The Portland daily press., 1896-11-19

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| did not
DID YOU KILL
Edwin e. Moore.
did not.
"You may examine, Z" said Mr. Pierce
and Mr.. Hilton started the cross exami-
nation with an attempt to fix the time
when the rat was killed. The witness
could not fix the hour. The parlor was
lighted. l have an idea went off and
left the light burning. think the lights
were left burning in the parlor and pub
lie hall during the night. l know the
general location of the rooms there. l
never acted as clerk and had charge OF
the house only this once When l went
down Sunday morning found the boy
in charge. opened the bar, Mr..
Bracket having given the key to me the
day BEFORE / do not remem Der the time but
do not think 1T was In the morning. he
asked me to take charge of the hotel Sat
urday evening and l think it WAS then
that he gave me the key. | cannot fix
the time. do not want to sYear to it.
MIR. Hilton fired whole broad side of
questions at the respondent to find out
at what hour 1t as customary to close the
hotel bar.
1 don't remember whether l was ever
present when MIR. Bracket closed thu
bar. | never closed it on any other COCA
sion.
After Mr.. Bracket retired who was
in the bar with you?
No one.
Had't he retired when you took Mr..
Mccarthy In and talked about the board
bill?
He was on the bed but I think he had
his pants on.
Now then fixing that as the time, who
was ia the bar after that time?
Mr.. Higgins. Mr.. Moore, Mr
Csrthy, Mr. Clark. I do not recall any
others.
= MIR. Braokett had retired for the night
before you left the house?
Yes, sir.
After Mr.. Bracket had retired for the
night who was in the bar room with you?
no one.
Mr.. Hilton endeavored to ascertain
when Brackett retired and the witness
said that he could not swear that
Bracket had not removed his trousers
when he went into his room and Nc.
Carthy paid his board.
/. You think that Mccarthy was intoxi-
Gated then, do you?
Yes, sir.
q You had charge of the bar room during
the entire evening?
Yes, sir.
You had some conversation with Nc
Carthy hsfore you went into Brackets
rom, about the board bill?
l think it was outside the bar room in
She hall.
Who was present
Mr.. Moore, MCCARTHY was in the hall
way. ] think he was talking with Mr..
Moore. / had some talk with him and
went directly to Brackett's room.
When did Mccarthy and the others
take drink before you went into
Brackets room?
l think it was when Mr.. Higgins came
in with some fruit and
MADE A PUNCH
have an idea that they drank again but
wouldn't swear to it.
How much did you drink during the
day?
I am willing to swear that i did not
drink dozen times.
What kind of liquor was there in the
bar?
I think there was rum, whiskey and
beer.
You had little difficulty with Nc
Carthyf
did.
Did you slat him over the foot board of
the bed?
lie kind of slid over it,
After that you invited him to take q
drink?
I could not say.
Before you got through with MCCARTHY,
Mr.. Moore passed out into the hall way
did he not?
Yes, sir.
And Mccarthy passed out afterwards?
Yes, sir.
Before you went home Mr.. Brackett
asked You If you wanted to take an eye
| opene, home with you and you took a
hottie of beer.
| Yes, sir.
| Did you take the beer as an eye opener?
| Yes, sir.
Mr.. Soule, do you state that you always
| went home at ten O'Clock?
| Not always.
And weren't you quite frequently out
later than ton?
Not quite frequently.
| Then the witness was taken over his
story of the next day, substantially as he
| told it on his examination in chief.
| Previous to your wife's arrival at the
mill, had yuu heard of Moore's deathP
Had you heard where the body was
found?
! ] had.
When you went to dinner did you go
| around to the otel?
| No. sir.
Could you ses the rear of the hotel
| from your place of business?
| No, sir.
| ESQ you staid in the mill until you
were summoned to appear at the inquest.
| Yes, sir.
| Soule was ON the stand at the noon
recess. and when court came in the ex.
animation was resumed.
| Had every one in the hotel retired that
night when you left?
| Az far as know.
Did you lock the bar room?
| think it would lock itself when the
| door was closed.
| How did you go outP
| Through Mr.. Braokett's room.
| Did you lock the door between the bar
room and Brackett's roomP
No sir: had nothing to do with that