Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-04
,Eauas Hon,c,ps CASE.
A Nsias Maa the priseipsi wisaess against
the Suspected Asa.

pFes4.f 81 ise lS1ft9E- EsISsEl Z, asG2J,.
IoAa MshSr saa Miehsel sre on trial
. charged With homicide in the case Of Gel
.in- ), Le4iaAn, April e. lsa5.
| TIE testimony cf La Forest W. ConBor,
the man whe Informed the police, has been
the main feature Of the trial His words
were followed closely by the spectators, as
veil SIS BY the three men arrested fo. the
murder.
| Ills failure to recoyaixa Suith IS the
rasn who was present with Luday AMI Ma
car was a mild ser sation. and his s's'eme nj
that Iuddy or Watts. as he knew him. said
he bit Leamsn with a sandosg vas another
shock.
In ,ne morning session Richard Irish was
h trs. sienrss. lie was the nrst man TO
disco ser Lesm N At the corner Of Lexington
5,.d West Elm streets in dszed aud
selsded condition.
Mrs. Eliza Irish eerroSersted her has-
bands testimony.
/ James A. Houghton testified to hearing
g-oaIs and fading Leamsn in tue vacant
lot.
| Albert Ellis saw a dark object in the field
IS he was sirplting by and found Leaman
trying to crawl up the bank.
DR.. 4. Z Paine was called to Leamans .
home snl found a wound on top OF has head
"a inches long. cut on back Of head and
bruises under lsfE chin and rigat esr. Lea
IN recognized the doctor aud answered
gu, s,ions. out could give no information
about his ASSISTANTS. lie died
from coneassion of the brain, according to
an sutopsy made by DIR. Paine.
| DR.. Borden was called and testified to
the cuts 70 lui on Leaman.
| A, i2 O'Clock the principal witness, Le-
| forest W. Coanor. Who has been held in
| 5000 bonds, was ctlied,
| t'onnor sad he belonged in Richmond
and had family in Watervilie, lie ssii
he was in the piano AMI organ polishing
business. He had been il Brockton seven
or eight weeks.
Two weeks before the arrest of the three
| prisoners he met Mohar in fellow board
e,'. room. He offered TO sive Mahar the
recejp, for the polish if he would help him
| y-t customers. He called at Mshars house
And after that Mahar told him his wife did
| moi wan, him to come there. She said Con
nor was a detective and would get Mahar
| into A murder scrape about that barber.
| The Tuesday before the arrest Conner
| m r,sn on the street, afterwsrd ilenu
fed a, I.uidy. who sal he came from
I
! tie polish receipt. tonuor SAIL Mahaf hai
| IL. and said he couldn't get II because he
VA. At home and Mrs. Mahar didn't want
! him TO 70 there, as she wastatrsii Connor
ws, IL etive and would Get him into
mprder scrape.
| Lu1dy SAID, ''W'ha, does he know ubout
| tho murder scrape: was there m. self
and hit him with n ssndeaF
| rauror then went for police man, but
| eo,,d nat fiud one. Late in the evening
! n.ha, Iuiay and another man were in his
rnnm The ttis juer Smith vas not reeog-
/ n;y a AS th,l third man
! Inady talked Of the murder Said he
! 5i.in't n, an 20 kill the man. only to numb
! ,s,,-a.J o. tts u.per.
! Ths y iInrss began 10 tell Of Ludiy ask
in, lin, 10 10 a shoe f,g,ory at night,
7 Eiay Connor be was Il big srapping foi-
h ,,', srt I.u,,y had III. tools Couasel
! n-,r4 fnr In iiv oti~,t d.
/ ,o,go- was csoss-examinsd by j. J.
n,.,J ,o,,,sel for Luti,, who inquired
49, ,'i,oess. l;fs. and ou,st.onel IL an ,ul.
,t,,.-n III. IN pf.yitencc was not fourd
,psd uptgcr SUPP ious circumstance. Con
ns..n.s. III th.t No committed suicile.
W. m, arrested for knowing some
.4..,.et1j. des,hs" asked MIR. Dosd.
-
IN. v.ttcsss rat,Lea.
NJ naud rrd,avorcd to shos that The
w+''...'f,y nlght Inddv aal smother man
,'l,....,,,,.,,, t,,onor 8 nen the Learnan mur.
s,,.s.I ,b,ut thu CoAnor INTRO
s,,ti - and That Iud,iy's fret in-
pp ~ ',.s 80 ,1, nice of rbs polish ard
fN',i ~ - ron,n, fon,I u,t tell whether
t, -. !, H.. rom or not wpen Lu.idt
,l'a tenement. WAT does MahlY
~ .,',.,,t H.. m,rlcry wa. there my
aIF.utIti. him ith s4udbIg"
ma tTisi T., w-sskrn Connor's IT,
,4mIn n, regar iinz the inys.aliou Luily gsve
b,m 10 met i'm 4 night and 'do Il job
iii'' W ronnnr testified tha. Llig,
80. Nv. ougs,t IA 90 mo Boston AMI dc
,,s ply bey."
..No,, MIR Gonnor, were YOU ever ar
}..aTs.
W a., nofs owed A man in Frank.
lin and fyas going hore to Maine, olt OF
s,s.a lie h al me- arrested"
.yvitl vou nav swear that this man Lul J.
10 i, tho mar, Won knew rs Watts
rNn I WON'T swear it. but think il l..
.,,a s.,,a man
un,pa kingnau. counsel for Michael
Sa-i,h taok Mr.. Connor IN haai When Mr..
ma va. tbr,uph. xnd emphasized tho
f,It that Coanor did not know whether hc
4 "a over seen the pris .ner Smith before.
Mrs Jennie f. Knapp, proprietor of the
,via,hro, house where Sir. Connor
hosr4et. tasIfiei that she one night was
,h,;r, brsck.t hal lamp that was Be.f
,7,,,r,,r,. room She. heard tonnof's an.
sf,h,,'. vices. and heard Mahat mention
Teamar'. name. Tlen she heard them say
80 IA not mean TO Kill him: the, ost,
.,r,ck him to rob HIN. Il sounled Ike
/ Nahar's Y, ice.
- conlt mt repeat the txaet wor is and
I'll ~, a., wbe,er they. We or waslhe
- n.,d
ufHser I,enuel A. Ashport, Ia, next wlt-
- - of Ia. i,V brought up t. the " IN
! Ihr,n hon.p tn, Friday tight before Ia,
a,r..t Na,ar calliaQ tor him to 60 up tn. re
because he was afraid they would knifc
,~,,rnn- ,hev had talked 80 much Of the
5an,, case
Nh, had talked with Off GER Ashport q
Cav. ,,nn,hs after The Leaman murder. II,
! asked the of,lesr if lie had any clews on tnr
I.aaman murder. He told Mr. Ashport tn.
; a.r aft the murder that he saw some mer
I.sck ~ yden's shop in the North End
IT, wsy. talking about Leaman and wer.
, 5;y;,tiny some money. Mahsr saw the off
. cer aft.rs ards on half dozen occasion
sos -sna,,.d some other rumors or .u.pic
, i,,. abnut the murier.
N, Kinsmsp. eounsel for Smith snt
!, Mir did not de.ire an adjournment. H.
al MT beitsye the line OF defence Mr.
, n'ua rould ofFer for Lud,iy would Grim
] maze hi, Il ents AMI he ii t not want then
beII District Attorney Hmyi. wa. resil
5 10 argue toe case, ami Lp1dys was al
: i,,I,esd 70 S,turday. De. 9.