Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-07

except the family and Mr.. Fowler. WheI
she got up the next morning her mother an.
tue Ii tile boy George were there. Witness
went awsy in the forenoon 10 Mr.. Nash
with George to get lamb. When tLel
got back Trask was coming out to the wood
pile to get load of wood. Trask came
there that evening. During The rest of thai
Saturday forenoon there was no one in tht
house save witness, George and hei
mother. Saw Henry when he came home
Fowler came in with him. They boil
came up the piszza together. The first
thing Mr. Getcbell did wss TO go into the
buttery to get his medicine as she supposed
At that time she thought Fowler was sitting
on the lounge puttiog on some dry stock
ings. He was either doing that or at the
sink When Mr.. Ge,ehall came out b.
went TO the sink and then out and got two
pals of water. He then washed and sal
down to til. table TO eat his dinner. Mother
waited on the table. Mr.. Getchell began &c
eat and then he spoke up AMI told how
funny his head felt.
Either Mr.. Fowler Or my mother ssid''l
guess you have taken too By drink.
Henry SAYS: al guess that is il"
Witness then described what Getchell did
and said. and when he went 10 the lounge
her mother thought he was trying to frighten
George. as he fire quently did. When her
mother saw he wasn't fooling she said
What shall | give him: I've only some
Emsrsons linimsnt" Mr.. Fowler said
Give him some of that gin" Her mother
brought the bottle out and Fowler SAYS
Mind not turn the sulphur out with it,
q ii = l., -.
witness went out to get the neighbors TO 90
for the doctor Fowler was pouring some
warm water into the gin. About the mus
tard she said her mother went into the pan
try for some and she didn't find any, and so
sent witness to Mr.. Wyman's for it. That
afternoon, after she got back, Mr.. Getche Ii
c0uldnt bear any noise so witness took the
little boy and went out to play. Didn't have
anything to do with caring for Mr.. Getchell
that afternoon. Saw Henry several times
during the afternoon. Was in the room for
drink of water when the doctor was
there. The next time she saw Henry he
was in the sitting room. When Ambrose
came she was out doors. Was
in the kitchen after the doc
tor went away, AMI saw Ambrose
sitting by Henry. While she was there and
Ambrose was there she didn't see her
mother give Mr.. Getchell gin. Didn't see
any body give him gin at ali.
La the ever ing Mr.. Fowler went into the
5uttery and took out the bottle of Gin fetched
it into the kitchen, held it up to the light
and looked at it. Nothing had been said TO
Fowler about that gin or suggested his get
ting it. lie was sitting On the lounge He
InoEoJ Of no in nd bn sold n lantaJ Nd
of oily. Witnes SIS identified the bottle and
illustrated before the jury how Fowler ham
died the bottle.
He says, That looks kind of oily to
me-"
After Ge,chell died, Mr.. Nash was lead
iug her mother out Of the bedroom, and
witness famed her as she felt faint.
When Mr.. Nash said Henry was dyiog,
Mother 'hollered, and then went TO
crying"
Q-While Henry was stuff, ring that
afternoon, what did you see your mother
doing:
A.-She was working around him. Re.
membered seeing her eombiug Lis hair. He
asked her TO. She rubbed the sweat from
his face. She got some water and Mrs.
Nash gave it to him. He would ask some
one to rub him, and mother would step up
and rub him. Rubbed his 81 lie and arms
and bands He asked mother if the blood
wasn't settling under bis finger nails. She
said No. AMI he said, "Ah, Emma, don't
you lie to me-
When he got up from the table he kept
saving, "I'm goiag to pass i my checks.
Mother said, Oh, don't talk that way" and
a., 81 l,,n,., h., IL,
Emma
Mather thought was trying to plague
the little boy. Had seen him 90 and fall
on the lounge to plague George. He lay
on his back on the lounge and commence
TO rub bis side, his lett siie, with | is elbow.
He says. Il feel aaful funny She
jumped up from the table ard says, GLOW
do you feel?" He says, II fell funny
get me something lot Mother says,
"What shall get: I've only got SOM
Emerson's liniment.' Then Mr., Fowler
told her 10 give him some gin.
Mr.. Getchell drank liquor some. Most
every time he came to Augusta he would
drink liqpor. Hal seen him when he
couldn't stand and had seen him when he
couldn't stand straight, Didnt remember
any special time. Sometimes he woul
only have enough so his breath would smell
of IT,
Last fall he kept cider 10 the cellar tC
drink. At the ume of his death didn't know
whet he was cut of cider or not.
About week before be brought home 8
two gallon Jug of cider. He put that in the
buttery. Thought the jug was in the bat
terry when he died but didn't know wheth
there was any cider in it. Thought she
could tell the jug if she could see it.
This statement created a noticeable sen
sation in the court room.
Trssk had been there to work often
Sometimes would come there rainy days
Mr.. Getchell and mother went over tc
Trask's often. | and George used to 20
over there with her often. Som stimes she
went over in the morning to make coats
Mr.. Getchell and Mr.. Trask were together
most all the time. Were together a lo
when they didn't have work 10 do. They
appeared to ihink more of each other thar
neighbors. They appeared like brothers.
Odd your mother treat Trask diff
ferently when Mr.. &c chell was away thar
when he wasn't
A.-No, sir. Didn't think she used him
so we'll as Mr.. Getchell did. She didn't
treat him any different than when. Getchel
was there.
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