Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-09-27
THE SILVER TRIAL.
Government Completes Its
Side Of the Case.
Mr.. HsseIton, SiIvePs Attorney,
Opens for the Defence.
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| The crowd at the Silver trial showed no
decrease in size on Tuesday, the fourth day
of the trial.
The testimony introduced brought moth
ing new to light but Was largely Of . con-
hrmAtory nature.
Mr.. Carleton's vigorous examination Of
DR.. Strout was the cause Of constant
disputes between the opposing counsel.
Judge Hall showed an evident desire to
hasten the trial along and cautioned the
lawyers frequently to avoid unnecessary ar
gument and recrimination.
1t is curious fact, frequently noticed by
the attentive crowd, that Silver and his
father and other relatives, who are seated
within the bar, are side by side with the
Blenn's, the brothers of she dead man.
Silver sits directly behind his counsel
ready to offer any suggestion, while Van b.
Blenn is just behind the prosecuting oificers,
with whom he frequently holds whispered
consultations.
Silver, although the cynosure Of all
eyes, shows hardly any consciousness and
follows the testimony closely but with an
impassive face.
The Blenns, on the other hand, make no
concealment of the deep interest they feel
in the trial.
The number of the regular attendants
among the crowd is daily increasing and
their iptere.t waxing stronger. They
follow the trial with extreme care, noting
every question AMI reply and are quick to
to notice any new point brought out, either
for the prosecution or the defence.
A noticeable feature of the attendance l.,
The number of people who have made up
their minds on the subject. They look up
on every new development a, merely con-
firming their opinions. Both sides are rep
resented among these self-constitute!
judges.
The jury is evidently becoming physically
tired under the long strain. and the major
ity do not now hesitate to lounge about
their chairs seeking for a comfortable posi-
ton. A few still sit bolt upright and with
slight exceptions all follow the case with
great attention.
James ii. Blenn resumed the stand and
testified as to his part in the search for the
body on Wednesday morning. Was pad
ding the boat and Silver was Ia, ing over
the bow looking down into the water. |
saw the body short distance ahead, near
the shore, and padded the boat along side
Of it before Silver saw it. | said
George. there is the body, look at it
And he says: II can't, l can't" l said
elf you don't have anything to do with it,
you can look at it as well as ! can" And
he says; 81 tell you can't and hid his
face in his hands.
rose from the stern of the boat an,
sn MeP: ..Ss an. .ha look at IT, You have
got to-" lie says: al tell you can't look
at it, Just then my brother Van came
along in his boat and told me to stop, and
did so. The witness described the appear
ance of the body and also identified the
necktie as that of his brother Charles.
On cross examination the witness was
taken over the condition Of the camp as he
bad seen it. He stated that he had given
Silver's language as near as he could rec-
ollect it at the time of the discovery of the
body, and that Silver did not say why he
could not look at it,
Horace W. Hildreth, deputy sheriff, tes-
tilted to going to the Wakefield camp on
Wednesday, July 26, and making an exam
nation of it. He corroborated substan-
tally the other witnesses as to the disorder
of the interior of the building and the ap-
pearance of the heel marks in the floor
Foundrhe pair of pants here said to belong
to WAX. field, and they were very little
damp and round the Wristbands a little dis
colored Was present at the examination
If the body by DIR. Strout at the pond and
loaned a Jack knife which was used by Dr..
Sawyer in the examination of the body.
The hat now shown me was taken from
the body. 1t was rolled up and jammed in
between the pants and shirt on the left
side. rThe hat is a soft wool, light brown
in color, and is said TO have belonged tn
Wakefield. Also found SO bill folded
up and between the pants and shirt on the
Rht side. Nothing vas in the watch
pocket. In his right pants pocket there
vas silver half dollar, a 10 cent piece and
) cent piece.
Cross examination: Have been an off
Ger here since January. Was on the Pc
lice force in boston for 2l years. |
searched that camp to find blood or haIr
| but found none The kni'e loaned to DIR.
SAWYER had been sharpened on the morning
| of that very day it was used. Saw in the
camp A round that had come out of chair
partly broken and bent over. Examined IL
very thoroughly to find blood CT hair on It,
| but found none.
| Charles NJ. Drake, city marshal of Gsrdi-
ner, testified that Gporge Silver came TO
him between 30 and 3 o'clock in the fore
noon of July 2ith and said: II have very
bad accident TO report. | was out to bd
wske6eld's camp yesterday, and was there
| in boat with two fellows, got tipped over
and guess they are drowned, for l didn't
see anything more Of them" asked him
who they were and he sail one was Charles
| Blenn and another ore he did not know,
but he was sunburned, short and stout.
| the asken BlW some qutstohs hoV"t ~,
AMI he said ITO tell the truth can't tell
much shout it. We had something oni
there to drink and was pretty full" lie
said be was setting Blenn and another fel.
| low across the stream and that Blenn
jumped around and tipped the boat over.
Asked him why be hadn't told Of this be
fore, and he said be was not in condition to
see any ybody when he came home from the
pond; that he tumbled into the entry al
home, and that is all be remembered, and
in the morning he had to go to the mill and
attend to his work, and as soon as he could
get away he came down and told me. He
then said he bad got to return to bis work
and if wanted him, to send for him at tht
mill.
4 Iwent and got Silver and went out TO tht
pond. Going out he said the hrst he saw
of the strange man he came into the CANT
~i,h Charles Blenn. He said Blenn came
there in his own boat. He said he VA
rowing the bost when 1t overturned.
asked how it was he vss setting Blenn
across in his own boat and he said be didn'
krov. aaked him IL they were al foil