The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-28

her say EVeretts wife should not live to have an
other child, for She would kill her first. Written
accused her of killing her husband, Gardiner Lar
rabec. She said She would beat old Hannah if she
got chance She said the child Helen was about
to bear was not Eyerctts, but Willard Nendajl's.
Witness spoke to her about making threats, but She
said she could take care Of herself. On cross eN-
examination the witness said he at Nhitteu's
for hour SO, and stood up all the time He
iterated the threats that the prisoner made aud
said the child was kendals and that Helen was
just like her mother.
The State rested their case.
THE DEEENcE OPENS
At 10 A. NJ. Thursday, Mr.. W. l.. Thompson open
ed for the respondent. He reviewed the States
opening, and said the original theory of the GOV
eminent had been abandoned. and new one insti-
tuted by the ingenuity of the physicians The
physicians theory what might happen By
possibility. The defence had nothing to conceal.
The defence was tWofoh. The prisoner at the
bar at no time in her life had done any act OF any
thing to the dead woman for which she is guilty IN
the matter charged. What the prisoner did at the
sick bed of her daughter-n-aw was done in an
emergency and 10 the best Of her ability. The
prisoner aud the mother of the dead woman were
called upon suddenly to act and did the best they
could. Mrs Kendall was the wife of prisoners
son. and the dead womans husband Is another son.
! Two wears ago last september Everett and Helen
| were married and went to live with the prisoner,
| in her family and continued to live for one year.
Everett then moved to another place where he lived
until April, lsS5, when he with his wife returned to
! the home of his mother, where they lived until four
| weeks before the death of his wife, when they
went to live in the family of his brother John,
while the latter went away With "A hay press. After
the return of John Everett and his wife were to 90
4 back to the home of the prisoner. The counsel
! said Kills fellow being without motive.
\ The relations of til" parties We're always pleasant
| from the day of marriage t. the death of Helen
| Larrabcr. AZ the request Of Helen her husband
went for his mother ami her mother when she was
to be confined. Mrs. l.. asked Everett lie had Ii
| sent for doctor. He said he would but wanted his
mother first to go and see if one was needed. 4
doctor at Brooks was sent for, but did not arrive
until after the birth of the child From the moment
of the child's birth to death the patient pain
| less, which signifies that the was abnormal
one. 1t has been said that when the doctor came
| the prisoner sent him away. 1t was Mrs. Kendall
who came to the door and told Dr. Libby that they
had got through and didn't want him. Mrs Kendall
was the person who shut the door in hi face. The
doctor asked her if she had got the aftelblIh Mrs.
Kendall said no. but there is i woman who will at
| tend to it. Both women attended to delivering the
| piacenta and did all they knew how to do. Mrs.
| Kendall was much boss as amy one. After
/ Mrs. l.aIrahec had delivered the child she and
Everett lifted up the sick woman and Mrs. Kendall
! tried her hand at delivering the placenta. Who
| broke the cord he did not know ana according to
medical testimony it makes no difference whether
/ or not il is broken. After this hemoThage set in
| and was probably the cause of death, IL it FIRE
attendance. some one gave the woman water whch
! made her yomit Everett WAS to give her more.
when the prisoner told him not ID do IT. The pris-
| oner never before knew about hemorllage She had
attended but five cases Of childbirth ana never
held herself out as ii midwife. The prisoner never
made the threats alleged hut on the contrary ,lid
every thing for the coming child. even to preparing
| the clothing. The threats alleged to have been
made at Whitten's could not have been uttered
THE TESTIMONY.
The first witness called by the defence was Ever
EFT Lalrabec Of jackson, who testified that he was
the SON OF the prisoner and the husband Of the de
| ceased woman. He was married two wears arc last
September First lived with his mother after mar
riage. Lived as one family most Of the time In
the fall of 1881 moved 10 tie William place NO
trouble when we left. Left the Whitman place last
| April and went back to mother Lived there until
four weeks before my wifes death, when we moved
to my brother Johns. Mother visited Us frequent
| ly when we lived ON the William place and my
| wife visited my mother every week or two They
! visited back and forth after moved to Johns
| No trouble to my knowledge between mother ana
my wife. My wife was taken sick between four
and five O'Clock in the morning of Now 80 First
went for Mrs. Kendall and then my mother at my
wife's request. Mother asked me if | had sent for
a doctor, wanted her to see If Doctor was need
ed that day | sent fora doctor, having previous
| ly made arrangements with my brother Joseph
Mother said must have doctor The child WIS
born about half an hour before the doctor came
Mother and Mrs Kendall attended my wife. Was
present when the child was born at about II % clock
Cannot tell who first took the child. When the doc
tor came met him. Mrs Kendall came to the door
and spoke to the doctor. She closed the door lcv.
ing the doctor outside. when went in the doctor
Mrs. Kendall and Mrs. Annette Iarrabee were, il,
the sitting room. | told the doctor that they had
got through | went into the bed room and yhis-
pered to my wife and asked her if She wanted to
see the doctor and She said no. My wife whisper.
ed TO me in making answer. She was suffering no
pain, l was in the room when effort was made
to take the afterbirh. Mother and lifted her up
ana Mrs. Kendall took charge Of the afterbrth.
Heard Mrs. Kendall say she had got part of it, NV
"l1e did not after the birth of the child First
learned my wife failing just before her death
was present when mother had trouble
with Willard Kendall about the fence Brother
'"hh was with me lhere was nothing said about
my wife Heard threats made Did not sec
Mrs. Kendall, but heard her. She said. "Wil
throw rocks at the Old bitch.' Kendall threw rocks
| at her, when mother went away
Cross-eNamned. | was three rods from Kendall
in the field behind the fence Went to defend
mother for Kendall was ugly Nothing was soid
about my wife. Didn't defend mother when Ken
dali threw rocks. He called her Il d-nb-h II
worked me up some. Never heard a harsh word
or any violence between mother and my Wife
Never had any trouble with my wife. Never had
any conversation with mother about the Curtis
woman or child in connection with myself Never.
heard any conversation about the paternity of nv
child When went after mother she didn't want
logo unless there doctor. NV wife was in tears
that morning. Mrs. Kendall howlcd and scared her
so she cried Did not hear her say she lid not want
Mrs. Larrabee to attend her Both Mrs. Kendall
and mother had charge of my wife Mother was
not there for that purpose. She was there as one
of the women. My wife didn't exactly request a
doctor. She said would do what was right about
1t, DID not hear my mother say: "she wont care
who tends her when she is sick enough" He said
when he whispered to his wife about the doctor his
mother did not hear him, or know anything about
it. Did not see my motherdo anything or direct any
thing to be done to stop my wife bleeding to death
My wife lived two hours after the doctor left Did
not hear or see my mother do anything in the two
hours to remove the afterbirth OF direct anything
to be done.
Abby Thomas, Belfast Am daughter of pris
oner. Went to John Larrabees on Tuesday after
Helen died. saw Mrs. Kendall. Asked her who
sent the doctor away. She said 81 did" | asked
hcr what mother said and she replied "Nothing;
guess she did not know he was here
Amos f. Kendall, jackson. Prisoner is my
mother. Know Charles w Deering Decrng told
me about the trouble at Whtten's. He said Whit
ten was drunk. 1t was of Elsha's best days.
Whtten, he said, twitted mother about killing
Gardner Larrabee and number Of children. Moth.
ing was said about threats
Horace l.. Jellison, jackson. Was at Whitten's
In July when Mrs. LaIrabee there. Written
had been helping me get in hay. When | went in
Whtten was twittng Mrs. Larrabee about killing
children and her husband. She wanted child that
was there. He said she wanted to kill it. Mrs