Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-16

fool, and will put stop to il before long"
nor anything like it. Dixon and
l have had trouble and do not think he
loves me. took bottle Of whiskey and put
some molasses in il because thought Il
needed it. and carried it In my pocket until
! went home when l left in the barn. l af.
forwards drank it. called the whiskey In
the barrel very poor; could not drink Il
straight. do not remember of asking Dix
on.if he thought George and could run the
business if father should die. think rs-
member conversation with Frank Crum-
nett four or FIVE weeks before father died
it which il was stated that father had poor
barrel of whiskey, and if he drank the whole
of it it would kill him. My brother George
drank and have seen him intoxicated. I
had talked with my father about drinking
TO excess sometime before his death, with
in year. l have quite often made disre-
spectful remarks about my father. I would
merely speak about him kind Of rough and
rowdyish, the same as lots of other people
do. never had any serious trouble with
him in my life. He has not laid his hand on
me for years. never had any trouble with
him that lasted over five minutes. He
was quick tempered and so was I. He new
er laid up anything against me. never
threatened him to any body. never put aay
poison III tnat WHISKY III tue CellAr or In D
flask of whiskey and put it in the cellar.
never poisoned any liquor and left il about
that store or premises. | never poisoned any
liquor. The last time was in Waterville in
the evening was about the middle Of Novem-
Der. 1t was one Saturday night. and with
Piper the station agent, went to . min
strel show. Stopped at the Elmwood House
that night and went home ON the Herald train
Sunday morning Have been in Watervills
once since: February 2d, think. Al that
time left home ON the 2 O'Clock train and
was in Waterville until the I o'clock train,
aud then went TO Pittsfcld to a ball.
never in my life inquired for strychnine in
Wateryillc or anywhere else, nor bought
any. | never had any in my possession. !
now know McManus. At the time Of the
inquest was at the depot talking with Ste
venson, and McManus came on the train and
shook hands with Stevenson. Asked Ste
venson who it was aud he told me. McMan-
us did not seem to recognize me. When
Stevenson told me who he was remembered
that had met him twice on the train and
took him for spotter of csndue-
tors and that l had talk with him,
and that he then told me that he was
going TO start drug store in the block that
was being fixed over in Waterville. have
IA muller which is all white except few red
and blue stripes in it wore n round top hat
to Waterville. l remember Of Mr.. Carver
asking George at the inquest II he was not
in drug store in Waterville and think he
asked him if he did not come in and ask for
something, do not know what it was now,
while he was there. 1t was all Of four years
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Law il to him; was not going for liouor and
so kept right on. When came up ! told
my oro'ner iiad no ifuor' l 'h'h. no
INV fa,hor di.J ,oid Dr Tasb and ",
Stevenson that | got hold of q bottle of H.
quor that came out of this barrel that l
.'ouen' ,ner, was so',e'",hs III anu = ."'neu
death. got that bottle down cellar from
the barrel; was going to drink IL. i think
was eohs up y" "a, "epoe' i." .. VI
cred there was ANYTHING wrong about i, vber
got into Browns stable. went in there
to drink from that bottle and saw there WAS
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something in To stop MS bows taking H.
touched my tongue to it did not notice any
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