Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-08
at Ambrose Getchelrs. Saw it down cellar

t0at last week near the roll wsv door.
Continued cross exsminstion.-Didp 90
to Mr.. Nash's until after supper that night.
He came twice and she went home with him
after Mr.. Getchell died.
DR.. w. Scott Hill of Augusta, was called
to the stand.
Witness testified that he knew VIM.
Henry Getchell. Had some talk with
him about numbness during his faith
er's last sickness in 1883. Thought
it was in 1888. Conversation was
at witness office. Getchell Goa plsined of
numbness all over him and when he said it
he made motion of his hand saying lit is
all over me-" Witness said he told Mr..
Getchell he needed to be very careful or
some day it would give him trouble.
This evidence was evidently to explain
and substantiate what Mrs. Getchell told
Arletta Getchell about what DR.. Hill told
her husband.
Cross examined.-O.-Didy you make any
tests for strychnine that day?
A.-No sir.
Q.-Yet the symptoms were of that kind?
This was objected 10.
This occasion vas when Mr.. Getchell
came 10 see the doctor about his fathers
sickness and the numbness was mentioned
incidentally.
James Henry Trask Of Sidney was called.
Testified that he 10 brother of LSforest
Trask. Lives about mile from Getchells
across lots. Getchell and Lsforest treated
each other friendly and were around to-
gether good deal. Acted AS though they
thought of each other about the same rs two
brothers. Had seen them together in lots
of different places. They wer, frequently
at witness and his fathers house. Never
saw any quarrel between Mr.. and Mrs.
Getchell. They always treated each other
as man and wife should. Laforest went to
Ocean Point the last time last fall on Mon
day. The Sunday before witness carried
Laforest Trask over to Henry Getchelrs.
Mr.. Getchell put package into the hind
part of witness wagon to Laforest, saying"I
want you to take that dow n to Emma" and
gave Laforest S3 to give Emma, saving 81
guess thatll be Ms much as she'll need
Cross xamined-Q.-Arey you brother
of Laforest Trask? Al am sir.
"That's all"
AT lO.45 Laforest Trask was called to the
stand.
Is SO years old and lives at his fathers
in Sidney. Stated he never had home of
his own. His wife died about three weeks
ago. Never was divorced. Was married Is
years ago. Never applied for divorce and
didn't know that his wife ever did. When
they lived together it was at his fathers.
Hadn't lived together for six years. Twice
he had lived with his father near the Get
chell house. His a. quaintance began with
Henry Getchell when a boy, when he lived
across the road. Went to school with him.
Used to be together good deal as boys.
| Night before Henry went West spent the
night with witness. Next morning after
his return Henry came to Trask's to see
witness ard took dinner there. Left there
| to go to Ambrose's. Worked for Henry
during sickness of old Mr.. Getchell. Wit
ness took care Of the old gentleman in his
last sickness. Was hired by Henry to do
it, Was with Henry good deal before
latter's marriage. Had known she that is
Mrs. Getchell before she married Henry
She worked in the factory in Augusta and
when he hauled wood to her boarding place
used to see her. She did housework at the
| Getchell house. She then went to the
Lyon house where her sister was. She
returned to Henry Getchell's as his wife.
Witness had been with Henry Getchell
about half the time since the latter was
Dttu Will Dliu nOIt tIlAIl
with his own brother when he wasn't work
ing there.
Never had a hot word or trouble with
Henry Getchell and from the time of Hen
RVS marriage to the time of his death there
was never any disturbance of their friend
| ship. Witness averaged to work at Getchell's
three or four months out of the year, some
times without pay and sometimes changed
works with him. Henry always kept the
account save through haying. At no other
time did witness keep the debt and credit.
Henry generally would make the set
tlement. Went there frequently to see
the folks and the family. Used to play
games there.
| Used to play checkers good deal with
him. Frequently went fishing to Snow pond
where they kept boat, and the key and the
oars we're kept at Henry's house. Used to
60 over there to get cider quite often.
Henry always kept cider there and some
times about the premises kept strong
liquors. He kept the strong liquors out in
the barn and witness used to get drink OF
that occasionally. Would come to Augusts
with him when he didn't have any business
The common thing 10 do was to 90 in and
get drink when they first got there.
There was slight perceptible stir in the
audience at this and Mr.. Heath made few
remarks relative to behavior in the cour
room.
Witness was asked where he got hi,
liquor. Got it at Hayes, Chadwick's, at the
agency last year. Henry usually paid fol
the liquor.
Had been to csmpmeeting with the
family on picnics and to Ocean Point
Last summer he and Henry were at the
Belgrade campground together. Went fish
ing They stopped at Mrs. Trask's cottage
on the campground. They took two gal
Ions of cider from home and two gallonl
more were bought. Marcellus Blaisdell wal
with them. A party of four were there
sgaio last summer. That day two-gallor
joyful was taken and Mrs Blalsdell bought
two gallons more. Had been to Ambrose
Getchell's to get cider for Henry.
Witness said he never played cards il
his life.
Henry had been TO witnesss house a
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