The Portland daily press., 1888-04-17
SHE BELIEVES HER SON INNOCENT,
sut Wants Him Punished II He Is
Guilty.
Mrs. BeaI TestifIes in Behalf OF Hel
Son Charles.
The Defendant Reiterates His Yer
sion of the Case.

AUGUSTA.
Beal, resumed the stand this morning, at the
resumption Of the murder trial. He stated
that he told DR.. Tash that the whiskey in
the bottle which he had, looked nasty and
asked Mr.. McKenny to go to his fathers
and talk with him about drinking.
The cross examination then was begun by
Attorney General Baker. The witness said
he had worked for his father up to the time
of his death with the exception Of few
months. He said he wasn't exactly afraid
of his father but didn't wish to be SASSY
to him. He thought the last credit he re-
ceiyed from his father was in January, and
didn't know that he was not in the pay of
his father after the 28th Of January. He
was sick for week and his father stopped
his credit.
"Will you say that Of your fathera"
Il s'pose shall have TO-"
''Then he was ipbuman. was hep"
"Well. he used to ask me to work when l
told him didn't want to. There might have
been hard words used at this time"
The witness didn't remember Of any
trouble with his father in the presence Of
Mr.. Hodgdon. 1t wasn't an unusual thing
to have words with his father. He never
laid anything up against his father for want
ing him to work when he was sick. and
didn't remember of saying, in the presence
Of Mr.. Dixon, There goes the id old fool
think he said so and didn't know whether or
not he went into the cellar in the presence OF
his father after the 28th of January. His
father had never forbidden him to touch the
liquor. He didn't intend, however. for his
father to see him get the liquor. he was
dirty. No one was in the cellar. He never
drank in the cellar for his father would
catch him at it. So he took the bottle to
Browns stable. It looked dirty, as If ashes
were in it. He didn't notice any peculiar
taste. He poured liquor down the scpttle,
and didn't remember what heidid with the
bottle. There were hiding places in the
stable where they kept old bottles: The
witness didn't remember noticing sediment
in the bottle. He thought his father had
put something into it. He didn't remember
drinking. any more of the liquor after that
The witness was here shown the flask
which had the poison in it and said 1t didn't
look like the dirty one he had. 1t was more
r0ily. He never was in McManus's drug
store and never spoke to McManus on the
street in Waterville. When steve Stevenson $50!
whats this man here for" He, wasn't in
Wateryille twice previous TO his fathers
death. If he did say so at the coroner,s in
quest, he must have thought so them; when
he said. IF people will keep. still 1t Will
going and not the investigation.
Redirect t-examiEation-The witness stated
that wheu his father died about $25 were due
him on the books.
The court adjourned until afternoon.
Afternoon Session.
At the conclusion of the ecross-examination
of the prisoner. Charles L. Beal, witnesses
called by the defence substantiated the
points of the prisoners story. principally
those relating to his visits out of town, to
Waterville and Pittsfeld. His mother was
then called and testified that her husband
was badly in debt and his financial affairs
worried him. He could not sleep nights.
He took to drinking hard and became ir-
1ta6ie with any one VINO IN tne least annoy
cause he did not do things his way. He
would tell Charles that he must work to suit
him or pack up and leave. The witness said
these Quarrels never amounted to much. She
was afraid her husband would drink him
self to his DEATH Her fear was mentioned
in the family and the running Of the busi-
ness was discussed in case Mr.. Beal should
die. Charles took the most kindly interest
in all these affairs and y-as kind and affec-
tionate to all the members of the family.
Just before her husbands death, he grew
more irritable than ever. Charles was i'll
and had other slight quarrel with his father.
This was apparently healed up as usual
Charles was generally in at 9 O'Clock nights.
there being only one or two exceptions this
winter. as stated, once in February and once
before thai. He went to Pittsfeld in Febru--
ary. The mother said that she had told
County Attorney Carleton that If her son
was guilty she wanted him punished. but
she did not believe he was guilty.
Witnesses were produced to :show Mr..
Beal's financial condition, also to tocorr0borate
other statements.
The government, In rebuttal, endeavored
to break down the defence's testimony as to
Charles's character. Adjourned to $50 a. m.
Tuesday.