Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-28

Afterwards, when Ed had fed the horse
Al came down from house and oiled n,
the wagon. Al put into the wagon ,
square russell box. In a few minutes. 1;
conversation occurred in which wirnes
i'ssed Al if be were going to leave tn,
country. al replied yes
The brothers showed evidence that the,
mad had words. Witness admitted thai
II he previously had made the stateraen,
en- the redirect that Al told him he Wa.
Al mad not told him so.
When they left, A wore boots, will
pants tucked in, long oyercoat aud
slouch hat. He was all ready to star
when witness first saw hun.
q" Had yon ever seen Al before with
MS working clothes ou:'
A" Yes.
Q-aad you seen much of AL before
this:
A-Had seen him on Sundays, | can
recall that he was ever at my house on
week days
Cross examined: Had seen him on his
premises, about the barn. but never on
the Held, and could not tell how he
dressed, when at work on the field. Ed
told witness that he had borrowed So to
give AL Didn't say when or from whom
ne mad borrowed it. Ed said that he had
given the whole So to Al.
Redirect by Attorney Heselton, witness
stated that he talked with Ed about the
Two tramps seen on the Saturday OF the
murder before his conversation with the
Lewiston Journal man.
Rhoda Prescott testified that she lived
In -Monmouth, for 40 years, living in the
seGonS house from Thompson's. She
stated that she knew Augustus SAWYER
by reputation, but was not closely ac
quainted with him. She never had much
TO say to Sawyer, or Sawyer to her She
said the latter was generally understood
to be a woman Halter. -
Witness thought that Sawyer's mother
had died about 20 years ago. Sawyer had
the reputation Of having had mouey left
him by his father, the interest ON which
was sufficient TO support him, without his
working. Witness first heard of the
murder on Monday night The Saturday
preceding she recalled as being rainy.
On account of ana .accideht t5A team
witness could place. le,day Saturday, it
being the one fo1fswing the accident.
Witness was asked Is go 70 Tire. house of
the murder Monday night afsese the body
had been found. She replsssS that she
would go as far in the opposite Direction
She saw the two men passing on the
street, but couldn't tell much about the
distance away, as she wasn't an expert on
measuring by the eye. Forrest Goodwin
suggested it WAS eight rods, l.. T. Garlic
ton, four rods. Witness suggested that
they split the difference, and vas willing
to allow that it was six rods. She de-
scribed one of the passers as having a
reeling gait. One had on derby, the
other wide brimmed SLOUGH hat, with
the rim pulled down um brela fashion .
Witness stated that the slouching gait
of one of the two passing men resembled
that of Ed Thompson. Later suhse-
quently stated to her that he could
identify the men if he We're to sea them
again. 1t was about o'clock p. NJ,
when she saw the men passing.
She was washing dishes at the time
Edgar asked her if she saw these tramps
go by, but made no efforts at making any
of their respective impress
sions received.
many words but had given Der definite
that he connected the two
tramp men with the murder. Witness
testified to having seen Al Thompson
pass her house number of times, and
had onse been to her barn and yard,
accompanied by Will King. Her house
was about one and one quarter miles
from the Sawyer house, by the road.
Witness had never had any conversation
with Al Thompson.
Cross examined: Witness had known
Ed Thompson ever since he had lived in
Monmouth, ard knew him pretty we'll at
the time of the murder. One of the two
tramp men was taller than the other,
about tha height of a hat. The smaller
one wore DERBY, the larger slouch bat.
Witness did not know who they were
and lad never stated that sha did, but had
a good idea OF whom they represented.
She couldn't tell much about the clothing,
as on account of the stone wall interyer-
ing. she could see them only above the
hips One tall man was broad shoulderetl,
and generally thick set and well proper
toned.
Re had peculiar gait, rseling in an
inimitable manner, which she could moi
describe. but which, she wished TO state,
was not at all that Of a drunken mar He
stood erect but had peculiar swim ging
from side to side. She couldn't tell
whether the tall one wore a beard or not,
but that he had dark hair. Couldn't tell
how much difference there was in the
heights of the two men, but one was
noticeably smaller in every way than the
other Both wore black hats. They
walked side by side and appeared to be
talking together III earnest conversation.
She could hear the sound of their voices,
but nothing to distinguish. Men wefo
walking at a good rapid pace. Witness
could not state that the Short man was
Albert Thompson, nor The big one Ed
Thompson, but that the short one re-
sembled Albert Thompson. A reporter OF
the Lewiston journal called on her soon
after the murder, giving his name as Hol.
man Day. Witness was not able 10 tell
him definitely She. did not tell him that
it was midday when she saw the men, nor
that one was six feet and the other four
feet. She said that great many state
ments had been attributed to her which
she had never made. The men passed by
about O'Clock.
Amahda a. Towle. as years oid,a aunt
of Mrs Edgar Thompson, OF redirect, testi-
Il oil that She had visited the ThomDsons