Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-29
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80 "a f,scs from il, that the government
-. ar,s prove that crime vas commit
II AZ he so.e1nmens must shov ths
$3.50 =. Elean had been unlswfuiiy De
- II lie. Settling that question vet
e. .yree in sevefsi points. The oppcs
r.al limits that Charles BleDn "a
- -ss. he vent 10 that camp 90 the If
49, a Iuly 70. Marshal Drake test
IT,, an Jgly 4 E.enn lad black eye
-. e;sfs,ngs sho-sd that this you'll
y. -. as..,o~xrsd befsre the z.s5, and the
,-,,o,ony ot the man who rhavsd MN and
- p,. gsbcook, sho pot a neexle aoou'
=. nsex, pores that his face Was an
800 when be vent TO the camp be
IAN q life and hope and eoar'
If. non. u The camp alone and to his
~ "a neg, his Death, Silver and Wake
a.. "a u,sceded him. A. the testimony
-. He promised the Babeocks not 10
-, 10 one else Ia known 10 have
Is ,,saud sfsfer ~ the camps all lay
- ,,,e three. although Mr.. silver says
~, ,so,ssr mas came with him
~, e,lasei for the respondent says
:, ,o.en.,stsnt ard sbsurd and false
.-,~,,,x nj. il, but that Silver vas tn such
S,g, ksq condition when he made the
,.a-,sns Wa. he drunk He was not
~ 4,,r. 10 - m, 70 ran, 10 walk; not too
- n row 10 the camp and back to the
erlae lie ha- stated y to Nh and Mrs.
man 10 NJ. Dfsks, 70 Turner, to every
80. no mas asked him. it won't do 10
.sy he sas trunk - hen he made the state
,-.ot for h. sss made Il upon every oecz-
80 II +. proved that George Silver has
I.l,hs,,relv he'd over and over again upon
~, ,aa,tsr What for What tor: Mr..
~. Carleton reviewed the times Silver
h,d tola the story There is no pretence
~, 10 vas drunk AZ sl these times, and
,h.r. 4. 10 force 10 c0unsefs statement
Wb.t purpose did he have In lying about II
sast.y nrstit, Monday morning. every
,,.,. he ha. said IT. Under such grave cir-
r,,.r,t,aee. be must have had purpose.
H'b,t "a. the condition Of the camp that
..a,,,ogt Jr. Carleton then review ed
~, a1,ri.o.i. testimony As TO It's condition
Tt,,.ds, There were only two keys,
a., vo,n.or. and the other Wakefield,
AL 4 la. not been 'hosn that anyone ~as
"a i, b.,sren then and Sunday. Blsnn was
,l,,s .ben la.t seeu 90 Sunday IN company
49,, H.. ~, on hi. say 10 the camp
Wsdns.dag morning Charley Blenn's
Ar,A body ~. found floating Ia What
e.,sl,t,on "a. be- igf Face clean shaver
"a .ob,.l.sls No, hi. head and face
80 hrui.eA. He eyes were blaekened,
r.. I'm, cut AMI ms ear bruised In fact
M. b-..i and face Vas one complete mass Of
t.,,... lis fAc- vas covered with blood
All rec.tvel before he vent into the v atsr.
ma matter how h-. got into the water. Il Mr..
CARLTON tiisn defended most earn+ -tly the
ttyr If the niedi al testimony.
All th.. doetar. agree that the bruises
..r.. -,u..4i before the mhn vas dead. j.
thtafp1t Fnf fscts afe important.
all o.,t Rad from medical authorities but
viii r~k UPON What came from the witness
.e.aL Al tie phyaci4ns agree that the
b,.t.r. s,rr received IN life and. pf
,.nt.r before he went into the water
W..ti u.t silkmAtlzr witnesses a. liars and
ve,4ufer. Wa sorry 10 have heard Mr..
K4bru,k rslipd a. but that eas due to rx-
lgprr4e. II the irfrnCe. Some of the wit
n...r.e+re peculiarly situated. Mr.. Tur-
ayr AMI Mr.. punn Mr. Turner and Mr..
fu.nn me LIVING amoug the friends oil
W.sea.D AMI Silver and OF the counsel.
Mr. CARLTON denounced the insulting Of
br t.iddsng. by the counsel, saying 1t was
nsr,ssifatei ty the * gsncies OF the de-
fence The bruises were fearful and IN
", ra.rs souhi have produced uuconscious-
nos. Dr : f1ut. lJr. Sasyer and Or,
Freirri As have thought bruises we're
gwen tn life Nr Carleton explained
u,s, Dr Fretrtirk. had had 10
e.r,r D4.o rpurt. Asyipg been ,ummon"i.
an, then ts ,A .rf, "a, + snd highly com
prm ntp1 tbs latter he btii,cs could
MT eaye r.sn IA de within -" hours after
d- atl4. ior thr body ws' then ~ water-
Ja Vi. ran Boz ma dogbi thst thr toe brui'e d,
p.r. iaH.r,,a before irath. Exception
nlr.i 20 r.muk
Whst ,ff,tt ld ,hst blow have upon
fAri,. Rlenuf TIE government has no
trafy 90 establish but set. up fats, which
are proven be- ond ary possibilities OF
diuh, for The Jury to decide ehat Was the
,aatt Bruises were certainly inflicted II
ins eu,p ,herr nv Silver AID Wake fell
TIE bios. ,aus,l death th' u or uncon'
srlou,n,ss ami Hr wAs then iiifowa into the
wat,r There sas an eyewitness, one who
sss II who got ~ from the suft and went
intr the camp At I 80, Wakefield. Mrs
patn t-uti-d that ~ they came
L.,ur-B up the .ueam they saw
w.k-arll 20 uP and ~ in and shut the
door Mr. Hes hon al sgt,d to state
mrog d, 10 Il What "a ne 40 into CAM
i1r sh.r sr say Tia irl, nj. unless he d.
nat want 8, .te th.m. This Was at so
Half an hour later Suyrr male his appear
sntr a. Tive p1tt*rs
W,khrll "a. nut summoned judge
objected on ground That Wake field was PR
I.rtei ~ being imphcstel, and Mr.. Hesel
tea had Exception Hoted am not goins
20 iss- n nch tine upon the condition of
the raml, he,snse it has been 40 fully dt
.,fih.si counsel suggest, i that somebody
yi.e bad iuns THE Ms Spear heart un
u,asl NOISE. aud That ia, suddenly stopped
Mr. bake vas IA there Monday ami il
"a. sane condition on W. dnes
lay Mr. Carhtun read from Mr.
Drake. 'tstlruHy. All thu many witnesse'
agreed s',.i camp ~l- 10 great dl'otder
What csn''d all tha' Brother iiescltor
ssvs that they sere dunk AL having a
good ,i0e. They got TO playing cards
rhe room .hos. that. There had been >
HF WAX 80 fApNNN- h'
lopg piece Of 1od, ehrre did il belong
NA ihrre huf in smother room. Thu,
vent to piaving ,otrls Bl.nn drank some
thug Wont i, for Silecr TO be dsuni
at one time and nnt IT another tine. Sill
srr docs mt remember how something
espp' n,J hnf rsn perfectly rememht-
Whsfs Wakefield stated that they plsye
AMI Rlsnn p,u.
Thy hat sn'g thAHt in totlles of bee
sud long n.e A,r i~it t1r thr,e men An
Silver .stl ,orst ut Tie ~h-sey vas l-Ii
They got 70 plaslug cards and for money
wish sober men nothing is more fruitful /
rows anil trouble than PLAYING cards fu
money When men are inismed with ir
iosl ants an,i play for money, trouble CON
mences. Trouble began and then 10
and il ws then that Charles Blenn wa
hesteu
The struggle vas fierce one. Blen
vas strong ard all we're craEed by drinl
Silver AMI Wske aeld, chums and friend
we're sso sgaiust one. and though strons
p1~vtf4l Young man. Blenn was overpo~
ere'l and t1ally struck down uuconsci u
ana helpless. lie lay there on the foe
APPARENTLY lead
he's look at him closely, but there is .
Npe.r.aSe Of life. IL may be-, genllemeI
t'iI t'ds struggle wss finally concluded GU
side the camp, as would appear by the es
aenees Of the heel marks on the floor. y hie
have been described near the table wher
they ~ere playing cards, extending to th
door The broken bottle out on the pis
form. the cards scattered upon the outside
ssd the ueck,ie which was found on ii
shore. 1t may be that Bisnn had escape
TO the outside Of the camp before he va
tuliy and completely overpowered. 81
'obersd by the terrible fact of what the
had done they looked AT each other. VIA
shall we 10 with the body?
Nov. gentlemen. | don't think they p