Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-16

other druggists; but Carver spoke To me
and IN consequence of what he said did n,
go.
Justin Thompson testified; Al
pastor of the Methodist churc
in Clinton. Was at the home of til
prisoner on the evening of his fathers deaf
and saw him there and talked with him. IL
! was calm except at times while was tslkin
with him, when his lip quivered and tn
tears came into his eyes. Except that say
no special manifestation of feeling of an
kind in him. This emotion was displaye
when he was telling me of his fathers death
and when he spoke of his mother and broth
er. Up to the time of this affair | do no
know that had ever heard nything that wa
malicious in connection with Charles.
Russell eynolds of Unity testified; Hav
had dealings with Mr.. Beal in hoop poles
About o'clock in the afternoon of his dealt
he invited me into the chsmber over his stor
and gave me drink of whiskey from
dark colored flask. Beal also drank.
Charles W Mckenney of Benton testified
Worked for c. c. Beal at the time of hi
death. went into his house on the after
noon he died about two minutes after Ferbe
did and worked over Mr.. Beal until he died
heard him say "rub" and legs" once
think, and boys once. That is all hear,
him say.
Cross examnation---Charles was at tn,
house before | came, and l think Georg,
must have been there. stood near the foo
of the lounge and Mr.. Ferber near the head
Charles l.. Beal, the prisoner, testified;
Am 81 years old. A month before | was q
father gave me my time and | went at work
for him for So week and boarded, doing
the chores and driving the team. l never
was employed in the store as a clerk Hav,
always worked for father unless was away
| from home. | never was discharged by
my father in the world, not to stay away and
work no more have had him tell me moi
TO work any more, and that he should hire
some one to put in my place; but the mex,
morning he would say Charles, you do this
and that and nothing more was said about
| leaving. We have had spats, but | never
called that trouble. At the time when Dixon
spoke of my being discharged about 2 weeks
before my fathers death, we had little
trouble because had not been at work for
few days, being sick and he told me he
should put some one in my place if | did not
work. He put no one in my place. On the
morning of the day my father died | went
through the store about o'clock and out
the back side and went to work
at the ice house until about II
o'clock. Father said he wOull send after
some ice tools, but they did not come and |
took my horse and went after them | con
| fcrred with him that forenoon as to how
certain ice should be put in. Worked there
until noon and then went to dinner. Cannot
say whether saw father there at noon, but
think he was there, | had no trouble with
him that day. After dinner went back to
the store to work ahead of father. Found
| two men there who wanted barrel of flour
each. | was going to take it from the store
house at the depot instead of from the store
to save SO much handling, but father came
and oncluded to take it from the store
said he had other work for me to do, which
was to put in ice and wind that up. | wen,
across the street to- the BARRIERS and spoke
about the flour there that it was great idea
of fathers to hanl it down into the store and
take it out again when he might as well take
it from the depot. Think | told him that II
| had said take it out of the store father
would have wanted me to get it at the depot
| | went out and rode short distance with
man and came back and went to work on tn,
ice until half past 2 then went over to the cor
ner and went to ride with Charlie Mckinney
Then went home, took my colt and went up
on the ice alone to exercise my horse. Ther
sawdust for the ice. Did not find him there
but when came round the corner by tn,
hotel. Wood ran ont from the store and said
Did YOU know yonr father was sick.
said no. He said he is and George is sicl
and you had better go to the store and take
him home" | went to the store and tool
George and carried him home. | asked hin
what allied him. Mr.. Dckey said "IIe has
been smoking cigarettes. Your father is sic'
too. There are lots of men rubbing hin
and the doctor is there" | said George
what ails you that you are both sick at once.
and he did not make any reply. said
"Have you been drinking. He said no
That is all the conversation | remember OF
having. When passed through where
father was, | noticed so many men rubbing
him that it scared me, so | did not stay
minute with George. | came into the room
where father was, and he stuck out one ham
and said, ''Oh. rub" | cannot say whethe
he said ''hand' or not. | rubbed his hand
guess minute, and happening to think
had left'my colt loose, went out to see to him
then went out and stayed with my brothe
until he was better. Father was dead Ion
time before George became better. | mad'
arrangements for my fathers funeral afte
consultation with my mother. had no Ike
to that store. / knew that the whiskey wa
in the barrel in the cellar, for | hauled
from the depot That was from four to 81
weeks before. | had whiskey from that ba
rel. Think the first time was the first Sur
day after it came when took bottle an
, George bottle. hal put the barrel upo
the platform, and did not know where it wi
carried. and we were looking after it, Georl
found it and took the bottles out. Afi'
,k,t I boJ bot,las from, that harreI I hay
, seen my brother go down into the cells
Sundays and bring up bottles. 1t was nc
uncommon for him to take some one wit
him and treat Don't know that he was
D the habit of treating them down there. bl
he was in the store. The last time | was
the cellar was the week prior to fathers deaf
: while he was at his mothers funeral in Al
>, SON Father was in the habit of taking pal
ties down cellar, but never saw him tire
r them. His habit of drinking increased toy
ard the last of his life and he was frequent
intoxicated. He was then naturally Gro
e and fussy When not intoxicated, he alwa
d treated me well, and was kind TO the famil
q thinking a great deal of the children.
Question. What was your idea as TO tf
cause of your fathers death after he die'
n Answer. / thought he had been poisone
n had heard DR.. Tash say that he thought
!. was strychnine poisoning that allied them.
cannot say that had an opinion as to VIII
allied them before talked with DIR. Tash.
J. heard the testimony of Hall and Sanborn
d to talk with me. We talked there all 4
4. evening and do not remember all that W
said. They told Of lots of little fioati
stories that were round the town. One
:, them said that Ferber had said that faith
said when he was dying, 'the id critic
- poisoned" I told them it was the first til
had heard it and l did not think faith
70 said it; did not think he was so he cou
he talk so. do not remember, but / th
er they doubted it too.
:. Question. They say you said If Geor
hadn't got dose they would have thong
D. the old man died of delirium tremens.
Of there was any conversation of that kind,
approaching it, state what it was! Answ'
!. said it. If George had not been sick sor
- people would have thought that he died vi
the delirium tremens. That is what | sa
c. I also said that if Mr.. Hodgdon had Civ
Dixon orders to close the store | thought
1, was little fast, but did not believe he b
=" done so; that mother nor the children b