Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-30
THE PRAwpA THiAL.
/ Duplicate Bullet Found-xrs. Csry's Emo
Tim at Sigh! Of Mothers Dress.

PORTLAND, Jan. 29-The Prawda trial
vas rt sumed il the Cumberland Superior
court Monday morning.
The cross examination of Constable
Blake brought out some minor differences
Of ststement from his direct examination
of Saturday. The counsel for the defense
gent over the gcound infinitely again, but
got nothing material
Deputy Sheriff Clarence L. Buchanan of
Yarmouth testified to conversation be had
.ith Prawda, who told the same story to
him as to other witnesses. Prdwda offered
him $500 to find the guilty party. Prawda
said he thought Tom Carey, his brother-in-
law, did the shooting. Prawda said he had
rcnb.e 18th Carey about some railroad ties.
Witness searched the house. In the pantry
he found box containing various lO-guage
shells, also some loaded 12-guage shells and
,ome empty ~ guage shells on the window.
In a box was found lead bullet which was
,bout thelsize to fit a II gusge gun.
The government will claim that this is q
very imycrtant Piece of evidence for it is
,aid that the bullet found in the box is the
counterpart to that with which the old lady
vas shot. The production of the bullet
produced much interest in the court room,
as it is the first piece of direct and strong
wi 'ence that the government has sub-
miited.
Deputy Sheriff Buchanan related how ex-
cit d Praw.la " as when arrested. He was
taken to see his wife and got out of the
sleigh and ran swiftly into the house with
the sheriff after him. Prawda threw his
H. coI llv
,aid he never had any luck since he had
been with that family.
Ills wife asked him what she should do
with the heifer. He said, II don't care,
give it away, l shan't probably have any
more use for it." She asked what she
should do with the horse and he said "g t
some one to keep it."
When be got into the sleigh he said he
believed they would cut his throat before
hey got through with him. "Doyou m IAN
your Wife," asked the witness. Prawda
rep'isd Yes"
A sensation was produced when the waist
the dress worn by Mrs. Meyer when she
was shot was brought into the court room
md identified by the witness. This portion
If the dress was soaked with blood and
pro luced many shudders from the ladies
preseat.
Mrs. Thomas Carey, daughter of the
murdered lady, broke out into sobs when
sle saw her mothers bloody dress and was
40 overcome by grief that she had to be
taken to the court room.
At the afternoon session Deputy Sheriff
BuckIam's eros '-exsrnina'ion was coatin-
ned the only facs of interest being that
Prawda formerly owned Il - gauge gun,
which the shells, found in his ammunition
OK. would 1T.
L. r. Cook testified that the bullet which
hot Mrs. Meyer weighed 4i7 grains, and
the bullet found in Pfawda'5 ammunii IN
box weighed 4S0 grains.
William II. Soule. guusmlth, testified
that the latter bullet was an ordinary u
suage bullet. The bullet which shot Mrs.
Meyer was similar and probably a counter
part.
Samuel Winter testified that he let Praw-
a have some II guage bullets about two
Years ego. Prawda sail then he wanted
then. to shoot rsccoons.
Ellsworth L. Kinds was the next witness.
He is the man who was seen with gun on
the night of the shooting By De. Grow
Kinds is q young man and belongs TO the
Yarmouth Rifles. On that evening he had
oesn drillng and had gone to the store and
then home. He had his rifle with him but
no ammunition, and dii not fire his rifle
that night.
Capt. Frank A. Hale of the Yarmouth
Rifles. testified that Kinds was ut the drill
hail that evening, which establishes an abb
for Kinds.
Clarence a. Monkey testified that last
fall a double baIrelled shot gun was stolen
out of his wagon. He said he left the gun
in wagon in his yard, and went to a neigh
bors after his wife. Ga his way back be
saw Prawda standing in the fiell near wit
ness house. He had some conversation
with Prawla about the gun and Pfas da
ssked him If some one had hooked it.
prswds said at the time that he WAS near
witness house because he was coming from
his work. Adj burned to 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning.