Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-10
THE KNIGHT TRIAL.
The State Closes ard the De-
Tense Opens Its Case.
Killing Of Mamie Small by Bradford
Knight Is Admitted.
Defense Bases Its Whole Case Upon the
Claim Of Insanity.


witnesses was continued
Newell Heath was first recall ID. He
said he was born in Richmond. His
parents moved to Randolph about fo1~
years ago. Mamie was a cousir TO his
mother. They did not live near the
Small's or Knights in Richmond. He
knew Knight in Richmond
George Newell Of Richmond. was
next called. He has known Knight
about 10 years. He went with the
Shefllt To MS nome to arrest him They
first went tn Smalrs and then passed
by the Knight house to Quin Knight s
and then returned to Bradford night s
and found him there. When thy went
i'm witness said:
Hello Brad
Hello George" he replied.
We want you"
Il 'spose so"
The sheriff came in then and the wit
ness then said. Here's your man
| Knight took revolver from his pocket
and remarked that he had no more use
for it, Three chambers We're empty.
After leaving the house the prisoner
began to talk and was warned IL sher-
if that what he said would be used
against him in court. knight banked
him. He talked with him a little at
the lock-up in Richmond He asked
him if he wanted some breakf lst and
he said he did as he had had nothing
to eat since the day before Il, ate Il
| hearty breakfast.
\. 7. Reynolds, photographer Of Gar
| diner was called 10 identify ana cx-
plain the pictures Of the scenes Of the
crime which h. had taken.
! Mrs. Clara Fogg who keeps a board
| ing house in Gardiner was then called.
She said knight came to her house ON
the morning OF the day of the murder
at about o'clock. He asked if il was
clearinghouse and he was told that
it was. She asked him what his bust
ness was and he told her it vas not
material as he should pay in advance.
lie ate his dinner ut her house and
paid for his breakfast. dinner, and sup
per. lie said he might not be back to
supper but he would pay and she would
not lose anything. In the morning he
had nothing about his face but at noon
he had a handkerchief He left the
house between ] and in the aft arnoon.
IN cross examination she said that
the only peculiar thing she could re-
member was that when he came to her
house in the forenoon he said he
wanted To make arrangements for
boarding for a few days. ana when ne
came in at noon he asked if he could
get his dinner there.
Miss Rosa Neal was working at the
house of Mrs. Fogg at the time knight
how Il Oh. 4 L..
when he ate his dinner. She did not
hear him talk any while he was eating
his dinner. She had heard him say
that he would pay for his dinner and
supper both 50 that she. Mrs. Fogg)
would not lose anything. He had a
cloth about his head at dinner time.
Captain Cox Of Randolph, was called
next. He saw Knight on the day be
fore the murder about 100 feet west of
his house towards the bridge. He was
engaged in getting the snow off the
sidewalk at the time. and Knight
came up and asked him where Mr..
Heath lived. He remarked that the
witness was doing a good job in re
moving the snow from the sidewalk.
and asked him if he was a surveyor
The captain told him that he was not,
Ddt tidt he was tlItu VI HdNlIlS tllt
slippery place there, and was fixing it
both for his own benefit and for the
benefit of his neighbors knight re-
marked that few men We're public
spirited enough to remove snow from
the sidewalk without pay. He saw
him again. the next day. on the train
when the officers were bringing him to
this city. and recognized him as the !
I
Heath lived
Martin Burns of Gardiner. q police |
officer. was next called. He said he |
had gone into the ravine at about s |,
o'clock in the evening and found no |
tracks there then. Later he examined |
the tracks there. The man who had |
made the tracks had evidently been |
taking long strides. He went with the |
sheriff and fitted the rubbers into the |
tracks. They fitted we'll in most of
them. He had seen Knight in the |
Evans hotel on the day of the murder.
He was sitting by the stove. He did |
not know who he was at the time. but
later recognized the prisoner as the
man. knight was not talking to any
one in the hotel when he saw him.
NJ. w. F. Pray of Gardiner was the
next witness. He had assisted in the
search for Knight. He received the
ulster from boy who picked it up
directly in front of him. He carried it
directly to the police station and de-
lvered it to the marshal. He identified
the envelope and the handkerchief
which were shown in court as those
they had found in the pockets of the
ulster There was a ragged piece of
paper found in the pockets also. and
this was carefully preserved by Mr..
Heath, ard it is said this will be the
source of some startling revelations
later in the case
c. NJ. Drake was then recalled. He
said that c. w. Richards had asked
Knight about his ulster. and he had
replied that it had bothered him in the
deep snow and that he had thrown it
off somewhere, he did not remember
where.
Miss Burns, a young granddaughter
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