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

We're expected in the after
| noon. but they failed to materialize
| When court opened after dinner the
examination of Mrs Knight was con
tinued. She said that 10 years ago
Bradford had said that he was doomed
to die and to go to hell Whenever
religious subjects were mentioned he
would say this She did not consider
him quick tempered. When she came
to this city to work she said she left
her children with her husband. When
asked if she had once said when asked
if her husband was insane she had said
do you suppose that / would leave
my children with him if thought he
was crazy" admitted that she had.
She said she had not separated from
her husband on account of his init
macy with her sister She said he al
ways wanted to find Mamie after she
had gone away. She said that she had
gone to her mothers house with Brad
ford. He remained out in the barn and
she went into the house. She asked
her mother where Mamie was and her
mother told her. She went out into the
barn and told her husband. Her
mother thought she had promised not
to tell her husband when they told her
where her sister was. but the witness
denied that she had ever promised not
to tell him
w. A. Bibber. druggist OF Richmond
/ remembered the prescription numbered
1864 and thought that ii must have been
filled by him at least 40 times. Mrs
knight had bought sulfonal Of him for
her husband. The last time he had
seen Bradford was when he came into
the store and purchased an ounce Of
laudanum. The clerk put ii up for him
and he, MIR Bibber, hearing him call
for il, went out into the front Of the
store He asked him what he wanted
il for and Bradford had told him t.
make him sleep Tha witness knew
that he had been in the habit Of taking
drugs for this purpose 50 asked him if
he knew what the dose was and was
told that he did not. He then told him
10 be very careful not to take more
than - drops at one time
Or q. W. Price Of Richmond. was
recalled and asked If knight was sane
or insane. This question had been
asked him IN his direct examination
on Thursday by the counsel for the
defense, but was objected To. ana thu
court wished to take time To consider
the subject. On Friday morning. Judge
Emery announced that h. had decided
that the question was admissible
hence the doctors We're recalled who
had testified the previous day. in order
that they might answer this question
pr Price also said that he considered
Knight to De insane ana to b. irrespon-
sible at the time he examined him for
the asylum. TN considered that hr
had melancholia in an aggravated form.
pr. w. y. Price. also If Richmond.
said that in his opinion Knight WAS
Of an unsound mind at the time ha
treated him for thc narcotic poisoning
W. a. Knight nf Gloucester. /, brother.
Of the prisoner, was next called He
said that the natural disposition If
Bradford was cheerful. quie, ana pleas
amt H. had changed since he Went to
the hospital. H. seemed gloomy, de-
spondant ami melancholy. This began.
h. said III ~
AT this point there was sharp lit
IT, tilt between counsel over thu way
an objection was made
bradford had said that h would
rather lie than 20 back to the hospital.
His mother had been insane. the Wit
ness said. The fit had lasted about a
Year she had been melancholy. sad
ANA mourning. Herbert. his brother.
had also been insane in tn fall " So
He was depressed. cross and ugly. He
had threatened to take his own life.
II" had recovered from the tit Of in
sanity before his death in IS. Sarah
his sister had been violently insane.
Bradford had worked for the witness
in haying after his return from the
hospital. He knew that Bradford was
pressing hay for his brother Quin. He
did not consider him quick tempered
II. r. Lancaster Of Bowdoinham. for
mcrly Of Richmond, was then called.
He had known Knight nine or 10 years.
He had lived near him and had worked
on the hay press with him after he had
returned from the hospital. One day,
nj noon. when the press was shut down
The crew was outside Of the barn talk
ing. Bradford came out to water the
horse. AS he passed the crew some
one made a funny remark and they
laughed at it. A little later the Wit
ness Went into the barn. The horse
peared. They hunted for him and fin
ally located him about quarter of a
mile away from the barn. The witness
went after him. He told HIM that the
crew was not laughing at him. but at
a remark that had been made which
did not concern him at all. Bradford
returned and worked through the af-
tarnoon.
The witness had seen much of the re
spondent after he returned from the
hospital. He went around with his
head down and did not speak unless he
was spoken to. He had never seen
bradford drink anything but had seen
him when he might have been drink
ing The witness knew that Mamie
Vas at Bradford's house frequently
and had seen them riding together.
w. +. Given Of Richmond. was the
next witness. He had known knight
for IL years. Twelve years ago he had
worked with him. Twelve years ago
he had been lively and had made lots
OF sport on the work. After he return
Continued on gage D.,
LEWISTON AND AUBURN SANTA
Rum, 342 MAIN ST, LEWISTON.
Somerville Mass, April IL, 1899.