The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-31
AN OLD INDIAN FIGHTER.
He Figured Yesterday In PraWda's
Defense.
A STUDY OF THE HABITS OF TRAY
ELLING BULLETS.

Prawda Case and Mr.. Allan Opened for
the Defense-The Man who Brought
Prawda's Twelve-Gauge Gun-How Bull
let's Act When They Strike Hard OBJ
jects.
The severity of yesterdays storm de-
layed the beginning of PraWda's trlal
yesterday morning, but did not mater
tally diminish the audience, although
there were few less women present
The day was marked by the close OF the
remarkably interesting chain OF evidence
presented by the government; ana tne
beginning of the defense
The forenoon proceedings began With.
the cross examination of Clarence Il.
Moxcey. who was OH the stand when the
conrt adjourned Monday. 1t was in parts
mite entertaining. 1t seems that when
Moxcey returned from his cunning trip
at Princes Point, hissswife had been at
her fathers (Mr. Geroux) several days
in consequences Of a little tiff" which
she had with her husband. Mr.. Chase
attempted to inquire into this, but the
court shut him off, to the evident relief
of the witness. The witness had spoken
of meeting Prawda in the latter's wood
lot on a Sunday. Mr.. Chase asked If
the witness was cunning on Sunday.
sob, no, replied the witness. My dog
got loose and went into the woods, and
I went after him."
did you take your gum" asked Mr..
Chase.
yes relied the witness.
"You took it to make sure that you
should find the dog, I suppose" said
Mr. Chase
81 suppose So" replied the witness,
while the audience laughed.
Daniel Frye, a policeman OF Var
mouth, and the young man who went
cunning with Clarence Moxcey at
Princes Point testified to seeing
Mo1cey put his gun into the wagon af-
ter the cunning was over, put a horse
blanket on top of it, and the dog on the
blanket.
'sThe state Rests Here"
announced County Attorney True, when
the cross examination of this witness
was concluded.
"Casessfor the defense" announced Judge
Bonney.
There was moments consul tation on
Che part of the defense, and then George
Italian, ESQ.,, began the opening for
the defense.
Mr.. Allan began by saying that the case
before be jury was one involving much
more than property considerations, since
it concerned the liberty and happiness
of human being The accident where
by Waldburg Meyer died occurred IN
sparsely settled community. The County
Attorney in the exercise of his duty has
summoned in many witnesses from
large area of country. From those who
lived in that region the State nae
brought in a great number of witnesses
from whom apparently every TACT pear
ing on the case had been elected. Iht
defense had been obliged to OBTAIN IRON
these witnesses some of the facts rellet
m to stablish the innocence OF thel
client These facts they would supple
nent with others important and peril
nent.
s@The accused, August Mr. Prawda, wal
born in Germany. After serving hi
usual time in the German army, he came
to this country, landing in 1856. III
vent to work first at farming, then il
the Eastern Forge Works at Deer1ng
then in the pulp mill at Yarmouth ant
finally as section hand on the Crane
Trunk railroad. In the years since HI
had come here he had been industrious
and hard working. He had accumu
lated three or four hundred dollars, will
which he had bought the little place il
which he lived, paying something dow
and giving mortgage for the remain
der.
In the fall of 1891 he met and marrie'
Annie Meyer, daughter of Waldbur
Meyer Shortly after this MS wife wen
to visit her mother in Massachusetts
and on her return brought the latte
with her. Mrs. Meyer remained at tn
Prawdas until late in the fall. IN
Prawda house was new and not who'll
furnished, so late in the fall, when
began to grow cold, she went to tn
house of her son, John j. Meyer in Yal
mouth, In the spring she went to Masss
chusetts, but not long after returned I
Prawdas, where she remained until tn
cold weather OF 1877 Wnen Sne WeHb dSdl
TO John u Meyers for the winter. Th
next summer she was again at the PraW
das, remaining there until the sad accl
dent OF last November.
In all the time she lived with tn
prawdas Mrs. Meyer had gotten alon
pleasantly, although there may hav
been few family jars, such as man
families have. She had some money, bu
no one knew how much. joni j. Meyer
who looked out for her business did ne
know. c, -.
Nh. Allan here brought forward vel
complete plans of the Prawda premise
which be had hung before the jury on
easel. After explaining these plans
length, MIR. Allan proceeded to discus
that testimony which witnesses ha
given as to what Prawda had SAID
the time of the tragedy. That test
mony had been made to show that son
of the defendants stories had been lnco
sistent. But Mr.. Allan believed 1t Woul
be shown that these apparently connie
ing statements were parts OF slmp
and truthful story. 1t must be remeI
bered first that the witness speaks 81
English tongue lmperfectly, and second
that few people are able to remem her al
easriFv cnrreptIv tn the details of cOnVerS