Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-07

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| through the buttery?
A.-Yes.
Q-Did they give him anything in going
through The bat,ery: gin, or Cruel?
A.-N,. Was sure they didn't else would
nave Ser n it. Believed her son Henry was
there hen he was moved. Thought she
was In the sitting room all the time after
Henry was moved in there until she wen,
away. He appeared to be improving.
| Q-Whenyou went away Ambrose was
| there and Fowler was there?
Ayes.
Witness said she didn't return again that
day.
Re-direct-Ambrose Getchell and Fowler
dragged the chair in which Henry was sit
ting from the kitchen to the sitting room.
Q-Dil yon ever notice the relations be-
tween Henry Getchell end his wife?
A.-SothiDg more than between any man
and wife. Henry appeared to be fond of
her. Witness didn'e see but what Emma
| appeared toward her husband same as any
body.
Horace Copy Of Augusta was called.
Stated that he knew Henry Getchell and
Latorest Trask. Had seen them together
in his stable in Market square and On Wa
ter street. Saw them together as late as
last fall. Had had business transactions
with them. Had purchased hay of them.
Paid Mr.. Getchell for the hay. Had seen
them together great many times the past
two years.
These gentlemen often came to market
square with single teams loaded with hay,
sometimes. They appeared to be friendly.
Saw nothing more than ordinary friend
ship.
G.. Arthur Robinson of Sidney took the
stand Stated that he was Is years old.
Lives from the Henry Getchell place a
mile aud half around the road and three
quarters of a mile across. Had been to the
tielchell house many times. Have seen
Mr.. Getchell and Mr.. Trask together quite
number of times. The last time he saw
the III together was about three weeks be-
fore Mr. Getchells death. They were at
Mr.. Trask's brothers. Mrs Getchell was
there. They were eating supper there.
Had seen Henry and Lsforest together at
Mr.. GrtchAif.. Shoull naturally say
Trask and Getchell were more friendly than
ordinary. He thought they were very
friendly.
Q-Do you know Geo. p. Ellis:
Ayes.
Q-DiI you ever hear him make any
talk to Trask about letter!
Ayes, sir, have. IL was on the 9TH
day Of June, 1892. Remembered it be-
cause witness got pup that day. His
father an ! Trask were in the wagon and
heard the conversation.
Q-What did Trask say!
Ale asked Ellis if he had n letter be-
longing to him. Ellis said he hadn't. TT lsk
asked what Ellis had done with it and Ellis
said he burned it sealed as when it was
handed to him. Said he didn't read it.
During the CONVEX sation Mr.. Ellis said 1t
was a letter Henry Getchell ordered his
wife to write to Trask.
Cros.-examiue led Witness said father is
Chas. c. Robinson.
Ole hiss been very active in this case?
A.-Didnt know that he had. He had
been down here some.
Q.-Your father and Trask are vely
great friends?
A.-Didn't think they were.
Q-Haven't they been working up test-
mony on this case together?
A.-Didn't know that they had.
Q.-Have you seen Mrs. GetchelPs at
Tasks other than this time three weeks
before Getchell died?
A -Once, he believed.
Q-When was thai?
| A.-Three or four weeks before the ar
rest was made. Her brother was with her.
The prosecution closely cross-questioned
the witness as to what he called more than
friendly relations between neighbors.
O.-You feel absolutely certain that
June 9Th. 80, was the date on which you
| la o1f
for about six months the account book IN
which you put down the date!
Al do.
The witness was sharply cross questioned
az to the conversation when Trask asked
Ellis about the letter.
Odd you write the conversation dow
in your book2
A.-No, sir.
Odd you ever deliver letter to
Trask?
A Yes.
Q.-Who gave it to you?
AIR. Hammond.
Odd your father ever give you let
ter to give to him?
A.-No, sir.
O.-Is Mr.. Howard Hammond the only
one who gave you letter.
Al don't know.
O.-Hasn't Mrs. Getchell given you slet
tiers to give Lsforest Trask!
A.-No, sir.
Q-Hss Minnie Jones?
A.-No, sir.
Odd you remember of your father
having letter in his pocket for Trask
when walking on the road?
A.-No, sir.
In response to other questions witness
declared never had said Mrs. Getchel
or Minnie Jones gave him letter to give
Laforest Trask.
Witness was asked to repeat all the con
versation had between Ellis and Trask about
the letter. In doing so witness omitted
. Whist he said on direct about Ellis saying
that Mr.. Getchell ordered his wife to writ,
that letter which he burned. His attention
was called to the omission and he said tha
wss in the conversation.
Emma Lake of Oakland, wife of Edwin
Lske, took the stand.
Stated she knew Mr.. and Mrs. Getchel
and Leforest Trask. Had been to Mr.
Getchell's. Was there five or six weeks
+; year ago doing house work for Ave or si
weeks. Mrs. Getchell was then sick. Sa,
the day she got there, Laforest Trask, abb
Keen and Mrs Getchell. L9forest Tras