Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-11
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that he was This was all he said to
MN and seemed to be Respondent The
witness knew he had a revolver. One
time while they We're pressing hay re-
Volvers We're mentioned and knight
had said that he had one
Sheriff McFadden was recalled. He
said that when Knight first came to
the Jail he would not eat because the
bread was poison. The sheriff talked
with him and finally persuaded him to
eat what he should give him with his
| own hands. He carried the food into
him the next day after this and then
went in with the turnkey and told the
| prisoner that what the turnkey gave
| him would be all right and that he
could trust him. After that they had
no more trouble about his eating DR..
Bancroft had examined the prisoner at
the Jail and also three doctors from
Massachusetts, but the witness could
not remember their names. They had
been with him about six hours in all
When the prisoner was brought back
to the Jail from the asylum the sheriff
went into the office where he was and
said: Hello, Brad; what they got
those things hand cuffs on YOU for?"
The prisoner had replied that he did
not know what for. he (the sheriff. did
not have to use them when he took him
over.
The counsel then went back to the
time when on the train Immediately
after the arrest, as they neared Card
ner, and asked if the prisoner showed
fear on account of the crowd there
The answer was that he had showed Il
great deal. He had heard Knight
spoken to about his little girl.
James S. Mckinney. turnkey at the
jail. said that when the prisoner first
came to the Jail he had said that they
need not bring him any more food for
he was done eating. Friday morning
when the prisoner was told to dress for
the court room he did not do so. He
| was found huddled up on his couch
and said that He guessed that he
would not go over, today" Mrs. knight
was at the Jail and went into the cell
and succeeded in persuadng the pris-
Oner to go to the court house.
| Clarence S. York, night watch at the
asylum. said he was on duty in
Knights ward. He heard him one night
| talking to himself. and had taken down
what he was saying. The remarks
We're profane and indicated that the
patient was laboring under the deIu-
| him. One night he was 50 violent that
! he had to be restrained and was bound
| to his cot with sheets. At times he was
noisy Ito the extent of his capacity"
Sometimes he was swearing and soon
after would be singing snatches of ia
milar gospel hymns.
Charles H. Davis, assistant superin =
! tendent at the asylum, remembered
when Knight was there, 10 years ago.
| He had seen him every day during his
last commitment. He had paid special
attention to him. He had seen him
walking back and forth in the corridor
swearing and making considerable
noise. While Knight was in the asylum
a door knob was lost from one of the
! doors. and the witness went into the
ward where Knight was to look for it
He searched Knight and found in in his
pockets a nut with the binding of one
of the blankets wound around it. He
also found some pieces of glass. and
when he asked the patient what he had
intended to do with these. had beer
told that he intended to take them and
kill himself.
{. G. Mclaughlin. day attendant in thu
ward where Knight was confined. said
that he had been uneasy ana noisy. Hc
would pace rapidly back and forth in the
hall. He was swearing at times. When
asked whom he was swearing against Ne
had replied: Against that clique down
there; The patient had taken tablets for
seeplessness while he was in the ASYLUM
he mad complained because DIR. Sanboru
did not mail the patients letters and
would not let him people come to see hin
more often. The witness said that tn.
patients relatives called to see him tw,
or three times a week while he was il
, the asylum.
Or. p. H. 5. Vaughan Of the hospita
stan. said that he considered that knight
? was insane. He had complained while a.
I the hospital-that DR.. Sanborn was keep
, ing him away from his people.
Dr. Il. I. Sanborn, superintendent o