Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-15

counter statement that the ofilcer said i,
was not true. And now this Kennebec
Journal with their influence. with the
single newspaper published IN Maine
have failed to put In single paper thai
accused this man OF crime that did moi
also publish u denial OF the charge. And
here this kennebec Journal was for al
fishing to the world that this man had
committed the crime OF bribery and MOI
denying II once. only denying II Indirectly
by saying that Mentally says that ii Ii
not true; but we are his friends and when
will apologize. and not until then. Have
they apologized? I say az n matter nj
right these men should stand up In this
court and after having heard the evil
paper I'VE are satisfied that this man
did not take s. from this criminal to let
him escape." II Is time they did 1t now.
Am not right? Am ! exaggerating this
thing?
And they say they had reasons to be-
licve It. that they honestly did believe It.
The other papers they put In here, the
News and the Lewiston Journal treated
him well. They say that there was such
a report as that he was bribed, but they
Ing In the Journal like this There Is the
man that stops It (pointing to McCone).
He is the great representative OF this
Kennebec Journal. This letter was put
into his hands. Why, gentlemen, you
haven't room to come to but one conclu-
sion. The conviction must be fixed, as
have said repeatedly. in your minds what
the truth is in this matter.
Now ! haven't time 10 go over all these
publications. but for fear that may not
reach the one that Is ail-important in this
case In my judgment. l will go directly
to 1t. and 1t is the last one.
Now we have something definite. and II
Is the final windup. Here Is the way they
leave this man McNally. Here Is the last
lick at him. the last blow. A communica-
ton is received by the Journal which they
published on the ith of November. and
that communication is received from Nc
Cone. and the communication Is dated
Nov. 3 and publ. ed In the paper Nov.
L. NELSON talks Here Is a newspaper
right here In this town that has been here
for years and years. Il paper ! presume
that attends the courts with It's reporter.
and here is "A man who has been covering
the docket in this court all over for years
as u convict. convicted of all sorts of
crimes. Now this reporter McCone after
he gets the news that Nelson was going
TO sustain him fully, and not only sus-
tain him but who had gone him one bet
ter. runs for him and finds him at Show
hogan or Waterville. And let me say
another thing gentlemen. What Il mean
thing that was for this reporter to do
when he gives an account of how this
man came from Dover. He publishes In
his paper that Sheriff Nichols brought
him down Nichols didn't start with him
at all. They saw the absurdity and weak
ness of that and that they had no answer
to it. This man McCone was determined
that this man McNally should not have
one Bit of credit. but that he should oe
rilified and that the public should be-
lieve that he was standing In with this
criminal. and he says that Sheriff Nichols
brought him down. and then In order to
get out OF IT, they say that he didn't know
Nichols, that he meant woodbury. II
would have been just as big Il lie II he
had said Woodbury.. for Woodbury. was
not there. He says: Il meant Wood
bury. But Woodbury. didn't bring Mel
son down. Why didn't he say like man:
''McNally has been hunting for this man
since the escape. He has been sending to
the officers all through that section where
il was supposed Nelson had gone: that
Nichols had communicated with him by
letter. and that McNally was doing 1t all
and nobody else had done anything from
beginning to end. AT last Nichols had
got this criminal for him. and he notifies
him in the afternoon. and McNally ar
rives at Dover that night and takes him
away In the morning. Wasn't the least
this man could do TO mention McNally's
name. If he had only said Woodbury.
brought him accompanied by McNally II
would have been something. But he didn't
even nave dcNIltS IN IL. An.
it was malicious. He had Il malicious
motive. and if this man was hired by
the kennehec Journal. then applies the
great maxim, respondent superior the
superior man. the employer; let him re-
Spond for the act of the agent They
back him up. Now he says: Nelson
talks" as much as to say. now You are
going TO get something that is true. Tells
the story OF his escape and capture TO the
J Journal This is another special--what
iS he 81
Yes. nobody else knew it, They do not
stop with their headlines, but they say
what does this paper say that Nelson
does. this State prison bird? He fully
substantiates every dispatch on the case
printed in these columns. There is u
dead repetition by the very publishers of
this paper. That headline. as appears by
the testimony. was put in the office. NC
Cone was going to crush McNally finally.
He had got hold of this criminal. Now
listen to this: Foster Nelson. the man OF
whom all Clinton was afraid, to let some
folks tell il. as much as TO say they hau
been lying about Nelson--"some folks.
And right there in the very beginning of
that communication. he sets up vindica
ton of this criminal Why? SO that the
people will believe the story that he Is
going to print of what Nelson told him.
'"rhc people up there all of them are
said to be afraid of him. let some folks
tell ii. He is safe from harm %, yes.
safe from harr,--'under the protecting
wing of Sheriff Niles. Nelson arrived here
ut TO- 10 A. NJ. today. as announced in the
Journal of this morning. Nelson was ar
rested near the Sangcrville bridge by
Deputy Sheriff Nichols of Dover He was
kept in custody in Dover until this morn
ing when Officer Nichols started with
his man for Wateryille.' McNally was
mp there. He had got Nichols to watch
for this man and Nichols had arrested
him for Mentally. aud upon notice to Nc
Nally he went and brought the man to
Watervilc. and this McCone knew it. and
in order to get out of IL he says he meant
Woodbury.. That. as I said before. would
have been just as much of II lie If he had
said Woodbury. did 1t. He knew who did
1t.
Mr.. Heath: Read the next sentence.
Mr.. Mcclellan: You have argued your
case. let me argue mine.
The reporter says of Nelson: "He was
met by the Journal man. who extended
his hand Now you Just think of the
man he describes in that first article, the
kind of creature he was. And when he
got there this McCone was extending to
him his hand, Why. it was almost as
bad as it was for my man to take a drink
up there at Dover. Humbug. He "eX-
tended his hand and said: Hello. Fos-
teri Not Nelson He had got SO IA
miliar with him he was calling him by his
given name Said he: Hello, Foster.
and extended his hand. Remember me?''
Foster says: WELL should say | did >
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