Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-09-25

than that be gave me. My husband askes
h'n there again where Charles wss. Hessts
that Blenn vas ..in the stream, Cd d.
him, and be never will hay for you any
more" did not hea, Silver speak won
or say anything. Wakefield, when pAyini
his bill, said he hadn't seen Chssles for Ii,
day, but he was upstairs and heard Charlel
down-stairs. He said that he and Silvel
had drunk up bottle Of whiskey that VA
there partly full. and what beer he had lcft
Did not hear either Of them say anything
about searching for Elenn. and 80 far ~
Heard Wakefield call for . strap tha
went on his horse, which my husband 60
for him; said his horse would die without Il
He assisted in Harvesting the horse. Di,
not hear either Of them state how the acci
dent occurred. After l was before tn,
grand jury, counsel for respondents cam,
10 me with q stenogrspher and took my
statement.
On cross examination: did not testif,
before the coroner's jury. Never saw Bleus
drunk and never knew him TO get into I
quarrel. He did not come to my hous,
with black eye. When he fret came 4
our house this summer brought him ou'
from Gardiner y week before he val
drowned He wore = red handkerchief
on his neck then. and for two days after h
first came, but did not wear il after that.
have not stated to anyone that he had il OF
July Esd. Could not say whether Silver
had vest on the first time he came TO thu
house Sunday night. His clothes looked
wet.
AT times he walked a. straight ~ any
body could. and at others staggered some
and went onto his knees when steppins
over something at the barn. He seemed
excited the first time he came, and was
somewhat excited the second time and was
cold and shivering. Had no occasion to
examine to see If there were cuts or bruises
on Blenn that Sunday. The first knowl.
eye l had that Wakefield and Silver
were coming when they came in the even
ing heard them laughing as they came
round the house. They were making %
much racket / thought Charles must be
with them.
did not state when interviewed by coun-
sci and stenoghapher that Wakefield said he
hadn't seen Blenn for the day. You did
not ask me the question then. Don't rec
ollect that told you knew nothing fur.
ther than what stated. ! might have NJ G.
lected saying some things that took place
there, because my mind was not on every
thing and | was not supposed TO answer
questions not asked me. l told Lawyer
Bcsne about what Blenn said after the in
quest, and also others.
Redirect; When Silver came to the
house that Sunday afternoon noticed that
his under lip was slightly swollen ard =
slight scar on his forehead above the right
eye, near the hair, as though he had hunted
his head against something Noticed that
as he stood at the stove warming himself
when he and Wakefield were there.
Fred NJ. Babcock, husband Of last wit
ness, testified that Blenn was about 20 or
%, weighing l55, and pretty rugged boy
and good swimmer, and had been in boats
there. He testified substantially rs to the
same facts as his wife with respect to the
of his family and Blenn up to
the time Blenn went away in the boat.
As be with his wife and their company
crossed the bridge to go up the stream he
saw BIenn about two.thirds Of the wsy
from the bridge TO the camp, and he then
told him not to stop great while, as the
children were alone and he would like to
have him look after them. He replied all
shaved him that morning and there were no
scars on him. His hair was short.
Saw him land on the island In the little
cove above the camp. The water was
higher then than now SO that the point OF
land where the camp was situated was en-
trcIy surrounded by water. He was get
ting out of the boat when left the bridge.
| never saw him alive alter that. There
WAS no chance to row that boat. but there
was scuil hole ia the stern. B!enn WAS
using the paddle when he went down to the
camp.
| returned with my wife and company to
nv house on that Sunday afternoon about
:, or 4 o'clock, anil st about sunset Silver
and Dunn came there, and Silver said there
wee three men in the boat. Blenn was
one, he one, and somebody else. When
the bon. tipped over Silver went under. ard
when he came to the surface he saw no.
body. He swan for the shore and had all
he could do to get there. When he got
ashore he saw nothing but the float
in the stream bottom side up, drifting
down.
stood in the stern and one in the bow. ]
,sked who the other man was and he ssid
he didn't know him. lie said he was q
short, tbickset man and looked as though
he might be farmer. / told Dunn II Sill
yer could swim from where he said he
tipped over Benn could. lie said he swan
81 or 40 feet. Dill not say where he land
ed. tulI Damn did not think he was
drowned. They left then, saying they were
going to search for him.
This conversation was in the tieup. Sill
yer hal on a white shirt, think. and 4
black necktie, think, or a shade dark, and
black clothes. pants and vest, but no hat
did not note. whether he bad . cost on
the first time; don't remember .b mt that.
lie explained how be got into the water
He sal Blenn WAS standing up and be wal
sitting down rowing the boat, and Blenr
rocked IL, and he told him not to, for they
might tip over and be drowned, and Blenr
Kept rocking il and they were tipped over
He and Wakefield came to the house aftel
that in the evening and I asked Wakefield
where Charley wss. He sail that h. wal
in b-~ll. lie hoped, where we woull all b.
some day.
asked him as he was getting into BIZ
wagon to tell me where Charly was. HI
sail he was in the bottom Of that stream
Cd ID him, he says. He will nave
hay for you no more Wakefield and Sill
yer were sober at that time. Wakefield hsr
messed one side Of the horse AMI cxli-1 TO
his birch rtin, witch got for him. Silve
said nothing {, Wakefield ssij about wb-H'
B'eru was | mkt saw Blsnn de ID
Wedn sdsy morning, on the shore Of th'
stream southeast from the camp.
That Sunday morning Blenn wore blu
soft hat. It il the hat produced here
Wakefield had on light clothes. Think h
had the same when he came TO the bous'
that night. He had on q light straw hat
Silver had With him that morning $3.50,
two dollar bill and two quarters or silve
half. The bill saw and examined. Say
no bruises on Silver.
On cross examination: On cross exami
nation witness was questioned - to state
ments be had male before the coroner
Jury, and he admitted that be said ther
that Wakefield had been drinking when b
came after his horse, and that he state
slso that he vas full, and did not knot
bu. be made false ststement before tn
eoronefs jury. Silver acted as though b
was pretty full when he came the hr1
time. He appeared nervous and scared
NV wife was about 4 dozen rods benin
me when We went to the bridge on our ~
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