The Portland daily press., 1896-05-07

the criminal, or one of them at least. {"
The judge told him he would protect
him in his rights. Horace admitted IN
he started for Winterport to see County
Attorney Bowden, he intended at the
same time to tell the story of his faith
er's alleged guilt. This is in direct con-
| fiot with the testimony which Horace
gave yesterday.
Witness said the checkerberr which
his Uncle Robert had, came from
Horace's home. 1t was in a large bottle
in his fathers sleeping room. Witness
had small bottle which he filled from
the largo one and carried 1t to his un-
cle's house. The checkerberry was for
the uncle, but he didn't remember to
have seen him take any. He saw no sedi-
ment Of any kind in the large bottle of
checkerberry.
Horace was on the witness stand more
than four hours Tuesday under most
searching examination by County Attor-
| ney Bowden. He admits the story he
told concerning. his telief in his fathers
guilt, but now says he told the story un-
der fear. Horace said that on Tuesday
| of last week he went to Jeremiah Holmes
and had talk with him about his un-
ole's death. He said that Holmes offered
| to give him $25 if he would implioate his
| father in the poisoning of his Uncle
| Robert. On his refusal he said Holmes
| said: "Pll take you unawares, id you,
and I'll fix you" Horace said he sup
posed Holmes had him in his power and
he gave right up then and there. After
that he told several parties the same
story, and went to Esquire Littlefleld
and told him the same. The boy admitted
he came to Belfast and told the story,
which has already been published, but
said it WAS through fear of Mr.. Holmes.
He said the story was false. Last Fri
day night after the arrest of his father
he determined to throw off this fear of
Holmes and tell the truth. The story of
his rather taking the poison from the
barn, the notes from the trunk and his
saying that he would make away with
his brother If he thought he would not
be found out was all put up by Holmes.
but was false
Horace described the scenes at the
death of his unole Robert. He was with
him on the night of his dearhssand gave
him the medicine. When his aunt Emma
retired at II O'Clock, Horace was alone
with bis uncle, until shortly before his
death at 8 in the morning, when he
called his aunt. Robert had convulsions.
or jumping SPELLS" as Horace termed
them.
Doctors Kilgorc and Fletcher of Bel
fast, testified that from the description
of the death of Robert A. Vinal, they
should say it indicated poisoning from
stryohnine.
Leander A. Perkins of Winterport, tes-
titled that he saw Robert the Sunday be-
fore his death and talked with him. He
had commissions and would draw up his
legs and arms. His limbs were stiff and
rigid
Joshua K. Downes of Winterport, an
other neighbor, was at the Vinal house
on the Sunday before his death. He de-
scribed his convulsions and the drawing
up of his limbs. Mr.. Downes said that
Robert remarked to him: ST was in
| hopes I was going to live. but guess
they have given me too much poison"
Benjamin W. Fish, another neighbor,
said he was at the Vinal home just after
Robert died. He had pain in his stom-
| ach and his wife mixed some cheokerber-
ry from a bottle taken from Roberts
room. He drank swallow or two and
itswas very bitter. He SAW crystals OF
sediment in the bottom of the checker
berry bottle. After taking the dose he
had an awful feeling in his throat He
| was nervous and went out of doors. 1t
affected his arms, hands and legs. He
| thought he.was going to die. The bitter
taste remained with him eight hours.
Mr.. Waldo vinal and Miss Emma Vinal
of Newport a brother and sister Of the
prisoner were in the court room all day.
Emma VinaI q sister of Robert. said