Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-10
THE KNIGHT T,.l,L.
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Sdiu tndt GA tiie HiSHt or the murder
she saw man run around the min
ister's house and go up onto the stems
of the church and jump off. She had
, told her mother and grandfather about
this.
Charles NJ. Gay was on WASHINGTON
street in Gardiner, when the three
shots were fired. He was near the
corner of Washington and Rrunswicl5
streets He heard the shots ana some
screams. He then heard a man RIM
ming towards him from the Lehman
house. He was in the middle of the
road, and when ne came near enough
he asked the man where the shots
were. He replied. "Oh, someone is
shot: someone's shot" He did not
come up to the witness but lodged him.
The witness SAID the shots were not
over there. meaning tha direction in
which the man was running. The man
replied. Yes. il was right over here"
and pointed towards the Conprapation-
al church.
Dr. w. p. Giddings of Gardi-
ner, who performed the post
mortem examination. was called. The
body he examined was that of a we'll
wounds, three on the body and one i'm
the arm. The doctor then gave
minute description of what was learn
ed by tn" autopsy. The bullet which
caused hcr death had passed through
the chest. right lung and had chipped
n piece out of the heart He said that
the weapon must have been held close
to her body, as the tissues were burn
ed and there We're grains Of ppwder in
the wound.
II. w. Hildreth was then recalled
and identified the three bullets which
We're found in the body.
Sheriff \. l.. McFadden was called.
He saw thu respondent in the latter's
home the morning after the murder
lie told him lie was after him and
Knight had repiied that he was ex-
pecting him. He found the revolver in
knights overcoat pocket. The sheriff
then produced the weapon in court and
said that it was in the same condition .
as it was when he received it, He .
went to Gardiner in the afternoon with .
knights coat and rubbers and officer .
Burns fitted the latter to the tracks.
\. :. Alexander Of Richmond. dealer
in sporting goods. was called. He had /
known Knight about l. years. He had /
purchased OF the witness two revol-
vers at different times. The first time
WAS in 80 and the second was in 9S.
The second was Harrington Il Rich
lrdsnn and was of Il - calbre. The
revolver shown him in court was like
he one Knight had purchased last and
was, so far as he could tell. the same
one.
Mrs. c. l.. Blair had known Knight
for nine or 10 years by sight. She saw
him on the day of the murder. She
was standing in her kitchen when he
Grove into the DOOR yard. She told
him that her husband was away, but
hat if he wished he could put his
lnrse in The stable. He drove the team
into the barn ana then came to the
lour ana rang the bell She went to
II" door ana H. told her that he was
going away ana would be back On the
Pullman He told her to feed the
horse anything.
Frank Dickcy Of Richmond. lived
near the house Of Knight. The latter's
laughter Bertha has been staying at
he home If the witness. He saw
Knight on the night Of the murder.
He came TO his house about o'clock
n the morning. He heard some one
hello and went down ana found the
Re Spundcnt at the door and let him in.
He asked if Bertha was in the house
and was told that she was. knight
said she had the keys to his house AMI
to come in and stay through
he night as ii was cold up at his own
;.,,si..
When he got in the house he went up
to the pail for Il drink and remarked
that he had an awful toothache and
asked if there was any laudanum in the
house He was told that there was
not He then asked if his little daugh-
ter il they did not have some up to
the house. He went to bed with his
little daughter and got up at about
$50 in the morning. He was asked to
stay to breakfast but he said he guess
"a he would 50 up home. He did not
have on the ulster at this time.
Mrs Dickey. wife of the preceding
witness. said that she did not see
Knight on the night he came to the
house but heard him talking with her
husband. She told the same story in
substance about the conversation that
her husband did. She saw Knight in
the morning and also asked him to
breakfast which he declined.
G. w. Richards was then called and
was on the stand over an hour and a
half His former home was in Rich
mond and he has known Knight by
sight since he the witness) was IA
small boy. He went down to Rich
nond the morning after the murder
to look for Knight in the interest of
the Kennebec Journal. of which he is
night editor. He started out with Dep
uty Sheriff Newell of Richmond, and
Sheriff McFadden of Augusta, after
Knight He heard Knight, after the
arrest ask how far he would have to
ride and if the coat he had would be
enough Knight was asked where his
ulster was and he replied that he did
not know. After they left the house
there was little conversation on the
road The sheriff warned Knight that
what he said might be used against
him in the trial Knight thanked him.
When asked how he reached home the
night before Knight said: 'Oh, ! got
home all right"
on arrival at the lookup in Richmond
Knight complained Of the cold. He
said he had not eaten anything since
Ia d,y 1,ofora He was given hot cOf-