Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-24

I Luce EtNa. tlicu ARNhf
did no, see him kick Luce but be kicked AZ
him. | saw Frank Hart there. Hart went
up and took Malserhill sway when be vas al
Luce With his foot. did not see Luce push
Mulverhili away from the ropes
Charles II Leeman, called BY the govern
melt, testhed | am a printer and work for
i. c. Aiken. and at the time Ia question |
was in the story next TO the last story of the
Allen Guiding. A Igtle after 10 O'Clock |
heard loud talk in the rear Of the bnliiing
and | lOckei OUT OF the widow and sa~
Bub Bolton. JET Dixon ami Mulyerhill At
the south side of the of the coal sharf rhey
seemed 10 be trying TO get Muiverhiil to 60
Of and be quiet and not bother them, an
he quieted down. think he saii he wonld
20 of, ard Bolton and Dixon went toward
the steamboat v hart out of my sight Mol
verhill went up where Hart and Luce were
and stopped moment, and then he went up
to Luce and hit him, AID Luce sank down
there on the ground, and Mulyerhill hit him
twice with his ist, and then he kicked him,
and Hart then kind OF pulled him one side
and told Mulverhill if he did not go away
from there be would give him thr shiag
Mulverhill went up ID sat down on pile of
boards, and directly after that Dixon and
Bolton came back. Luce got righ, up after
he was hit aud went down 10 the skow and
and washed hi. face and came back, Then
/ Dixon and Bolton came up and seemed sur
| prsed that therewas any trouble Dixon said he
1 guessed he woul slap Mulyerhill's face aud
Bolton told him he had better not. That vas the
last saw of Mulyerhill. The las saw OF
Luce he was back Of Soules bliliiug blow
/ ing his nose and saw blood coming from
it. Should judge that vas twenty minutes
or half an hour aft, | saw him hit. When
Mulverhill kicked Luce, Luce was in kind
| of sitting position on his knees, kind Of back
TO Mulyerhill. should judge be hit hun
some here on the right side Of the head
when he kicked him. Luce not paying
any attention 10 Mulverhlll when Mulverhill
hit him irst. Mulvtrhill stepped over the
ropes and Luce merely put up his hands
to keep him away. Luce seemed TO go down
| Just ike junk Of lead onto his knees, when
he was hit. and Mulverhill followed him
right up and struck him with each hand, and
then kicked him. Then after he kicked
| him Hart drew Mulyerhill one sice over
across the ropes aud threatened 10 lick h!n
if he didn't get out of the way.
Cross-e1aminati0n-I did not see Mulyer-
hill, Dixon or Bolton drink OF have any
liquor. | should say Mulyerhll might have
been little intoxicated The fret blow
struck was in the face, but could not tell
where. Luce merely put up his hands TO
shield or protect his head did not see him
put up his hands before that. die not see
him push Mulverhil away from the ropes
| heard Luce say nothing TO Mulyerhill nor
Muverhil to Luce. Luce did not fall back
on his head but sank right down on his
knee. or sat down there | thought he was
on his knees. He was kind OF leaning on a
rock there and kind of covering his head
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whether he was sitting or on his knees He |
tried TO protect his head by holding his |
hanes over his face and | think kind of |
covered his head up with his arms When |
he was standing up he threw his arm. out |
tno thought he wa. irving TO take his nit |
tens off didn't know | should Judge he |
had hi. hands over the top of his head when |
he was down. The second and third blows
were struck Immediately after he went down. !
Luce WAS then on hi, knees and had hi. |
AIMS and hands up to protect his heal. and |
the last two blows were struck up under his |
arms. Mulyer1ill was behind Luce when he |
struck him then [ mean that these blows |
were no lght. but from downwards up |
wards When he kicked him he stood very |
near in the same position, behind Luce, ani
kicked sith his right foot. When n kcked
at Luce should Judge Hart was l2 feet
away from them. He was on the opposite
side Of the cspstan. | thought al the time
that Mulverhilfs boot came in contact with
Luce's head.
John McKeig. called by the gov rnment. |
,e.t,ti.s: IN. Wood. and l. while comiay
acros. the b, dge on SUNDAY morning, saw
them at work ON tho skox md went down
there. Dixon and 8 ,lton were on the b. It |
at work sni Hart and Luce were on the |
shore Mt work an some tackles there | saw |
Nnlverhiu strike Incr there [ should |
iudye h. struck him three times amin. |
kicted at him. hut coull not swear wheth. |
81 not he hit him was forty or 6ft, feet |
away from him hoard Nnldoor saw some |
him, ahon, Inrf HAVING .Iled his mo;her a |
mitch Srurlay nivht and he wouldn't stan !
thai from anx body Jnay were all taking |
First il would he one that talked and then
auother. did not nav much attention Il |
what was .aid ,honII saw they had been |
driGk king. Should saw Mud, d,on was intox-
ica;ed by his actions | heard him say he |
VA. going tn lick somebody but I could not |
tell who II was.
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