The Portland daily press., 1897-01-23

Bachelor, who shouted: ID you, if
catch hold of you I'll kill you.' Kenison
ran around the 9th g side of the wooo
pile. snatched stake out OF tne noIse
sled that stood there, and when bacheIuoa
came up to him, struck him two or onree
times. Then my husband came running
out of the house, took the stake away
from Kenison and stru Baoheldor Nlth
IL. henison took it again anu sOi uoA
bacneldor once Or twice.
My husband wrenched the stake away
from kenison and said 81 guess we te
Killed him." 81 hope to G. we nave
was Kenison's reply.
Bachsldor got up, olimpeu ihof of the the
yard, hen his sleigh runner caughs on
rock and he was thrown nut, tne ho,ss
clearing himself from the slelgn n'ta nnu
dragging Bachelor a short dlsta',oo. .0
shafts and whiffietree were proken;
Bacheldor began to swear at tins ne, ~ lla anu
kenison picked up the broken Whinletree
ana was going to strike him, puU inJ
They mended the sleigh with rope anu l
hay wire, hitobed the horse into gne
shafts and my husband drove WIN tl
Bachelor short distance down Une
road. That was the last time ever saW
Bachelor.
The men came back into the mouse; l
heard my husband and Kenlson TAKING
the ma tier over and making up a false
story to tell in court. My huspand salo
he was going to swear that baoheloof
was not there that day, aud Kenlson said
he could prove that he was not OUT OF ms
house after six O'Clock. The oay aIter
the assault Leslie Kenison borrowed our
horse sled, and when he brought IL pacK
q new stake stood in the place OF fhe one
that he had used in striking Bachelor.
WAS there any blood about the door
yard?" asked the court.
Yes. there was blood in the snow,
whe re Bachelor had fallen, repiled Gne
with ess.
Mr.. Seiders than began the cross-exam-
ination. After asking her few preilml-
nary questions, he said: would you
swear that you saw Kenison strike
Bachelor after Mr.. Martin did,"
Eyes, cir, hut don't think he struck
him on the head"
''Was Bachelor large man?''
Yes, sir. a very large man..
"And auarrelsomeT'
Yes. especially when he had liquor
aboad.''
"Did he call himself a prize ighterf"
"Thas's the way he talked to us that
afternoon"
"When did your husband die?" con-
tinued Mr.. Seiders.
January Sd. !"
What was the occasion of his deathr'
"He hung himself
''Was he fearful5he would be indicted?'
This question was cut short by Judge |
Bonney. who remarked that there was
no need of going into that matter, as 1t |
would only tend to wound the fesling OF |
the Witness Mrs. Martin pressed her lips |
tightly together, looked down at the |
floor, and awaited the next question, |
1. - 49, +1 ko IA nf
ments Bachelor wore that day. she re-
piled that he had on heavy overcoat, a
cap and heavy mittens.
HOW BACHRLDOR WAS FOUND.
Cassius NJ. White, farmer of Sebago,
described the condition of Bachelor
when he found the unfortunate man, by
the shore of Perley pond, a short
dista nee from the road. "He was pretty |
badly blooded up" vas the way the wit
ness deserined it,. There were two
wounds OIL the head and one Oh the |
cheek; those on the head were cut to the
bone. His hands and feet were frozen.
81 asked him if he knew me- added |
the witness, land he said he did,"
9 County Attorney-"Was he saying any
thing when you came up to hims"
Yes, he was saying, Come here, |
Les. -
"What did you do with him?"
II took him to my home, sent for his
wife and q neiRhbor and the nearest
physician. He lived about an hour and |
4 half.''
Cross-examined by Mr.. Soldiers" How
ong had you kI own Mark Bacheidor?o
He had been in our town about |
twenty years.
'sStats whether or not he was of a |
t1igDOSition ~
81 couldn' say as to that. 1 was |
seldom in his company, and know |
1othing about his being quarrelsome.
MEN HAD ALL BEEN DRINKING. |
Henry S. Flint, about twenty-one
7ears OF age. brother of Mra. Martin, |
told practically the same story of the
assault that came from Martins lips, |
with same few additional particulars. |
When asked by the defending attorney if |
he knew anything about the killing of a |
hen in Martins dooryard, shortly after
the assault, the witness replied that he |
did. He held the lantern while Martin |
Ga ught the hen and cut her head off. |
Martin threw the headless bird ON to she |
snow, where the scuffie had taken place. |
There were quite number of blood spots |
in the snow, and Martin explained that |
the blood from this hen would make il |
hard for anybody to analyza the blood |
that came from Bachelors head.
Flint said Bachelor often boasted of |
his physical capabilities, and did SO that |
day.
Judge Bonnsy-' Had you been drink.
ing that afternoon?''
With sss-'In tho morning I drank |
three glasses of cider, that had been made |
late in the fall, but wasn't hot, by any |
means.'' This brought out from the |
spectators laugh, which the sheriff's |
rapping promptly dispelled.