The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-01-21
THURSDAY MORNING.

| he ard some one out door II he Coming
GU lets 60 aud take MIN cut. FonHd three or
four 'uliets in the sheep shed, three four leyi
fiom the ground. Rafn- Luce and FIR Walk
were wi Ii me Frank Walker has had reyo .ver
ever since have worked for him. He Kept 1t
table in his bed room.
Gross En-
Frank Walker usua liz locked his doars and fast.
ened windows nights. After the third yoiiey, there
was firing guns or revohers and ringing bells out
side; Two or three shots fired outside after Wak,r
fred through tho sidelight- Was III eutyy when
third voley was fired. shot from washioum " in
dow fired nearly same time of third yoiley. IN,
revolver in The hand OF Fra k Walker when he fir, d
through the South sdelight. After the shot, the
crowd oisl ers,d in Two or three Minutes. Two or
tiree shots ntetven. Il. Left Frank. Fred and then
summer before Walker was marie! he SAID ii h.
shouG get married he should moi want to he serr-
naded and II they should serenade him aud carry II
too far he should use fire arms.
MRS. MARY WALKER.
Moihc- of J. Frank Walker Heard serenade
other witnesses except the last OF the
made which was continuous noise.
cross
Nothing new drawn out GU examination.
MRS. MINNIE WAIVER
Wife Of ]. Frank Walker: married jane i4th $50
Ma den name Minnie Hooper; age 10 went 10 meet
ing Sunday;at Arson. Retired about dark my hus-
band cam. IN soon after; droppcd to sleep, Was
hriue guns. Soon tainted or went INTO fit and
knew nothing more I'LL after noise had cessed.
>ucr that | went IA sleep ard slept till morning
Heard nothing ABOUT the serenade before they
there.
Ny husbsnd helped me clear away the table ara
DO some other oh res about the house.
FRED WALKER.
Brother of Frank. age Is. Sandsy prior 10 serc.
mace went to Ed. Il tcheil's. Told Faux alkr
that the boys coming there 10 raise nell with
him. Was there Tuesday night night OF serenaie
Was there Al work. Slept in sitting room. be-.
scrbed the noise OF the eusders. Tried TO ascer-
tam, he direction of The bullets. Found three bal,
1afa nd
They were iii Il radius OF three or -four fee
CROSS Ex.
Did not ask any one to 90 to the serenade. Did
not see any revolver thai hight Did not have auy
with me.
RE DIRECT.
Frank Walker did not give me any authority 10
Ask any one TO his serenade. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
LEONARD IL. WALKER.
Am father OF j. Frank Walker At Fra's
Walkers the night OF June nth Started from
home about da,k. Heard firing of guns and riu ging
cow bells on my way to Franks. There biuus
house. saw no one bur Frank. Went into tn. sit-
ting room and Law down. Did not go to slr,p
Heard an unusnal noise OF uampine, got mp =ud
went into entry and looked ont To il couiu Sc
anyone. It was 80 dark could not dstin-
guish anything. Could see the form Of something.
Heard mock prayer; commenced in usua form of
prayer and Closed by amen and response from he
crowd. In prayer he said. "they must come out and
get down on their knees aud ask mercy" SOMEONE
sand, ''he e is pane OF glass and someone >ad
''let's make raid and stave in" Heard re- ort in
washroom and at about the sime time head
one say outside, lets go Ia and rake them ont" |
h ard them lr, ing 10 freak through the doo and as
they came against it Flank fired. He rd ing on.
size ailer Frank fled SEQ. the iirug ceased and
Frsnk went 10 his rocm and vent To lhc sitting
room. Theu went To Franks room where Frank
and his wife was. Sta, cd in the about hi cen
minutes. Heard Frank Barron tell Frank Walker
that Albert Daggetf shot and wan G.. see HIN.
Frank Walker says II viii CO." Then he asked b r.
ron II Daggct was in the crowd here ie-nig hit Sni
he said he 8. Walker ths.l said 81 shall not co.
Went home next morning between thee and ioar.
Next morning went 10 Franks again and found
Vim. Barron and Mr.. toi bins there. / showed
them the hole in The sideiiPht and wasbronm and
the window next to house from which gl - had
fallen. Frank Wsiker did not tell them anything
about the shooting nor chow them anything Was
present when John Williams was ut Franks next
morning. Frank told Williams he hr,d ont OF
washIoom window nee and when they wen trying
to break in he fred through sdeiight. Did not say
tina, he saw anyone front Of sidelighi.
CROSS tx.
told Frank II he wanted to treat the boys would
pay for IL. Talked with Frank Tuesday morning
about the soys coming there. Frank said ii the