The Portland daily press., 1892-06-10
GODFREY'S TRIAL BEGINS.
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supper with the Strouts, as he was work
ing for them. He concluded his supper
with the others and left the house.
Witness said her husbands health was
good before the assault.
Upon cross examination witness testi-
fed that Moody, the hired man, left the
house about 6.25 O'Clock; that visitors
were excluded from Mr.. Strout for three
days, and after that for week only init
mate friends were allowed to see him.
While pursuing the cross-examination
in this line the court interrupted Mr..
Higgins to ask him why he was pursuing
this line of questioning.
Mr.. Higgins replied that it was to show
that the public were rigidly excluded
from seeing Mr.. Strout and knowing his
condition.
The Court-sTheny you intend to try to
show that no assault was made"
Mr.. Higgins-'Not at all, your HONOR
The Court-sThen the questions do
not seem to be material"
Mrs. Laura C. Hobson.
the neighbor who was calling ON the eve
ming of December I'd. at the time Mr..
Strout went out to his barn, was the next
witness. She went to the barn with
Mrs. Strout, and she corroborated the
latter in her testimony as to the finding
of Mr.. Strout, the welt on his head, and
his physical state. When Mr.. Strout
was taken into the house and undressed,
she saw that there was no pocket-book
in the vest, although his watch was
there.
Upon cross-examination, witness said
that her husband was Mr.. Strout' s nephew
and she visited often at his house. Mr..
Strout expressed no fears about going to
the barn on the evening in question.
Stephen j. Moody
of South Limington, the hired man, tes-
titled how he went out of the Strout
house about 6.25 o'clock to look after
Mr.. Strout, whose delay had caused
ing senseless across the wharfing by the
tie up door. He lifted the PROSTATE form
and spoke to him. Getting no reply he
went back to the house and told the
women. Then he went for Stephen Hob
son, who came and assisted in carrying
Mr.. Strout into the house. Then the
witness went after the doctor. When he
started he found the black mare was
gone ITUIu Ull6 SUdlls 1IdLGf SIG WdS
found in Mr.. Hobson's yard.
Witness identified the letter which has
already been referred to as one he found
Mr.. Stephen w. Hobson,
Mr.. Strout' neighbor, was called. He
was called to the scene by Moody, assist
ed in carrying Mr.. Strout to the house,
and remained nearly all night. DR..
Moulton called witnesses attention to
scar or welt on the right side of Mr..
Strout's head. Witness went back to the
barn after Mr.. Strout had been taken in
to the house, and picked up the lantern,
and Mr.. Snoufs cap and slippers.
He examined the clothing which was
removed from Strout and saw that there
was no pocket book in the vest.
After the doctor came witness visited
the barn again, where Dr.. Moulton
picked up the club, already displayed in
court, by the tie-up door. There also he
saw
A Track in the Mud
at the side of the barn, near the tie-up
door.
Saturday B. F. Godfrey came to his
house, asked for Mr.. Strout's health and
inquired if he would be able to identity
the man who struck him. Godfrey also
wanted to know about the measurement
of some wood.
Cross questioned by counsel for de-
fence, witness testified as to his search
for the missing horse, in the course of
which passed by the Godfrey house and
spoke to the senior Godfrey. It was
about ten o'clock at night. In regard to
the footprint, witness said that it was
made in some earth that had been thrown
down by the foundation of the barn; and
it had thawed in such a way as to take
the footprint.
On redirect examination witness testi-
fed that the swinging gate to the street
had been propped open.
The next witness was very
Bright Young School Mistress,
Miss Nettie Anderson, of South Wind
ham, who was teaching school in Lining
ton, and did piece of very good volun-
teer detectivs work. A few days after
the assault she saw Benjamin Clark God
frey pass her school house. The road
was muddy, and he was leaving distinct
tIdCAS. ouc IGlDSmU0f0u UE1e lCOU-DrlDu
at the Strout barn, and as soon as God
frey had passed, she went out and meas
ured his track. 1t was ten inches long.
These facts Miss Anderson testified to
today.
Stephen L. Purinton,
of Limerick, was called. He had CONVEX
sation with Clark Godfrey Sunday after
the assault, in the road near his house.
Witness expressed some sentiments in
relation to the outrageous character of
the assault. Godfrey then asked if wit
ness did not think that the horse might
have done it while Mr.. Strout was lead
ing it to water. The horse Godfrey
seemed to think, might have jumped and
pulled Mr.. Strout over so that his head
would have struck on the stone by the
barn door.
Godfrey was quite earnest with his
theory, and when the witness remarked:
s'But don't believe the horse would rob
the man,
''That is the devil of it, replied Cod
frey.
A little later in the course of the con.
versation Godfrey asked if witness sup
posed Mr.. Strout could identify the man