Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-02-20

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"But they are not at fault. They ART
good children and will grow up respect
able man and woman and no one will eyel
blame them for your act"
| mo. that's 10. They are good children
hope they will grow up good and for.
| give me-
/ Just then the gentleman In charge oil
Knights little girl in rear car came N
and said the she wanted to see her father
but knight said that he would rather moi
have her come there, but would see hei
at more favorable place and when she
was, alone. The girl was nearly heart
broken with grief.
| On passing Rolling Dam brook, near
| where knight Is supposed to have left
the railroad on his way home he was
| asked IL that was the place. but he
could not identify IT.
AS the train whistled for Gardiner.
| knight showed some nervousness. He
| had borne the stares of the passengers
SO far without quiver. unconcerned-
| ly talking with the Journal man, but
| now he glanced nervously out of the
window as the city was neared. When
on the trestle and in sight Of the public
library for an instant through the
buildings. ne was asked II that was
where he came down through to the
railroad, and answered.:
"Yes, as near as I can remember.
can't tell exactly. but somewhere here. I"
Then the train rolled into the station,
and his gaze was fixed on the immense
crowd waiting to see him. He said
nothing, but seemed to shrink into
himself. He dropped his head and
looked at his hands elapsed in his lap
to hide the irons. He breathed little
quicker but did not stir.
The crowd rushed up and were
packed like sardines before the win
dow. while the men shouted and teer-
ed. hurled epithets at him. shook their
fists and yelled Lynch him." Hang
him. Shoot him. as he shot Mamie"
etc His face paled but he said moth
ing. As many as could had crowded
into the car and were viewing him. as
many good round D. him's" were
plainly heard.
Conductor Gardiner saw the ugly ma
ture of the crowd and started the train
without ceremony and those in the Gar
hustled to escape being carried to
Haiiowen As the train moved out.
crowd smiled at them while they
yelled the louder and cursed him the
harder. and bowed apparently to some
one he knew.
As the train was passing through
Farmingdale. knight said: Il suppose
they will want to kill me up to Au-
gusta. won't they? That crowd was
pretty ugly and l suppose up there it
will be worse
He was assured that he would be
fully protected by the officers and
seemed pleased when told that he
would not have to walk TO jail. but
would ride. He was silent for whils.
but suddenly spoke, as though half to
himself:
They've been trying for two years
TO get me up TO the asylum"
Who are they?" asked the Journal
man.
"Oh, all of them. They've been
crowding me and | wouldn't stand it.
They meant 10 drive me to it and they
have
Drive you to what? They didn't
want you to kill Mamie?''
'Oh. no. but they said l was crazy
and wanted to separate us and they
have prosecuted me and then she turn
ed against me. Her folks are in it. 1
could tell you some things you'd like to
know.
Knight then made charges against
certain persons in regard to the dead
girl that cannot be printed. He assert
ed that they were true and said they
would be brought out at the trial. as
well as the whole story.
Asked if he expected to arrange for
counsel. he said his brother Quinn was
to attend TO that He would engage |
lawyer, but didn't know who. He |
also said that of course he should |
make defence at the trial, but beyond |
what he had already said would give |
no idea of what it would be.
At Hallowell there were but few peo- |
pie at the station. and no demonstra- |
ton. Just out of Hallowell, the Jour |
nal man said to Knight.
Did your wife know what you were |
intending to do"
No. she didn't. ! got her To go |
down and talk with Mamie and fix up |
things. l didn't go clear upto the house |
with her. but went part way SO she /
wouldn't be lonesome. l haven't seen
her since l met Mamie by accident"
What did you go to South Gardiner |
for. Friday afternoon"
How did you known that? well, I'll |
tell you. I wanted to see Mamie and |
saw Lizzie and knew she saw me. SO
l thought I'd get on the train. leave at
South Gardiner and fool 'em. then
went to Augusta on the Dummy and
back with Angie Chis wife) on the 6
o'clock train
Were you very much Intoxicated
when you met Mamie?"
well. / had taken quite lot and
felt it pretty hard. Yes. must have
been pretty full. for lots of things ]
don't remember. but l remember
enough" and once more his head hung
down.
The train soon whistled for Augusta
and knight again showed signs of ner-
vousness. He evidently dreaded fac
ing the people, and he probably was
also thinking of the cell in the stone
Jail on the hill that he was soon to oc-
cupy.
The Journal man said good bye to
him and told him that he would call at
the Jail to see if there was any little