Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-18


Whitehouse's Office to consult. him: on re-
turning to the street. purchased Jars, under
clothing, etc had no boxes in the wagon
bat several containing fish; also had large
clothes basket; got several pickle jars at G.
NJ Aliens; went home bv the Hallowell
road as before stated called at Mr. Downs
house; stopped as close to the door as |
could get my wagon; got out and went in,
stopping few minutes; while in the house,
my wife went to the door, and returning said,
1.-THE officers are coming" / said sslet them
come" and we both went out and got into
the wagon; the officer commenced to search
the wagon; / asked them if they had a war
rant to search nv wagon, and thew said mo-:
told them TO go away; Mr.. Cobb took out a
paper and commenced TO read; | started to
drive away when Cobb grabbed nv horse,
and took out my pistol and fourished il;
Malloy grabbed nv arm aud pulled il down:
while in this act the pistol was dis
charged; Malloy then stepped back and
holding the pistol up in the air fired again;
Cobb attempted to arrest me and we had quite
a tussle; az the guard house at the Home |
me, Gen. Stephenson ami asked him .sare
you satisfied nov that this has come 10
focus !" he replied II shall only be satisfied
when you are strung up;" | went from the
guard house to the wagon occupied by my
wife; attempted to step into the wagon when
either | or some one else struck the horse,
and was thrown to the ground; men then
came up and returned me TO the guard house
In irons; in coming out to Augusta | had
some talk with Cobb in relation to Gen
Stephenson; Cobb said, 1.-THE General will fix
you;" | said. all that | can wish is that it
had been Gen. Stephenson instead of poor
halloy; met several reporters on the road;
had no other conversation on the way out
Of importance; said nothing about
holding q grudge for twenty years
When O'Burns visited my house before the
murder said nothing to bim in regard to
Malloy; my relations were friendly with Mai
10y; Cobb and Malloy came to my house
few days before the murder and searched nv
house; they found nothing; told them that
/ never kept any rum and If they wanted to
catch rum sellers to go up on the Hallowell
road and take them.
Cross ezam,nation.-Left the army in
October, 1862. / was dishonorably dis
charged from the Hampton, Va, Home; /
left that Home July 26, 1875; I was read
mitted to the Togus Home later, from whence
was discharged in 1879; went to the Day
ton Home in December 1882; took nay dis
charge the following March; carried nv
pistol many years; was afraid of my life an
siw ,aa,s chaIsa 10
ried the pistol to protect myself;
Il came into Augusta on the day of the muir
der, at O'Clock in the forenoon: went into
MIR Aliens drug store stopping a
short time; | say there was no liquor in nay
carriage; the officers informed ME that they
were going to search my wagon when at
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