Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-17


and finally she did get up and removed
the trunk and he went in He denied do
Ing anything that would iniure the girl
hereafter; that he did not accomplish his
the trunk would not come against the
bed SO as to obstruct the opening of the
door On the way in from Windsor. the
prisoner said something about Welding to
passion, and another man in the carriage
said: 'Well, Elder. you had more passion
than religion at that time" And he re-
piled: Yes, we all have our weaknesses
ment"
Louise M. Cassidy testified that her
nome nad peen IN Calais, but that on ac-
count of her father marrying again after
the death or her mother, he had sent her
to the Industrial school; that she was 16
years old. Oct. 16 last, and that she had
oeen AT the school three years. She tes-
titled that she came to Augusta in ac-
cordance with the directions of the super
intendent. and the defendant took her
ana ner trunk In a private team to his
nome IN windsor. On the way out he
asker ASK, ner II sne was Christian. and she
toid MIN no, out she tried to behave her.
SELF. He said she would love his wife and
child they were very affectionate and
would be kind to her and she would be
CONSIDERED as one of the family. There
was not mucn TAX going out. 1t was dark
when they arrived at his house and the
team was put up and she got the supper.
she sat at the supper table but did not
eat any supper. After washing the dishes
s She sat sat. a few moments and a
would please show her her room,
Whi6h he did, and with her assistance
carrying her trunk to it. Before she re-
tired he told her he would like to have
ner Keep the curtains down SO that peo-
pie going by would not know that he had
a hired girl. as he did not want them to
know It, When she first went into the
mouse she asked e him where Mrs. Tuttle
was and he said she had been away two
or three days. At this she felt disap-
pointed and said no more
AFTER retiring to her room she put her
trunk against the door, lengthwise of it.
said her prayers and read some in her.
Bible and went to bed. She put the trunk
against the door because she was afraid
after what the defendant had said about
the curtains. She went to sleep about
half an hour after going to bed and was
awakened sometime in the night by the
defendant who stood by her bedside. She
stated that he violently assaulted her; that
she resisted with all her power; that he
left and in about an hour again returned
and assaulted her, but did not. either
time. fully accomplish his purpose.
Inc next morning. he told her not to
tell anybody about it, but she did not tell
him whether she would or not. because
she was afraid he might make way with
her in some way. They started away in
the team about so that Sunday morn
ing, when it was dark enough to have Il
lamp. She ate no breakfast. He carried
her to Riverside. where she took the ferry
and went over into Sidney to a Mrs
Thayer's and later Miss Sawtelles to
both of whom she told what had occurred
A long and severe croSS-eXaminatiOn
failed to shake the witness in any of her
statements. She denied that she had got
ten up and removed the trunk from the
door at the defendants request and adj
herred to her statement that she resisted
with all her power. She testified that in
the morning he came into her room and
told her he wanted her to get up and
dress. because he had to go to North
Vassalboro to preach, and he had slow
horse and could not possibly carry her to
Hallowell. so witness told him he might
leave her at Riverside and she would
cross the river and get to Hallowell.
Ques.-What did you tell him that for?
Ans.-He could not carry me himself, and
had to get to Hallowell some way.
Ques-Didnt you understand you were
to stay there and keep house for him?
Ans.-l should not have stayed there that
day anyway. | thought was to be there
for a companion for his wife l told him
| wanted to go back to Hallowell. He
took me to Riverside at my request
DR.. W. p. Giddings. called by the gov
eminent. testified that he made an eX-
animation of the Cassidy girl on the 26th
of October, and while there was some in
famation, the evidence of virginity was
there.
Dr. Nancy Williams also corroborated
the last witness, having examined the
girl at about the same time.
Miss Cinnie SaWtelle testified that the
Cassidy girl came to her home in Sidney.
on Monday, Oct. %, and that she told her
what had happened at Windsor.
The government closed it's case about
the middle of the afternoon and Mr.
Whitehouse opened for the defence.
7. A. futile. the prisoner, testified that
he was 2S years old and was native of
Somerville, Mass: that he was a preacher
Of the Gospel in the Methodist Episcopal
church. first experienced religion when
he was II or II years of age. After going
over the different places where he had
preached he was finally brought down to
attack of grippe and since then it had
minutes on any sermon there was such
confusion in his mind: had in his head a
feeling of great depression and a queer
sensation, and had no control over his
thought.
His wife and child went to her parents
in Massachusetts. Oct. Is, and he on the
18th, and when he left Massachusetts his
wife gave him letter to give to the
superintendent of the Industrial School.
This letter was produced by the witness
and Unidentified by him) On Saturday.
Oct %. he returned to Maine. went to the
school and saw Miss Staples in reference
to getting girl to take the place of one
that had left them. He detailed the
conversation with Miss Staples on that
day, and also on the ..Aonday
previous when he was there