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Joseph Clark of Waldoboro testified 10
seeing Soule and Moore in the barroon
of the hotel on that Sunday night
Soule said he was tired and was ooino
right home. Witness was in the barroom
five or six moments. Witne So knew Moore
only by sight. Moore said to witness
"I'll shake the dice for the drinks ),
Witness declined. Moore then said to
Soule, IN cut the cards with Won.
Henry" Soule said no. AS witness left
the bar he met Rogers. He then left
the hotel. Sometime later while ON his
way home, witness met George Sides.
Witness reached home not later than
10 O'Clock. Recently after Sides had
been before the grand jury in this case.
witness met Sides who. said thataahis word
had been doubted and he wanted to
clear his reputation. Sides said he had
put out about 800 In getting evidence
| In the case.
On orosa-examination witness recalled
fact that he asked Sides if this case
was not.a newspaper advertisement for
the Rockland Star By which paper Sides
is employed. Sides said the money he
had spent was his own. Witness was
guided by his judgment as to the time
of his movements Sunday night.
| He could not be exact.
| George Bliss of Waldoboro testified to
seeing George L. Sides on the evening
of September 2, 1891 between $50 and
$50. Witness was sure it WAS as early
as 10. The time he met Sides was a mat
ter Of Judgment. Sides testimony at
the INQUEST September 2s, 1891, was read
in which he told of hearing a distur-
bance in the hotel.
William d. Richards of Waldoboro was
member of the coroner's jury. He
testified that Sides told him after ths
inquest that he (Sides), had no idea
who it was he saw go into the hotel
office.
George W. Rowe testified that he knew
Sides and that Sides had told him that
the Rookland Star was operating on
| y,
cut for the notoriety. and If tho
case was pushed to a successful
termination Sides was to divide the
whole or part of the reward. Sides
also said he had put $500 Of his own
money into the case.
| At this trial Sides has testified that he
recognized the man he saw enter the
hotel Office as Soule.
| One of the interesting pieces of evil
dence Of the day was that given by
Mrs. Annie T.. Soule, wife of the respon-
dent, who took the stand and said:
"Yes, sir" in response to the oath. Mrs.
Soul testified that she had been married
81 years. They have one son, 16 years
old. On Sunday evening, September 81,
1891, Mrs. Soule was at church. She
retired at a quarter of ten. She was
awake when her husband came in. ST
should judge it was from quarter to
twenty minutes past ten not later"
said Mrs. Soule in reply to the question
when her husband came In. He did not
60 out again that night. She had no
conversation with him. de went to
sleep first. He appeared as usual. He
had no appearance of having been drink
ing to any extent.
In cross-examination Mrs. Soule could
not tell what time she retired Saturday
| night Don't have a regular hour for
going to bed. She said ON that Sunday
night there was not the slightest indi-
| cation that her husband had been drink
ing. She had occasion to fix the hour
on which she went to bed Sunday night
because her husband generally came
ont of the store he was in and walked
home with her.
She knew he was at the hotel Sunday.
She expected him to 90 home with her
that night, but did not wait. Mrs.
Soule looked at the olock on that Sum
day night because she had sat up for
her husband. She was in the habit of
sitting up for him. He did not come
home late. He had not staid out after
ten O'Clock at night for over ten years.
Mrs. Soule denied that her husband
had not mentioned Moore's death to
her until Tuesday night after the inquest
He had told her of it Monday morning.
She had also heard the ice man telling
Mr.. Soule's father. The time her hus.
band came home Sunday night, she
judged to be from 10 to 20 minutes after
ten. She had looked at the clock at 10.
Questioned as to whether the witness
knew or had had experience with ner
husbands methods of agsaultino waro
promptly excluded.
During the cross -examination stress
was laid on the fact that Soule did not
go down town Monday until sent for
On redirect. Mrs. 6oule explained that
the business of herself and husband then
consisted of doing family washing and
carding. Her husband was SO engaged
on Monday. Mrs. Soule answered Mr..
Hilton's questions during the CROSS
examination with vigor that at times
amused the spectators.