The Portland daily press., 1898-01-14

II don { remember of suoh thing,
CT didn { saw before that court that
Day took those pillow sbams from line
+, in tho grave ward. [ didn't take them
away from the grave yard that night.
suppose he did and gave them to my
mother"
Chow soon after that night did you see
Day AGAIN." asked Mr. Lyons.
II aon t remember when | taY him
next. I don't remember of having seen
him the next day. / heard the nine
O'Clock whistle blow while we were dig
cling The grave. The whistle blew quite a
while after we had got at the grave"
| "Have you had any talk with Marshal
KNIGHTS since the hearing in Westbrook?
| ''No sir, have not. l haven't talked
with any one about it since then. The
dress / had on that night was black.
| know where the dress was because l had
seen it before. 1t was in the bag where
some things were which belonged to me.
! There was baseball bat and ball in
the bag and saw the dress there. I had
packed these things away. The waist
there and SO ! knew just where to go to
get it, don't remember whether 1 said
ct the Westbrook hearing that | had
| liquor to drink or mott
| This ended the cross examination.
MIR. Libby here exhibited to the witness
the shawl, the pillow shams and the coffin
plate. all of which the witness identified
as being the articles used that night at
the grave.
On cross-examination the witness said
these were the shams used that night for
sure.
| When I see thing once can always
tell 1t again." said Rounds. sit was light
enough SO that could see that they were
white. He used both Of them to wipe his
md d %Ln,, ho d,,nr
| After he dropped them he went home. i
didn t touch them after he dropped theni
They were left on the ground together.
When he dropped them / looked at them
and saw that there were two Of them. -
Glow do you know there were two
there?" asked Mr.. Lyons.
GAN I have got to say is. they were
white, said Rounds.
Ibid you notice Days shoes?''
Eyes, did and they were round toed
shoes. Do you think I am lying about
them? / looked at his shoes because
could state what kind of shoes he had on
If ever was brought into court
This ended Ronnds's testimony and
Calvin Barbour, the sexton, was recalled.
Mr.. Barbour said the earth on the
shovel looked like that at the grave. Mrs.
Roberts's body was very heavy, much as
three men wanted to carry.
Mr. Barbour said he didn't see Rounds
at Mrs. Roberts's grave on her first
burial. The soil around the cemetery Is
about the same as that on the grave.
Mr.. Augustus H. Kenison of Westbrook
Mrs. Kimball last October He identified
the shovel as his. It WAS kept in the shed
and used in common by the witness and
Mrs. Kimball. The shovel was clean
when 1T was put away. The shovel was
shown the witness by City Marshal
Knights and it was then covered with
dirt. Witness knew Augustus Day by
sight He saw him frequently about Mrs.
Kimball's, both at night and during the
day.
Gross exam1nation--The shovel was
placed in the water closet by the witness.
Witness said this place might be two
inches or five fest square. Some time
was passed in trying to find out the size
of this room. The shovel was clean when
said he cleaned it. Witness didn't re-
member whether or not he was at home
on the night of October 4th.
81 couldn't state the date, but early in
October I made complaint to Mr..
Knight for Day being about Mrs. Kim
balls. I made this complaint several
tiyues."
Re-direct-'sI made complaint against
Day because he made considerable dis
GurDance 3DOuG bHS pitco. COHpldlueu
that Day was Intoxicated"
Mrs. Ella Kenison, wife of the above
witness, was the next witness. She
identified the coffin plate as the one she
had found under the steps OF Mrs. KIM
balls house after she had moved to Ken
nebunk. She also identified the shovel.
She had seen Day about the Kimball
premises very frequently.
Cross examination-"I found the plate
about three o'clock the day Mrs. Kim
ball left the house. Joseph Rounds was
frequently absent from home both in the
day and night time. l never said any
thing about this matter, either to Joseph
Rounds or his mother. l discovered the
casket plate beneath the steps because
they had been broken through"
Mrs. Rose Jane Libby lives near the
Portland and Rochester railroad. She has
known Day for nineteen years. On Mon
day October 4th, she saw Day on the
railroad track. He was going towards
Mrs. Kimbalrs Ehouse It was about one
O. clock in the afternoon when she saw
Day. She fixed the time by the fact that
the next day the discovery was made that
Mrs. Roberts grave had been robbed.
Cross .exanitnation-7I fixed the time
when saw Day by the fact that I was
washing and J remem bered having seen
Day on Monday because 1 heard that he
was suspected of being a grave robber.
DAY wore dark cloGheS Wn6n saw him
on the lack and he was alone. 1t was q
very warm, pleasant day.
MES. Matte Il. Eimball was the next,
witness called. She was allowed to Sit
down during the time Of her testimony.
In October last she was living in West
brook. She has two sons Joseph and
Harry Rounds. Augustus Day came to
her house often while she lived at West
brook, and Joseph frequently went off
with him.
IT had some conversation about a lob
with Day. He told me- he had chance of
making $500 and he wanted Harry to 60
with him. 1 told him Harry wouidnt 80
with him unless he knew what the Job
was said to him why not take Joseph
He replied that Joe would tell on him,
Then / said that neither Of my boys could
work for him until they knew what the
job WAS. This conversation took place on
the Sunday following Mrs. Roberts's
death.
On the night of October 4th heard q
whistle and started for the door. Joseph
got ahead Of me and opened the door
first. recognized the voice of Day. He
asked Joe to get shovel and an axe, and
Joe went off with Day towards the vii
lage.