Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-05
Wakefield TRIAL.
Startling New Evidence Intro
duced by Government.

/ duced by Government.
Norman Smith Of Bowdoinham "SaS
Three Men in a Boat"
; Prsaiasai uitsssses q The Silver rria
Asaia Tell Their sssriss.
The eth day of the Wakefield trial
Wednesday. was the moss interesting Il
date. Three important witnesses we're e,
aminsd in the forenoon; Deputy Siberia
Horace Hldresh. Mrs. BAbeock and d.
Gildings. TIE lx,;eYwas subjected TO q
searching cross examini ton by Mr.. Spear
In the afternoon W. p. Giddings, Fred
NJ. Babcock and Harry Dunn, all important
witnesses at the Silver trial. were called
AMI their testimony vas closely followed
but when Mr.. Narmsa Smith of Bovdein.
ham, new witness, stepped into the box
snd in a modest manner told story of how
he had seen three men in boat" tha,
fatal Sunday, a perfect sensation was
created.
The one matter nov talked of is as to
what Smiths testimony means: Did he
see Silver and Wakefield when they were
disposing of Blenn's body or not: II is
understood that some further new testimony
with be put in by the government, which
testimony, ii is said, will b. fully as sensa-
ltional Is that of Smiths and will con-
firm his.
| The attendance showed a marked in
crease over that of Tuesday and the interest
manifested was greater than ar any time
previous during the trial.
II. W. Hidrsth of Gardiner. depuy
sheriff was the first to testify wednesds y
morning and description of George Sill
yer. and CT the Wakefield camp AMI its sur
roundings when he first saw it Wednesday
afternoon, after the discovery of the body
in the morning; also as 10 the appearance
Of the body as he saw il in the water and
after it was removed TO the shore.
Carrie +. Damn testified that in company
with her husband che passed up the stream
by the Wakefield camp Sunday afternoon
Of July %, arriving al the Potter bridge
about I O'Clock; that she had known Wake
i field all her life, and as she and her hus-
band passed up the stream and she saw him
in front of the big doors of his camp, and
that he turned and went inside; that he
wore n suit of light clothes; that the front
doors were open and he did not close them
saw Silver Al Potter's at 5 o'clock and heard
him make statements there.
A question SIS to what Silver said, no, in
the presence of Wakefield, brought out an
objection from Mr.. Spear, and the govern
ment pressing the question, the jury, by
reques, of the court. retired and the ques-
ton of the a5mis-ibility of the testimony
was discussed in their absence.
Mr.. Carleton said the government
clsimed that Blenn vas killed in the camp
between and O'Clock, or at least rem
iered unconscious by violence inflicted by
the Joint act of Silver and Wake
! field; that upon seeing what they
bad done they jointly entered into a plan
up and conceal the evidences of what they
had done in the heat of passion. There
fore the government claimed that whatever
was said and done by one or the other
while acting in accordance with this mutual
agreement or conspiracy, which they had
entered into for the eoncealment of their
crime ami in carrying it out, were admi.s-
bic un Ter the rules Of evidence.
Mr.. Spear replied that the government
based the almissibility of the declarations
of Silver upon CLAIM which il had set up,
but which had not been proven. Whether
any crime had been committed at all was
the question to be decided 1t was for the
commission of this crime that his client was
on trial, and !; must be established by COM
petent evidence.
All Of the acts end declarations of Sill
yer might be consistent with what he had
done himself without any knowledge on
the part Of Wakefield. There was no, the
slightest evidence of any conspiracy AMI
the claim of the government was simply
begging Of the hole question. Mr.. Spear
quoted authorities in support of his posi-
lton.
Mr. Carleton said the only point he coull
nav see 10 the shutting out of the testi-
mony vas that the government had no, ye,
.hown prima facie case Of conspiracy.
Judge Hall remarked that he was no,
prepared to say that the testimony woul
no, be admissible with prorer foundation
laid, but in lis opinion that Ind not get
been done. The testimony was therefore
excluded.
The jury resumed their seats and the tes-
,imony of Mrs. Duan vas continued. Ga
lcross e1arnin alton she testified that she saw
Wakefield back TO and that be had on a
suit of clothes two shades darker than the
suit he was now wearing and shading more
on The brown.
| MAry ISsDtOck tesrIUsn as 10 ths move
ments Of Blenn on the Sunday forenoon Of
the 231. and that she saw him when he went
to the Wakefield camp that sbe put the
neektie on his neck Sunday morning. said
to have been found on the shore near the
camp. She also testified 10 conversation
With Wakefield when he came after
hi. horse that evening, and which has been
before Published, in substance.
SIZE also testified that Wakefield came to
be. house on the 2ih Of July with Turner
| and asked her what blame they had lsil on
him; that she toll Tim nothing that she
knew Of, only they wanted TO know where
| I3Ienn hal gone and where the lquoI
| aad come from. lie said Charles he knew
nothing about. hadn't seen him Sunday but
he liquor came from the camp: be gave ii
IN him anJ thought no more Of giving il to
him to drink than he would Of giving mt
candy for the children, He says: "Wbs
sou know you ke,p TO yourself"
DR.. W. P. Gi1dings OF Gardiner va. th'
first witness. of the afternoon. Iii, evi,'uts
vas practically the same ss 8, the Silye'
trial. A mass Of expert medical testimony
showing thorough knowledge and cIefa
preparation Of the subject
The only in p,rtant new thing brough
out was the statement that az the breeder
autopsy on Blenn's body the y itsess hst
taken hold Of the nose and found il TO NOV,
tJooselr The dnctov s.ooI osut we'll sr.i-s .