The Portland daily press., 1896-09-25

lied that Morris had told one of the girls
before the shooting, that if she would lei
him shoot the baby out of her arms he
would give her five dollars.
Edward o. Collins, the game warden
who was shot, testified that he was atAlle-
cash Plantation in July, 1896, in the
discharge of his duties as game warden.
He was at Pelkey's when Morris arrived
there. between two aud three in the after
noon. lie was lying on the lounge in the
sitting room with his boots off and par
into the Kitchen and ask some mem ber
of the family who was in the other room.
He looked out and saw the respondent
standing in the kitchen. The girl whom
he asked replied that she did not know
who 1t was. Morris replied: "I will
damned soon find OUT" and stepping
along towards the door of the room
where the witness was lying. Witness
sat up and asked him what difference 1t
made to him who it was anyway. Nor
ris replied, ~ will soon show you what
difference it makes" Morris then en-
tered and Shutdown on d trunk at the
foot of the lounge.
Continuing, the witness said; 81
pulled on my boots. During the opera
tion Morris asked me where was going.
I told him up river, but didn't say which
river, whe thor the Allega,h or the ST.
John. I went into tie kitchen and sat
down, and he followed me and also sat
down near the door. There was more or
less conversation by all present. Nor
ris seemed to be very careless with his
rife. 1t fell down once OF twice; there
were none Of the men folks about the
premises that belonged there. Mrs.
Pelksy was away and one of the smaller
children was sent for brother, who soon
oame in and sat down. The young man
and I soon stepped out of the door and
door where Morris sat. I went in and
picked up Morris's rife, looked at it,
noticed the make and oalibre. and jaoked
the cartridges out of it and handed them
to Morris and stood his gun behind the
door and said to him, "These people seem
to be afraid of an accident and I guess
you had better leave that there until you
are ready to CO." Meantime Mrs. Pelkey
had arrived and we sat around till sup
per time. After supper I got my GOAT
and hat and started to go out. I said to
Morris as went out, Don't load that
gun here in the house; you hear what l
say, don't load 1t, because these people
are afraid of an accident went out
and star ted down towards the landing.
On the way stepped out of the path
and stopped at an old graveyard. Nor
Els came out Of the house with his rifle
and walked towards the river. I went
back and Joined him and we walked to
the landing together; iwhere the canoe
was. 1t had commenced to rain, and by
the time we got there it was raining
quite hard.
Morris said, 81 don't believe I shall
start up river in this rain; guess shall
stay here all night" He took his stuff
out of the canoe and laid it on the beach
and put his canoe over it. He laid out
one side case marked gin. After he
had arranged the canoe picked up his
rifle and put 1t under the canoe, suppos-
ing he would leave it there, but he pulled
1t out picked up his case and we started
for the house. When we got part way to
the house he sat his case down and sat
on 1t to rest and walked along. went
in, took OF my coat and hat and stepped
to this towel which has besn spoken OF
to wipe the water from my neck and
face. Morris came In and walked along
and leaned his rife against the wall near
the window, set down his case and
started to sit down on it, His gun
slipped and he caught it and stood it up
again. and it slipped again. I turned
around and said, Il will take care of the
gun for you until you are ready to go,
and kind of reached for it, supposina be
would hand it to me, when he took the
gun up, cooked it and fred it without
taking any particular aim. The bullet
struck me In the right breast, just below
the shoulder aud came out at the edge
of the shoulder blade on the other side.
I should judge Morris was three or foul
feet distant when he fred. I started tf
60 into the other room and there was an
other discharge OF the rifle. hurried in
to the bed room and laid down on my
face on the bed. The second bullet STRUCK
the side of the bed, went lengthwise o.
it, tore strip out of the board and wen
into the wall of the house. I laid there
until the blood stopped gushing out se
freely; my lung filed up with blood, ant
was very much pressed for breath; CON
siderable blood ran from my mouth.
laid there two or there minutes perhaps
and finally the blood stopped flowing.
found wasn't going to bleed to deatt
right off and l began to get mad. go1
up and went cut into the sitting room,
unstrapped my valise. took out my revol
yer and started out into the kitohe1
looking for Mr.. Morris. met the young
man and his mother, and they said
Morris is gone: don't make any more