Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-02

was more badly injured and attended
To MN hrst. About an hour after he
got around to Rosebcry. He found him
IN Il semi-dazed condition, but did not
notice whether or not it was caused by
intoxicatlon. He was able to recognize
his friends but seemed very dull This
| might have been on account of his in
ABILITY to answer the Doctors questions
in English. He had cut in the left
side, just above the hip, 81. or 4 inches
| long, and curving, with the convexity
| towards the body. 1t had been made
with some sharp instrument He had
seen the injured man several times af-
| ter before he died. and the day before
| had told him that he could not live
| lie was present at the post norton ex-
animation. The organs of the body
were in Il healthy condition and Their.
was no sign of any disease that might
cause death. There was a quantity of
pus about the wound and the intes-
| tines in the vicinity were highly in
! famed He had no doubt that the
wound was the cause Of the mans
| death.
| Joseph Doyon. called by the govern
ment, testified that he lived on Sand
! hill near the premises in question and
| was weaver. On the night of the
stabing | saw Frank Quirion at my
house and also after the fight. He was
at my house that night between 10 and
| II O'Clock. There was some drinking
of alcohol there. Joe Quirion was
there. | and Joe spent most of the
evening out door. Frank was not in
the house while l was there. l and
! Joe were together all the evening. Did
not sec Frank Quirion drink anything.
| Know there was trouble on the hill
that night quite late. between 1 and
half past. My attention was called to
| it by some people coming in front of
| the house and | came out Don't know
who the people We're. l saw Frank
Quirion step forward in the crowd.
| That was before the fight Did not see
| ROsebery. The people were then down
in front of the Dennis house. at the
| end. They then went towards For
| nier's house. | was in the crowd. |
saw the prisoner before the fight anl
after the fight, but during the time
was IN the crowd | could not tell
whether he was near or not. Had
known him about a year and his
brother Joe about the same time Saw
n blow struck. First heard that Rose
berry was cut when the policeman came
after Frank. I saw Frank Quirion on
the sidewalk after the fight. Joe was
with him. Heard Frank Quirion say
at that time that he could lick both of
the Loysels together. He was then
talking to Joe LOySel. Saw Matthew
I}raSSeur a little after that. Did not
hear him say anything to the Quirion
boys or to Frank about Rosehery being
cut. Frank Quirion went 10 my house
after the fight.
Cross examination.
The prisoner lives in the house next
to me. the same tenement. His father
and mother keep the house. His
brother Joe and two sisters also live
there.
Gustavc Poulin. called by the gov
eminent. testified that he lived in
Winslow and on the night in question
was at the house of Joseph Corners
a short distance from the Doyon house
First saw the prisoner that evening at
Angus Doyon's house after supper
Joseph Quirion came in the latter part
of the evening. Frank went into the
kitchen two or three times during til"
evening. They came there about 40
and stayed until between IL and |
o clock There was something to drink.
but did not see the prisoner take any
thing in the house. They all drank
some, Frank and the rest. Drank alco-
hol I came from the village with
Frank Ouirion. ! went out and was
out at the door when Frank came out
/ Artt i'm
Stopped a while in front Of the house
and saw two fellows at the corner Of
! Doyon's house Asked them what
they wanted there and they
/ turned ana went toward the cor
ner Of the house. Did not
/ understand what reply they made; did
not hear any Heard nothing said about
| a rabbit hunt. Frank Qurion started for
the corner where these two fellows were.
and then went off up the street.
| Odd he run or walk?
! A.-When he came out Of the house ne
came kind Of quick. and | did not notice
/ whether he was running or walking.
| Could not see the fellow after ne went by
| the corner Of the house. whether running
Or walking. did not follow right away.
| went when | saw 4 crowd gathering
ana wanted to sec. When arrived there
Frank Quirion was talking with TINS Jon
LoySel. Loyscl said: Where is Henry
Maheu2' and QuiIion said: Nv hat d9
| YOU want of him?" And Mahcu said: Il
am one of his friends" And Quir!pn said:
| Il don't care for any Of the damned
| crew: | can lick any of them that IS
there" The next thing ! saw of Frank
Quirion he was picking up his hat. The
next saw or heard Of him ne went right
~ me and says: Where is that ID
Roseby? Where will | find him? o. !
want to fight him" That is all heard.
did not see Rcseby. | was two or three
steps from the prisoner when he went
Odd you hear him say: ,"Roseby
struck me once, now you come here ana
Ayes, he said: "Roscby. On y gu. YOU
have struck me and YOU come Eere am!
lot lis fight" IL said that as he was gp
ing by me. did not hear or Sec lsoschy-
The first | heard he was stained was
when a fellow by the name Of Odet told
: the prisoner: ''Ynu have Quilted two Of
them" Did not hear the prisoner say
ANYTHING to that. Don't thi TX it was
over half an hour from the time the priS
oner ran by me expressing ; desire 10
fight that | heard Odet say You have
Quilted two Of them" Don't know what
the prisoner had been doing III the mean
time Did not 20 with him to the Dennis
house. | went across the street with the
:. prisoner to the sidewalk near the Dcnnl-
house Did not hear the prisoner ana MS
brother ask any one to come out OF that
. house The prisoner was at the sidcwaIa
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