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


IeoU ~ % Dc esd u ibe tis1z< next 10 the
~ " Sc a11slAght yhsn DaGg'it vas shot Heard
q no. n..vfs west~ofsb. Cannot remember
sAssss s,assnok
fD~ohsd the ssseusIe.
HHvu vHSrwosTH.
Z After the third volIey ve4s 70 the piszzs ard
~ speeth. gci II up the dAy bslOrt expressly
~ ~ p.rpcss DssEtt pes h,s band, 70 bis Il. N.
salksr has elos me-" At AcKeuneys DaGgett
~, "bs t'ed 10 ny sesd f.th.r ard mother and
Zb1drrn, II heve got " leave ihen. How wicked
IL uas kf Frank 70 shoot me-"
81 m c. \. souLTas.
Described the post monem examination Of Albert
Dsxyett
9 Arrived at NcKsnney's before Coroner came.
s!a ID 0esci,rii detail particulars Of the se'ensee;
80 Dsegett siocpcd over TO pek up the sse Al d
- - straighi<ned up h. wAs ,hof.
WEDNESDAY MORNING..
D.scriad the e p.riem examination ,abs'an-
,sisljy The sam. ~ Dr. Moolion.
I onoss Il.
No&hing nav wss drawn vut I'm he cross exami-
'1s# i-AAo pAsssrr. Aex IS.
am father Of Albcr, X Dlgg-tt. Alber.'s height
wsr absut5 feet Inches ~ near AZ | judge.
HE wye was ~ Year,
NO cRos- Elk.
Turner Blu. we'll roaiied. Nothing new was de-
veoped.
Mp. CLAP.
Farmer formerly Deputy scerln. Saw Walker Al
Dir. Robbins hou.e the day after the shooting. Car,
ried tie revolver in and showed IT to him. and asked
him II that WAS the revolver that he did the ,hoo' ing
wiihf He raid II VA. ! asked him when 1t
loa led. He said he loaded II In his bed room, ar
ter The shooting. Iaskcd him whore the revolver
before went after it. he told me il was in bis
r. s.m II. ,gaa uP.d
and witness said he thought it was the revolver
II was loaded when found 1t. | unloa1ed 1t and
delivered 1t u the Coroner, Mr.. Mayo
CROSS Xxx.
Cannot swear positively whether Walker ~as
ha, dcuned when raw him in the room OF not.
l.. II. wIBB. Clere OF ourts.
Identified the vo yer 10 ballet snl carir G.
produced at f. iDer,tiai. 1Aey nave beel Ia my
Gu stOfy ever since.
koibiig dawn tut on tross examination.
ELwIN HILTON.
Acquainted with respondent SAW him day after
81 fc''nde In his field Heard Wakrr'. canyer-aiion
In pres. nee OF stilson Walker, Frank barroon and
myself Also heard conversation between n. F.
Ciarp and Walker in regard to flnoihg esolvsr.
Heard Walker tell Frank Barron That h. haG no
business At his house. Walker told me Guring the
n, xt night thAt he saw form III front u sidesht
took aim and fired; said did lot why he fired.
My height Is s feel inches
CROSS Ell.
First saw Walker morning after Grenade hoeiug
corn In field with Fred WIiiisms. his hired man.
WILLIAM BARRON, ExBpEN.
A general Practice of serenade In my section for
% years. lhcy carry anything to make a noise
with such as CUTS, paih. pans. etc, Saw Frank
bins was with me. Walker showed where he
fired two shots out of wash room winlow and one
through sidel'ght. He said he fr,d two shots
through room window and did not bring anyone !,
then b, passed mo the entry and saw form front
of sdelight, took aim and fred Said he went 10
door when the crowd was leaving, with revolver
pd n ntt mi SCOT h. ttua ttnvn.
said they murt keep away from him II they dd
to get hurt. He had right to protect himself
and property.
Leonard Walker was present part of time with
us. Nei'her OF us went INTO the house. Saw spots
on the curtain; saw hole IN washroom Window
Walker sad he thought the crowd breaking
coming through the door The time he fired
tn. ough the 'delight. Examined putty.
REDIRECT.
Putty was loose.
srIILMAN A. WALKER.
Arrested j, Frank Walker 18th Of June. |
fe,riug TO sidelight} Walker said it war. AT Browns
Hotel, Arson, on June 18th, he raid he could not
tell why he shot Albert, he should shot any
voice which he recognized 10 he Alberts after he
l!s saY AR hot As thpllth i M4s hara case
erJ Il he got OFT Of it he should take care of AL
bert's shildren for had property to do it, On the
way to Norridgewock he said he exp ct,d the sere-
nsders.
CROSS Ex.
All conversation made by j. Frank Walker TO me
was made IN answer to my questions. | was con-
stable at Embden: never served criminal process
btf.ne. spoke With an atiofn'y al Ansoh about
makug compai aud warrant. lie I'd noise On
night of SER made one mile from Frnih Walker, on
straight hue. Heard fr;ng of guns.
JOHN C. WILLIAM
six years ago Albeit Da. gett WAS 5 feet nchc>
In height. COnversed with j. Frank Wa ker Oh 18th
Of June in morning; he showed me pane of glass
out heAt to brick hou.e; SAID he thought ii might
have been taken out with knife, showed me pane oi
z ASS near brick house. Dew on glass drop and
str akt, corner OF x ass btoken. As stopped ST
washroom window he said here is where fired
twice, the two spots Oh curtain shows that fired
twice. Showed the hole in the siuerhI; sad he
suppos d that was where Albert shot; said he
rested revolver on door casing.
CROSS TX.
Saw Fred Will ANS at Walkers Walker laid
he had right to protect himself, his wife aud his
Property.
DR. E. NJ. WING.
wound In man located the wound in Dag
gett was, woul be An inches from the ground ON =
man feet inches in height.
CHOSEN
Daggett told me he had no business at Walkers
he got over this II would teach him Lesson.
Quite dark when went to see Daggett but
lighter when came from there Think the
shining when went home.
-DmEcT.
lhppett thlu ne ltaft MS pour oiu laliltT
and his chi dren. Said il was wicSed man who
shot him.
J. PRANK BARRON, one OF the serenaders.
Described the serei ade before described or
nearly same, During the serenade some one said
'boys, be saving Of your powder for think We shall
have 10 camp with HIM tonight. then went
W. stcrly of the house. heard max.
se .hoi hat Frank Waksr sht him Aer she
first volcy, | saw fash come irom the pilzza and
heard a report OF revolver. None of us were on
bad No., -. stp,n h.,.a
report OF arevoNcr second time alter the seconn
gun voey. The report came frem tho direction Of
tie house: Third repor. OF revolver at sidelighi
south ~ door, inquired who In the crowd had
and said be careiul vi your revolver Went
to Frank Walkers aoout or 10 O'Clock the evening
that Daggett was shot and called Frank Walkers
name three times and received answer from
Frank. Frank came mo the entry; said Albert
Dnggett was. shot aDd want d 10 see HIM. Frank
Daggeti was in the crowd here tonight and told
him he was. He ben said he would not go. l told
him it WAS the request of dying man lie said,
"iet HIM die, l shall not 20 near h m
Here the witness Was overcome with heat or
tn, ught OF the transaction, called Tor water which
was given and was conducted 10 the lobby ~ AL
officer. He soon returned
Was at Walkers about O'Clock on m ,rninG Of
18th, went the WINDOW on pr zza where the square
OF glass was out and told Frank Walk that Albert
was dead. Walker replied, ais hey At the house
Of Elijah Robbins on the evening after the serenade
Walker told me he fired two shos ont oil the wash
room WINDOW and did not bring anyone and then
went INTO the entry and fired through the sidcgat
Then heard someone say. 81 am shot, aid he
ecugnized the voice OF Albert Daggett.
CROSS Elk.
Quite dark when got t. Walkers. Someone
said II he comes out there shall not be gun fired
nor a bell rung here tonight Heard response TO
wcntwurths spe, Oh. think it WAS Amen. After
third wolfe, went into road with intention OF gong
home. Saw y. Q man ruu on the piazza, shakln
cowbell.
A. X Daggett's father, mother and little children
were IN Court.
Adjourned
Defence.
AFTERNOON
Government closed, after putting in revolver.
cartridges an1 bullets.