Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-06

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or ,hst there WAS no third man there
l turned around to Mr.. Silver and he sal,
Il don't care, there were t~o other me,
there" Later Wakefield said; s'Whel
you find Charles Blenn you'll fnd him viii
81 or sS or 81 or S. of my money on him.
went into the camp where they were.
Ryan Bisnn said. "How could you vii
any of his money if you we're upstsir
asleep Wakefield said ''to tell the truth
we did have two or three games Of cards
and he won 81 or so, and / said thanks
you, luck is too good for me-, and took
big drink of whiskey and bottle of beer a
chaser. and took t~o bottles Of beer ant
= novel and went upstairs and didn't know
ANYTHING until Silver called me-
He talked considerable with me. Re
member his taking out his wallet and show
ing it to me. II was red morrocro wallet
1t had been wet. He said he gave it Il
Silver when he weat upstairs. Asked bin
why. and he sail, because he knew hi
would be sound asleep, and didn't know
who was there.
While sitting in chair he called nv at
'eution to the fsct that his trow sers had
been vet and his keys were rusty. Asked
Silver, in Wakefeli's presence, how he
could row with only one oar and no row
had done so some how.
Had further conversation with Mr.. Wake
field on the point and at his camp. We
went down for him to point out the deep
hole where he had said the body was.
Wakefield said there was deep place and
eddy IN front of his house. We went down
and landed on shore and walked along to
the cose. Mr.. Wakefield and l talked
about the deep places and currents. After
l went into the camp first l noticed deep
scratches on the floor.
When | went in with Wakefield asked
him If he had had any trouble with Charles
Blenn. He said he had never had any and
couldn't see why people should blame him.
| said thought rum was the trouble. He
sail he was always in the habit of bringing
rum or liquor out and would give it TO any
one who came there. He SAID he had had
enough of ii and was going to quit the bus
mess. He didn't say when. He closed up
the camp. | told him to let things stay
just as they were.
My memory is poor and can't remember
all the facts so much has been said since.
when talked with Mr.. Wakefield in the
court room he asked me whether he would
be obliged to sit in the prisoners pen or by
the side of his counsel. have twice talked
with him about my testimony and once in an
Office in Gardiner about the remark he was
said TO have made. At coroner's inquest
Mr.. Drake had testified that Wakefield
said he didn't know anything about Blenn 8
having been there and hadn't seen him. |
He said be never said anything like it AMI |
said couldn't remember whether he had OF
not
He didn't tell me in the court house
what points of my evidence he would dis
pute. All conversations have been on same
subject. | have told him only wanted to
tell the truth AMI was only going to tell the
truth.
Mr.. Carleton brought out the bloody
handkerchief founi by Marshal Drake near
the camp and the latter identified it and
pointed out on the chart where he found it.
Mr.. Drake continued his testimony
Silver described the third man as short.
thick set, sun burned man, who looked
like working man.
On cross examination there were few
new facts brought out. The most impor-
tant point was that Mr.. Drake did not go
into the camp until Monday afternoon and
was there only short time.
On cross-examination Mr.. Drake ex-
planned some further details of the condi-
ton of the camp and what was said by
Wakefield at various times. He also told
again of Blern's having a black eye on
July 9TH.
On redirect Mr.. Drake acknowledged
that he bad said that Wakefield had sail
he was going to deny having male the as
sertion that he had said to Mr.. Drake !
that he had never seen Blenn.
Now came vigorous struggle between
the counsel over an attempt by Mr.. Carle-
ton to get out fact. about the conversations
with Mr.. Wakefield in regard to what the
latter had said when he told Mr.. Drake he
was going to testify. Mr.. Carleton stated
that he considered Mr.. Drake ian unwill-
ing witness" bat the judge differed with
him and ruled out the questions.
All through Mr.. brakes direct and re
direct examination Mr.. Spear kept up a
running fire of objections and had num-
Der recorded.
Mr.. Carleton repeatedly read from Mr..
brakes testimony at the coroners jury and
to compare the witness presen!
recollection with what it was then.
Mr.. Drake several times said tina. his
was better at the time of the
coroner's inquest than it was on Thursday
Much amusement was afforded the large
sudience by the difficulty thai Mr.. Drake
had in leaving the stand. The idea would
be given him that they were through with
him and he would start to leave the stand,
only to be repeatedly called back by first
one and tbs the other counsel.
Ryan B. Blenn, brother of the ds
ceased, followed Mr.. Drake on the stand
and repeated the story told at the Silver
trial. He also sal be had seen Wakefield
in the latter's shop, Monday, and Wake
field had said the only thing he knew about
the accident WAS what Silver said that the lat
ter yas setting Charles across and the boa,
tipped over. Wakefield said he had come
in at . 30 Sunday night and had no. notified
Mr. Blenn because he was rot in a con-
clifton TO do so.
Mr.. Blenn repeatsd the conversation held
in S:lver's presence with Wake field in which
latter denied all knowledge of the third
man. which conversation was brought out
in full at the Silver trisl. lie repeated Sill
ver's language just as Mr.. Drake had, but
was particularly emphatic in his ,emem-
brsnce of wakefeli's denying the exist
cree Of the third man, about which poiBt
Mr. Drake couI no: recoiIect.
Mr. Blenn told about a later converse.
tion with Wakefield, in which latter show ed
his pocketbook and said there was SIS and
some valuable papers missing, and that he
then had $40 and the sls more would
make sls5. Wakefield sad he thought
Silver had taken it but latter denied it and
ask ed tn be searched. but Wakefield said