Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-09
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Of he Ja,rs the case Was Dol o;x2ea Ea..,v
10 - O'Clock, Al hes1 late. but III. eouit
! aoi De xver.ed and ali ia.rouga he Eso-nis;
! Tie cxse dragged, there teius nothing O
ar7a.s nj interest save wAksssli
When he was cAlisa 70 the stand By IL.
2efenos be assumed = csreless aeEasanof
xni Eighty walked toward the witness b,
as Il the 3ea,s Of his fiiena. Charlie. Blenss
OF ,hs fatal ending 0: Jaiy IS had sasa; 4
Co with h.s velfare-
when be stood erees in the box his sacs.
which hitherto hxs heen AZ a.hy hue, col
cred and deep hlssA EaAn,ied his s.Aseek3
, Throughout The testimony. Is i. he ~en
embarrassed. though il vss quite 10 tAa
contrary Occasionally, vbea trying h.rtC
to ,taiak Of .one occurrence, the Ynsonz
would tate his iips and nerroasly wipe Id
+ fxce with his white silken handkerchief. X
II his fsoe Was Aa.hed 81 times. il vst''
raahile ~ he feed alternately the coed
and the jary. he test5sd 10 qreseonl
from his counsel II tangible or,3e, aaa sps J
pearei calm and seif- Possessed ssi3e fr0rss
8 nsrvousasss n his x-sirslsiisn- h
A, Gle period, hoserer. Wskese1
seemed about 10 lose lis selt.posses.ions<
Ii vas when he vas asked II he wore Tia.
ssrDe sui, of clothes The day Biean met hid
death Sc he had Oh now In euiveri-g .e!u
oents be saii Yes xnd i, seemed a.
So - ~ - 1t 49, =
down, tat rallied Ard vas gate coal, wheaa
the prosecuting attorney began 10 interro1
gale. r.
He paired sueessstuiIg M. Csrle.on'ssa
,hras;.. but a; DO tine did be eva5e hisr,
questions. Instead, he looked the attorney
sgRsrely in the eve hi. gaze nersr finc;ins
The Only tine the State Iippei Wakefield i
Hp VS. when the isster wa unable 10 tell r
the lame Of book ~AicA le read On the
afternoon proceeding TIE murder and hich /
much i.;ercs;ed him. l.
Dr.. Weeks sensational confirmation Of T.
by. Gerr:.h's statement. which be VA eS- L
pec;ed to reeui; Dr.. Br.eksg. expert +,
tesiimsny 70: tie defence and the evidence
Of the 6et4pls-l;'s wife AID no.ber-.n- law Il,
we're other features Of the day. 4.
Mrs. wskefea underwent what nus, Il
have been hard ordeal with a digai.ea
modest and quis, that impressed al who q
tsr her. She mus: have helped her has
oxn3's case. +
Cor. came in half an hour late, Is Ia.
oesa stated an TIE crowd vas all attention.
4 ripple of eIci.suleli wss caused yheB
Mr. s@a. called tie d4ten5srt to the |
..ssd
Edgar c. Wakefield vAs called TO the
'tAad Reside in Gardiner. Am g. o~n
camp in connection si.h Mr. Morrison on
Horse Shoe pond. W.. there on sa5dsy.
Ialy "a. started froas Gsriinrr with George '
silver abeut . O'Clock Took With Is beef \
teak. hAw. eggs. hs-3~srs. bottle Ct '
hickey sui Dozen snd Il bali Of beer
az hee7
We ga there Al about u O'Clock. when
re got TO the bridge We stopped Ard left
Isorze 10 20 ac.oss IN the boat. We net q
,harles Blenn % the bridge and be drove
- with me. We vent Ip to ths
fANsVGAs Al XII ssa1st bsiSrs
nix sai paddle. Bssnn "a; out aide in
be buggy holding the horse fos had for-
often nv hitehing strap. |,
] saw Mr.. B,snn. his wife and party AID
sr Laa5ersin On the bridge. We Silver
- witness veni fovn 10 The camp. Is
lssned on; The host. uu2sekei zone thing.
n opened the bottle Of whiskey All one 4
Z hesr
! valiei out the sofa OF the porch. ru. !,
4 the oh stra. bs. and read q book while :;
liver goa dinns'. so' up once or tpi9e i
, help him took drink aai then "a.
ON ~ eat NY dinner.
J1st a. we we're finishing we heard host C
.55iaz AMI say Charles Blenn il the Win o
sts's duck foas- He came in toe uhi.key
as or TIE table and be took . drink b
hen be 81; e5pn and re PLAYED
iGh-lov-jsek for four point. Al i9
suts & zarDs, AID after four or Eve n
sEass got Up and sail, II have been Ey b.
Il light and an slespy and yozf lack Is Ia
70 good for mp, ard took drink Of A,
hiskey and bottle Of beer and vsn, up
airs and lay down sod went 70 sleep. ct
Tbs next tAing | knew vas yben Silver 81
aE1e up stairs sud shook me pretty rough "a,
AMI SAID, For Ci-ssss sake. e.. vaks ~
,, Charles Bienn and snotbe; man have I
-ea Crowned Iny.eH. -skea up AID "
nd 10 he'll with them. If tbsy eantsvIn. =,
: them drown A Etfie later looked y,
at Of tie fsunf window AID sss Hs,ry ~.
'Ena On the shore
The rssso, ! SSH vbef I aS9 rss that %,
ilFTr said Charles BIsrn lad seen drowned -
ID sns~ he hsd een q good Skinner
- dseI.'; believe II "A
Sllrer cane ~ again ard woke ne uri l.
ID toll the story sgSzn Of ssttlax ClssrIes n,
lem All another man se-oss and that the ~.
sat Vas tipped Gre, by Charles ant the ID
70 1ro-7ed. s.kea Kim wno the third u,
xrty ~ss ard lie said he didn't know. shss -,
; sss i sbe-t, Thick sci. szsoaynea fello a. 4.
Tbsa gos % ] found the -hiskey ali
sse md 10 beer left- He Silver sas3 % .,r
ssh iSs' tbozzit IL book q; my poskss
sok- sorss money ss5 papers usre soae ae
b. Dor rn vet. Silver said he ds5af ~
Boz Were the noasy sa. AID asked nse 80
ARIA hsu. -,
VII We left tie camp re zx.5srsi sp q,
= fAiufs, PIT tie bsstls.. vhs. re csuA >,
II Of shSEs. IN the hsskss sni covered 4 -
ish Blrrn'. enss. took p my macintosh 4,
q orr bars. vert sp to the hrssze asi 1 ,
y Mr. Potter and ve TAXED about tss r.,
nj be vsnsed 70 bar bat be 1ssa'r vast "A
I.4k- HArr. Dzan came up and the talk A.;
rnea to the aces5ens md ! took OFT ry
s~kssAecx- -.
ILsz xs-. 70 Exksoex's Lsz-e ani /.
HID for nv tiH AID 81 fer ro.r ~
'-ssy to b delivered. ! zare her . 1sIl Al
q tsasn sssev u: issss bad sczse siirer in !.
: pcek-s snt stsr bills ~ozh b. s.ss~. to 3,
r-y 20 fz-n<. sssznd asd gsre be. fozsi
igy-e.s
Mr. Bsbcoek vsz.ed 10 knov where NJ
l~sn sas- can's secsgier1 vhas sid. -
ix1s hive sai1 ''ln he'll, hope.-
Then vsns ort irs the yasd- Mr.. Bah !
q cane sat s1.l sssTss harsess 'AshT-x. s...
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tsr tssss- <z11<4 trzas- Aasket.. hrzs&<s. es.ga
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