Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-02


car. hackvafds. ell sprauiing."
i Did you have hold Of him when he wen
down."
II think did
He says let me up."
i II don't recollect IT,"
| Didn't he say anythins,"
No air."
"How long did you hold him therey'
Ten or fifteen seconds. but am not posi-
tive. | said to him that he vas making
fool OF himself. lie made some reply an,
thea We both got up"
Didn't you say this forenoon you hacke,
him back and set him down on stepsy"
II dont remember.
How vas he sailing through the airl"
There ~as no definite meaning TO that
1t Vas when pushed him sideways."
Mr. Jesse Stinson was here called and
testified substantially ~ follows, II live In
Waiervilie. am agent for Am. Ex. Co.
know Mr.. Hill and MIR, Bunker. was .,
the railroad station June 27th when difficulty
between Bunker and Hill occurred. Mr.,
Bunker and deputy were there before train
came in. Bunker when train came in stoodl
near the truck Hill some distance away bu,
| he came up when box came out hal the
| box In my hsnds. Bunker said IN take that
box when II was in the messengers hands.
&c, the box down near middle Of the truck
Bunker held his hands expecting me to place
il in them which did not do. He was en-.
deavoriug To mark his initials on eide and
near. bottom Of box His left hand vas on
back side out OF sight. Got one n" on the
box. Mr.. Hin came forward and attempted
to see the address on the box, The address
ON the box wac that of man who works in
the railroad shop. Mr.. fIill appeared to be
trying to read the address. tipping the boz
slightly, MIR. Bunker said. Il wish YOU
would stand one side. But he did not until
the two dropped il. There was = struggle
about the box should say. Both requested
each other to let go Both let go aud the
box fell and they clinched. | don't know
which clinched first Struggle lasted long
enough for Mr.. Bunker to push Mr., Hin II
or II feet TO back Of truck. did not see
them again until end Of second clinch. l
did not see Hill 20 down as result Of first
clinch. Mr.. Crowell took charge of box and
ordered me to hold ii for City Marshals or
ders.''
After first clnch did Bunker come back :"
81 nav Bunker come back to the truck
The first saw Of the second clinch was Mr..
Hill about half way onto the car steps
in half reclining position on the steps and
against the end of the car. l saw the box
fall on to the platform. When 1t fell neither
were on the platform"
Cross-exAmination The truck 10 twenty
two inches high. II was not the big tru k
II WAS II feet long. No stakes on the cad
1t is alb u, Two feet six inches wide. saw
Mr.. Bunker in The Office In the morning
l had 4 conversation with Mr.. Hi at eleven
in the forenoon. l told him that, Bunker
was on the war path" didn't see Mr. Hin
90 down on the platform. l did have intercs,
enough in the struggle to watch it. saw
the letter "B" when the box was on the
wagon. had no opportunity to put the box
ON the wagon in the meantime. | do not
know how long il was ON the truck. Mr.
Crowell stood at Mr.. Bunker's right hand
when the boxes were unloaled Bunker
WAS opposite me. I don't know where lIill
was. Several officers were there every day
take the boxes from the car to the truck
aud attend to my business as near As can.
Redirect; What did you tell Mr.. HIP"
That Bunker was on the war path"
"Is that ally'
IAN | recollect."
What did you mean by thatY"
Mr.. Carlton ;'I object"
Here a wordy war was carried on between
the attorneys concerning the use which the
County Attorney was going to make Of the
answer. Brown alleging that II was TO pre-
judice the jurors against Mr.. Bunker. Mr..
Mr.. Carlton saying he did not object 10
what Mr.. Stinson has told Mr.. Hin since
then. Mr.. Brown asked for an answer
to that.
Mr.. Stinson: 81 have told him nothing
since then"
"Did you then or ever explain what you
meant by what you said?"
mo sir did not"
What did you mean by that statement"
Mr.. Carleton, ~ object
Redirect; Didn't you tell Mr.. Hill Mr..
Bunker was mad at something Hill had said
about him.
"a did"
What was it aboutY"
at was because MIR. Hill had said he
would seize his rum as quick as he would n
Frenchman's.'
Didn't Hill go to you next day and tell
you in relation 70 this matter?'
mo sir"
Mr.. Chas. X. Cook was then called to the
stand: II live in Skowhegan; am express
agent. In June SO | was on the train ss
agent On the 27th was on that train.
saw part of the ARRAY. When
passed out the box Mr.. Stinsop
called my attention to the struggle of the
men and saw the box on the platform. 1t
didn't drop onto him, it dropped on the plat
form. | heard Bunker say he would take
box when ! was passing il to Mr.. Stnson
and then turned back into the car. When
last saw it Stinson had il. Hill stood n
little back of Bunker on the other side of
the truck opposite the box. am certain
the box dropped from hands of both on the
platform while they had hold Of ii. was
then in the car door. about seven feet from
them. This happened nearly opposite
Alden's office. The truck extended up by
the office. Box dropped above the truck.
Mr.. Bunker back to me and Mr. Hill facing
me when box dropped. Mr. Hill came back
came up and took hold of Bunker's coat.
Bunker told him to let go, backed him onto
| step. Of mail car. heard Mr.. Bunker say
.'Ili take that box" That was before the
box had fallen, while the struggle was going
on.
Cross examination have been Z years
express messenger. -Four years on that
train. Baggage and express are all in one
car and the mail car next to engine. We
usually have the express matter resdy to
unload quickly. II was piled up in the right
hand corner in the south end Of the car.
| When l turned around didn't have to turn
| ou, of my tracks. saw Mr.. Bunker after
the truck vas in place, about four feet from
the truck. Mr. Crowell was with him. Mr..
Hill was standing still back Of forward or
| north end Of truck next to the telegraph
Office, ab ,ut four feet of. Mr.. Croweil va.
| below Mr.. Bunker think commenced
work Of unloading. II had been uncommon
| for the officers to be there for some week.
| previous. don't remember Of seeing them
there. don't remember the day Of
| the month. Since IL occurred
my attention has never been called
as TO how it occurred. Mr.. Brown
| asked me afterward il ! saw Mr.. Bun
ker take the box. ! have not seen Mr..
| Bunker since the occurrence. I remember
| how near Mr. Hill vas, should say within
foot or two, but couldn't tell for sure.
don't remember the first thing did; don't
knov what the first boz was that vas taken
out. gave it to Mr. Sdpson by laying it in
the door vsy. Mr. 8. laid IT on the truck
Didn't see Mr.. Hill when ! passed out FIRE,
boz. Second boz passed out was the one
which Mr.. Bunker said he would take.
| turned round and when looked out again
saw men struggling. But didn't take
enough interest TO watch the struggle after
| the box fell.
Mr.. Willard II. Crowell, being sworn. xs-
tifed; am deputy city marshal. I ven,
| 70 the train alone on that day. I saw Bunker
ard Hill there. When the boz came out
stood fsrthest north, Mr.. Hill next. Mr..
Bunker next. Neither Of us we're facing the