Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-13

the prisoner placed the poison in the whi-key
| to kill his father
Seventeen witnesses were then called BY
the government and sworn
Ira T. Getchell was the first witness called
to the stand, and he testified as to plans made
by him of the store and house of the de-
| ceased, the drug store in WatervilIe and 9TH
| er places connected with the case.
John F. Rolf, called by the government,
| testified in substance: On the Afternoon of
Feb. IA was driving past the mill she'd.
| about twenty rods from Mr.. Beals store
| when Mr.. Beal came out and asked me To-
carry him home because he was sick and did
not feel as though he could walk. He said
he was feeling bad and started out of his
store for walk up to his ice house. Win, h
was seye .ty-fire or one hundred rods ava,
but found his limbs were failing him and
turned round and was going back He said
the trouble was in his limbs. He paused
moment and said II will tell you; | have
been drinking something this afternoon, but
drank but little, and | never felt so bad in
my life" | drove him TO the house and with
the assistance of another | lugged him into
| the house. DIR. fash happened TO be at the
house | stayed there about fifteen minutes
| went away and was gone about seven min
utes and when 1 returned he was dead: he
had commissions. When we carried him into
| the house he was stiff and could not bend his
legs. saw George Beal there.
Cross examination.-He had one convul-
sion before We got him into the house | am
sure that after he got into the house he used
the expression, pull off my boots :" he also
said turn me over" George was brought
IN he Ma. hr.t har AL. 4
workmen. They passed through the room
in which Mr.. Beal lay aud into another room.
testified before the coroner's jury; 1 then
said that Mr.. Beal said he had BE- en- taking
something" or drinking something" | won't
say which: | understood it to allude to drink
ing.
John L. Lewis, called by the government
testified that he was neighbor to the de-
ceased, and went to the house soon after Mr.
Beal was carried home, within two minutes
after; was there ten or twelve minutes; was
there when George was brought in. As soon
as Dr. fash asked George where the bottle
was they drank out of | went right out and
directly to the cellar of the store and Mr.
Dixon took a bottle in the cellar from near
some jars and gave it TO me and returned
directly to the house with it. did not see
The prisoner at the time left the house to
go for the bottle. | remember of the doctor
asking George where the bottle was that he
drank out of, but did not hear the reply.
1t was an old fashioned pint flask. | saw the
doctor trying to get something into the mouth
of Mr.. Beal, but he could not do it,
Francis 2. Furber, called by the govern
ment, testified that he went to the house of
the deceased shortly after he was
carried h. ONE and assisted in rubbing him
Along toward the last of his commissions Mr.
Beal said, Did critters, poison, poison,
poison" Nothing more was said at that
time. Sometime after that, should say in
IA minute and half or two minutes before
breathing his last he said Boys" I conld
Just distinguish il. He gasped once after
forwards and that was the last.
Cross Examlnation-I saw Charles there
and saw him take hold of his fathers hand
or arm The words which | have given as
having been spoken by Mr.. Beal were dis
jointed, spoken with pauses between them. |
am clergyman. Have preached thirteen
years. heard Charles speak to some one
and tell them to take care of his horse.
A. {. Wood called by the government
testified that he assisted in carrying Mr.
Beal into the house and stayed by him until
he died. assisted in rubbing his hands
| was present when George was brought in.
He was carried through the room in which
his father law and into an adinininy ono
Charles helped carry George in. George
could walk some. was somewhat *
cited. and | should not want to saw whether
Charles was in the room where his farther
was be fore his fathers death excent whom
he helped carry George tbrough. | do not
recollect of Charles rubbing his father ar
having hold of his fathers hand. | stayed
all night Had orders from the doctor not
th,,, ern,, h,If a L -
a half When was by Mr.. Beal
as he lay on the lounge he said rub my