Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-18
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Tbs inquest siich vss set fsr sssesrde,
morning took place .. The Loan snd Build
ing Association room At 30. Tie ipoues,
lasted nearly ali Gay. and some int<resesns
facts were brnrght ou. We rubii.h d.
psiacipsl evidences. srsce prevents ssb.
Iisiins the result Of the Inquest In fan
Jsass 4. J,fes Of Augusta vss the A,s.
witness csle'. AID lie tsstifsd - fol,ovs
II vas In there u CoYsons-J Ao.,,
know jgst shx, tine /. wn-srd / heayd
some ooe come in. I vss in the bsck no.
and Csrssn ~ss in behind the bss, "A
those f~llb~s came in"
Q-Whst fs.i1rs? A-They said IL vas
Msiverhiii. The oibeT two dol'r xeov
never sa~ Nsiverhifi, anyway.
q Were there ihrse othef leiheVy than,
besides the man Who vss injuredY A
Mr.. Cfonia vas out in the front sbsp him
SELF The frat knew Of tie Affair ~
that COrson ssos1 in the door srd ons a.
tb<n ssruck At him. I sSw his had baf I
did NOT see vho it WAS: Cossoa jun oed
back went ou, into ina ffa II stop than
snd there -sYs there Tires ms on, ,hsye
/ never saw either one OF them 70 know
them did know that their nanses v.rs
TIL C,rson said !. Was Mniverhil! He did
not say What the Other 'nsi.'. o.mes were.
They were ~itn hin. They turned round
and vent out OF the shop The next t,ins
some one said thy had come back a d
Knocked C'onin down, and wen. dorm To
the police station and say him there, That
is ali.
Q-Did you see anyone nhks Csonin /?
A-No sir.
Q-Wss this striking. this qusrrsl, inside
Of The sbolf A-No cir.
Q--All that outsider A-Yss .ir.
Q-Tbsn you DO MT know who sl.u;k
the blow3 A--No, sir.
Q-Nor Win wss srucsf An.
sir. Well. know sbou. it
So Croain IN the police station sfssr be
was struck. ] ssv some one strike n. C. n.
.on In the bar when he woul no, let them
INTO the bsck room, bat could 10, see his
face. vas in one ROOM srd he ii, the
in the other saw bis hand ard I stw
ro-son imp back. Who il was s1uck h. m
! 40 bot ktox.
Q-Wrii, did you hear snv converss.isn
pa. between ihs px-ties9 A-~No, sir.
Q-Nothing? A-No cir.
Q-No tire ais or an, thiog Of that kind
No sir.
Q-Neither in the shop nor outside? A
No sir. | did not 20 outside She
shop ! went out in the front .hap Two
u them were backing Gu, Of the d or. rhe
FLOW with Mulverhii, the largest one, Vas
the l.s' one -bo ~eut out.
Q-iiave qdu been in this shlp since thi.
aT.r? A-No sir.
Z Have You seen the proprietor Of any
IT tnem since the quarrel. Al ssw him
tNt right. sa~ Corson and he told me
10 go to Coombs' stable and get team to
take Cronin home.
Odd you hear any Of these parties
you saw there that night say anything about
III Al have not seen any Of them.
Q-You knsw nothing further about il
than what you have stated? A-No sir.
z by Juror DO you know whether
Cronn was in the store before he was hurt?
Ayes. Cronin was in the shop when these
three fellows came In and wanted to come
into the back room.
Z another Juror Did you say he WAS
there in the back ROOM A--No cir, he
was in the shop when they came in.
Z Juror)-Was there any conversati IN
thN you know Of between Ceonin and these
parties before they went outdoorsr Al
did not hear anything
Samuel Chuts called
Q-What is your full name, Mr.. Chute?
ASsmuel Chute.
Q-You are barber here and live In
Augusta Ayes air.
Q-Sow, Mr.. Chute. you 80 on and state
Just what you saw Of this az air that hap
pebed lsst Saturday night Al was look
ing out OF my window and these three men
came GU. Of there underneath.
'l-Cxn You give their namssf A-Itid
not know two Of them and one Of them |
had pointed out 10 me ~ Muldoon. They
stpmped Croni. out. Oae Of them pulled
his coat OF and put it on again ard Il ey
walked up street as far as the junk store
and back xgsin rs far ne Mixers and one
% them stepped u? TO the window and says
"CrOniD, you come out here, you al
bum He said that. the fsllo~ with the
striped pants on. the one that hit him.
'ronin came out and said "Whst do you
~sntH" One Of the other fsl!o "a said "give
il to him. and they squsred eff. Cfopin
got the first blow. This fellow got two 10
my knowledge and this fellow knocked
Cronin down. don't know who it ~ss
said give i. to hin" II was one Of the
other two fellows.
Q-Dit you see anyone strike or kick
him after he was DOWN. Al did not tee
any body touch him only just the man " no
knocked him down.
Q-Do you knsv who IL Was? A--The
one that had the striped pants on; Crowley,
| think someone said his name was.
tt-Did you ser this Malverhill striker
NJ. sir; Mulverhill never lifted a hand
a. could see. the ere that was poiated cot
10 me 20 be Mnlverhii.
Q-Was he the one that pulled hi, coat
off Ayes Then hs put 1t right on
sgsin snd walked mp the street, a. said
Q-That took place some minutes before
the sctusl assault occurred? A-Then
they walked up As far this junk stors.
Q-Whst kind Of place WAS IL where he
ieh2 Alt va, rising where he fell.
Q-Hew high WAS this rise above the
sidewalk? Al should cay there Is abous
Il inches. Straight from the curbstone.
Odd it seem t, you . heavy blow
Alt sounded TO me very heavy bios ill.,
deed. It..sounded very plain up there q
NV wirdow.
Odd you go into the shop that NIGHT?
Mo. sir have not been in the shop
for four months.
u-Hsvs you seen any Of the parties in
the shop? Al bsve not converted With
them
Q-Hesrd them say nothing Of it? A
Nothing from them, only this fellow called
Muldoon asked me il saw. I did not
know him, mi,irusted it was him BE
said Did gu see MulvsIhiIl touch him.
said No. did not" saw Mulvei HI Il
rull his cost { d aad put 1t on sssin. He
did no; make any ane~er st all.
S-Wha time in the evening sas TIL Z
ABetseen six and nine, could net
stat, exactly the tine.
Q-D;d you see this man that ssIc :,
and What Iii, he do? AFTER he struck
he made at him again aud it vas Que OF tie
ether fellows I supposed who let yell Al
him 10 stop. hut he drew off and threw NJ 4.
and ran up the street.. the other two after
him
Q,-(Jaror Tsaner) Who were tha
other two fs'iowss Al DO not know
only know Mulve,hi!l; he was pointed out
on the street 10 me.
Odd Muive,hiii strike him? A-ND.
dii not see Mulvsrhill strike him.
Q He did not make state menf to ytu
lhs, You had better 90 light on What you
sail down here? A--Muivsrhill did aet.
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