Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-05

culation, apoplexy or the birsrng Of .
artery or the hrain, or congestion o
the blood vessels Of the brain
A broken artery, . smAll one, mige
produce heavy straiaing Of 6ssaes.
Redirect; An artery would not hres'
without cause. A broken artery woul
stain but would not break nor afhltrate h
tissues. Black and blue sposs about th
eye disappear with great raridiv.
r. B. Capen, c. T., Of Augusta, va
the arss new visness called ey the govern
ment.
He testified that his partner, Mr.. Get
chcu, vas at the Worlds Far. Was aske'
by Mr.. Carleton. in his partners ahsencc.t 3
make rlAn Of Wakefield camp and Vi
ciniy. This 10 the map made. laentify
lug large plan Was out yesterday to max
measurements. (TuestAy.l Scale 10 10
feet to an inch. Top Of msp represent
north, tight hand east, etc. Witness identi
fed various points on map and locste'
various dwelling houses, etc, explaining
the meaning Of the legends, etc. on tn
map Of plan, The plan 10 practically thu
same as that made by Mr. Getchen an
used in the Silver trial. come further de
tails have been flied in. Witness CAV,
distance between various poin,s.
Made smother plan at Mr., Csrleton's re
quest This plan Identifying . seco>s
plan submitted and marked Exhibit s.
represents the approximate size. shape an
course of Horseshoe pond below Rolf
bridge Standing on east end of hri y,
couli see up about 1900 feet, should say o,
an estimate. about $500 feet 10 the Wake
| fell camp. on an approximation.
| Cross examination Msds plan of eours,
of stream on seeona plan largely by approx
imstion. In answer 10 questions witness
made various statements In regard to max
ing survey, in which he was aided by hil
daughter, and also in regard TO varioui
measurements.
| Mr.. Norman Smith of Bowioinhsm val
another new witness called by the govern
ment
/ Was in West Gardiner, Sunday
| July 20, with wife and two children
/ Went 10 Hiram Babb's house. Got ther,
about | o'clock.
| Went down on bridge over stream by th'
house about o'clock. His fve-yesr-o
boys was with him. Was fishing No, il
was about four because WAS only there
house at As. Know what day It was be-
| follow ing that Sunday.
While on the bridge cav two men stand
| ing up in boat and one lying down ~
half sitting on Il. Men standing ur
one was in the bow the other in
centre. Man lying down ia stsrn.
Boat was up stream northwest Of
witness. Bost was on left hsnl al
leland looking up. Thought that it was 400
or 500 yards from where witness was.
Thought two men in it were fishing
| Diint look very long. Bost was gone t~r
or three minutes when looked up. Don1
| know which wsv the bost was going az i
was qua,iering the stream.
| Supposed they were fishing snd that they
had poles moving toward stern Of bal
along.ip. At that distance could not dis
,ipgni.h whether they were psdiliog or A'h
| ing but don't think they were either pal
ding or rowing. Could tell they
were not rowing. Could only see
head AMI shoulders OF person in tn. boat
Could not tell how they were dressed.
Cros. examination; Thought when first
looked up that they werc fishing AMI wer'
throwing their lines.
| Redirect; On second glance thought
III were scting queer and that II fishing
we're catching good many fish.
Fred n. Babcock. who was one Of the
governments principal Witnesses at the
Silver trial. followed Mr.. Smith. lie told
his story quietly and with an apparently
careful regard for its exactness.
EMPLOYED Charles Blepn dnripg July
| 1898 Had also employed him severa
times before. Had Frequently been ir
swimming with Charles. wouli call hin
| Sunday about | O'Clock, padding in this
/ stern of the duck float toward Wskehelf
camp. Next saw Charles on Wednesda,
when he was dead.
| Saw Harry Dunn and George Silver Al
witness house Sunday afternoon. After
wards saw Mr.. Wakefield about half pss'
eight or . o'clock. He came in and frs
talked with witness wife about ,ometbins
he ored her for and then in answer to wit
ness question rs TO where Chsrles was
said, In he'll, where we'll all be some day
| hope" Talked again with Wakefield
while Harvesting lss.er's horse.
When Wakefield got into his wagon wit
ness said, I'D, where is Charleyf II he's
wet want to get him. He answered
Hes in the bottom of the stream, God damn
him. he'll never hay for you any more.
He forgot the strap used TO keep hors,
I from sucking air, and he asked for it.
| Sunday morning Charles had with hin
50 bill and either G5 or 50 cents il
change. Witness then Unidentified Blenn'
neck,ie and hat.
| Cross-examinatiou Blenn had beer
there a week and had worked every day
Saw neck,ie Sunday morning first time OF
bis neck Saw it next time in the cour
house. Mr.. Spear read from witness
| testimony at the coronsr's jury. ard wi,
ness remembered some of il and others h
| did not. Some OF the dctsil. OF the an
swers at the inquest differed from those OF
Wednc'day.l
! Based statements as to whether bill was
t~o dollar one or not on having seen
when it was taken on Blenn's body an
| from his statement to witness that morninI
| that he had 50 he coul latter.
! Redirect Neektie was shown witness b.
/ Marshal Drake one Sunday after the In
quest when number went out to hi
p',ce.
I
ne. in tie Silver trial vas next called &
the stand. While bis testimony 10 Of gres
value to the government i. is not necessar
! 70 give il again 10 detail as it was fully re
ported at the time Of the Silver trial. l
was noticeable, however, that he "hedged
considerably in bis testimony, Wednsday.
lie told again how he went out to tn
. nd that Sunday and ro~ed by the Wake
q II camp and saw someone standing q
tue porch. How Silver came to him. sn
how they visited the camr, the Babcock'
the camp again. and, later, met on tn
bridge with Wakefield. and wba, was sal
and done at zach plsee. At the camp, th
frst time. Wakefield called out he We
upstairs and witness did not see him 1T
he'll With them If they can't swim, let ther
sink" Very little vas sail to the vii
ne. q, any time about the acei,ieD'
lie told hos Silver hsd roved him aronn
,ae stream on the tso trips and how he hs
tipped over the duck lDas he found aoafin
up,il- down and which had f,zted "
below the camp.
When first saw il il ~ss above th
camp. whsn ,o~sd by it thought it mist
have a~en third Of the wy dosn TO to
cove from fhs camp. When tipped bos
over found s;ra~ nat that vss said {
have belonged to I'd wsie9eh and ii
pail that would hold about tso quart
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