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

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NJ. Hill grabbed asst vith right hand In NJ.
Bsaksys clothes. Buakey then grsebest him
vtsh bob hands. Then they pushed. Bank
<y vjth both ha de and Hill With both hands
vss tvo feet from Mr.. Hill. They ssfs
svo feet from the truck where they vers
Struggling. Bunker pushed Hill about eight
feet shes be fell. don't think Is wss .
sensie pusb. Hill got up. came back and
sook bold Of Banksr's shoulder with his
right hood. First thing heard Hall cay sss
"You'ss . O. D. iisrr have heard
HiiI swear before and since, and heard him
say that"
NJ. Eivasd l.. Mesd@r recalled live 10
wsssrviiIs. vas transferring baggage At
The time Of trouble.
Cosnty Attorney: Ibid yos sre Mr.. Bun
ker have hold Of M. Hiilf"
Eyes ar"
A. this point Mr.. Brown objected to Mr..
Mesdsr A. . recalled witness and he vas re-
moved from the stand.
Mr.. Hill then took the stand.
County Attorney; You heard Deputy
Marshal creveirs testimony
Yes cir. and did not gay that. For ten
years have not ssed an oath.
"Yoe heard Bunker say that you grabbed
him nrdi''
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whom n vas si.isessedy"
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went IN the station for that purpose Each
vss surprised ut the action Of the other. Mr.
bunker elaine h. vent there in discharge Of
i~sal bv1eu,ess. The question seems To be a.
In vho vss In lswful possession Of the box
Of liauos. There was no intention To fight
When You decide by whom the boz Of liquor
wss legally seized the question IL settled.
On the statement Of both men alone you can
not decide Who wss the lawful po.ses.or of
the boz and YOU mus, give the defendant the
bene 1T Of the doubt and pronounce him not
guilty. The attorney then discussed the tes-
timony OF Mr.. HilI, MI 6favcs ana othefs
- regarding the fact OF the dropping oil the
hor before or after the hrst struggle ehlea'
Claiming the testimony proved that the boi
fell before the ciinching. lie also claimed
that Mr.. Bunker ia not Inii on "f, mn as
proven ny The nh'sefsai te-umony OF All 'he
witnesses bes'aes VT nun Inns ease US"
never ought 70 De pfonsht more 10 "o'"e'
Jury. ssk yon before you MAKE up your
mind u consider the evidence oeAf,"x upon
those two points. l claim 'hose ""o $1,000
the nearest can tell the pest u seems 20
ne this IL not trial case 10 decide ana ma'
You can easily see De IA not guiiy
The "rsnmen. o. '"- resp""oe"' a''o'"'y
occup's' "h"nt haif ~ nou''
County attorney 'sfiee" '"e" n'aae ,ne
closing Argument tnt 'h' s"'erh"e"' ne
SAID IN substance son .''"s nece'.
'afy to stand htfr a"' '' .'o' a'y ',''c''sn
fe,n'"e' wv ~" s,'nu NY "t" w.
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TIL. case Is 'nhnitrls above he witnesses OF
"n' .hie nr 'he other. IL - the cause OF the
p'opis III" csnse nj the State against the
respondent. fhe question isss To whether
the rharv against BENZ bunker OF assault
and battery % Mr. James T. tiiii has been
made out Mr. Brosn has argued for
Scotch " ri y, If no pr OF, and that there
Tore your verdict should be not guilty lie
has tried all ihs way through TO beiittie the
governments csse and thereby 10 create IN
favorable prejudice against the government
II the respondent is innocent AMI
has been proven so, l. TINS neces.
ssry to believe the issue or hnd fauit II
the grand jury sees fit to bring IN ~ indict'
ment? IL hiss little cs'ef II cay marshas
can throw men round aud disturb our public
peace then the counsel for the opposition IL
right, IL II 10 ~ those VINO nave Deen IN