Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-11
Sherburne & Dailev.
KNIGHTS TRIAL.
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ed from the asylum he made no talk
He Stunned everybody at noon when
he was working with the crew.
Fletcher White of Bowdoinham said
he had known Knight since they were
boys. He had seen him often during
the last five years. He had noticed
many peculiarities about him since he
had begun to press hay. He had ask
ed him what was the matter with him.
He had replied once that he was lost
and that there was no show for him.
When he was going to school he had
been cheerful and was a great hand
for the girls. He seemed to be a girl
boy. He had not seen him with
Mamie much. When he was working
on the hay press Bradford would some
times let the work get ahead of him
while he was sitting on the tool box
dreaming.
Mrs. White, wife of the proceeding
witness, said she has not seen much of
Knight during the past 10 years. She
said he had changed since he was
boy. He was then sOciable and full of
fun. She noticed the change in him 10
or II years ago.
James F. Walbridge Of Gardiner. had
worked on the hay press with knight
He noticed that he was very quiet
Some mornings he would go to work
singing. This mood sometimes lasted
through the forenoon. In the afternoon
he would change and would be silent.
He had seen him sitting in the barn
door when he was working with him
with his head down and drumming the
ground with a stick.
II. +. Cheeny had known Knight for
10 years. He said he would have days
when he was moody. When Bradford
left his work to go away he had asked
him If 1t was on account of Mamie and
he replied that it was not. He told
him that he had been in New Hamp-
shire and that he had been to see
Mamie. The witness had not seen him
with Mamie.
Frank f. Southland. lawyer of Bath
was the next witness. He had receiv-
ed as counsel. a bundle of letters from
Mrs. knight. He had the letters with
him in court and had Mrs Knight
permission to deliver them to the cour-
sci fo.' The defence. which he then did
Mrs. Eta Hilton Of Whitefield. said
knight had at one time stayed at her
house a few days. one evening he
was reading paper and had read
something to her. Suddenly he said:
Il guess you don't want to hear this -
and had folded the paper and put it in
his pocket. She had thought this pc
cuiar at the time.
George c. Holman of Richmond.
worked with Knight six years ago.
bradford SpnnpH L
ing much of the time He was some
times cheerful and sometimes despond-
emit He had often heard him speak of
Mamie Small At the time Mrs knight
came to this city Bradford had told
him that Mamie had been telling some
stuff about him and his wife had left
him. He said that Lizzie had talked
with Mamie and that she ,Mamie) had
experienced religion and was telling
stuff about him and his wife had left
him on account of it. Bradford had
said to the witness: 4 spose you
know my wife has left home" He told
him that he did not and Bradford had
said that she had gone to Augusta Il
work. The witness told him that she
would probably come back but Brad
ford seemed to be very downhearted
about it. He had said he did not care
where Mamie went so long as she KEEP
sui She had been making talk anC
hao separated him from his wife. They
We're working on the press when Brad
ioru went to New Hampshire. He die
ho' zen the witness where he was go
ing When he returned he said tina
ne hao seen Mamie and talked witt
heI, he had asked her to keep still
anu stop talking and told her that hi
wife had left him. '''''' =
ne witness had seen Bradford m
80 80 before he was arrested. He ha,
Neu nm if he was going to pres