The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-02
QUIMBY TELLS HIS STORY OF CRIME.
Ne Claims that the Murder was
Committed Without Forethought.
Bent on Robbery, He Struck the Old
Man to Keep Him Still.
The Young Criminals Hard Lot
Urged In His Defence. ~.

WIsCAssET, Nov. 1.-The evidence for the
State in the Quimby trial in Wiscasset was
all in soon after the opening of court this
morning. Throughout the trial Quimby has
appeared composed, and he gives no evil
dence of being affected at what has been said
against him.
George b. Sawyer opened the case for the
defence. He gave brief history of
Quimby and his connection with the trag-
edy. During the opening of the argument
Quimby was affected to tears, the first time
he has manifested any feeling. Edward N.
Lewis, Nellie S. Barstow, Stephen II. Bar
stow, jeremiah Pinkham, Joseph r. Far
rington, superintendent of the Reform
School. l.. ID. Evans, and Rufus Pinkham
were sworn as witnesses for the defence.
DIR. Crocker testified that the wound by the
knife in the shoulder was mortal.
The evidence of Mr. Barstow was that
Remission threatened to kill Quimby when
he had him in front of the house.
Rev. l.. Evans testified to the strength and
vigor of the murdered man
Joseph II. Harrington knew Quimby from
June 80. 1888. when he went to the Reform
School, and considered him quiet boy.
Other evidence was offered to show the
general character of the boy.
The respondent, Lewellyn M. Quimby, was
put on the stand this afternoon. He said he
is 10 years old. When quite young he came
from Swansville to B0Othbay, and lived in
Boothbay ten or twelve years. He was sent
to the Reform School in 1888. and remained
there about three years. He then came home
to his mother, but in two months returned
to the Reform School Of his own accord. He
stayed month or two and left again. He
came to his uncle's, Rufus Pinkham OF
Boothbay, and was there two months. being
sick most of the time. Then he went to Mr..
keuniston's, and was there six months. He
worked on the farm, and left there May 1st,
1887 He was next there May 9, 1888. Three
days before that he came from Boston to
Rocbland by boat, and then went to Damar.
iscotta, through Boothbay and across Barter
Island. He took boat there and went to
Bath. arriving there at about 2e'clock We'd
nesday morning, expecting to meet two fel-
lows from Boston and go fishing. These
men he had met in Boston in saloon. They
were together three or four times, drinking,
playing pool and knocking about the streets.
After getting to the boat in Boston he missed
wallet containing money. His new friends
gave HIM two bottles of whiskey and prom
ised to meet him at Bath, but he never saw
them afterwards. Quimby left Bath We'd
nesday afternoon and went to Barter's ISL
and, and then to North Boothbay. alone.
He first formed the plan of getting into Ken
nlston's house when within half mile of
his house. He had been drinking a good
watches and money and get back to Boston.
He got saw-horse and put it ON the cellar
door to get up tothe window. The horse
fell over, and he then got a joist and climbed
to the window. He then went down stairs
into the kitchen, and fell against the bed
room door, which opened. Mr.. Remission
was aroused. He had no other intention
than to get the watches and money. He
knocked Mr.. Kenniston on the head with an
iron bolt, taken from a cart tongue, so he
would keep still and not wake Greene.
Quimby struck the old man two or three
times before he fell out of bed. He then
struck match to see where Remission was,
as he wanted to get out of the house. Ken
niston followed him into the kitchen and
grabbed him.
Quimby then said: 81 struck him with q
knife bought in Bath. He got hold of me
two or three times. / struck him two or
three times with the knife. tried to get
away. | fired once in the air to scare him,
and the bullet hit the mirror frame. l fired
again right at him. Mrs. Kenniston ran out
of the house when the last shot was fired.
When got out of the house | went to the
stable and took the horse and went away
with him. rode all night"
Quimby's testimony as to his capture was
substantially the same as has been given.
The defence rested the case here. Counsel
for defence commenced his argument at 35.
He very feelin5ly referred to the boys un-
fortunate condition, he being almost home
less, victim of circumstances and without
friends.