Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-04
Q BY what right did you read that let

well.
Q.-Do you say that if Chas. Robinson
and boy were there you wouldn't remember
it?
A.-Said he didn't remember.
Had no recollection of telling Trask he
didn't read the letter. Task asked what
became of the letter and witness told him he
destroyed it. Wouldn't deny that he might
have said he didn't read the letter. If he
said he hadn't read the letter then he lied
about it.
Q.-Why did you burn that letter at the
end of a week?
A.-Thought had carried it long enough
so it wouldn't be of any account.
Q-How did that letter begin?
A.-''Come over to my house tomorrow"
Ono address?
A.-None.
Ono address on the outside of the
envelope?
A.-No.
Q.-Nothing to indicate to whom it was
to be given save what she said to yous
A.-No.
Witness repeated the contents of the let
ter on the cross examination and was very
positive he remembered all the words just
as they were written.
Q.-Havent you stated as fact that she
didn't tell you when to deliver it?
A.-Witness didn't recollect that she told
him when to deliver it.
This happened in the fall of 80 on FRI
day.
Q.-Where did you take your dinner that
day?
A.-Thought at Moses Sawtelles. This was
where he was in the habit of taking his dinner.
Got to Getchells about sunset. Didn't re-
member whether it was in September or
October. She gave him the letter just as
he was leaving. She was trading and didn't
60 into the house to write letter. Thought
she must have had the letter all written.
When he left Getchells that night he was
headed towards home. He that night did
not go by the Trask's. Pretty sure the let
ter was sealed when it was given to him.
From Getchell's he wouldn't 60 by Trask' 8
going to Bacon's Corner.
Abbie Keen of Sidney was called.
Testified she knew Henry Getchell and
wife. Was at the house the night after
Henry died. Was there when the doctor
came. Staid there that night, Sunday and
Sunday night and until Wednesday night
most of time except when at school and oc-
WeHt uOHiCs w no lIcIc u kUpu
deal of the time until the remains were TAX
en- up.
Saturday night after the doctor went
sway she talked with Mrs. Getchell.
Witness asked her what the doctor said
to her. Mrs. Getchell replied that the doc
cor said if he had known how Henry WAS
when he first came he would have known
he couldn't recover. Mrs. Getchell also said
Henry had spells of swelling and turning
black as to his "privates" and at times she
had been obliged to make cloths for him to
wear.
Witness said Mrs. Getchell told her Hen
ry came that noon directly to the house and
appeared feeling well; that she said he had
eaten two potatoes and half biscuit and
drank some tea. But of this witness
wouldn't be positive. Witness related the
conversation that took place at the break
fast table when the Robi0sons, who testi-
fed yesterday. were present. At that time
Mrs. Getchell said Jack Fowler asked Henry
if he hadn't taken too big drink when he
complained of feeling bad at tie dinner
table.
Witness stated that Mrs. Getchtll said
when she gave him the gin after the doctor
had gone Henry complained that it tasted
different and went all over him; that he
said the d--n stuff would kill him.
At another time later, Mrs. Getchell
made a remark: wish I'd kept the bottle
that George brought in. 1t had something
lark colored in the bottom. She said that
Manson Getchell was there and took the
bottle from George and rinsed it out and
said she ought not to let George have it.
Minnie brought two letters TO the school
house which she said her mothtr wanted
me to give to Laforest Trask One of these
was unsealed. Witness said she accidently
read few words of the first of the letter.
Q,-What did you read?
Al read "Lsforest, Henry is no bet
ter. Meet me today where you did the other
day, or words to that effect. That was
all I read of it.
She said to witness she had made Laforest
a present of harness. That was in the
fall Mr.. Trask's fathers barn was burned.
Witness testified that Mrs. Getcheli told
her one time if they found poison in his
s omsch they'd have TO find where it was
bought before they could prove anything
and God knew she hadn't bought any poi
son on the KeDnebec river or anywhere
else
Witoess remembered of Sheriff Norton
coming to the house.
Q.-After Mr.. Norton had gone away did
Emma want to see Trask?
A.-She spoke about wanting to see La
forest in regard to the story of her being
fown at Ocean Point. She said she had
DID the truth to Mr.. Norton and she was
afraid Lsforest might not and she wanted
10 see him
Mr.. Gliddeu, Emma's brother, witness
understood. went to Trask's for Mrs. Getch-