Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-02-23

Edith recovered.
Here the testimony ran On about visits
Of sheriff wormell and DR.. Morton To
Solon and difYiculty over the payment ut
the life Insurance Of Mrs. kecord In
Lewiston.
Last Dcc~mber Mr.. Record sud Edith
came back In lletlsel and attended min
IsteriAl conference where Mr.. Record
vas tried upon Q similar charge % the
present one before Q COMMITTEES of min.
tsters. After thls hearing Mr.. Isecord
and Edith went to the home Of Mr.. Rec-
ori's daughter BY hls hrst wife, Mrs.
Wesley Turner Of Buckneld. Here they
have lived sincc.
Dr. John A. Morton of Bethel and
several most reliable and Trustworthy
ladies appeared s witnesses for the
state. Their testimony Was In brief a.
followsi
Mrs. Adeilne 4. Andrews testified abe
watched with Mrs. l.ecord Que night.
She opened the door Into Edlih's room
aud szw Sir. Record In led With some
other person whom she thought WAS
Edith. That ther~ wss another room
quite ss handy which Mr.. Record might
have occupied.
Mrs. n. ". Goodwin watched two
nights with Mrs. Record. Mr.. Record
occupied the lounge In the psrlor the
first night. Ga the second night abe
heard Mrs. Record tell him that be "had
better I've on the bel with Filth so as
tn be near N needed" Witness had
heart of k.dlih's sickness 81 pneumonia
but had no know ledge of her having fits
% hystrris.
Miss Ida VI. iIsselton worked In Mr..
Records family ne nurse. Knew wher.
Edith's room Was; passed through "
Occasionally. Saw Mr.. l,ecori's night
dress with Edlih's on the foot ~ the
bed. Had known Mr.. Record and Edith
TO retire % the room together for two
hours In the daytime.
Mi.. Florence T.. Abbott workci In
Mr.. Records family doing the house
work for nearly seven weeks. Mr.. u.
aud Filth occupied the same room all
the time I was their, and Edith assisted
him In taking hi. hath. lie asked
her "a assist him. The appearance of
IN. bcd showed that too persons Ind
lain In IL.
Court "in what respect does the APP
pcarsnce Of q bel where two person.
have lain differ from the appearance 81 .
b.i where one has lain q part of the
night on one lie aud q part on ths
other sIiey' Witness; don't know.
Mrs Mary q. FLINT had nur.cd Mr..
Record. Knew that Mr.. u. and Eilth
Occupied the same room. Overheard .
conversation coming from the room of
Edilh. Heard Edith s,y. III don't
Want Ca, I don't want To-" Though, Mr..
X. and Edith seemed very foDd ~ each
other. Knew that Eil,h was toable'i
With blosting. When Mrs.. Record
~i.h~si Ia be tunnel Mr.. u. had to come
Immediately. When Mr.. u. ws. In
Edith. room the door ~ss slsays .hut.
Mrs.. Ella n. jordan: Watched four
Nights: when Mr.. ". was called Dc
cam. from Filth. room. There was
another SPARE RON more convenient Ia
Mr.. H. than Eiith's.
Mr.. D.. VI. Chandler: Watched i've
nlght.. Mr. ". cam. from Eilth's room
In hi. night dre.. when called. Heard
Edith cry In the night. When Nj. Tee.
orb came from her room be- saii she had
a very sever. cramp In her stomach. III
aid she did not need medicine AMI there
va. NO no~i Of my going In. Edlih''
bowel. we're much blosiod. There wa'
. spare room unoccupl~i adjoining Mrs
Record. room.
Mrs. Iva J. Fox testified Substantially
..ms r other witnesses.
Mr.. Angelina u. Annis; Watched two
nights. Mr.. X. toll the h. would b. IN
Ehlth'. room and to call him when nessi'
Ell. S.li he .houli com. out With hi.
long 'nlghty" on aud n~-in't b. afraid
% him. Edith looked healthy
looked stout-hloat-i. Then and ther,
ia. circumstances 20 the casc dashed
upon INV mind" Heard him ssy
"'Edie, Edic, move along don't
know what he ~ani"i her To move along
for"
Dorca. =. Cu.hmsn; saw him come
from Edith. room la his nlgL shirt.
wcni Into the sitting room once Ia my
stocking fc,t ami found Edith sitting Ia
hl. lap In n very untccomlng manner
They 10th .tartei up anl when ] return
81 Filth hid gone over Ia the lounge.
Edlih's abdomen WAS over large In pro-
portion "a the Sire ~ her b1iy. She
usoi o. h,v, morning sickness. Used
Ia h. faint In the morning.
Dr. J. \. Morton testified In substance
Wa called In March by Mr.. EeCotd "a
attend his adopted daughter for grips
.nd pn.umoni.. Was called again the
miidl. Of August-prrscrii'ssi for .or.
throat. She appeared .llghily
feysri.h. Examined hsr throat alec ex'
amlned her abdomen externally Ia a.
certtln whether .bc va. pregnant. This
examination di.clo.e,i to me the condl'
tIon ~ pregnancy oi IA. girl. Had q
conversation With the respondent at m
house. Asked him II tvs. true q. ~.
poreI ih,, h. slept With the gifl.
save: "Mr. l,ecori. hear a strange
story In reg,rJ Ia you; hear you slept
With ~. girl while yolr wife was sick"
lie say., "ye., u Il so; couldn't get
any good rect on the sofa aud my Wife
t,ld me To 20 aud lie with Filth aud
d.d bat ! wore long night shirt reach
lag TO INV feet" Dr. MOrton though,
the girl from i've Ia seven months along.
Mr.. I.ecord and Edith went away soon
after his Wife. death ani when u. re-
turned I hid a talk With him. lie came
Ia NV hous. ani sitter asking fur pre-
-crlpiiou for something that ail~i his
hand he .ali a. me a. VAS passing him
"Doctor, You'll stand nv mef' ! s,h
II stood by YOU In the fr.t ~ TIL. sff.lr
and I would have stood by you,io the
end could I believe you Innocent" lie
.ali; Elm innocent. she'll swear the
child"
The cro.. examination revealed the
fact. With thi. wltnc.. that while hl.
hill for medic Il services Ma. only go he
had collected by the help 90 4. W.
wormell and lawyer by th. ntme of
Cover al Solon the sun ~ siSO (ihe de-
fenc- say. the sum ~ elsG) for his time.
Then be went to scion aud obtained az
affidavit 81 thi. girl Elith that sie was
not pregnant by psrtie. Ia Bethel; that
the payment 81 Insurance. due upon hl.
wife. life In the Golden Cross aud III
grim Father. Was stopped by rumor
that the respondent had poisoned hl.
wife To obtain the Insurance, and
had triei "a buy of the respondents
bills at 80 cent. on dollar.
| -. ~. IIer.ey, E.q., 81 Buckheld, open
ed the c,.e for the respondent la an able
manner.
I,ey. samuel r. Record took the stand
aud M ,d- decidedly favorable appear
ance: Said he WAS 90 yer. oil. EDum-
ersiei many places In Maine where he
had preached. ile.n a Methodist clergy
man IL years. Filth was an adopted
daughter. Her native place Was Solon.
Her father, Mr. Berry, still live. there.
I.e.pond.nt testified nc some length a.
To the ill health 90 Edith and nts al
neryou. prostration aud hy'isra To
a H..