Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-17

of that liquor in the cellar, nor treated any
Of your friends, did you:
Didn't remember of having done So
Didn't think he had told DIR. fash that the
liquor tasted bitter, nor didn't remember of
telling that he was going of on time the day
he got his third flask.
Didn't DIR. fash say that if this strychnine
was in more than one flask it might show that
it was put in to tone up the whiskey, and
didn't you tell him Immediately after that
about this bottle:
Didn't remember of DIR. fash saying So
Here the witness was shown the flask con-
tanning the strychnine. Witness said that
the other flask didn't look so roily but looked
as if it had things in it. Witness stated that
he had worked in pulp mill and in hotel
in Fairfield When asked where he was
when told that his father and brother were
sick said he was on a corner near the
store where Mr.. Wood told him that his
father was sick, and also that his brother was
sick. Asked George if he had been drinking
any of that liquor. Frank Dickey had told
him that George had been smoking cigarettes.
Didn't remember of seeing Mr. McManus
in Browns hotel at Clinton and was pretty
sure that he never did. Never in
McManus' drug store. Never spoke
Waterville. Never placed him" till Mr.
Stevenson told him who McManus was
Never asked Stevenson, Whats this man
here for?" Nor. What does he know about
this case?" Didn't know that there was any
occasion for asking such questions. Did
wear a cap nearly every day when he was
working this winter. Was in Fairfield while
his father was in North Arson. Went and
came alone.
Didn't you state before the coroner's
jury that you were in Wateryille twice
within four weeks previous to your
fathers DEATH
Here witness was shown a document and
identified his signature. Said that he was
not in Waterville twice in the four weeks be-
fore, though if he then testified so he then
thought it was Said he wasn't sent to
Waterville SO much this winter as formerly
Did you go over to Fairfield with another
man within few weeks of your fathers
death to exercise your colt
Didn't remember of it, Didn't remember
of all the remarks made before Mr.. Hall and
Mr. Sanborn. Didn't remember whether one
of them said that some one there in Clinton
put the stuff in. Did say that if people would
keep still it would all low over. Didn't
mean by this the investigation but the little
stories that were going about the poison the
shutting up of the store etc.
Redirect-Stated that when his father died
there were about S25 due him on the books. |
After the examination of the prisoner the
court adjourned till afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Judge Hall placed in evidence certain |
ortgages to show that Mr.. C. C. Beal had |
mortgaged his personal property, and was in
debt.
Frank CrLmmett, called by the respondent
testified that he went to dance at Pittsfield |
on the first day of February, getting on the |
train at Clinton, and that the prisoner was
already on the train when it came in, and
that he kept on and went to the dance,
returning with the witness to Clinton the |
next morning.
NJ. \. Boothby was called and testified |
that the prisoner rode short distance with |
him soon after dinner on the day that Mr.. |
Mr.. Beal died also that he was present at
one time when Mr.. Beal was having an al |
tercation with a stranger TO the witness when |
Mr.. Beal appeared to be rolled up. That |
was the first of the winter.
Judge Hall called Solomon Gilley" sew
eral times in loud voice. Finally the man
came forward.
Solomon Gilley of Augusta, testified that
he knew John G.. Hall who had testified and |
that on Friday he saw him down by Il. C.
Aliens building. Hall told witness at that
time that he did not like Charles Beale very |
we'll, and was going to do all he could to get |
him down east.
Cross examination, Question. What is
your business Mr.. Solomon Gilley? Answer. |
am blacksmith, sharpener, wood chop
per or a good man in haying, either.
Question. Quite enough such as they are?
Answer. Pretty good at all.
Question. What were you doing this par
ticular day down by Aliens block? Answer.
| went down there from here to loaf round.
Question. Helping to hold the building
up down there? Answer. did not know but
| might do little of that job
Question. Putting in the most of your
time down there? Answer. was just then.
Question. Who else were down there
Aliens building? Answer. l
think there were some inside holding it up
the other way. | have spoken of this to my
two brothers in our family. No one spoke
to me about testifying here. The first
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