Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-03


fight on the sidewalk. He came up
and spoke to them and they asked him
what he wanted. He asked Louis, the
man with the injured hand. to fight
him. Louis said he could not on ac-
count Of his hand. They then went ar
ter Roscby. When he came he asked
who wanted t. fight Louis. When
Frank Quirion heard this he iumped
iii front of Roseby and Roscby struck
at him. Quiiion jumped back and
started around the crow and Roseby
followed him.
ne did not see them after that lie
was not present when Roseby was cut.
He heard Quirion mention the PonsDi-
lottcs. He said that he was not afraid
of any Ponspilotte on the hill. After the
light Qu!ri3n took the witness by the
shoulder ana drew back his hand rs If to
strike him, Int Joseph Quirion told him
not -. as IL was his friend.
i-%uis !luard was one of those who at
tended the dance. He left about Ills to
20 nome with his girl lie then returned
70 the dance and remained until II 80 He
thcn went home ana went to bed His
iahuiadN called him ana hn heard Il noise
n ihr street. Joseph Quirion ANA ne
thouSht FRANK also were under his win
dow; There We're about 70 around him
He knew only two IN the crowd. JOSEPH
ana Frank Qu.rion. Heard some one say:
Come down here. You son --. and |
WI! TX YOU rs | have the others"
Lizzie Dennis was a ncighbor Of Four
nief 5 II The time " the murder She saw
HHos@"N going toward the house Of Theo
crowd After this Joseph ana Frank
Quirlon came to her house Frank said
10 one OF the mon in the house: Come
Gown mere; d--n you, until gut you. II
oil MI ne
on me ground under her window. The
window was up ANA She had her head out
~ She Gouid near distinctly.
Josephine Dennis, daughter Of the prc
ceulAB witness, testified that she acted
as Int1rIrotor for Or. ThaYer and Deputy
Sheriff GvtcheI Of Waterville. in their
conversation with Roseby. DR.. Thayer
tod her To Ie. Rosehy that he could not
live, and RosyhN himself said that he
thought he could not live. Counsel for
thn prisoner objected I" the admission rt
tne court heard me testimony ami made
the ruling. The testimony was admitted.
DR.. ThaNer asked R1seby who had
stabbed him ana he reniie,l that ii had
jected Ia the admission of this as a dying
declaration as there had been several
declarations Before the death ana he un
dcrstn0u that there could be only onr
statement as dying declaration. Ii.
held that one Of these had been reduce
to writing but had not been produced in
court ne c"ui over uivL TINS "pJt, non,
The witness stated that Resehy had tod
rer when she asked him who had stabbed
him that hr could swear that II VA"
Frank Qurlnn and i shc Wls called III K
court 70 tclI them that ny had tnid hrr
10 say 50. lie gave as his reason rom
thinking that il was Frank that he was
nearest 90 him ut the time.
Clara b..r saw the crowd In the street
from her window. She heard Frank vel!
ing on the street he WAS calling III
people tp come down stairs II they Were
und calling them all down ana SAYING
thIt III Wa@ uut afraid Wi ali uf them. SIN
heard him Tell the people to come our
and hc would @ut them she knew that
il was Frank who said this because @h"
heard his brother ral him by name. -!
Louis Luuis.l was at the dance. He
Taft hit iu.aJ nr IN. IIe Saw Frank puriln |
about III 3J Nh Ill. Frank quiriun said wv
him that hp could Hex any S1n ------ VIA |
Tie Hill Tire Witness asked him why hu |
saurod him SO and was told that h.
t4uirionl had Il erudge against him N~-
cause his brother had licked him. II t.
diI not see but heard Elschy in the |
crowd. Ec attsrwura saw Quiripu on thu |
sidewalk II, e8il he could hight him
ltn. witnes,l and hi, brother with an,
hand ti,d behind his back. II" had hears |
.\i1at -al III ptiir.nn thai III ought u y,
ashamed III Fir-a.f after hutch, ring TWO