Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-18

hStt On, snu stopped IN uocrNaru ana
talked with man some. Came slorg TO
the Potter bridge snd saw man there in
boat. Saw the camp down there. Didn't
know Wakefield had camp there, but had
heard Mr.. Richards had. Asked the man
to set him down there, and he did. Don't
know whether he belonged to the camp.
Saw fellow on the shore Just before We
got TO the camp. He came down and shook
hands with me. 1t seemed to be somebody
that knew me, but | didn't know him.
wanted to go TO the camp. Went, but
found nobody there l knew. The table
was set and | got a bite. There was =
large fellow III re AMI little one, and the
large one reached under the table, took up
bottle and we all drinked.
When he set the bottle on the table
pa,ted him on the shoulder and said THAT
i. Just what | want" They drank first.
| told them to go ahead. took shout half
tumblerful of wtiskey and | thought it
did me good. Then they gave me piece
of ham and bread.
While | was eating they began to sing
and dance and scutie, hallooing and sing
ing. They clenched. this big one and the
one | have since heard called Silver, the
little one. They went down, Blenn on top.
When he got up they clenched and went
round the camp two or three times. There
was stick of wood in the way and l
grabbed it out of the way and hove it off
and they went down. | said, "Now give il
up"
Then Blenn sat back in chair and be-
gan to sing. Could not help noticing him
because he was kind of silly, about half
drank. Both of them were.
Pretty soon Silver got up and began to
dance. After he got done Blenn got up
and came along to me and shook hands.
He took up the bottle and Silver ran aud
gave him push and he went over. lie had
the bottle and ran up by the stairs and
drsnk about a spoonful that was in it. |
said to Silver: you ought not to push him
that way. You might hurt him.
He came at me and | put up my hands,
and my hand went right through his hand
somehow, and struck him on the lip.
told HIM | didn't mean to do it. He did not
seem to be mad. There was q chair there.
broken. thought they would get onto it,
and grabbed il and threw it back
They were going round then. Silver was
the quicker of the two. Silver grabbed
Blenn right under the arms nd rushed him
onto the stairs, and Blinn made a trip an
fell, striking bis head on the lower stair,
and Silver top of him.
said "You have g,t him, now give it
up" They got up. Bienn sat down and
felt of his head. | said "llurt you, didh't
you?" If he answered didn't hear him.
was out on the platform two or three
times. ! said
There comes boat with man and a
woman in it,
Silver came and looked and took me in.
| thought it was somebody coming to the
camp. lie di Int want them to see me, OF
something. When l thought it was time
enough for them to come to the camp,
went ont. They were coming up by.
came in and told them | wanted them
to set me up to the bridge. They paid no
attention. Asked them two or three times,
and told them had got to walk to Gardi-
ner that night. | got up to go and Silver
jumped up and ran and shut tie doors.
Would not say whether he bolted them.
thought they meant to keep me.
went out of the side door as quick as |
could and down to the boat, AMI they came
down. 1t was a small, narrow boat. / in.
sisted on padding, and after they got in
padded across and up the stream close to
the shore. Silver wanted the paddle but
kept it. He wanted TO keep out in the
stream, but wouldn't.
We Ian led ard started to 90 up into the
road, and Blenn got ont and seemed as
though he was coming with me, but turned
and started back for the boat, and at the
bow he bit his foot and fell head first into
the bottom of the boat. He got up in this
bottom of the boat and remained in a half
stooring position and they went of down
the stream.
vatc he'd them. Didn't know but Blenr
might rise up and go over. They got dow T
Just below the camp there and that is the
last | saw of them; | cou not see them
because they went into the shore on the left
1t might haze been 80 or 4 o'clock that
got away from the camp. ltis all guess
work. l got home between 7 and s. II
might have been 80 or when ] got tC
the camp.
met a man mile the other 81 e of the
bridge with seythe and sneth AMI saw
he had a watch chain. Asked him what
time it as, aid could not hesr him an
told him 10 sh,w me the watch. He showed
i, to me and it was 10 minutes of one. So
it might have been | 80 when / got 70 tbs
camp.
Benn. as have found his name to be
since, was a man who would weigh 1Gj. ol
l70 pounds. He was stout. The other one
was slim. found out il was Blenn after
the drowning accident. recognize Silver
here as the an saw in your (IIeselton's)
office. That was the first time 1 ever saw
him after saw him in the boat
went into your Office and you asked if
| had ever seen this man, and said that is
The man that sent me down to the camp
from the bridge, or one that looks like him
Firs. told ttis story to my wife. Then,
after Wakefield had settled up, and | had
heard that Silver bad or was going to,
told it to o. B. Clason. went to s,e
Clsson and told lin they had convi ;ted
Wakefield, and he was innocent. ] says
you have heard about that third man
| say, / was the tliri man; ! saw the
whole Of it. / told bin did not see Wake
field round the camp. Did rot see him at
al. | have known him by sight as well as
my wife, but am not acquainted with him
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