The Portland daily press., 1896-11-19
Did YOU KILL MOORE =?
Continued from First Page.
HENRY C. sOULE

was then called to the stand. He an
swered the questions put to him rather
slowly, but clearly and with perfect CON-
posture. In reply to the queries of his
counsel, he said in substance:
was born in Waldoboro and am 4s
years old. have been in business four
years. Previous to the time ! was in
business for myself and was also en-
ployed by my father In the carding mill.
My private business was doing family
washing by machinery run by the water
power in the mill. The mill is in the
doorysrd of the house. The houss is
some six minutes walk from the Ex-
change hotel. Ia September, 1891,
lived in the same house, occupying the
upper story, father anC mother living
old. knew Edwin x. Moore. i,had
known him four or five weeks meeting
him number of times at the Waldo
boro Exchange and On the street. He
never went to my house. At one time
he rode with me- two milessand half.
That was the longest time l WAS ever
with him-perhaps an hour.
On Sunday, Septem Der 81, 1891, / was
at the hotel. going there about $50 in
the morning. l think MIR. Brackett had
then gone away, the boy Herman Welt,
being there. was asked to go there by
Mr.. Brackett Saturday. AS near as
can remember, Piggins, Rogers and Nc
earthly were there. I do not recall any
transient guest there. l saw Moore in
the hotel several timos during the day.
/ saw him in the evening in the barron
on the second floor. 1t was a room
which should say was six feet by four
or live. 1t had o.windows in it. There
were two ways to enter the barroom.
One was by fight of stairs leading up
from the rear of the office. At the head
OF the stairs you would turn to the left
ard the barroom WAS IL to IA feet dis
tant through the open hall. The dool
in tho rear of the office at the foot OF
the stairs had glass panels ana was
closed by spring. / was not ON the tor
floor during Sunday l saw j.
w. MCCARTHY during the evening In the
hallway, the barroom and Mr.. Brackett's
room, which was in front of the barroom.
There were doors from both the hall and
barroom to Mr.. Brackets room. Dur
ing the evening there was conversation
between myself and MCCARTHY about a
board bill. 1t began in the hall and was
continued in Mr.. Brackett's room, where
MCCARTHY paid dollar and later paid
three dollars more MCCARTHY then left
the room and l did not see him again
that night. l did not go to his room
later. I did not go to his pants and TAXI
money from them. l did not at any
time that night see Moore on the tor
floor of that hotel. The last time eyel
SAW MOORE ALIVE
he was standing in the door of Mr.. Brack
ett's room five Or six minutes after. AT
ter McCarthyLleft the room paid Mr.
Brackett the money l had in my pocket
and went home. Bracket asked me i
I did not want IN tato com otbipr bo,,.
for an eye-opener in the morning.
took home bottle of beer l had both
ing else On my person. drank some
beer and punch during the Sunday. al
ways in the barroom. could not say
how often l drank. l left the hotsl by
the front entrance. / do not remember
ABOUT the lights. Mr.. Bracket was not
asleep when l left the house. He had
been lying down, but do not remem
Der whether his clothes had been re-
moved. In the four or five weeks previ
Gus to that night had not had charge o
the hotel, but 1 had been in the barroon
at Mr.. Brackets request. l spent m,
evenings at that time down town, some
times at the hot ell, sometimes loafing il
Mr.. Winslow's store. The express OIL C,
was On one side of the store. The store
WAS gents furnishing store. l should
judge l reached home after leaving The
hotel that Sunday night sometime be
tween quarter and half-past tan.
undres sed and retired. ! think my wifi,
was awake. We slept in the same bed
! DON'T recall that we had any CONVEX
sation.
] think / arose about six the mex
morning, had my breakfast and went t.
the mill where was getting ready to d
the family washings we were receiving
/ think had fhrQQ n fOur 81 hat O
l arose before my wife. built the fir
under the washing machine, fixed an arm
of the machine and then when my wifi
came down we began work.
| first heard of the death of Moor
while fixing the washing machine.
first heard it from the r1ilkman.
During the day, / finished washing an,
began work in the carding mill. al
about four p. m. was summoned tt
testify before the coroner's inquest.
think testified before 1t twice.
During Sunday evening I had no ex
tended conversation with Moore excep
about the board bill. Mr.. Moore told m
that Mr.. MCCARTHY had bean paid off an,
was intending to leave in the morninl
without paying his board bill and tina
had better speak to Mr.. Brackett abou
it. l did not think Moore was intoxi
Gated. l co1ld not say how many time
Moore was in the bar room. After TIN
conversation with Moore. l spoke to n :
Braokett and had some words with Nc
Carthy about the board bill 1 SHOULD
say he was intoxicated. l saw Roger
in the bar roam that evening. l recall
Mr.. Clark's visit ut about half-past nine
do not recall any other visitors afte
that.
After Moore left the room occupied b,
Brackett did not ses him again. 1t wa,
during the evening that a rat was kille'
In, fho tnH I III 1od fho AL,
broom. There was the noise natu1 al
made In chasing rat round quite
large room. ] think Mr. Brackett wa
in the room and l have faint idea Mr.
Moore WAS standing in the doorway.
cannot rememb Der selling anyone liquo
ir larger quantity than glass. l wa