Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-02-20


tion, if he could find Knight before the
officers did. to fully avenge the death of
his sister
brothers. said but little, though what
they did say We're equally as emphatic.
Sheriff McFadden had to quiet one of
them, finding him in another room
wildly beating the door and wall in his
grief and rage at the cowardly muir
derer.
1t had needed no mention of the per-
sons name for them to know that
Bradford Knight was the murderer of
their sister. The events of years was
before their eyes and they knew that
no one but him could have the motive
or the courage born of his hatred to
kill her.
LIZZIE SMAI.L'S STORY.
In half an hours time the sister, Liz
zie. had been quieted so that she could
tell something of what had led to the
deed. With trembling lips and sup
ported in chair by her brother. she
sketched the outline of Knight S
strange attachment for her sister and
how she had striven for years to pro-
tect her from him.
What led Knight to shoot Mamie?"
was asked.
oh, he is a fiend. He has followed
her and bounded her to go with him
since she was 10 years old. and all
through her school life. He became
infatuated with her when she was a
child and nothing we could do would
break it up.
MY sister was good Christian girl
and did no wrong. She was a pure
girl know it-she was just as pure
as 1 am. She avoided him and was
afraid of him. She has even left the
State to be free from his attentions,
and even then he has followed her.
''Oh, it is hard. She had come 20
Gardiner, where | have worked for the
past 10 years, and secured work at the
shoe factory. ! thought that if she
was there | could look out for her. she
might be safe from Bradford. but he
has found her and murdered her. while
] am away just a few hours. Oh, it is
hard to bear.
why, l even sent her a telegram
yesterday (Friday) afternoon, warning
her against him. l came down 10 Rich
mond from Gardiner on the train leav-
ing at 3.25 F. NJ. and no sooner was l
seated in the car than l saw Bradford
knight come in. He sat down a few
seats from me and I closely watched
him. / am afraid of him, we all are
and have long been afraid of him, and
] not only wanted to see where he
might go, but to see what he might do.
AS l was busy giving my ticket to
the conductor l. of course, had to re-
move my eyes from him, and when l
again looked he was gone. SO nervous
and anxious was l that ! took the lib
erty to speak to a gentleman sitting
next to me with a lady. and tell him
that man whom l described and who
could be identified by bandage over
one eye, had been annoying my sister
and I wished particularly to know if
he had left the train.
He kindly volunteered to see and
went the length of the car and through
the smoking car. but could find no
trace Of knight. AS we had then pass
ed South Gardiner. l knew that he
must be intending to go back to Gardi-
ner. and feared for Mamie's safety.
When l arrived at Richmond, 8,
fearful was that | almost decided to
go right back on the evening train and
not to go for her things. but tried to
believe that he would not harm her
and decided to come out home.
One thing / had to dol felt must.
sent her telegram warning her
against Bradford. You thus see
whether OF not we We're afraid of him
and what he might do. The telegram
] sent was:
Miss Mamie Small at Shoe Factory.
Gardiner. Me-,
Take cab. Bradford is in Gardi-
ner. LIZZIE
II did not dare to have her walk to
her boarding place, fearing and almost
knowing that he had gone back to
Gardiner. But even then. could not
protect her and he has killed her. Oh.
why did God let him take that young
life and let him live!
1t was some minutes before she could
regain her composure enough to talk
and her first question was:
Did she suffer-"
On being assured that Mamies death
must have been instantaneous, she cx
pressed thankfulness for that. but tbs
nope that the brutal murderer would
suffer everlastingly for his deed was
most emphatic. She soon resumed hel
story that led up to the murder as
follows:
bradford always seemed Jealous o-
mamie. why. nine years ago, wher
she was in school. he Threatened tc
shoot young boy who was merely
paying her the school boy attention.
so common among school friends an5
helghbors. He never would Iet he
alone. We have talked to him an,
pleaded with him. He must bav,
Known that he was doing wrong
lie threatened other boys who wen
around with her some. He ofts,
threatened to kill her if she did,.t .,
with him. He threatened also 70 xii
himseif If she didn't. and he bousbt
revolver years ago and ALWAYS ca,ria,
IL. once he took laudanum TO kin hin,
sell. but didn't take enough. on
wish he had w.
80 annoying did he become mo
Ma'nle had to leave home last fol,
nihk OF it, Driven from her ow,
nome by the husband of her own siste,