Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-24
MRS. GETCHELL INTERVIEWED.
She is Cheerful and Hopeful and Still Asserts
Her Innocence.

| Hef innocence.
| suppose that you have been very I'm
easy at many times during your stay o
over year in jail:'' was one of the ques
tions asked of Mrs. Emma Getchell by
Journal reporter, Tuesday afternoon, il
the course of an interview.
AT the beginning of this story it may b.
| well to state that Mrs. Gctchell wa.
adjudged guilty of poisoning her husband
in Sidney, about year and half ago
She was tried and the jury said she wa:
guilty Her counsel appealed the cast
and it was referred to the law court
which will meet in this city, the last
week of May, when it will be decided
whether or not new trial will be
granted.
81 have never been happier or felt bet
ter in my life," was the reply Mrs.
Getchell made to the Journal mans query.
and continued, II have grown fleshy and
enjoyed my stay here"
Seeing sewing machine and several
work tables about the room. the reporter
asked, Have you been working most of
the time?'
Her reply was, )" Yes, have been busily
engaged at some kind of work every
day. large amount of my labors have
been in the dressmaking line, at which l
worked several years during my younger
days. While in this place" glancing at
the gloomy walls of the cell, Il have
made for different people many dresses.
Do you think you will be granted a
new trial." asked the reporter, seeing that
time was fleet ing, and tie wished to reach
the vital points of his mission.
Well" she began, whirling over a
piece of dress goods upon which she was
working, II think ought to, and if the
members of the law court knew tho cir
cumstances as l do. they would not hest
tate in ruling for new trial. Why, half
of that jury that rendered verdict of
guilty was deaf and the other half was
blind. OF course you understand that I
mean as regards testimony that should
serve to convict one Of murder"
Passing from the cell in which Mrs.
Gctchcll docs her sewing, cooking and
most of her work, into the cell more Hastily
and neatly furnished with a bed, pictures
about the walls, easy chairs, an organ and
other furnishings, she called the reporters
attention to two pictures, one of her late
husband and one of herself and spoke of
the former being good one
II should think you would not care to
have Mr. Getchell S picture in your room, -
remarked tho Journal man.
Why she asked, somewhat surprised
that such a remark should be made.
Because it is said that you did not care
to have him around when alive, and so,
as the jury said, poisoned him." said
the Journal man.
"Not SC" said Mrs. Getchell, and
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Jail long His story know would free me
from the barred windows of this uninvit-
ing institution -
During the interview Mrs. Getchell did
not manifest any uneasiness whatever,
even when some very pointed questions
were asked. Her apartments she has ar
ranged as homelike rs possible, and indi-
cations are that she Is inclined to make
the best of a bad case.
The reporter had short talk with
Turnkey Ramsdell before leaving the Jail
and was told that never has Mrs Getchell
been caught in u lie or anything wrong
He said that he was inclined to believe
that she was not guilty of the charges
against her.