The Portland daily press., 1894-05-10
1Special to the Pres ST.

money or not.
ibid you tell Arletta Getchel that your
husband threatened to take a butcher knife
to you because of Ocean Point?"
Witness didn't remember any such occur
renee, but finally said that her husband
didn't make that threat.
Witness thought it funny her husband,
who said the Almighty couldn't keep him
from working Sunday, should die before
Sunday came, and might have said so.
Didn't remember what she told Wyman
about her husband.
'sWhen you saw Mr.. Trask on the piazza
steps that morning, did he say why he was
there, or make any errand9''
mo, sir.''
elbow do you remember that you left both
doors of the house open when you stepped
out that morning?''
II was in the habit of doing so.'
SIN the habit of leaving the doors open
when you stepped out for a few minutes?"
"Yes, SIR"
"Do you distinctly remember the tea you
had at dinner was black tea?''
'tWe never had any other kind. Yes. sir"
'tHave you been to place near Togus,
with Trask?''
Eyes. Think it was year ago last fall"
'sLast summer Mr. Trask was with you at
Ocean Point, at Togus. at Gardiner, at
Hallowen, at Augusta, at Winthrop"
Eyes,"
'.MR. TRAsK WAS WITH YOU
whenever you went2'
II don't know about that"
Witness was questioned about being at
the Belgrade campeeting in 1891. Didn't
remember OF EvelIne Keen asking her to go
to meeting with her on Wednesday evening,
and she saying she would stay with her
boy.
WAS it not very tiresome for you to sit
up two nights with Frank keen?'
II sat up only the first part of the first
night"
.sTrask sit up as long as you did the first
night?''
Eyes,,
Ibid you ever leave your husband and
say you wouldn't go back unless he came
and made things right with you''
Eyes, sir.''
$50 long as your intentions were pure you
| thought it was all right for you to be with
| Trask everywhere, in your bedroom and in
| the woods?''
ssYes."
''The time Trask rode home from Augusta
with you, you accidentally informed your
| husband2''
81 didn't do it accidentally, but as I
| would if anybody rode home with me.''
Ibid you inform your husband when Trask
| was in your bedroomY'
| ''No, sir.''
"You can distinctly remember of hearing
the rattle Of the spoon in the glass when
| Mr.. Fowler fixed the gin?''
II CAM
Ibid you state in the prese nee of Ruel W.
Robinson, Frank Robinson and AEbie Trask
| that you gave your husband drink of the
! gin after the doctor left?"
mo, sir, nothing like it,
| .sDo you remember you had an early sup
per the night your husband died?"
| Eyes"
| Witness stated that after she gave Am
brose her husbands watch he came and de-
manded gun. Went to Hallowen with
| Arletta Getchen the Monday after Henry
died. Didn't know, or she couldn't tell
| when she first learned that she was sus-
pected of
| POISONING HER HUSBAND.
Didn't remember exactly the time he had
| conversation with Rufus Swift about buying
a sled.
Ibid you tell Arletta Getchen that Mon
day anything about the stories about you,
| or about the private cause of his death?'
mo, sir. didn't te II Ambrose that
81 would like you to fix as near as you can
| when you first knew you were suspectedY'
Witness knew Henry Keen said so some
| time before she was brought to Augusta.
| Might have said at sometime she shouldn't
l 1a6 10 rid tr
| Thomaston on. Didn't remember what time
| this might have been said.
Ibid you know it was suspected that your
| husband died of poison before he was taken
up?''
"Yes. I think Ambrose told me SO. Think
| Ambrose said tnls week or two after
| Henry died. Never said l didn't see the
need of taking the body up and seeing what
he died Of There had been gallon cider
jug in the buttery the first of the week
| Henry died. The iron bound jug belonged
| to Ambrose Saw it at the house along the
first of the week. 1t was down cellar neal
| the catway.'
'In going to the potato pen would you &c
near the jug?''
| mo"
Witness did't remember of seeing the cider
jug after her husband died. Could't remem
Der when she first noticed that the jug was
gone.
"You say you allowed your children tt
play out around that sink spout?'
''Georgie played there"
Redirect-'tWhen you were asked abou
being suspected and said you didn't know
as you were until you were brought dowI
here what did you understand was meant
by being suspected2"
| Witness wasn't clear. Finally said it wa
a good while before she heard anyone sa.
they thought she did it. Witness was asked
to recount the incident when she left he
husband. She said she did it because he go
pretty full. She told him until he could le
the cider alone she shouldn't come back
She went to Ambrose. Ambrose went owe