Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-11

, AZ, sura nave u H4fl,o
ii.xs in an hour.
uor,ion called. Lives in Mt.
Slops Il Mr.. Dolishs. Hear /
sy, I'm maze II VAIN for Grif-
| get through with him.
Didn't tiaink Emerson meant u
mia.
v hastler Of Vienna testified that
Emerson al wiiaess' house las.
. evening. Emerson saul 49,.
triei 10 beat iia ,aaI ;ls ,noa- -
said he'd have Satisfaction Of
farm for ineai. ev.il..t w.
/, what worus we've useA-
lempton, Vienna, .ssaaed liza.
aid be woaid uaAc ii -a.n ~,
Griftinl Emerson told witness
Aug. $. thai II AL, onr Wa,
AZ AlAsg Al-.i tliae .oulAu',
OF a. ~ sir. knlefssn Aus. ;,
-Spo
. shout the iiee. Had never
rifhn had made statements about
Thought from Enerson's TO
rs from a mile and a quarter 10 a
half, About two miles aud a
,m Williams to Grithn's.
Hadn't told Emerson that II
miles from With ams TO Grltiias,
skeIl testified that Emerson nac
her hearing that he would have
: OH Griffin for putting him IN
morning he was taken 10 jail h,
uld make il hot for them. The
ruek Mrs. Griifin he said there
, funeral there before the mex
light.
Was afraid he nigh, burn III,
tor she h ID heard other peopi'
lie had said.
,ollof testified she had hear
make talk about the Griifins. Ii
'uld make il warm for them unles'
,stice by him.
f.. Hall, MI Vernon, testified tina
last spr,ng said he would have
Il out of the Griihns.
Led up to this conversation
liking about the law suit with thu
| for defence moved that the com
dismissed. Said there wasn't th'
Sc for holding the respondent.
ke did not rule on the motion.
for defence said he would call
sses. IL was peculiar position
ig to testify against.
Emerson called-Testified that H.
- miles from the Griffin plac'
Try rough, rocky road. On th'
lay 3lst and on the morning o
was ut Chas. Williams ana n
rst learned that the Griffin hous'
1 the Saturday following of Mr.
. Three or four weeks before tn
!; yer to get Griffin 10 build tn
Griffin said if Mrs. Grill
him any claim on the place h
ag to build any fence. Hear
rear ago last May threaten t.
a buildiag unless his wife CAV
lin on the property. Mr.. an
IN had had trouble.
Said distance from Williams t
b mile and a half. Farther from
D., Griiiins. Three miles aud
i the whole distance. Wi,har
THE clock when witoess first %
L, and said it was half-past eleven
b ago went through the road =
itn mo wing machine BY goin
. Had been through there bot
At and in the day time. Wash
= to absolutely require a cane o
{. French of Vienna testified, b
ia mile from the Griffin place
"a road from Gritfin's to Emel
Soug..t two AMI quarter TO tw
I mile long.
/, walked up and saw the Griffin FIR
I him up. Went over to Griifn''
were falling in. Aske
" the FIRE happened and Gntii
Cd. know how it happened,
him to the rollway. Took wi
brother along to the rollway. II
Tx which looked as if a man goiu
Iellar hal made il. Couldn't flo
racks anywhere else in the wen
cattle had been on one side q
so couldn't have found track
Tiriifin say on g that if Emerso
p away frSm there he would bav
Thomaston. Saturday folloain
ii Emerson of the Griffin fir
,'als building are all burned
n, that's too bad Said it wa
for anybod,'s buildings to /
Emerson went home that day.
r. johnson, Vienna. testified
mt at the fire on the Griffin place
minutes past | O'Clock whe
Ike him. Griffin spoke to ~itne'
rst arrived at the fire and sal
sned US out" Later he heat
a man that they needn't look Il
THE heat had destroyed then
here was dew enough TO ha1
+ on grass ground. Never hH
Fin make threats against Enc
pugh brands and ashes didr
;any tracks.
t.Ssi he kept his watch on -
I by his watch it was 10 mi mt
lock when French called hiU