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BULLET, BONE and WAD.
Silent But Powerful Witnesses in the
PraWda Case.
SATURDAYS TESTIMONY WAS MOST
INTERESTING OFALL.

The Sight of the Piece of Her Mothers Jaw
Overcame Mrs. Prawda and She Burst
Into Tears-Prawda Sat Unconcerneti
as Stoic-Constable Blake's Story and
Collection of Grewsome Relics.
The bowling notheaster that was pre-
vailing Saturday forenoon when the SUI
perior Court came in, did not deter the
large audience that daily attends the
Prawda trial. All the spectators were
crowded into their places when til e
actors began to arrive. First came the
impressive array of witnesses, trooping
to their seats in the northeast corner of
the hall, the Carriers, the Careys, the
Meyers and other Yarmouth and Cum
berland folk. The attorneys for the
State marched in noxt, the Attorney
General at the head of the file, and
close upon the trail of the State forces
came the forces of the defense. Prawda
came in quietly by the east side door,
and had taken his accustomed seat
near the jury and just without the bar
rail before he was generally noticed.
There was no particular change in the
respondents appearance, unless he may
have appeared a trifle more sober than
on the previous days. His sorely tried
wife, who sat within about six feet of
her husband, but within the bar rail,
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MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Mr.. Mikado.

Tonight and tomorrow evening, the
people of Portland will have the oppor-
tunitr of witnessing one of the latest,
brightest, funniest extravaganzas ever
seen on the New England circuit, at
Portland Theatre. The company is
composed of 40 young men, all residents
of Lewiston, and they assume female
characters with the same grace and ease
as they do male ones. The burlesque
bristles with bright bits, and is replete
with specialties of the cleverest order
Graceful and artistic minuets, a grand
chorus of IS voices, the sLittle johnny
Dugan'' trio. the grand ballet, and the
premiere danseuse, Madame Godfrey, the
famous Partisan dancer. Theatre par
ties will be present from Bath, Lewiston,
Biddeford, Saco and Westbrook. Tues
day night the members of the company
will be given reception by Court Fal-
mouth Lodge of Foresters of Portland.
Injured Innocence.
The entertainment to be given by the
Athletic Club at City Hall, February s,
9 and 10, promises to be the great event
of the year. The management of the
piece is such as to insure rich treat, and
the parts are all in capable hands. The
ballet will take the town by storm. Moth
ing like it has ever been seen here. A
company of rs and a big orchestra of 20
pieces will make City Hall fairly ring
with music and merriment The cast in
Guides such we'll known young men as
Fl. T. Warehouse, Ell. S. Hannaford. c.
M. Warren, H. A. Rounds, F. F. Talbot,
E. c. Mitchell, Fl. M. Davis, R. T. White
house, W. G. Eaton. George c. Orr, Jas.
Dickson, Nathan Clifford and others.
The reserved seat sale opens at Stock
bridges next Thursday morning, and
there is going to be the biggest kind of
rush.
Isle of Champagne.
Thomas @. Seabrooke will be at Port
land Theatre next Saturday, in the Isle
of Champagne. This comic opera had
long run at the Columbia Theatre in
Boston. Mr.. Seabrooke is very droll, and
he has an excellent company. Seats will
be for sale this morning.
Notes.
Get seats at Stockbridge's for Slivin-
ski.
The Byrons produced the "Plunger''
to small audience at the theatre Satur-
day night.
Henry E. Dixey in his rejuvenated
"Adonis'' will appear III Portland soon
after the close of his engagement at the |
Park Theatre in Boston.
Monday and Tuesday, February and
6, Lewis Morrison will be at Portland
Theatre in Faust and sRichelieu.n
The Congress square church choir sang
at a musical party given by Mr.. Randall,
of Randall & McAllister, Saturday even
ing.
February Dividends.
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DEATHS.

w In TINS city sSn Jan 2s suddenly George W.
Notice Of funeral hereafter -'' P" o'''1''
:, III ~ ti'iS lily jan 26, George F., son of Benz
r. t ana Saa a A. 0akes aged Fl years 6monts.
ea, Ne siS Monday afternoon at so o'clk,
IN Ko of este n H. Jan 81, Eliza A. Gage.
widow OF me late Richard Gage, aged rs yeass
at the Tesden cee of 6ysr at O'CLOCK
the family. ''s eoii' eilleiico VI
II Son somerrylle, Mass. Jan. %, Mrs. Eliza 4
| month. iA'' aseo ~ years
II Randolph, ian. II, Mrs. BENZ. Lawrence.
In Aadlso ~ Point, Jan. IS, Mrs. Leah r.
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MARRIAGES.

and Miss Mary F. Sears F" o"eM'eii
Augusta and Miss Hattie NJ. THOMSON Of
Southport. Va
In Liyor g Ore Jan MI 4 Isaac j. Lotnrop of
In Blaine Jan o Curtis - Gibbs Of yermore
White. A'''''
;, In Lewiston, Jan. 49, Horace s. Goodwin and
In Augusta, JAN 10, A. +. McCnrdy of An
gusta and Miss Grace D. Pinkham Of Y Wool &C j.
witch. - "oor
nj, in HoultonE Jan Rsro 10, Ebridge Kidder and
In Eastport. Jan. Is, James A c,,r,au IS
Prescott and Miss Mary E. Craig Of Eastp ol VI
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Cy1 1,or1

never seen happy day since came into
Cum berland."
Witness said that while he was ex-
ploring about the premises Prawda kept
near, especially so when he (the witness)
was talking to others.
The witness then identified the bullet
which he received from DIR. Hanson that
night and has had possession of since.
Witness also identified the silver of lead
which DR.. Geroux had found.
The bullet and piece of lead were at
this point introduced into the case, and
passed around among the jurors.
Resuming his direct testimony Mr.
Blake said thatson Thanksgiving day he
called at the Prawda house with Sheriff
Bucknam. Witness recalled that in the
first conversation with Prawda the latter
had said that the chores he was doing at
the barn was the feeding of the horse
and COW. Prawda had said that he would
offer rewards for the .detection of the
assassin offering one, two, five
hundred dollars, then his whole
place.
The attention of the audience was
breathless when Mr.. True opened the
next branch of his inquiry.
Have you another package given you
by DR.. Hanson?n
Il have"
"What is it?"
"a
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In FRANKFORT, Jan. IA, John H. Hadley, aged
81 years.
Saco.
In North Jay. Jan. Is, Mrs. Betsey Coolidge.
aged SO years.
In Harrington, Jan. II, William Hale, aged
IA years
In Orland, Jan. II, Mrs. Clara E. Slower, aged
At years.
In Benton Falls, Thomas j. Hinds aged SO
years.
In East Monmouth, Jan. H. A o. Borneman.
aged &c years,
In Brooks, Jan, II, Sylvester Condor. aged
70 years.
In fremont JAN IL, Moses Manchester, aged
so years.
In Orland. Jan. Is, Alden Hartman, aged
70 years
In North Vassalboro, Jan. IS, Hiram Simpson.
aged So years.
In Orington, Jan. 10. Mrs. Gorilla billing.
ham, aged go years.
In Troy. Jan. IA, Mrs. Ann Goodale, aged
about 10 years.
In Troy, Jan. Is. Mrs. Mary A. Huston, aged
IA years.
In Pennington. Jan. II, Mrs. Mary A. Ding.
ley aged rs years.
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was at the beginning of the proceedings
considerably more composed than on
Friday afternoon, when she broke down
completely. The first witness to be
called by Mr.. True was Mr.. Edward B.
Cummings, of this city, the civil engi-
neer. Mr.. Cummings visited the Prawda
house. and there made various measure
ments to show the point from whence
the bullet must have been fired. A
crescent shaped stain formed by spots of
blood on the floor indicated the spot
where Mrs. Meyer probably stood when
struck by the bullet. The, outline
formed by her skirts is what probably
governed the form of the stain. With
the spot where Mrs. Meyer must have
and also the place where the bullet
passed through the window; it is a
simple matter to draw straight line
to the point where the assassin must
have stood. Deputy Sheriff Buchanan
did this roughly soon after the tragedy;
and Mr.. Cummings did it more scientifi-
cally for the purposes of the trial. The
conclusion arrived at from his survey
was that the one who fired the gun must
have been about tEirty-one and half
feet from the house.
When this witness was turned over to
the defense Mr.. George H. Allan, of the
counsel fer Prawda, took a band in the
case for the hrst time. conducting the
examination. Mr.. Allan is graduate of
the State college, and was perfectly at
Rome in conducting the examination of
the civil enegineer.
E Mr.. Frederick R. Fay, newspaper cor
respondent, who visited Prawda's house
Wednesday afternoon after the shooting
Tuesday night was the next witness. At
that visit Prawda rehearsed to him the
story of how the affair happened, in
substantially the same way that he re-
hearsed it to other witnesses On Thurs
day Mr.. Fay again saw Prawda and
talkedwith him briefly, and again on
Friday. At this latter time, according
to Mr.. Fay's testimony, Prawda's story
was some different from the first in re-
spect to his impressions as to what had
injured Mrs. Meyer At this Friday in
terview Prawda spoke of having been
told by his wife, on his return from
Geroux's that the lamp had exploded.
But as they investigated he (Prawda)
concluded that this could not be so, as
the lamp was intact.
Mr.. Fay was on the train with Prawda
after the latter's arrest, and the prison
err had expressed wish to correct a
statement in regard to what Mrs. Meyer
had said when they reached her that
night. She
Spoke in her Native Tongue,
which differed somewhat from his native
tongue; and while he understood her
to say "The lamp has exploded Or am
shot, he had since learned from his wife
who understood her mother better, that
she said, 1.-The lamp has exploded like
shot"
Prawda had requested the with ess to
say in the paper that he would give $500
towards detecting the person who fired
the shot
Mr.. T. H, f. Foris5al, another news
paper man, testified that he went to the
Prawda house on Thanksgiving day
After giving very vivid narrative of
what Prawda said about the events of
the evening witness related conversa-
ton he had with Mrs. Prawda in her
husbands presence. She said she was
standing at the sink washing her dishes,
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were $50. A lot of
genuine Games" Whist
Cards at Csc a pack,
regular price everywhere
75c. A dozen or two of
Hasbrouck's pads of
writing paper are left
and are to go at half
price.
Nine plated silver card
cases for playing cards,
at 75c, marked down
from 1888. One elegant
beveled glass French
plate easel mirror, with
plated silver border and
velvet back, marked So,
was 1000 One plush
box for toilet set, at SOC,
was 200. Four or five
silver plated oxydized
toilet articles, mirror,
puff boxes, etc., at half
off. A few of the white
shirts from Saturdays
sale are left which we
will close out at 25c and
Doc eachSome mems puff,
teck-knot four-in-hand
and Ascot scarfs at 25c,
marked down from 75c,
o8c, 100 and I.25. -Four
lots of mems cotton
hosiery, all good ones, at
II lac, I8c, 25c and
Doc. Each lot a gveat
bargain.
The outing shirts at 75c,
are ridiculously cheap, they've
been S1.25 and 1.50-all sizes.
A dozen of those elegant silk
Umbrellas with ivory, sterling
silver and other fanciful
handles, which have been
selling from Sc to s12, to go al
half off. Three travelling bag
are left; we'll take half price
for any of them. The same
way with the fancy gimps and
buttons. Three or four lots
women's hosiery are to be
closed out atabout half the reg
ular prices. A few of the silk
stockings advertised Saturday
are to so at SOC and soc, been
Toe and 100. In the basement
is some cut glass and Roya'
Worcester Pottery; two OF
three lots of Japanese cups and
saucers, a handsome repousse
brass fve-o'clock tea-kettle on
upright stand, some large floor
vases and a dozen or so of In
dian baskets, all of which are
marked at exceedingly low
prices, to be rid of them today.
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Piece of the Jaw

of the victim"
Display it to the jury"
Constable Blake took from his pocket
small package, which being undone.
was seen to be small, large mouthed
bottle containing a liquid like alcohol,
in which was the piece of the jaw.
AS this dismal relic was displayed,
there was a sensation in the audience.
Mrs. Prawda broke down completely
sobbing violently and holding her
handkerchief to her eyes.
Prawda, himself. did not move a
muscle.
:" He is the coolest prisoner I ever saw
in a murder trial. said a prosecuting
officer from a neigh boring county.
Constable Blake had not shown all his
possessions yet. On Thanksgiving
morning he himself found gun wad
about twenty feet from the front of the
house. This, with the wads found by
Geroux and Carey, were produced, put
in neat paper box, and passed around
among the jury as the bullet had been.
Mr.. Blake saw in the front entry of
Prawda's house the bloody lamp which
other witnesses had testified to.
Here the direct examination of Mr..
Blake was concluded, and pending cross
examination by the defence the court
adjourned until 10 O'Clock this forenoon.
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JANUARY %. 1894.

~ STANDING
the storm and
the terrible condition of
the streets three wagon
loads Of bundles went
out of here Saturday,
besides the hundreds Of
small parcels with were
carried away by Gus
toners who couldn't wait
for the delivery to get
around; all Of which goes
to show that there's con-
siderable magnetism yet
in the word Bargain
and an enormous draw
ing power in a Clear
ance Sale"
The brave ones who
breasted the elements
Saturday and came down
town were more than re.
paid for the effort by the
wonderful bargains which
they secured. One dol
lar did the work of two
or three or four. Clean
desirable goods of the
wantable sort were piled
high on the counters and
marked at prices that ex-
ceeded the expectation of
the most dlase shopper.
Such values W ere
never Offered Vat such
prices before, no wonder
the offering was taken
advantage Of.
But after the pulling
and hauling Of the. days
selling had ceased, we
found il several depart
ments a considerable
quantity Of one thing and
another which had been
overlooked, it happens to
be stuff that we are
anxious to sell as any
that's been offered; we
have accordingly brought
it forward to take the
place made vacant by
Saturdays enormous out
put and have marked
it at prices that should
tempt you to come again
t 0 d a y whatever the
weather may be.
Here are a few items
selected from all round
the store which will do as
~ A44 .lf8t
well as any to tell the
story Of. what may be ex-
pected. A lot Of India
Silks in remnants, all
good colors, at CSC. a
yard, regular price Csc.
Eighteen yards of black
in this lot. Twenty-eight
part pieces of fancy Up
holstery fringes, the
finest made, all wide
widths at 1oc a yard,
been from soc. to $500.
One silk and lace pillow
at 6.63, been lag. One
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pillow, heavily embroider-
ed and with plush back,
at $50, been 1900. One
large pillow covered
with embroidered canvas
and netting, at 500, mark
ed down from 1000.
One elegant silk pillow
with open wrought lace
panel at $50, been 1900.
One changeable silk pill
low with embroidered
linen top, at $50, been
1900. One extra large
plush and silk pillow
with, deep border of silk
embroidery at 7.S7, been
1875. One embroidered
silk table scarf or piano
cover at 500, was 1000.
One white satin scarf at
600, worth 1900. One
elegant hand embroidered
silk toilet set, scarf and
cushion, at 600, marked
down from 1900. One
white enamel bric-a-brac
cabinet silk trimmed at
100, was 800. Two
white enamel corner
cabinets at 75c, were
$50. One S lvered
piano lamp at $50, was
1000. One silver and
gilt banquet lamp at 500,
was 1900. One gilt lamp,
banquet, with cloisone
standard at 100, marked
down from 1900. One
large mahogany easel at
500, was 1000 One
small mahogany easel at
200, was 400. One white
enamel screen with silk
panel, at 600, was 1900.
One natural c h cry
screen at 4.38, was 8.75.
One lot of red and blue
holland window shades
on spring rollers, includ-
ing fixtures, at IL I-2c.
each. On a counter in
the draperies room is a
lot of tapestry furniture
coverings, all high class
goods, to go at half the
marked prices. Also one
lot of fancy S at t e e n
squares, for chair backs,
pillow and cushion covers,
ETC., at 25c each, been
CSC to 85c. Two or
three lots Of curtain mate
rails, scrims, etc., at 1oc
a yard, never sold before
for less than 25c. One
lot of fancy mattresses at
I5c, were soc and 100.
Six large tapestry table
covers at 800, marked
down from 500. Two
rich Indian velour table
covers, embroidered, at
$50, were 8.75. Some
OF the Crete curtains adj
vertised Saturday are
left and will be closed
out at 200 a pair, worth
500. The baby cloaks
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The Death Rate.

The number of deaths for last week
was twenty-five, from the following
causes: Anaemia pernicious, 4; apop-
lexy, 3; bronchitis, l. Cancer, 2; heart
disease, 8; inantion, l.; injury from ex-
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plosion, /; kidney, organic disease of, 1;
meningitis, 1; spinal meningitis, /;
paralysis, 2; peritonitis, l.; pull. tuber-
culosis, 1; senility, l.; tubercles of the
bowels, 1; TYPHOID fever, 1; total. 20.
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b, includes Bath, Damariscetta, Newcastle
Nobleboro, Rockland, Thomaston and Waldo
boro bonds, issued in aid of the Knox & Lin
coin Railroad Co., payable at the Hide and
Leather Bank.
The Boston & Maine Railroad reduces
its quarterly dividend from to Il per
cent.
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In l B3uckspost, Jan. 10, George H. Hancock
and MIS-. Leila G. NJ. Churchill Of Madison.
and MISS Daisy S. Morrill,
I n ae 4 Jan. 10. Lewis Robbins and Mrs
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dlC dli IlldlKcQ at d very
small fraction Of t h e
orr 6 in a prices. We
haven't many and they
are all good style and in
perfect condition, but we
don't want to carry them
over to another season,
we have accordingly
dropped the prices sew
eral more notches to close
them out today. Twen-
ty or thirty pieces Of wo-
mems muslin underwear
with Nuns work en-
broidery, are marked at
twenty-five per cent. dis
count from r e g u | ar
prices. Two suits of Jae-
gers natural sanitary
Underwear, women's, size
"a, at 500, marked down
from 700. Twenty pairs
of French Corsets at
I.25, marked down from
200 and $50. One lot
of Chamois skin vests,
women's, at 2.25, were
$50. A small lot of
American Hosiery Co.'S
white undervests, wo-
mems, low neck and ex-
ira large sizes, to go at
soc, have been 75c to
$50. All the odds and
ends of women's white
all wool underwear to be
closed out at half price.
One lot of women's and
children's scarlet under
wear at soc, been Ito. A
small lot of children's
English merino under
wear at half the regular
prices. In the Infants
outfits department are
twenty or thirty babies
white muslin dresses,
plain and fancy; all
kinds, which have been
selling from soc to 500,
to go at 1-3 off. In the
gloves department a lot
of fine high class kid
gloves, in small sizes
only, at Soc a pair, been
$50 and IT'S.
A lot of mems and
women's fancy bordered
handkerchief at three
for a quarter, were CSC.
each. One lot of colored
embroidered handker-
chiefs, women's, at two
for a quarter. Also four
or five dozen of women's
white linen handkerchiefs
with white and colored
needle embroidery, at
CSC, marked down from
100 and 400. One lot
of colored sideboard
scarfs and table runners
at Doc, were 75c. One
piece of fringed linen
monte scarhng at 25c a
yard, marked down from
DOC. Four 8xIo set,
cloth and doylies, of
table linen at 400 a set,
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>. In Mt Desert Ferry, Jan. 1e, Mrs. Hulda
Crabtree, aged 70 years.
In Hancock. Jan. IA, Mrs. Sarah j. Brow
aged 81 years.
aged 10 years ~
~ In st Adams, Jan. is. Mrs. Lovey Foss, age
In Canaan, Jan. II, Mrs. Olive T. Burril
aged 81 years.
In Monroe, Jan. Is, Mrs. Rhoda Goodwin,
Lincoln, aged 10 years.
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This is the last day of the /,
annual clearance sale, what is
left tonight will go back in
stock at the regular price.
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The sale IS strictly for
cash and no exchanges can
be al2osOed nor goods laid
aside.
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February Dividends.
These dividends are payable in Febru-
airy:
Date Name Div Amount
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The wsather today
is likelp to be
fair.
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piled that he had, the Sunday before.
She had got mad and threatened to leave.
He had told her to leave if she wanted
to, but she might want to come back.
= Constable Blake then described how
Prawda dramatically clasped his hands
as II IN prayer and said:
ssI Was Innocent
God help me Judgment, was innocent
Mr.. Blake, so help me God"
Witness had not up to this accused
Prawda at all.
Witness then asked Prawda if he had
seen anyone about and he said he
though he had; but perhaps he had seen
a telegraph pole. Then Prawda said:
Mr.. Blake could tell you something
if wished to, dut I do not wish to
accuse people,
After this Constable Blake took his
Lantern and explored around the
premises, examining especially the soft
ploughed ground near the yard, but
found no tracks there
After that the witness returned to the
house, and later in the dining room
heard Prawda's story again. This time
Prawda described how he had been in
the privy when there came a sound like
the roof coming off. He rushed to the
house and met his wife, telling her that
there had been an explosion in the house.
but she said:
mo, Matt, it was out there"
mo, IL is in the house, up stairs. lamp
may have exloded or old lady shot, was
what Prawda said he replied to her.
Then followed the rehearsal of
Prawda's several attempts to get to the
room Of Mrs. Meyer. Prawda ended the
recital by saying with the same gesture
of supplication; $50 help me Judge
ment, Mr.. Blake, was innocent. / have
The Lake Charles echo., 1894-05-04
WILL BE SETTLED SOON.

Harmony has at last been restored
among the democratic senators and there
is little doubt of the passage Of the tariff
bill and that too at an early day. 1t
must he admitted that this state of affaiIs
was only brought about by mutual con
eessi0ns and that the Wilson bill with
the changes that have been insisted
by senators from certain parts of the
country where the protection idea is
very strong, will not be the law the true
revenue refOrmer would like to set
passed. The law will however be vast
improvement over the Mckinley tariff
and will save to the people many millions
of dollars that they have heretofore paid
annually, not to the government but to
the plutOcractic manufacturers. Again,
its passage will put all end to that I'M
certainty in the matter which has been
the potent cause for the continued stag
nation of business. 1t being apparent
that the amended bill become law, We
cannot see how the republican minority
can gain any thing by obstructive meas
ures. If 80 disposed it can prolOng the
debate vet many weeks but that would
in no wise change the result. Business
men Of all parties are demanding settle
meut of the question at the earliest
possible moment SO that the unrest and
uncertainty in financial circles may he
put to rest. This being the case, II
would seem the wise and patriotic course
of the republicans in congress to lei the
matter come to vote at as early day
as possible. Judging the future by the
past, it is not likely they will adopt thit
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