Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-17
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knew about it was when heard them holler
out here Solomon Gilley."
| The sheriff had difficulty in suppressius
the merriment which this testimony called
| forth.
Roxena NJ. Besl was then called to the
stand and testified substantially az follows:
l am IS years old. Have six children, the
youngest of whom is ten. This winter my
husband had complained of his business,
said he was badly in debt, and it worried
him so he could not sleep nights, and he
would get up at 2 o'clock and stay up and
read his paper great many nights, some
times or nights at time. About three
weeks before he died he told me he had
$4,000 to pay, and he didn't know where the
money WAS coming from. The night before
he died he said he was trying hard 80 get
out of debt. That was Monday night as
about O'Clock when he came in from his
work. The occasion of his making that re-
mark was that one of the little girls asked
him for some money to buy something with.
He seemed to be gloomy when he came
home at supper tine, aud also at bed time,
generally. For the last six months this had
been more so than formerly. He was in the
habit of drinking before coming home -
supper. l think that increased upon him. !
never saw him intoxicated until six months
ago. but since that have seen him 90 sew
eral times. When intoxicated he seemed
irritable and could not bear to have much
said to him. He used to find great deal of
i"u" VIZ" ensrss II IhSties u'u NOT 90 )ust
As he wanted him to; generally he told him q
pick up his things and leave if he could not
do AS he wanted him to. but he would get
over II geheraiiy IN day or TWO, and some
times in day l never knew him to dis
charge him only by telling him he did not
""n' "'',i !" worA' anu .nen SET MN 10 WORK
aea'h. .nariss was qu'ektempered ike ms
!. ,a'iel Nnaries was Always Kina anu suec.
"ona'e, ana very 'enier hearted noticed
no enahge IN 'he relations between Charles
anu MS ia'her curing tue last tnree weeks
from wna' they were before and my hus-
oanu ald NOT meh'ioh any trouble TO me- OR
account Oh my husoahds excessive drinking
tue possipii'y OF MS sudden death was talked
over l knew ABOUT Charies gong to f1tts-
neiu' 40 not know OF ms peing away
from nome any other night THIS winter.
nave one eniiu that Is demented, io years
oiu. Snaf'es ana ms father nave got along
oe'e, tn's winter, since Charief WAS III, than
e's, oeiore' ior OF years peiore.
Nross examination. i went 10 Ahson ON
ihursuV WIN my husband 10 ms motners
iu"e,a' anu returned the next SATURDAY
tharies hapu inns winter mas been To return
no"e ~ h'gnt oy haii past elght OF nine.
ihere nave oeen iew nights that he was
"o, III AT 'lin' u"'e' te went win the team
10 "a'er'i'ie wsth produce IN the faii and
sP,,"s' ou' no, 'h 'he winner mucn.
Vuesuoh-"ere you NJ one hme asked
Nne1ner you Wouiu De IN iaVor OF prosecut
,ns oharies' OF naVihg the matter suppressed
YOU "eIe per,e1'! s"oshea .na' ne oid ns
ei-' ,h,nh was askeu tnat py mI.
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oe opposed 70 prostcuiohi my answer was
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