Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-23
SILVER TRIAL.
E. R. CIary, Great Australian
Astro|oger, on the Stand.
Given Rigid Cross-Examination by
County Attorney Carleton.
Other Witnesses Pu. On to Sui stan.ia,e the
Story Of cIary.
SILVER TRIAL.

morning at 8 80, ,snd Mr.. +. Il. Clary took the
stand for cross examination by Mr.. Carle-
ton. The first question asked him was his
age, and this was repeated more than a
dozen times in different tones of voice, the
witness claiming hat he could hear nothing
but rumbling sound.
Mr.. Carleton: | know this man can
hear, your honor, and | have an abu ndance
of proof that he can.
Mr.. Heselton: know he cannot. Pre-
duce your proof that he can.
Mr.. Carleton: will at the proper time.
This is a pretence that he cannot hear and
it is all sham.
Mr.. Heselton: Go ahea1 and make him
hear.
Mr.. Carleton: Well, he has probably
been schooied.
Mr.. Heselton | submit that the ipsinua-
ton that he has been schooled is uncsl'el
for. This man told this story to parties
long before it came to my notice. He told
it to me only week ago. Tn re are gentle
men in this court room ih,t knoS the diff
Guilty of Masking this m,n hear and the re
mark of the county attorney is a gratuit-
ous insult to some ore.
Mr.. Carleton: have an abundance of
proof that this man can and does hear, an i
| am justified n saying that when he comes
here and refuses to talk, he has been in
structed
Mr.. Carleton then proceedod 4 to write his
questions, and the witness testified substan-
tally as follows:
tell fortunes by the hand. Have been
engaged in that five or six years. Cannot
tell the past by the hard. will tell your
fortune. (Mr. Carleton presents his hsnd
to the witness) | want the day of the month
you were born and your age.
Mr.. Carleton (speaking) What did you
say?
Witness: l said give me the date of
month you were born and your right age.
want to give you good fortune if | can.
After partial attempt at fortune telling
the witness was examined rs to his trip to
Brunswick and Lewiston. Went to Bruins
wick July 20th and left there on the fest
train Friday afternoon and went to Lewis
ton. Mixht have told at Brunswick that he
was going to Bath, but had no remembrance
of it. Paid fare on the cars, about Is cts.
Think conductor gave him ticket, and if
he did it was taken up again. Got to Lewis
ton about l.30 orr When he got there
vent into place and got some beer. Then
went over into Auburn. Didn't call
at any particular place until he went to
the lodging house and stayed all night.
Don't know what house it was but it said
Lodging up over the door. | got piece
of ham and a piece of bread down by the
Auburn bridge at 6 80 or and paid II
cents for it. From that time until | went
! to the lodging house was walking round
the street, and l stepped into tavern, the
bar room of the Atwood House. The l0dg-
ging house was down there st the left hand
Just before you go TO the depot. Paid %
cents for my lodging. Got my breakfast
where got my supper and paid the same for
it. There were two men at the
boarding house. | am 60 years old.
| met a man that knew me and he
paid for my luncheon at noon. | don't
know his name, but he knew me, becauso G
he shook hands. Got my supper where
got my other lunches. Got my lunch there
Sunday morning. | might have had 81
when LETT Brunswick. | borrowed so or 10
cents of Conductor Jewett. A red headed
woman in Brunswick did not steal $40 from
me. lost some money there and | might
have told the hotel keeper there that | did,
After | lost it | was short, and telegraphed
to +. w. Whitehouse at Augusta to send
me s.. considered | paid my bill in
Brunswick. lie asked me Sl.2j day and
he got Si.50, ,and;he got more than s. out OF
me otherwise. | got breakfast at about
o'clock Sunday morning. They were not
up where | lodged. 1t was second tav.
ern that stayed at Saturday night. paid
for my lodgings over night. IL was no,
at the same place stopped at Friday night
Think it was the City hotel, or it might
have been the Lewiston hotel. | did moi
book my name. Don't know whether the
man did or not did not have any watcl
on that trip. | have not been to
Lewiston since that time. 1t might have
been Monday or Tuesday that | heard
two men were drowned. My wife told me
of that, and it might have been day or two
| after that that | told her what happened al
the camp. left Lewiston about sever
Sunday morning. had walked from Lewis
ton to Gardiner before. When got out about
two miles large man weighing near 2Ot
and dark complexioned overlook me and
carried me to Litchfield Corner. He tried
to tell me bis name two or three times, ir
reply to my question but [ could not get his
answer. He said he lived in Dresden some
where, as | understood. He had red
horse. Got TO Litchfield Corner in the
neighborhood OF 10 o'clock. | have found
out since that it was Silver who set me
down to the island. Was out to Wes
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