Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-26

Were you facing him.
YES.
Did you Try 10 defend yourself with ths
vrenchs-
No, hal 10 Tine 10 use it; be cane
upon me 80 quickly
What became of the monkey wrench
when Porter cIinched YOU"
| 1T vac knocked out of my hand SO I
have been toll BY those who were pre.en;
q; the time"
DIR. r. J. Martin was called. and in reply
{, questions by Mr.. soatllzri testified as
f,l,o~s:
Was called 10 attend Mr.. Clark during
the forenoon Of the 18th inst Found his
eyes and nose badly swollen. The lips
| we're cut and he vas in state of nervous
excitement; bad been vomiting and had
thro~n up some blood, though possibly that
might have run back from his no.trils. He
said he was dizzy when bs rose in bel, and
acted A. if such vas the case.
Did yoa notice any soreness about the
stomach"
He complained of such soreness though
there we're no mark. Indicating bruises
Might not such soreness exist without
any outward indication.."
Yes, | shou!d say there could"
How many times lid you attend hiuf7
II vas there three time that day and have
been I~o or three times since"
TN REORGANIZATION by Mr.. Goddard
DR.. Martin said that he had not attended
Mr.. Clark for several days past
Did you think his injuries were Sc
riou-:'
II never thought that they would have a
fatal termination, sti!l he was quite badly
poanaed, as he gives evidence of now.
In other words, he was in about the
condition you would expect to ind a man
rho had been engaged in rough-ahd-
tumble scrImmage, was he notf"
Yes, should he was about IN such con-
liiion
stephen stilkeY was called and testified
that he resided in Mr. Clark's house Al -
G.2e street. He he.ra noise the morn
ing Of the trouble; got up ont of bed and
~cut dOsn one hight Of stairs and looked
out of window He first saw Mrs Shaw
and then noticed Porter holding Mr.. Clark
Town upon the side Of the embankmeut,
should say that Mr. CIarks head vas on the
embankment and his feet in the street
Porter was kneeling upon him. Mrs. Shaw
spoke 10 George Hatch. who hal come out
Of the house, and told him to take Porter
Off Hatch replied have nothing to 20
with IT," shouted across 10 Hatch to take
Porter off and he did 20. / saw Porter
strike Clark several times. | WAS consider
ably excited at the time, and could not tell
how many times he struck him, OF Just
where | certainly saw him strike two or
three times at least. did not see Mr.
Clark out Of doors after the trouble until
Monday of this week.
lnanswer to questions by Mr.. Goddard
Mr.. Stilkey further testified that he was
present when Clark pushed Porter out Of
bench in the stable and paid very little at
tention to their quarrel as he considered it
no affair of his. Saw Mr. Porter when he
went out of the barn. He went out as any
one would who was pushed or knocked
out Did not see Mr.. Clark strike him !;
when he looked up Porter was just gong
cut of the barn.
Henry Frost testified that lie lives in Mr..
Fishers house on Gage street. Porte r
came to ms place early IN the morning to
borrow some wagon grease. He was abed
1t the time, and when he got up Porter was
gone. He watched him out Of the window
and saw him go up to Mr.. Shaw's where he
stcured some grease from Mr.. Shaw son.
He saw Mr. Clark come out and come
4cros. the street to meet him. Mr.. Clark
said I'm teach you TO tell lies about me
They chnrhed Immediately, and Porter
threw him upon the ground. then re-
turned to my bedroom to put on my pants
AID iil not see Porter strike any blows. |
should say was about four min
ate. IN dressing. Returned TO tie
sin ow and saw Porter holding CLARK
down. Clark cried Take him of" l
ld not see Mr. Clark upon his back at any
time he was upon his face. After Hatch
hal pulled Porter off from him went out
where he was and and helped him into the
house His face was covered With blood.
lie got up upon his feet before took hold
of hum and stumbled back upon his side.
We then helped him home. At the time
when Clark met him Porter was carrying
box Of wagon grease which he took from
Shaw'- in one hand, and bucket of svlli
IN the other. Saw Clark strike him with
the onkoy wrench. bu, could not tell tx
ac,ly where he hit him. sfterward saw
the wrench upon the ground. but do not
know what became of it.
Henry BazzeIl testified that day or two
before the trouble he was coming out from
Mr. Stilkeys house after dinner and over
heard some hot words between Mr.. Porter
and Nr. Clark. Mr. Porter twitted Clark
If stealing bens. Clark denied the charge,
Then Porter said If had you down here
III drive you into the ground" They were
both somewhat angry and excited about it,
Ar,his point the case was continued over
until 1 81 in the afternoon in order TO Sc
TIE testimony of Harry Shaw who vas a
witncs. of the sf.i-
WhcH tne trIai va, rv-u'','I "a .'t -lVa
was recalled and testified that he had
hoard Clark -av on several occasions thai
he va. going to fix him,
Mr.. Southari-Porter is rather ehnmmy
WITH YOU. isn't he:'
No more than Mr.. Clark