Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-25
THE white MURDER,
Mrs. Rose White Once Fired
at John Gardiner.
Mrs. Carson Tells Different Story Than
in the Lower Court.
Government Introduces Criminal Record .,
Defendants Witnesses.


sumed, Monday morning, at 9. 30
Mary j. Carson, the mother of the
accused, resumed the stand and tho
direct examinationwas continued. she
gave several instances where Everett
White had threatened to kill himself #
his wife left him. She said at tho
time OF the shooting she was in the
shed at the rear of the house and knew
nothing of what was Transporting in the
bedroom where Rose and her husband
We're. She admitted she had told Rose
to say that she, Mrs. Carson, Rose and
Raglan We're in the kitchen and Ever
EFT was in the bedroom alone when the
shooting occurred, and that White was
not there, because White said he didn't
want to be mixed up in it. On cross
examination she stated she thought
this was true as far as Rose was con-
cerned; that she did not know Rose
was in the bedroom until she was re-
i Gently committed to Jail when Rose
told her she was in the room at the
time. She denied that there was any
| serious trouble between Rose and her
husband at the time the officers came
| there.
Edwin A. Mccormick of Augusta.
testified that he knew Everett White.
and had SPARED with him: that he
could use his left hand as well as his
right at that sport, and that White
told him he could do so. A year ago
this fall, White had told him he would
take his own life if Rose should ever
leave him.
Willie Hall, residing at Togus, testi-
sEfied that he went for the doctor on the
Enight of the shooting.
r. John F. Boynton testified that he
& was in Jail at the time Everett was and
he heard him talking with his wife
through a hole in the door of his cell
He then said to her: Before I will
be shut up in Jail for selling rum for
i you, Rosie, l will blow my Cd ID
brains right plumb out" 1t was moth
ing more than what he would call a
family jar.
Chas w. Shaw. resident of Togus,
testified that he was present when
John Gardiner demanded the revolver
of Rose and told her he had orders
from Ames to fasten up the house and
allow nobody in there. Gardiner was
then little under the influence of
Intoxicating liquor. Raglan had been
drinking pretty heavily, and White
when he came was some intoxicated.
Henry Stickney of Augusta. testified
that he was at the house of the Whites
on the afternoon of June 14th. At that
time Everett was pretty full and Ra-
gan had been drinking. He was there
long enough to drink two-thirds of a
home, but fell into a ditch where he
stayed all night.
Lucius E. Rice, a member of the
Soulders Home, testified he was pres
ent at the Whites house when Everett
fired bullets into the ceiling. Everett
and Rose were having hard talk, call
ing each other hard names; he wanted
something to drink and she wouldn't
let him have it. He fired three shots
up through the ceiling and ran into
the shed. The people began to clear
out when he commenced firing. She
said: For G-d's sake don't go away
and leave me for people to say shot
him, if he kills himself" He ran into
the shed and said he was going to get
rid of himself, put his revolver UP to
his head with his left hand, with his
thumb on the trigger, and his wife
went to him and said: Don't l5ape,
don't" She went towards him and he
lowered his arm down with the muz-
zle towards his breast. She went up
to him, put her arms around his neck
and began to cry, and they both came
into the kitchen. He then said ne
would not hurt anybody but himself.
! w. hIulUttIl, iiNh6 va eAA>
Mud Mills road, testified that he and
Everett had been in Jail together.
where he had heard Everett often
make threats of shooting himself II ms
. wife left him. At one time he sald
Rose was not doing right. he couid
not get along with her; that ne was
going to kill himself; said he could not
get along with her.
Rose White was recalled to identiiy
letter her husband had given her, the
2Sth of last May. On cross examina-
ton she denied all knowledge of re-
volver how it was fired and claimed
d ignorance of the names of its severa
parts.
The defence rested it's case at apou
3.45 and the government resumed in re
buttal.
er John Gardiner recalled, testified ina
,fp firing DlStOl