Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-21
SUPERIOR COURT.
April Term. Judge Hall Prsaidins.
@. T. STEVENS. Sheriff.
W. 8. CHoArs, Clerk.
L. T. CARLETON, County Attorney.
+. A. SHALL, Stenogrspher.
MONDAY, April 20

MONDAY, April 20.
State We. James Foley. Indictment for
manssughter in causing the death Of John
Cronin on the l4th Of March last. County
attorney for State; Heath Tuell for the
respondent
The county attorney opened the case for
the State and at | 80. at the fupees.
ton Of counsel for the prisoner. the jury
in charge of an officer proceeded 10 the
place on Water street where the injuries
TO the deceased are said to have been
Inflicted. and took a view. They also
viewed the interior of the Getchell & Cor
son saloon
In the afternoon the government pro-
ceeded with its testimony.
Charles W. Kicker was the first witness
He testified substantially that he was 8
special police. and in the employ of c.
Bes.e & Co On the IA of March last he
was lin the shop of Beale & Co. about
quarter of In the afternoon, opposite the
Getohell & Corson saloon. and looked out
aud saw Cronn in front of the saloon in the
act Of falling. and he fell 40 that half or
two-ihifds of his body went outside of the
cutbing of the sidewalk. Saw man run
ming up The street. at the same time he saw
Cronin falling, but could not tell who it
vas. Did not see the blow struck. Went
Immediately TO him, and he lay just 40 he
fell, out over the ice which was higher than
the curbing. nearly on his stomach with HE
head canted a little to the left, and the fiat
of his hand down on the ice, and his left
temple laid in the hollow of his wrist
The place where his bead lay sloped
a little towards the sidewalk. Think
he did not fall in heap, but
like log. Assisted In carrying
him to the police station, and he died
the next night. He was unconscious ex-
oept for s very short time the next day.
when he reused no and answered one or
two questions. Should say bis head did
NOT strike on the ice, but on his wrist, from
the way he laid.
DR.. r. J Martin testified to being called
Immediately after the assault. and making
an examination of Cronin. Found swell
iug ard discolorsiion abou. the right eye, a
triangular shaped cut over the bridge Of
the nose, ard q bruise across ,he ri2h,
| temple dis gonsIly to size ouGer edge of the
right eye, three inches in length. Assisted
10 making pos+ moFtem examination
Found three fractures Of the skull under
| the bruises on tine rigb; temple and hemor-
rhsge Of the brain directly under thst, and
also bemorfhsge of the brain on
the opposite side and in ii
| rect lice from that. The blow
| which caused the swelling Of the right eye
| was directly in it, | should say. Should
not think blow With the is. in the eye
would cause fracture Of the skull, al
though possibly il might. Should not say
that bioE on the right temple with the
| fsE would have bsen snfficienE to cause a
fracture OF the skull. II was some kind OF
mechanical force ths. caused the fracture
| ard the hemorrhage, and death.
| Geo. w. Motherwell testified that he was
in the employ OF A. p. Gould, opposite the
saloon, and ss~ Cronin and some ether,
whom he did not know in front of the ss-
loon. Were jus. getting resdy to fight.
| When Cfof'n went down, be struck the
right side of his face upon the ice, ss 20,
it. Heard no talk. Don't think he moved
after he fell. Saw Foley strike the blow
that knocked him down. The blos
hit him in the face somewhere
Cronin kind Of sailed back and
fell right over on bis right side. Cou,C
not tell who struck him. After he hsc
given the blow he started up street. Should
cay be struck Cronin two or three times.
Samuel Chute testified that he occupied
the tenement over the saloen, the from
room ~ barber shop. At the time II
question Re was sitting by the windo y
which he hsd open Saw the prisoner
John Maiverhill and another man whom b,
did not know come out Of the saloon xnd u
up street, ard IS they started Up stfee
burned round facing the saloon and stumps,
somebody ont, saying, "Come out here
Mulvsrhiil pulled bis cost eff ard imras
disteiyput IL on again and stared up atYest
They soon came back and psssed dow
sneet. In two or three minutes they cam
back sgain, and Foley stepped Il
the window ard stnrnped Cfouin on,
saying, Come ous here ynl
old bum" Then Crocin came out ard said
WHIST do you van,f" Ose of the fellow
Gays: "Giye it to him." bus I Cont kno,
vho said it, They then squared away sn
crossed arms, and Cronin struck the fir,
blow. Dpn't know whsther Cronin bi
Foley very hard or nos. Saw Foley h
Cronia sus twicc. He sinaed the blows fo
his face. Thi3k one blow was kind Q
swinging blow that did 10. hurt him much
and the next one knocked him down. N
secord biow Bit him on the left side Of th
face somewhere. The three ran up stree
after Crouia had been knocked dowa A
Cfonin fell his hesd suuck oa the ice.
George Curtis testified th4s en- lh- occs
sion In question he vest ift, the faloon q
Cofson, about half past Ave. cosson, job
MuivehilI, John Cronin and Al Jones wer
there, aad others whom he did pos kao.
that he had nos stated that Foley ~ss i
there. Carson was making soms task ator
somebody hitting him, somstaing Of th,
, kind, snd ssys: "Sow. IL ycu want ssoubl,
; 70 shead,s ? s;mesning OF that kind
Q. "Didn's you state before The gfa1