The Portland daily press., 1888-04-14
TROUBLE BETWEEN FATHER AND SON.
witnesses Repeat Some of Charles
Beal's Ugly Sayings,
What Professor Robinson Found in
the Whlskey Bottles.
The Younger Brother Falls to Make
Some Expected Revelations.
Especial to the Press.l

Especial to the Press.l
AUGUSTA, April 13.-The second day of
the Beal murder trial opened with a grow
ing interest in the case and crowded
house. The prisoner, who is but 81 years
of age, was composed and smiled when a
witness made a funny remark. His
mother sits by his right hand and pityingly
watches her boy with eyes of pity much of
the time. She kissed him tenderly when
she came in this morning.
The first witness called was
JOHN c. HALL
of Clinton, who testified that he sat up with
the corpse of Mr.. Beal the second night, Mr..
Sanborn being with him. Sanbern said to
Charles, who was in the room, that the
poison was never put in in Boston. 1t was
put in there for Mr.. Beal, and the one that
put it in was going to be found out Charles
asked why he thought so, and Sanborn re-
piled that they were going to investigate the
matter thoroughly. Charles asked, who
arep' and Sanborn told him the Masons
were going to the bottom of it. "Then, '
said Mr. Hall, she told him about what
Mr.. Beal said when he was dying, that the
damned critters poisoned him, and Charles
said he knew there was considerable talk by
would keep their heads still there would be
nothing said and it would be all right He
didn't believe it was right for them to go
round making so much talk outside OF the
family. He said # George nadn,t got dose
they would have thought the old man died
of the tremens; that he was going to set the
men at work as soon as his father was
buried; that he was going to run the hoop
pole business and his brother the store
Cross-examination-" did not say
III oh hot 10 foil
lirium tremens. Charles appeared kind OF
anxious and feeling bad about his fathers
death. He talked about how the business
should be managed. l never knew of any
serious difficulty between Charles and his
father. They would have little spats
Charles came to me and, together with the
keeper of the cemetery, we went down and
selected a lot. [ thought from the fact that
George was sick at the same time his father
was, that the latter died of poisoning instead
of delirium tremens."
ELBRIDGE @. HoDGToN,
of Clinic, cold. "Mr Real entered the store
u os ~ dooth
wnlcn ne occupied al tne time Vi MS ueaen
in 1884, remaining there since then. own
the store and was in it frequently. l was
there once about fortnight before Mr.. Beal's
death, one morning. He and his son Charles
were present. The latter had team at the
door, Mr.. Beal told Charles to 60 home and
go to bed, because he was SICK, twice the
aasnsa nlaue .is t Pe. i'nu onnaarsd mad
,a ,po;ead thonaht n n,ora pf tba con
anu eac,seH t H. ,o,Sd ;f thav ,oro nnt here
teIIr;nn and o Iaft tha Store hecausa 7 didn't
hno iH' Il rbayIos sa;d 70 his father
Man 70 near H. tbase brae sae 10 law viS crers
-. ~" sa,,ath;ns. ~ III tbat Ua vas mad annar
or sohlesaing liae slaa. nc maI
,rosaa an -, tha sfore ,bsn Gaoyge Real was
III u, thors was ,,ot for from N m
oa,' or ,aS sitting tbere smol-ing cigar
atta IaSy ha nrt pis hand m 70 6is chin
and said he was sick. He leaned back upon
the counter and began to twitch, and about
a' tG aHT droHe e nm my, 70 tbe door and
George was carried out to the sleigh, placed
in it and driven home; About the time George
MAS M Saken out MI, Wo1u caIllS III anu t Sat SrSt
MI Deaa was amlui ht 5,t4 ~ +hn store of MI
nc"o p ',ias VOC Diou~TS i " W.
Deai sicAnosS eila' Aio" VI
Cross examined-"l am the admlnlstrator
on Mr.. Bears estate and should Judge his IN
debtedness at the time OIL ms deatn was
about $4,000. l have seen Mr. beai nave
blue spells at times.
GEORGE sANBoRN,
testified. ST sat nm one night with the CORPSE
f ~, -. ~. a.,
OF Mr.. Beal Mr.. Hall also sat up. and after
the other members Of the family had gone to
he'd. Charles made some talk about his
| saS., D. so;d n, Tosh s+otod
iatner ueatn. ne saiu III. i"Sn s'"'eu
that bottle OF liquor might nave got pol
soned IN Boston before IL was snlppea, Mnen
It was being mixed. SAID dan tnlnK so,
but that the poison was introduced IN Clln-
ton:
Ihe witness corroD0rated MI. han testi-
mony.
Cross-examlnatlon-'l nave seen MI. Beal
boozy as often as every. night IN the week,
but DO not know tnat the naDlt grew upon
him.
WOODBURY. S. DIXON.
of Clinton. said 81 worked for Mr.. Beal at
.ho +in,o of hio doo+b ha;no .larl in his
'no ''"e Va mo N.
store George also assisted IN the STORE. i
went out of the store about 3 o'clock and
Mr. Real was tbere returned in abnut
-. -N"' - ;,
tnree-quarters Oh an nouT; ...,- ;.
:, Inc witness described george sickHess ~
tne STORE anu now ne was carrleu oub W tne
sleigD; ne tnen sala; u neaIu sglle one
say when went 20 the door Cnarles your
Drotner is SICK ana the DOCTOR Is over tnere.
Gt5eQrge salu, Wlen ne was psIng i carIleu out'
wood, thls Is hard one. Mr. Lewis came,
shortiy aiterwards ana we went GOWN cel-
lar together anu eot tne Dottle oI nquol,
which was sitting side OF Dox containing
glass Jars.
Here fro1. koDlnson OF boWdoin C0Ilege,
who analyZed the liquor, produced Doltle
apparently hall full OF liquor ana the Witness
Identified the bottle as the same one tnat was
ionna IN tne celar OF one aDo9t like stE y, 60 :
"Charles dld not work Tor MS 1ather LOT