Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-04
SUPREME JUDICIAL couar,
October Term. 1897, Hon. A. 4. savaa.
Presiding

PseSI0lng
W. 8. CHoArr. Clerk.
A. l.. McFApDEN. Sheriff.,
c. w. SHALL, StenOgrnpher.
Wednesday, Nov. g.
Norton w. Knight. The testimony
in this case on the part of the defence
was resumed. this morning.
Robert G. Shea testified that he was
policeman and on March %, last, his
beat was State street. About 8 o'clock
in the afternoon Of that day he saw
Knight on State street with his team,
and saw that his right wrist had the
skin scraped from it, and it extended
down to the end of his finger where
it was cut pretty deep. On one cheek
bone was a bruise, and piece of skin
scraped from one ear. Witness then
went down to Norton,s, shed and saw
Story, who testified yesterday, AMI
asked him where Corbett was. Asked
Story If he saw the scuff1e and he said
he didn't; that he saw nothing of it,
He said nothing about seeing Knight
on top of Norton in the hole or Of see
ing knights arm go up and down.
On cross examination witness stated
that at the time of his talk with Story
there were two other men in the shed
Norton, plaintiffs brother. but did not
think he was there.
John H. Trask testified that he lived
on Sewall street and had worked for
both plaintiff and defendant. Saw
Story at the Norton wood shed about
$50 on the afternoon of the difficulty,
and had some conversation with him
relating to the affair. Story then said
that Norton told knight that he could
lick him in just a minute. He said
that after Norton made that statement
Norton got up from the woodpile AMI
started toward Knight. Witness tes-
titled that about $50 that afternoon he
examined the hole where the difficulty
took place and found in it some iron
hoops, a railroad tie, few pieces of
wooden hoops and other rubbish, and
half a brick that was frozen in. Saw
butt that had been produced here.
animation of the hole.
On cross examination he testified
that he made the examination to see
if he could find any weapons. Fred F.
Hill, Will Lovejoy and Frank Hill were
present at the talk with Story. The
hole was about two feet square and
about two and one-half feet deep. The
Story boy was present at the hole when
the examination was made.
L. D. Carver, recalled by the defend
ant, testified that at his conversation
with Norton to which he testified, yes
terday, Norton stated that he had once
forbidden knight going through the
passage way, and that it was about
six weeks before the difficulty.
J. G. Knight, defendant, recalled by
his counsel, testified that he never saw
before This trial the whip butt pro-
duced in court, and that at the time
of the difficulty he had no whip with
him; also that he. "was not on good
terms with Emerson Trask. (The wit
ness produced a bone which he testi-
fed came from his finger. and for
which counsel, for plaintiff called yes
terday) -'f@i" hho
The defendant rested his case here
and the plaintiff resumed.
J. A. Norton testified that at the
time of the difficulty he did not have
knife in his hand, nor at the time he
left the woodple. When at
the woodpile he had book
and pencil and was doing some
figuring. Did not strike at knight at
all. Had in his pocket small pen
knife.
Mrs. Norton testified that she as
sisted in removing her husbands cloth
ing after he was brought into the house
and examined his pockets soon after,
and that she found in his pants pocket
a small penknife.
L. L. Wellman. whom it was agreed
that the plaintiff should have the
privilege of calling. this morning. tes-
titled that Knight told him three or
four weeks before the difficulty &C.
Cured that he had stood NOrton's
abuse about as much as he could and
he thought he should have to give him
a licking.
Herbert Riddell testified that he was
formerly city editor Of the Kennebec
Journal and on the 9th of April last.
went to the house of knight and pro-
cured from him an interview relating
to the affair, which was published, and
Knight was told that it was for the
purpose of publication. The witness
recollected no statement coming from
Knight at that time that he had been
cut by Norton.
Cross examination. Two or three
days after the alleged assault witness
had an interview with knight and then
saw a scar on one Of his hands, and
Knight then said that it was due to
his difficulty with Norton. Nothing
was said about that in the paper.
S. S. Norton testified that he was
present at the shed when Shea came
there; walked with him from the stable
to the shed where Story was and heard
the conversation between them. Did
not hear the Story boy say he saw
nothing of the trouble nor that he did
not see knights elbow go up and
! down.
William Lovejoy, recalled, testified