Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-02
Full Particulars - Stated tc the Court
by Disinteres,ed Spectators.


The witness further stated that he fell fla,
| upon his back. Ii w.s lis impression that
| the box sYurk h.n on the
| stomach and tnen fell IF one side.
lie would not be certain tha, thinker fell up
on him, but it was his impress N that he did
After the fail Hu ker sIo vi facing the Wit
ness between In and ,he g-uck When he
got TO his feet Bnf ker again clinched him aud
threw him cf me platform rear the steps of
the mail car When Bun. er got through
with him he laid at full ! 9Th up the steps
of the mail car. His in preston was that his
feet were tgainst the sd, of the platform but
would not b. pDslu.e. Recalled by the
Judge stated he bad t'e lox first. II ~ in
his poss sioa V hen ,unke- assaultea nina.
Mr.. F. +. Graves If Watytv.llr II ed
that he vas lreseat in the isppr u'tn the
assault upon Hill occurred He was stand
ing very near at the time. lie was about
fifteen feet from the expr. - ear when this
affair occurred The first ,h,r that called
my attention 10 the fray sas tho D; ople
about looking N that iiractioa. As glanced
at the trunks motto, A tuat Mr. Bu he. had
taken a box and laid it upoli the truck, and
was making his writing from il. | saw Air.
Hill at this time go to the car ani 4. ke q
box. He stepped back short ,i.tance
WutH ilt WIS atsSulitu br bunker | heard
the conversation but should not want to un-
dertake to recall it.
Mr.. Bunker grabbed Mr.. Hill with beth
arms about the shoulders lie pushed him
to the platform with the box Mr. Hin fell
backward upon his back. | could not State
whether the box fell UPON Hill or not-think
that Bunker did not fall upon Hill. took
a step or SO towards the parties | saw MIR.
Hill get upon his feet. Mr. Bunker again
grabbed him and pushed him backward off
the platform upon the ear steps. In this
scuiiie Bunker took hold of Hill BY
his clothing about the shoul-
ders. Mr. Bunker let go of him when
he fell. Mr.. Hill first struck the corner Of
the car. He endeavored to regain his bal
ance, but another push from Bunker. sent
him upon the steps, There was nothing to
prevent my seeing the whole assault -
Mr.. Brown--.'Whst was thi. squabble
sbout?''
at appeared to be about the boxes"
Mr.. Graves then gave his direc. te,timony
again in answer to questions of the counsel
for the defendant. The cross-exsmipation
brought out little that was new and failed
to shake the testimony of the witness in the
slightest degree.
W. T Reynolds of Wiuslow testified that
he was in the depot in Waterville when the
assault upon Hill occurred lie came in
upon the afternoon train. Saw Mr.. Hill at the
depot. Went up to the baggage car to speak
| with an acquaintance. | was about dozen
feet or so from Mr.. Hill saw Mr.. Bunker
and several others there. I noticed that the
officers were seizing liquors. saw Mr..
Bunker take box from the car Mr.. Hll
stood by the car at this time and moment
later saw Mr. Hill take box. Mr.. Bun-
ker told him to let it alone. Mr.. Hill re-
| tained his hold upon the box, and Bunker
took hold of Hill with both lands and
pushed him over The box fell at the same
| time. Mr.. Hill got up and came towards
the truck. Bunker again chnched him and
pushed him back off the platform and upon
| the car steps. | could not say whether
| heard Mr.. Bunker use any profane language
or not
| Cross Examination-The officers appeared
| to be stepping around pretty lively. Bunker
stood near Hill, the latter being nearest the
car. | saw Bunker take box and mark it;
think Mr.. Crowell sub.equ. nily removed it
to the opposite side of the truck. Mr. Hill
| then took box which was thrown upon the
truck. He took it up in bis arms Just as
soon as ii struck the truck and started off
with ii. He vert onlys short distance with
it when Bunker came along and grabbed
him. He took him by the shoulders and
| pushed him dovn; think the box fell upon
Hill When Mr.. Hill got up he came to-
wards the trBck and Bunker grabbed him
again. When Hill went down the irst time
some one picked up the box and put it upon
the truck. When Bunker took hold of Hill
the second time he pushed him back upon
| the steps of the car; do not think Hill
struck the corner of the car during this time
Bunker pushed him back upon the car steps
and held him there
| Mr.. Brown-"fio~ long did be hold him
there?'
| Perhaps half a minute"
"Did Mr. Hill say anything during ,hi.
time?'
81 think he told Bunker to let him up"
Did Bunker do tf''
Yes
! The e0itr sci for the d tense the. address, i
the jury. There was, he SAID. a struggle be
| tween the officers present at the station on
this occa ion. They we're there in the per
formance of their duty. Mr. Hill and Mr..
Bunker had slwaya been friendly They had
been at the trains together and seized iiquors
many times before, one taking one box and
the other another without any controversy.
As the counsel understood the facts, all three
officers we're there. They were all near the
car first box came out. II was taken by
the officers and Bunker was about to mark il.
but did BOT DO so a. he discovered tnat it was
not liquor box. The next box Bunker
recognized as a liquor box and said to the
agent Mr.. Stnson "I1l take that" The box
vas passed out and Mr. Bunker placed hi.
hand upon it. Hill then grabbed the box in
his arn. ami attempted to carry it of
| arI IL
=. .Eg he s;rQI elr man Bunker sa> the vie.
tor in this contest, and finally pushed Mr..
Hill upon the steps Of the car where be left
him. The defense claim tha; Bunker secured
the box first, that il was legally in hi.
possession, and that in attempting 10 take the
box away from him Hill was a trespssser
The important question is who was the legal
custodian Of that box. Evidently the office,
who secured il first The defense claimed
that whichever official was legally in posses
sion of that box had righ: to resist any at
tempt to take il from him by force if neces
sary. II was the purpose Of ihe defense %
show that the box was righif1lly in the Gus
tody of Bunker.
Il Mr. Burlker vas then called. Stated tina,
in company with Sir. CrowelI be b4d
visited the train on the afternoon Of June
27th to secure liquors.
''sfIow long have you lived in Eaterville 2
Thirty years
Have you and Hill alwzvs bsen friends 2
Il have always considered him 9 friend
until this occurrence"
Mr. Bunker then drew small diagram
showing the position Of the truck, the officer,
and the cars. He said that Hill stood at hil
right. Cr,well vas on his left. All Of shs
officers had pencils. think. The first bo,
that came out think Hill looked at bat dit
not detain it, The next box I may hav,
; looked At but did nos mark do not thinl
; marked it, do not believe either Of fhes,
boxes contained liquor. The nexi box was |
4 liquor box containing . gallon jug. we ai
, recognized il ~ such. Immediately sait
to Mr.. Snnson, Jesse. III take this