indicated hem
orrhage OF the brain: q carriage was ordered
and he was taken home; l followed
to the house: asked him if he felt more COM
Portable and he managed to make me under
stand that he was; on making the post NOR
tenn examination, found that the bullet had
passed almost entirely through the right
hemisphere of the brain; the bullet entered q
point little to the right of a medium line
passing over the crown of the head, and a
short distance in front of line drawn over
the Uranium from ear to ear.
DIR. L. j. Croker called, testified substan-
| TALLY like DIR. Martin. He exhibited por-
tons of human skull and pointed out on the
exterior of the Uranium, locating where the
ball must have entered Mr.. Lishness head.
He stated that at the post HoTfem the bullet
was found behind the right eye, and that its
track was filled with blood clots. He exhib-
tied the bullet.
DIR. Webster being called, testified the
same as the other physicians.
Warren Bruce testified Helped arrest the
prisoner at the bar on the morning of the
llth; he was lying in bed with revolver
in his hand. which was pointed towards the
door; jumped for him and wrenched the
pistol away from him after struggle; before
/ got the weapon away it was thrown against
my breast, and by dexterous movement l
threw his arm aside; the prisoner usually
calls me Warren.
CToss-ezamtnatton.-Ha been on duty all
night perhaps half dozeu times since last
March; been up quite number of nights until
midnight; usually get to bed about ii o'clock
! went into Burns room ahead; when l got
through the door brought up near the bed;
the first sight got of Burns, the revolver
was pointed towards me do not know whether
the revolver was cooked; Burns head was
completely drunk; don't think he said any,
thing sensible; told him when we were car
rying him up the hill to Jail that he had shot
Lishness he replied and said he would have
shot anybody. if it had been me; Burns was
SO drunk that he staggered.
Frank Spear testified: Reside on the east
side and know the defendant at the bar:
arrested Burns on about the 9th of Novem-
Der and on our way over he told me that he
| WOuiu TX the next maH WHO dTreSteu nun.
Cross-eramination.- was drunk when
| arrested him; he told me about fixing the
man who next arrested him; while coming
over the bridge told Mr.. Harrington of it.
| Mary E. Chase called: Reside in the next
building north of the old fort; heard some
loud talk on the night of the shooting, about
8 o'clock, when MIR. Burns went after water ;
staid in Mrs. RandalPs part until about 1890
o'clock; heard Burns talking, as thought,
with his wife; heard profanity and he APP
peared to be moving barrels or something.
Cross Tmination.-Heard Burns say
''Sarah, I'm going to leave you tomorrow !;
couldn't hear Mrs. Burns voice: was in Mrs.
Randalls kitchen and during the time | was
in the house should say Burns was in his
kitchen.
Harvey Randall: am Is years of age !;
was at home the night of the shooting; Burns
kept me awake with his noise.
AT 5 % o'clock the prosecution rested their
case and the court adjourned until O'Clock
this morning.