The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-26

Mr.. Strout was clear and positive
witness, and Mr.. Chase's searching ex-
animation failed to shake him. He did
admit that it was common thing to
hear gun shots in that neigborhood as
the boys
event Skunking
good DEAL" This being the case wit
ness did not think it unusual when ne
heard the gun shot on the evening of
the 2sth of November.
Mrs. George Moxcey, or Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Moxcey as she gave her name,
was next called. She is the mother
in-law of the preceding witness, and
testified that she heard the shot, being
in a room in Mr.. Strout's house, with
Mrs. Strout her daughter. Both heard
the shot. Witness, who was sitting near
the window, looked towards Prawda's,
but saw no light there at first She was
not particularly surprised she said on
cross examination, AS gunshots were a
frequently heard in the region there
ahoutS.
Abram 6. Giroux, a farmer who lives
near Prawda, and has known Prawda for
several years. testified that he was at
home on the 2Sth of November, and that
in the evening, while they were all sit
ting in the kitchen, he heard some one
running and tumbling on to the piazza
Going to the door, witness asked who
was there. 1t is me-" said man,
asked him what the trouble was, and
Prawda said: For Gods sake, Mr..
Groux come and help US. The old lady
is hurt. A lamp has exploded or some
one has shot her." He was much out
of breath and broken in his talk
While witness was getting ready Praw-
da told the story to the women of the
house. Witness told Prawda that he
would best go home and help there,
while he, the witness, went for the doc
to-.
Witness then detailed the story of his
going for tine doctor.
After he had gone for the doctor and
notified Mr.. Meyer, ssof Yarmouth, witness
returned to the Prawda house direct,
returned to Prawda's and went into the
room where the shooting took place.
Hesstalked with Prawda there, and was
shown the place where Mrs. Meyer was
hit, where the bullet came through the
window, and where it struck the wall.
Witness was at the Prawda house twice
that night The first time there. lust
at home; but witness believed that he
was up to George Carter's, about three
minutes walk.
The Sunday before thu shooting wit
ness was at Prawda's to see about some
wood. Mrs. Prawda said the house was
cold, but Prawda rather contended that
it was not cold. Prawda said he had to
keep three fires going and he had to
work pretty hard. Witness suggested
that coal would be cheaper; but Mrs.
Prawda spoke up, saying: "She (Mrs.
Meyer thinks that coal costs, and she
knows that we will furnish the wood.
If we buy coal she will run out of it,
and she has got more dollars than we
+! have cents.
Prawda at this point told his wife to
shut up and go into the house"
| Cross-examined by Mr.. Chase, Mr..
| Giroux said that when Prawda came
| milling onto the piazza that night he
was much excited and apparently crying
somewhat, so that witness could scarcely
understand him. In fact, in the five
years that witness had known Prawda
| he had not been able to understand
readily his broken English.
| While in the room OF Mrs. Meyer that
| evening witness saw blood on the floor
| near the foot of the bed He did not
notice any near the head of the bed, as
he was not looking particularly for such
| things.
Questioned as to gunshots, the witness
said it was not at all uncommon to hear
them in the neighborhood A cat had
been shot in the road in front of the
witnesses house less than a year ago.
Mrs. Sarah A. Giroux, wife of the
previous witness was called next She
said that when Prawda came to their
house that evening he said at first that
'the old lady, up stairs" was shot OF a
lamp had exploded AS Mr.. Giroux was
going for the DOCTOR witness cross
| questioned Prawda at length She could
not understand him readily at first be-
cause he was much exhausted. But as
he recovered she could understand him
better. Witness said Prawda told her
then, after Mr.. Giroux had gone, that
the old lady had been shot, through the
| window.
Just after Mr.. Giroux had started for
| the doctor, witness looked at the clock
and saw that it was few moments after
| eight O'Clock, by their clock, which they
had the custom of keeping fifteen
| minutes ahead of railroad time. When
Mr.. Giroux returned, after having got