Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-19

irons. When looked round he had Nj,
overcoat part of and turned round. had
on an overcoat. Hopkins was there In front
OF me facing up the track. He struck At me
ana didn't hurt me any, but I thousht
soald stop him FROM fighting by hitting him.
de struck on his back. He lay lengthwise
OF the sleeper. said to him. Billy" I
couldn't see the sleeper, it was so dark. l
picked him up and set him down Hat in the
walk between the tracks with his legs out
straight and his hands on the ground. z
ieft him sitting there and came down street.
1 dropped my umbrella when struck. him.
l was standing straddle of the rail or Just
inside OF II. didn't try to strike him A
hard as could, though as sprang forward
perhaps couldn't strike any heavier blow.
1 saw no blood, I'D concluded by that lime
that the difficulty couldn't be settled with
conversation. o
recess of five minutes was then taken.
Burt Andrews was called and testified: I
live In Augusta and have done % for ten
years. L knew viii Hopkins. 1 was d
Meoudan Hall Friday evening and saw Hop
kins there. couldn't say whether he WA
intoxicated OF not while in the hall sav
him about fifteen minutes later in front Of
Estes store. He talked about Getcheii,
calling HIM stnker and said that though
he was bigger man than himself he could
DO MN. In Ganneu 4 Morse's store he
made the same talk. went home with him
10 get him oil the street and to keep him out
Of trouble. went back to the train and
stayed nll after 1t went out. l WAS In the
knot Of boys where Doe aud Getchell were.
l stayed ull after Getchell left.
Cross-examined-Mr. Morse L Mr.. Gan.
nett were IN Gannett Morse's store when
we entered. We were at the train from per
haps lo.45 to ll.05. i didn't 20 directly
from the hall to the depot. The show closed
about lois. l didn't enter the dressing
room.
Henry NJ. Breen of the Augusta night
watch testified; have been on the force
years and in Augusta Sc years. l knew
both Getchell aud Hopkins. saw Getchell
several times Saturday evening. In front of
c. X. Partridge's he said, Charley, lend me
F.! our revolver" l said, "What fory" He
sald,,ssHopkins is laying for me-" laughed
and passed on. saw him after the affair
and he told me that up ON the track he had
struck Hopkins once In the mouth and that
Spear had gone after him. As il was of my
beat and Spear was an officer didn't 70 up
there. Hopkins was of u very quarrelsome
disposition. l have arrested him. l know
Bushey. Hopkins was ON the street q good
deal nights.
Cross-examination--I first saw Getchell
that evening before seven in front of Rus
sells jewelry store. Russell, Pe,iier and, 1
think, young Haskell were there. Next l
saw him in front of Gannett 4 Morse's 10
minutes later. Next ut Granite block about
s. saw him again after nine at the corner
of Mathews hat store. In the meantime l
had met HIM aud Hopkins in front of Davis
talking low with their heads very close to-
gether. Brennan and Dunton were some
rods behind. couldn't hear what Getcheli
and Hopkins said. had seen Hopkins twice
that evening. Getchell said al the hat store.
Il have had trouble with Hopkins" 1
asked, "WhereY" He said, up on the
track. struck him once in the mouth" IL
testified that he said, L don't know how
bad | hurt him. before the coroner's Jury, Ii
was SO. did so testify. Hopkins fought
mostly with his mouth. lie seemed to want
to fight considerable. The track was a ia
vorlte ground for fights. | did not notice
whether Getchell had an umbrella or not.
Ansou Nj. Goddard testined: l have
practlced law in Augusta three years. On
the FRIDAY night mentioned 1 was talking
with Morse IN his store, when Hopkins and
Andrews entered. Hopkins was talking
about Getcheli, said he was u stinker, and
though Getchell thought he was a Mike
DAILY, he could do him aud would show him
50.
Cross-examined-This was about ten.
Hopkins treated Andrews to bananas The
conversation lasted about three minutes.
Hopkins talked AS though much excited and
no one answered. He said Geich.ll had
imposed ON him before. | thought his feel
ings were somewhat intlamed by liquor.
Mr. w. ii. Libby was called and testified:
WAS coroner Mt the inquest. DIR. Martin
gave me pieces of chain vi hich corresponded
with what Getchell had left. I took all the
pieces OF chain and sealed them up in an
envelope which put in my pocket. The
envelope wore through and the chain is all
lo.t but one piece. produces piece.) As
remember it was a small wire cham long
enough to go around the neck. The gold
was mostly worn off.
The court then adjourned till $50 A. M.
today.