Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-13

the transaction. witness. in the purchase
OF the property gave the mortgagee $60V;
Fifty dollars WAS Of the amount owed
witness, $50 went to Inez, and $500 re-
mains unpaid.
Witness admitted that there might have
been talk between Henry and he that u
witness would go down and settle win
lneZ for $50 and witness furnished the
money, Henry would give witness deed
of the property. so that lnez could not
get hold of 1t.
Witness would not say that there were
no others in that kitchen in Fairfteid
when he. saw lnez and Hill together, but
supposed there We're others I'm there get
ting dinner.
At this point the court ordered a recess
for dinner
During the noon recess the court heard
the divorce suit of Dora n. Hart vs..
Daniel w Hart cause. adultery.
On the coming in of court at o'clock.
the Dillingham-Hill case. was resumed
Lorenzo York of Fairfield. was called
and testified. Mrs. Dillingham; was at
his house about six weeks. Hill came
there two or three, times "A week. The
first night. Hill and Mrs. Dillingham;
went into the sitting room away from the
opens off the sitting room. Witness
heard noises in the bed room during the
night. Hill went away usually about =
or O'clock in the morning: The next
peated. He went into the sitting room
with Inez every time he came. One night
witness sat up with them until about IL
o'clock. Then Inez said: Lets go. to
bed She and Hill went into the bed
room together and witness followed them
in. Witness told lneZ that if they staid
there she would have to sleep with two
men, as. witness intended to stay. there.
She and Hill went back to the kitchen
and sat up. She sat in Hills lap. Hill
paid witness for Inez's board. s., for four
not to come there as he did: Told her
that Hill would shove her right plumb
to hell with her eyes wide open ,...
Cross examined by Mr. GoodWn-Wit,,
Hill. and Hill told Goodwin that Dilling-
ham had abused lnez and wanted Mr..
Goodwin to draw up a divorce bill. Wit
until after Hill had told his. Witness
did not remember that he told Mr.. Good
win that lnez would die if they did not
When Hill was at witness house. witness
slept over the kitchen. Had heard noises
in the sitting room and bed room.
BY Mr. Goodwin-"You thought Hill
and lneZ were in there committing adul-
terry, did YOU
Il did
Did you say anything to Hill about
Il did not
Mr.. Goodwin showed witness "A postal
card and asked If it was not one the wit
ness had received from Dillingham;. but
witness could not identify it. as he can
neither read or write.
Mr. Foss was the next witness. Had
worked for Mr.. HILL Had seen him make
signals to Mrs. Dilingham-wave his hat
or hand. Mrs. Dillingham; would re-
spond
Ezra Andrews. Esq. lawyer by pro-
fession. was the next witness. Wit
ness rode with Hin to Lorenzo
iork's in Fairfield once. Went into the
kitchen. Hin went into another room
and staid there about two hours. While
he was in there a lady came out of the
room and went back Witness learned
that ii was Mrs. Dillingham;.
Counsel Goodwin had an amusing time
with witness on cross examination. but
nothing new was forthcoming
Mrs. Lorenzo York was the next wit
ness. Hill and lneZ came to her house
one night at about 1230 O'Clock. Hill lay
on the sofa for while. and then took
lnez down on the sofa with him. They
lay there the rest OF the night Hill ut
one time wanted to get board for Inez.
He was going to pay her bills from that
time. Witness had heard Hill say that
he supposed Inez would want u house
pretty well furnished and he had asked
witness if she had ever heard lneZ say
how she would want her home furnished
Witness said she had heard her say she
would like her house furnished like
Scott Parkmans. Hill said he didn't
know as he could do as well as that but
he would do the best he could
Court adjourned until 2 O'Clock Wednes-
day morning. Tt
In the case Parks Bros. vs. Cole the
court assessed damages in the sum of
So 30. H.