Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-19
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just struck and his body was lax. He we
over easily, and his head struck on Il
guard rail as the governments own testmor
proves. No weapon was used but the fra
ture was produced as stated. This is prove
by the finding of the hair and the nature ,
the wound. The hat VAS found Just whel
IT naturally would come. The location {
The spot on the plan where the hat was foun
is manifestly wrong. Ge,cheli's whol
course after this was entirely consistent wit
his testimony before the coroners jury. II
didn't tell Spear that Hopkins was wounde,
He passed the rest of the evening at a dru
store, aud then went home and slept. With
out knowing what was against him nor whs
the States theory was, he gave q straigl
testimony which it has been impossible /
break down. Getchell never made an
threats agains Hopkins, as has been testih.,
by Hersom aud shaw. The conversatio
with Burns occurred, but Burns did not a
the time think Getchell meant ANYTHING seri
ous. My position will be that the death wa
pure accident; terrible accident. Ha,
Hopkins fallen in any other way, the bio,
even If uujustihsble could have gwen use fo
no action other than assault aud battery, an,
IN the deed no more moral turpitude is in
volyed than in an ordinary assault and h.t
terry.
The witnesses for the efense were ther
sworn.
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learned that uopkins WA, ba,lv ;,i,r.d xn,,
[ was arrested. / didn't see that n,yh, "a har,
his head struck. and dmnt snnu,.e !, w.,
.,urt Mt ALI Whom s,ruck him w., a, ,ha
outside edge of tho tr.rt We w.r,. hat,
,ortn of tn. guard rail dr,nn.J nv nm,
or.lls Mt the 1,me of the blow Tne n,obr..I.
Ia WAS NOT min. and / torv,t abnut i, nil /
heard two ar thre. we,Ls ,t,eruarL ,h,, an.
sas found. 1 nm l.tt handed. Tine bIuu
left a scar ON the knuckle of nv I.tt fore
dpuer. Crhe ,car xas shawn "a, tho ;ury
IL made a wound " ~bich looked ma ,h,,yh
v,ece of iron nnd been pound.d IN i,I / n,,
made no agreement to tiyht Hopkin, and J,,
uot intend To do 80. went mn an ,h, tr.nl
| 40 try TO oulet him down. wont tb.re H..
cans. if M. Kent in the crowd M, wm,IJ n,.k.
lots of talk and Thought if 4 aot him .lou,
ne womb hack dawn EeiyH Izh ,,o,,,,d.
Cross-exam,na,iou-On of Tho ua,xs w.
the a,,racuon in the exbib,,ion IL clam
| % be the hvht weight chamno an of Amerir.
| 1 don't claim TO b. a boxer hut have nrac,,ce,
some. Neyer.-took I.,sons D,d mn, ,,,,d,
.uyself on INV skill "A n boxer. | w.iybe,
IS pound. st the time. three pounds NOR,
| han do now. have sparre,I opce m, mn
,,ape about nine wears ayn. I have uo, b.,
| IN The gloves with .uyoue far bve ,..r.
dopk,n, and I never hai any ,r,uhI.. III ,h
| night of Nav II. When u,uk,ns ,r;aI ;,
xer IN he abused mo roundlv Ali ss;d :. =