The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-10

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dudley NJ. Chenery was the next wit
nosS. De said he lived on Linden street,
+he ~. on april 16 he saw man get over
nrohe h."noe and go to a tree in the hayes
o4 ", and then went down Linden
se4eoo. ne saw him again about Lilo with
1vae ae'I III IN Page's' lane. The next he saw
vas mas tne same man coming out of the field
WIN q Dag over his shoulder and then go
away with the team. He then went to the
netu and found coat near the tree.
A. 1925 recess was taken until $50.
Durlng the lunch hour, Kelley was en-
sageo IN conversation with his relatives
| and friends.
ine afternoon session opened at 2.30 p.
m, with larger attendance than during
| 6ne forenoon. The prisoner made his ap-
pearance in the court room several
Mnes Mnihutes before the arrival of Judge
carpenter and clerk, the counsel, jurors
anu ~, members of the bar.
Inc le prosecution called Samuel Hussey
y .oomersworth as the first witness of the
. aleelnoon. He said he saw man looking
.rouna the wall in Pages lane at 10 on
april 10, but did not know where he
went. He saw coat in the orchard, but
oi0 not now who the man was.
on cross Mr.. Huzzey said
ne couldn't recognize the man if he saw
1
Iention to a man changing his coat and
nat In the orchard He further said that
ne nad known Kelley for few years, but
dld not have an idea it was him when he
Watohed the man that day.
Ella Z. Hussey Of Somersworth twas
next called and said she saw a man go
lnto the orchard from Linden street at
ABOUT ID 80 on April 16, and when he
cnme out he ran down the street. She
testified that she did not know Joseph
h. Kelley, on cross-examination.
/ John E. Clough OF Somersworth sworn
ana said on the day in question he saw q
man Jump the fence into the orchard and
went out. but soon returned and stopped
down. He remained there few minutes.
ne then left the pasture. He had changed
his hat after he visited the orchard the
second time. In answer to questions of
Attorney Edgerly, he said the mans face
was flushed, but he did not know the
man. He further added that the man had
been absent from the orchard about two
minutes when he returned the second
| time.
Grace l.. Clough, daughter of the last
WITNESS, testified that on April 16, she
saw o man go into the orchardss but did
not know who the man was.
On cross-examination she said the man
| two or three minutes. She saw him re-
turn with the team half an hour later, go
into the pasture and pick up the bag.
/ Thomas Harrigan of SomerSwOrth, was
called and said he saw Joseph K. Kelley
| going down Rochester street near where
he boarded on April 16, between / and
4 80 o. clock.
On oross.examination he said Kelley
was dressed as usual and walked at his
usual gait The latter saw Kelley drive
| by In q team.
Mrs. Mary Wilkinson of Somersworth,
testified that she kept a boarding house,
and that Joseph e. Kelley boarded with
4 her, and on Monday preceding the
| murder, she asked him for some money
4 and he replied that he would pay her
/ Thursday, but he did not. He was there
that day and the day following when he
| came to dinner between 1890 an d one,
and partook Of cup of tea and two
doughnuts, and he then went out. Be-
! tween one and two he returned and in
formed her he was going fishing. She
| said she did not see any team. He paid
j her $23 and said no would pay the balance
kof the $46 due that night. He left the
fhouse with his dress suit case.
On cross-exam ination she said Kelley
never did much talking in the house, but
l1sCally greeted the boarders. He was
| very kind to the children about the house
but did not play with them very much.
She testified that Kelley told her while
he boarded there that he got up one night
in his sleep and walked across the river
| to Somersworth. She said she had con-
yersation with him ON April Is. about
the revolver that it was reported he had
stolen, when he told her that the matter
had been Strengthened up. His manner of
talking that day was about the same as
usual. She said she considered him a
very peculiar young man while he
/ boarded with her and was different from
most young men. Mrs. Wilkinson at this
| time produced letter that she had re-
ceived from Kelley since he has been in
Jail. 1t was read by Attorney Edgerly
and was as follows:
Mrs. Wilkinson: suppose sometimes
you think that I have treated you mean,
but the day is not far distant when you
shall know all, if father pays. I tried to
be sorry for what have done, pnt cannot
feel sorry one bit. l was afraid to go to
sleep nights and that is why l laid so
late in the morning. never felt safe
only when I was with you. | felt safe
with Nellie and before die I will tell
you something. l hope you and Nellie
will call on me if you are in Dover any
time, come and see me. l had tender
heart once and am not afraid to die, but
hope l have your forgiveness. hope
Nellie prays for me and when my heart
grows soft L will tell you all. God bless
you and regards to Frank. 10.
William H. Whitten of Somersworth
testified that he let Kelley team on the
day of the murder, and found it at Mil
ton the following day. He said he had
a row once with Kelley.
I'VE both lost our tempers, - he said,
but there was no feeling about the little
| difficulty after it was over"
Walter r. Tibbetts of Berwick, Me-,
testified that on April Is Kelley visited
his store in Somersworth and got piece
OF wrapping paper and some twine.
Upon cross examination by Mr.. Edger-
y he said he made a note of the visit OF
Kelley to his store on the following day
after he learned Kelley had left town.
A piece of wrapping paper was produced
but the witness could not say 1t came
from his store He said Kelley visited
his store occasionally but never heard
that he advertised his business through
the megaphone.
| After short recess the next witness
sworn was Minnie Smith of Lebanon,
Me. She saw team drive up to a house
where she was stopping and man got
out and asked to be allowed to hitch his
horse.
Here she identified the prisoner at the
bar as the man who was with the team.
She said he hitched the horse and went
l on foot TO the deDOt q short distance