Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-21

Jury that yoa heard Corson say that those
fellows had come In 10 clean him cutf
l0sjected 10 and admitted On the ground
thas witness appeared !, Be IN unwilling
A. Il don't know but did. He made
some remark there ef that kind" On
crosesxaminasion be testified that Cronin
chored around the saloon. Al this time
Corscn appeared excited, and stood in the
doorvaS thst lead in back Of the bar with .
pieksx hsrde in his hard Said something
about ''ihsse fellows" trying 10 clean him
oat. and witness laughed and made some
remark. The men he referred TO ,hen
stood by the stove. A. the men b.
the stove were going ont CoYson
said to Cronin that IL he would
give those fellovs . licking he would
pay the tine, Did not hear these fsllows
that were in there make any ugly talk. On
the redirect by the government, witness
stated ,ha he said nothing before about =
talk in which Cosson offered TO pay Croninss
fine, neither before the grand jury nor st
the coroner's irquest-
Samuel Worcester testified thst he was
in the employment Of Loasfeilew 4 Hunt,
next door to the saloon, and At the time IN
question saw two fellows pass up street and
then back and 90 TO the door OF the saloon
aud beckon for this fellow to come out
They said; ''You come out here ard ss
vill fix you Did not know the men
Cronin came out white Foley was standiny
close to the door, not more than three or
four feet from il. Cronin cane
out ss though he was going swsy :.
Somebody in the party said; "Give |, ,e
him." and they hsd some blows. Cron,o
did not put bis hands up until sft'r Foie'
struck HIM. and then he turned to strikr
back. Foley hit him again and kind rs
knocked him sidewsy >. ard he reached up
and came for him SsSin the third time, al
then he struck him right over the head, un
the right side, and knocked him ss fit =.
he could be. He bit him in the ii.
temple. He did not move after ne fe.l.
Foley struck three blows. Could ro,
really tell whether Cronin hit Foley at ali
did not think he got near enough. After
he fell they stopped and looked at him =
minute or t.o, aud one sAid: II guess We
hsve killed him. And then they turned
and went up street. walking pretty fast
Foley struck the irst blow. Cropin struck
at Foley twice. Foley gave Cronin pret
ty hard shove ss he came out Of the door,
and then Cronin turned round to show fisnt,
but he wss no match. when Cronin fel
ha struck on hs right side. suixing bic
shoulder and head on the ice, which was
higher than the sidewalk. stood within
10 or l5 feet of the men, caring for my
team which stood there.
Charles G. Dsele testified that he was
nearly opposite the ssloon and saw three
parties come cut of the saloon, one Of whom
was The prisoner and another John Mulvet-
hill Thy stopped aud looked into the
window aud motioaed with their arms for
them TO come cut. Should say Foley did
that. Teen they walked up stree,
about Is rods ard back down
past the saloon, looking into ,he
window Of the saloon as they passed. The,
went down as far as Mixers drug store aad
returned to the saloon, and Cronin came
out. Could hear they were talking, bu'
not near enough 10 distinguished what ws-
said. Saw Foley and Cropin start fo'
each other and have a fight. Saw
Cronin have his fists up, bal
noe before Foley got to him
Could not say who struck first. Did rot
see Foley strike Crouin but once and ths;
was the blow that knocked him down
Cronin fell sort of in heap, settled down
Saw Foley 90 up stSeet then.
Adjourned until mprning at . o'clock.