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

is small roagh spot which might hav
caused the cut on the back of the head. TIL
blow which Hopkins received i'll the mout
) must have been severe one. A blow suf
fcient to knock out tooth might not knocl
down heavy man but probably would over
turn light man with considerable force. !
swinging blow with mans fist on the bacl
of the head could not fracture the base o
Z the skull With stone in the fist it Nigh
be possible. With an upward blow if TIL
hard substance in the fist hit the head direct
: ly fracture of the skull such as that o
Hopkins might be caused.
Mr. Fred A. Shaw was called but failed t,
appear.
GetchelPs testimony before the coroner
: jury was then read by the County Attorney.
!. II. r. Hopkins was recalled aud identife,
a hat, overeoat and suit of clothes as tn,
the ones belonging to his son. The hat wa
a black stiff one rather the worse for wear
The suit of clothes is of brown tweed an,
the overcoat blue chinehilla. The clothe,
are in the same condition as when found.
took them on him with the assistance of JOIN
Brown. | brought down to the shop the oy
ercoat. hat and umbrella following in tbs
rear of the men bringing the body. My soi
was laid on the shop floor, and lay there fl
teen or twenty minutes. We took his clothe,
of and laid them on the table. The mex
morning they were put into trunk of which
Mr.. Burns had the key. They were KEPT
there until the session of the grand jury.
took them out and put them in this valise.
Mr.. John Hersom of Augusta testified
was at the depot Friday night May Ilth
| Getchell was there and was with the Dal,
Bros. | came out of the exhibition with
Hopkins. After the train went out Getcheli
was standing in the crowd and / heard him
say Never mind. I'll fix him some time" in
| reply to a remark by Fred Doe, who said
| what's the matter with Hopkins?" Bow
man Chadwick, Fred A. Shaw, Chas Spring
er and others we're there. Hopkins had gone
home. | know John Pedder but never saio
that if we'd met Hopkins as agreed there
| would have been two funerals instead OF
one. wasn't one OF gang VINO was going
to help Hopkins lick GetcheIl that night. /
am cousin to Hopkins. My wife kept me
from going out that night. did say to Ped
der ''lf I'd been with Hopkins there wouldn',
have been any trouble. | had an agreement
! TO meet Hopkins on business on the bridge
Saturday night.
Michael Lynch testified that Getchell told
him that when he got a chance he would slap
Hopkins. This was in Joe Foye's back shop
| Saturday afternoon. Getchell had treated
me. Foye and Geo. Curtis were there. 1t
was said jokingly. | was in the back shop
when Getchell came in. think Curtis,
Foye's clerk was there He treated me to Il
cigar, think. He bought two cigars for
twenty cents. They are the kind that sell
three for a quarter. They sell cigars in the
back shop as well as the front. | didn't see
that Getchell had taken anything. Getchei
opened the conversation by saying he was
going to slap Hopkins. No one had men
| toned Hopkins before. He said it in kind
of joking way. We had lit our cigars, us
ing matches. We had not set any glasses
down. was on the street that Saturday
night, and as | was going home alone about
nine, | saw Getchell, Hopkins, Fitzgerald
and win North talking in front of Russeli's
jewelry store. Hopkins said, good evening,
Michael, and winked at me to stay with him.
| stayed till he left. | Wake up Water ST.
then to Pinkbams, aud waited, looking at
North and Fitzgerald who stood in front of
liuntingtons. 1 lost sight of Hopkins and
Getchell who had been on the Corn,r l
saw Brennan and went in between Hunting
ton and Turner'S. | made no particular
no Sc. /. was awful dark. l didn't see
Hopkins after once lost sight of him.
had no appointment with Hopkins TO lick
Geichell that evening. never saw any wo-
man EaIed Milton, except kind of lunata
alter Hopkins was dealt who was up there
when 1 Kept watch with the body.
Attorney did you ever tell woman
named Milton that you had made an agree
meent to help Hopkins lick -Getchell that
night and that You got drunk and couldn't
keep III"
Witness "What me drunk No never
said anything of the kind"
Dir. L. J. Crooker was recalled He test
fed that person injured as was Hopkins.
might very soon after the accident sit up, but
after the blood had settled on the spinal cord
he would be as helpless as a babe. | have
known man to walk around after his skull
was fractured. Till pressure was caused by
the CLOTHING of the blood Hopkins might have
sat up. Hopkins first insenslbility came with
conclusion, aud he might have recovered
from it in time TO sit up before the insens
billy caused by the flow of blood came on
The court then adjourned till two o'clock
Z. NJ
In the afternoon the crowd was larger than
in the forenoon.
Edward f. Rice of Augusta. IA years old,
was sworn and testified: | followed Hop
kins and Getchel up Bridge street, as far as
Turner's shop, on Saturday evening. They
talked some as they walked, but | coulah't
understand what they said. They turned to
go in on the track without stopping at the
crossing. | was about twenty feet behind
them, and went ahead when they turned in.
Michael Burns was was recalled and test
fed The clothes produced were put in
trunk the morning Hopkins died. The trunk
was taken to ii. K. Hopkins house, and was
not unlocked till gave the key to the grand
jury.
ba, r,f nd
testified | am machinist. | know Get
chell and knew Hopkins. was at the depot
on the Friday night mentioned, and saw Get
chell there before and after the train left.
heard him speak of Hopkins after the train
left, about Ills. Getchell said how nicely
the exhibition passed off. except the trouble
with Hopkins. Fred Doe said whats the
matter with Hopkins, you sucker?" Getchell
said: Never mind, m Tx him some night"
We were under the awning, and qui a
crowd was there, including lIersom, Chad
wick, Getchell, Doe and myself.
Cross-examnation Couldn't say whether
Doe or Getchell first mentioned Hopkins. |
was at the exhibition, and Doe was there, |
believe.
Patrick Travers of this city, quarryman.
was sworn and testified: | was up on the
railroad at the spot where it was said that
Hopkins was killed, about y clock sunday
morning. There were about fifty there. |
picked up tooth on the next sleeper north
of where the guard rail rests. | cant swear
it wasn't on the sleeper where the end of the
guard rail rests. | kept the tooth a few
weeks and then gave it to Hopkins father,
who afterwards gave it back to me. The
tooth was produced.
Mr. Hopkins was recalled Mr. Travers
gave me tooth, and l gave him back the
same one.
| The case of the prosecution rested here.
For the defence Mr. Heath opened the
/ case by reading the statute relating to man
slaughter. He dwelt on the good reputation
which Getchell had always sustained. No
! one has lelt worse over the matter than he
1 has. Till the Friday night mentioned, Getch-
+ ell and Hopkins had been on the most ex
/ celent terms, living in the same neighhor
hood and belonging to the same Hook and
Ladder company On Friday evening, May /.
4 an athletic exhibition managed by Getchell
was given. The exhibition was licensed by
the city government and was attended by
many of the best people in the city. who de-
parted we'll satisfied. There was nothing
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