Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-09

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was alone with her.
Never told Mamie Peaslee she should d.
as she wss mind to another summer A
things would be different. Never told he,
she didn't want Henry to know Trask wa.
down there.
ON all your married life was Henr,
Jealous of Trask:
A.-No, sir. Never thought of such 1
tsing. He never appeared t. be jealous Of
Trask.
Q-During all your married life wher
fun was going on did Tra.k indicate Low,
Tor you, ever put his arm around you:
A.-Eo, sir. Never treated her different
from what he should.
Didp't remember any talk with Mary
Whitney at time of Franklin's death bout
use of liquor.
Never told Abbie Keen she gave Trask 9
harness. Told Abbie to take some money
to pay for the harness that she and her
Aunt Alb got at Doughtys, but Abbie didn't
go.
Never sent to Abbie Keen a letter for
Trask. Had sent letters down there for
Abbie to back. Got her to send a letter
to Mr.. Woodbury.. Never had sent any
letters OF her husbands to be sent to Trask.
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have Abbie Keen to give Trask. Never
sent more than one letter by Mr.. Ellis to
Trask.
Never sent such letter as Ellis testified
he opened and read.
| Was sick abed when Abbie Keen worked
there. Trask may have come into her
room that time.
| Knew Mrs. Gilman. Saw her at ocean
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pogie factory. Witness, Mrs. Burnham
and children were with witness at time Trask
came up and walked back with them.
There are blueberry patches and woods
between Burnham's and the porgie factory.
Eliza Williams is relative of the Getch.
ellis. While che was there never went to
the barn to meet Laforest Trask. Witness
husband was working on the barn at tina,
| time. Witness was out to barn lots OF
times. Was in the habit of going out when
husband was at work.
Witness kept her sewing machine in her
bed room. Thought likely Trask came in
there but not when witness was in bed IN
less she were sick. Never sat down in
Trasks lap in presence of Eliza Williams.
Q.-What talk did you have with Eliza
Williams about you or your husbands let
tiers? Did you write Eliza Williams about
it?
A.-Didn't think she talked with her
about husbands letters but wrote her from
Ocean Point. Wrote to see if she was will
ing to stay longer. Got no answer from
Eliza.
Odd you write to her to keep Henry's
mail until you got home? or did you burn
up any of your husbands letters without
showing them to him?
A.-No sir. Did tell the postmaster
once to keep her letters for her. Thought
it was last summer. She had lost two let
tiers containing money and this was the only
reason she wanted the letters given to her.
Odd you have any strychnine sent
you through the mail?
A.-No sir.
Didn't recollect of burning up letters or
papers at Trask's in the presence Of Ellen
Gilmore. Should have no reason to.
Never hung up shawl from the porch
window for Trask to see. Couldn't look
out of window and tell who was on the bill
by Trasks Never told Arletta Getchell
she signalled Trask. Between the time of
her return from Ocean Point and time he
died didn't remember Of Henry being sick
abed Was ailng about the house.
During the fall he never had any such
symptoms as he had in his last sickness.
Last year was about week at her sisters
| in Hallowell. Was at her fathers in White
| field once last fall. Had been in Gardiner
once last year. but not in Randolph. Was
never in Waterville nor Oakland. Was in
Winthrop.
At this point recess was taken.
Afternoon Session.
Couldn't remember, during Henry's life,
of having told Arletts Getcbell her husband
had trouble of a private nature. He did
have and she might have spoken about it.
Witness denied point blank what Eliza
| Williams testified as to vulgar remark
she witness made about her husband.
Witness stated that George came in from
the barn with half-pint bottle the day at
ter the funeral, and Manson Getchell took
| it from him and rinsed it out. George said
| he found it in the barn.
Witness testified that her husband had CT
der in an iron-hooped jug. down cellar, the
week before his death.
Stated the last Tina she saw that jug was
the Sunday after Henry died. The jug
disappeared.
| Oh. nido,f Knnyu Where II Went