Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-30
SAWYER CASE.
Saturday Morning Spent Pull
ing in the Loose Ends.
Witnesses for Government Have Fired
All Their Ammunition.
No Blood Found on Thompson's Clothing But
Plenty Of Mud.


case in the Sawyer murder hearing was
held during the forenoon, Saturday, closing
at 1890 P. NJ, Attorney Heselton
stating that its witnesses had all testi,
fed excepting for the purpose of rebuttal.
The defendants side will be heard, be.
ginning Monday, at 10 o'clock, in Meonian
hall. The defence, it is stated, has 10
witnesses to appear.
The testimony s,ven, Saturday, was as
follows, with a few corrections made OF
minor matters on the testimony of the day
previous: @-r+..
Charles NJ. Penney, reporter on the
Lewiston Sun, testified that he first knew
of the death of Augustus Sawyer, on hiss
arrival at Monmouth, the. Monday. after
noon about 4 o'clock, following tlts
murder
Redirect. He had had some talk with
Edgar Thompson in the fall of 1894, at
latter's house. Mr.. Mcdowell was pre-
sent at the pnversation. Witness thought
that Mcdowell at that time was re-
porter on the Portland Express.
Penney reported conversation as fol
lows: Mr.. Thompson told them-of con-
yersation with Carver 81 Tibbets He
said they must have come there imme-
diately after seeing the piece in Lewiston
Journal. They were very excited.
Thompson said that on Carvers remark
ing that he thought that he could arrest
Thompson, the latter held him off. Later
the question of the men who passed came
up. Mr. Mcdowell asking about them.
Thompson answered that one was tall
and the other short, one with derby hat
on, the other with a SLOUGH hat One
looked like city man, the other like one
from the country, and said he saw them
from the corner OF his house. One of
them wore pointed shoes. Thompson in
Dictated the direction in which they we've
going but not whence they came He
couldn't say which one wore the pointed
shoes, and described rather than Illus,
trated by movement the peculiar gate of
the tal3er. Regarding any subsequent
conversation with Thompson witness
stated that he was present at the time of
Edgar Thompson's arrest at his home by
Sheriff Norton. Witness asked Thompson
IL he hadn't better go out and get some
neighbor to come in and take care Of the
women folks during his absence. Thomp-
son said yes" Subsequently, he said
81 this is nasty scrspe, TO take man
away from his home in this way--a man
who doesn't know anything about the
murder or about anyone who does. "
Mrs Thompson said to her husband:
81 Ed, you know that you are innocent
Q--Mr. Penney, was there anything said
as to tramp's eyes?
Ayes, think there was; the taller
one had slight squint
Q-Have you given all the conversation
held with Mr.. Tompson and Mr.. Mellow
ell how long were you there?
Ave were there for some time. |
have stated all can now recall. Re
direct. Nothing was said about Al
Thompson in this conversation. Ed
Thompson said that the fellows who
passed looked as if they might be capable
of doing the murder, and were rather
hard looking men. Said the younger had
a beard, the taller one none. The differ
ence in height was not definitely stated.
No remark was made rs to their having
umbrellas.
Cross examined: He took no notes.
Mr.. Mcdowell appeared to be acquainted
with Thompson at that time. Penney
was introduced to Thompson but no
reference was made to his being referred
to as reporter to the best of his reool-
lection. Witness understood that latter
was stock holder in the Lewiston Sun.
Odd Thompson say positively that
one OF the men had pointed ahoes.
A--He did so positively state.
Odd Thompson say he was standing
in one place while they were in sight,
Al don't recall that he did. he made
one wave of his hand indicating the
direction they had gone.
Q-Was he asked as to their difference
in height or that they had any umbrellaE
Al can t recall that he did.
Redirect. Witness stated that Thomp-
son "a the conversation made no reference
to where Mr.. Sawyer lived.
Mrs. Hosea Crosby testified that She
lived in Monmouth. Redirect had known
Edgar Thompson ever since he had lived
in Monmouth also know Al Thompson,
Heard OF murder on the following Mon
day afternoon. Edgar called aud asked II
Al was at her house, on the saturday of
tha murder at j o'clock. Witness replied
that lie was not. This call was in the
fall of fo4. Witness had also similar con
versation with al, regarding the same
subject. Witness thought, bu5 WASH
snre that Albert made the first call
Neither gave any reason for making the
Inquiries. she didn't recall either OF
them asking her if she had seen the two
men. She had not seen them. bat did sec
two men going In the direction OF Pres
colt Hill on the Thursday previous. Wit
ness did not tell Edgar that she had seen
apy tramps that saturday.
o-At the interview did Ed say he
Thought his brother was ut your house
hesween or D o. clock:
| A-No.
Odd Al ask you if you didn't think
| ths At he had been there at that time.
! A-No.
Odd you ever say to anyone that Ed
Thought his brother was at your hous'
that afternoonf
| A-No.
Cross examined: She had told people
all along that she had seen no passer'
bv. that Saturday afternoon. witness
~, s+atp,npnt that her dog haC