Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-14

Butler. and Horn DID not taks hin OF when
he took me. After Horn struck my ofoshef
John, vent to save him from getting
killed With the billy, and he took ne OF
the platform then. I sav no occasion for
his STR king John. Had not drank . drop
Of hquof thai day.
John J, Kelley, one Of the respondents,
testided that he was mule spinner for the
Lockwood company, and vas at the pond
on the day in qassuon First saw Pollard
With his hand On the collar Of the dddlsf.
Went to him and asked the trouble, and he
said D me hing. l said: Nov don't
make trouble out here; there 10 quite .
crovd out here. and there may be some
disturbance. The best thirg you can do 10
to let ths man 70, and take the nam,s Of
the people here and haye them arrested to.
morrow morning. think they will all
appear. They are making no disturbance. "
He said is vas none Of my busiaess, and
for me to get away from him, AID % did
get away feom him. Simpson came MP
and tied to get him to let ths man 10 tn
bail, ard Pollard fired shot into the
hoo., and shout two minutes after that
| vas ling up tohim and Simpson had
hol of his shoulder. He msds . motion
with his hand and went up to him and
said. Nov John you are not going to shoot
any body" and he said, by Cd will"
and he pointed the pistol right ct me and
shot me when had got within two or three
feet Of him. had not touched him up to
that time. At that time nobody vas near
him but Simpson. On cross examinauon
he tesufied that he heard Pollard AK the |
tddler for his name but did not hear him
say the man was his prisoner and must 20 |
with him. Saw hone Of the Buffers near |
him. was seven or eight feet from him |
hen the drst sho, was frsd. After he |
hrtd the fret .hot he flouri.hed the revolt |
yer. l did not tell Horne that il Pol
lard came cut there We would kill
him and throw him into the pond
nor apything of the KIDD. After vas shot |
| fainled away and knew nothing uatl I
came to myself after they had got me
acioss the pond in the boat. The shot hit
me ia the groin and it was in there a Hre
weeks. coming out by the way OF ihs
bladder.
J5hu Pollard, recalled by the govern
ment-At The time Horne suggested that
pu. the handcuhs on to Kelly. Kelly was
holding me by the coat. and usiI & = good
deal Of loud talk and making thresis that
he would hx me. They took away from
Horne the psper he had for the names.
Guy w Horne, recalled by the govern
ment; Kelly hsd hold Of Pollards shoul
der or arm at ,hs time | ,usgested the
hsndcufs. Don't remember what talk
Kelly made then. At one time OH the floor
1 heard him say: John, il you 60 :, get
OUT We viii fix you SO you can't get out"
Don't remember what answer Pollard made
that l said: ''You won't touch HIM
unless you lou IN me" Doh't know whether
David Butler struck me. Somebody struck
mo On the ,igh, shoulder with club, but
don't know who. The pencil and paper
Ih.y got away from me. never got into
l drunken crowd IS that b. fjre where they
Ill wanted to fgat.
This closed the testim >ny, and the case
VAS given to the jury ia the afternoon AT
30, and q verdict Of guilty IS to all the
-.spondenls vas returned about o'clock.
a, j)urned until Monday at 10 o'clock