Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-05-03

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cheli was faiot and witnesss led her out o
the room. When che heard her husban
was faint she took on some, groaned, bu
didn't know whether she shed tears.
Re-airect-Was anyone else there whel
you arrived that morning save Trask an,
Mrs. Getchell?
A.-Ail the one know of was Mrs
Getchell. Trask was coming out of tn
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George and Minnie were with witness.
Ambrose Getchell was here called.
| Ambrose Getchell is the brother of tn,
deceased. He testified that bis brother anc
defendant had but one child, boy. II,
lived about three miles from his brother
Was called that Saturday afternoon ant
went Immediately 10 Henry's. Witness re
manned there about two hours. Docto
went away before witness did
Witness said that after the doctor hat
gone he saw her give him something sh.
said was gin.
Q.-Tell the circumstances.
A.-She said she thought it would be ,
good plan to give my brother some gin
She went to the pantry and got some, v ha
witness supposed WAS gin. When sht
brought it to him, Henry said: "I'm afraiG
1t will kill me-" She says, Take it, Henry
1t will warm up your stomach and make
you feel better"
Witness attended the funeral. After the
funeral he was told by Abbie Keene that
Mrs. Getchell wanted Linn to come into
the room where she was. He said that he
did go, and that she gave him silver
watch, which she said was his brothers
Witness told her he was much obliged, and
would always keep the watch.
Witness sail she then told him that
when Henry was first taken his private
parts were all swelled up. She said she
told the doctor the night after the death
AID he said, "If you had told me this W hen
first came, | should have known there
vas no help for him."
At Andrew Keen's Ambrose said he saw
her afterwards and told her that lots of sto-
ries were around and to put stop to them
the remains better be taken up and the
stomach taken out and sent to Brunswick.
Witness sail she consented to this, but she
said "I've talked with DR.. Driscoll and
he says only the low class are talking about
it," She also said "Dr. Driscoll has Of
fered to give me a writing stating what he
died Of" Then she said che didn't think
his sudden death strange considering what
diseases he had. She told him to see Brick
EFT & Son and they would tell him what
Henry died of.
Witness brought remains of brother to
Augusta. Left cemetery with remains about
P. M. Came direct to Augusta by near
est road. At the grave the cover was taken
off and the casket taken out first, then the
box. After that, and until left at Knowl-
toms, cover was not taken off again.
Cross-examined-Wh did you say to
Mrs. Getchell about the body being taken
to Augusta.
Al asked her if she was willing to
have the body examined.
Q.-What did she say?
A.-She said she was.
Q.--Did you hear Mrs. Getchell make
any statements in presence of your brother
while the doctor was there, or do any
thing?
A.-Saw her rub one of his legs.
Q-Is that all you remember that she
did?
Witness didn't reply, and another ques.
ton about moving brother into another
room was asked. Witness said brother as
taken into the sitting room and placed in
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Witness sail he might have stayed there an
hour after the doctor. went away. When
he left Henry, the latter was sitting in the
chair, looking steadily at his feet. His
face was very red.
Q.-When was he given the gin?
About 10 minutes after the doctor
went away. Henry was in the sitting room
sitting upon sofa. Witness, Mrs. Getchell
and pe erhaps Minnie and Mrs. Nash were
there when the second dose of gin was
given.
Q.-From time doctor left to the time
you left he had no spasms? Nor expressed
any apprehension of death?
A Don't think he did.
Q.-Have you never talked this over
with Jack Fowler?
A.-Didn't know but what he said some
thing to Fowler. Said he had read u re-
port of Fowlers testimony.
Q.-What brought up the idea of more
gin?
A.-Emma She said she thought it
would do him good to have some gin, it
would warm him up.
Q.-Didn't he complain of being cold?
A.-Don't remember. Don't remember
seeing hot flat irons at his feet. He made
no call for more gin. Might have been flat
irons at his feet.
When she brought the gin along Henry
said he was afrhid it would kill him. She
told him it would warm him up and do him
good. No one else said anything. Saw
her 90 into the pantry. Didn't bring out
any bottle. Think she brought out glass.
Couldn't see into the buttery. Suppose she
brought out the gin in glass. He did not
remainder that sue put any,
thing in cups or glass 10
witness presence. Thought she put the
glass to Henry's lips. Di1n't think Henry
said anything about the taste of the gin.
Witness left house between 3 and o'clock.
.Q.-Did your brother get jug of cider
at your house shortly before he died?
A.-No sir.
Witness said he hadn't done much about
getting testimony and had made no threats
against Mrs. Getchell.
Q.-TIow many times have you been at
the insane asylum?
A.--"Ain't you going little'--and as
witness said this he made movement as if
he, would step cut of witness box. The
question was objected to,
Rsdirect-IIad done no more to look up
testimony than county attorney had asked
him to. The last cider his brother got at
his house WAS last September