Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-02-20
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| ruin.
she went to Andover. n H.. Sept.
20. 1898. where she engaged in work as
| a domestic in a private family. She re-
! manned there in fancied security till
just before Christmas. when that man
| found out where she was and went
| there to see her. | think it was the
Monday before Christmas. She had TO
| leave. Of course. and come home, not
| daring to be there alone when he knew
she was there Why he never stopped
| in his persecution of her for a minute
After returning home, she had been
! in Gardiner at times, as we'll as before.
| He oftentimes followed her there. At
times he drank, and l know that she
had helped screen him from the police
and try TO sober him, and now he kills
| her. She tried to avoid him. but she
! couldn't see her sisters husband ar
rested for drunkenness if she could do
anything to save him the disgrace.
My sister Angie. Bradford's Wife.
! found OFT about this going to Andover
/ to see Mamie and she left him and
went to Augusta to work. taking her
boy George. who is 16. with her. l ask
! ed her how she could leave her little
girl. Bertha, aged IA, with Bradford,
/ when she knew how he was acting and
what threats he had made. but she
said she did not believe that he would
ever harm Bertha. Bertha has been
stopping recently at a neighbor's, next
! house, While her father has been
/ away"
DO You think Mrs. Knight knew or
believed that her husband would shoot
Manner" was asked
No, | do not was the answer, al
| though she knew the circumstances
and the threats he had made. l don't
understand why she went to Gardiner
! with him. last G'riday) night, unless It
was to see me. She did not know, Of
course. that ! was here at home"
You have actually thought then,
that knight might kill Mamie?"
Yes. indeed. l have, and it has wor-
ried me nearly to death. / hoped that
he might never harm her but l feared
/ ne would"
We'll. he must suffer -
| "Ch, he can never suffer enough, nor
can he ever restore that life. May God
| have mercy on him.
Then followed in quick succession
| questions by the family as to how the
murder mad been committed. The tell
ing of the details was a painful task.
Every fresh incident would cause re-
newed outburst of grief and the nerves
of the officers and Journal man accus-
toned somewhat to trying scenes in
the discharge of their duties, were Sc
verely shaken.
The officers We're particularly kind to
| the family in relating all the circum-
stances and offering to do anything
that might be necessary in their ar
rangements, and the thanks of the sor-
rowing ones were doubly affecting Ar
rangements We're made for two of the
boys to at once go to Gardiner for the
remains.
/ THE ARREST OF KNIGHT.
Sheriff McFadden had by this time
completed his examination of the
family and the party resumed their
trip. Two brothers beside Bradford
Knight live in the same section, Will
Ham, on the Cushman road, about a
half or three-quarters mile toward
Richmond. and Quinn on the Litchfield
road, directly opposite the opening of
the Cushman road. Bradford's house
is between the two. with one house be-
tween that and Quinn's.
The party having a clue that Brad
ford was in that neighborhood, first
Went TO Quinn Knights house He was
not there. and return was made to
his own house, and as the sleigh en-
tered the yard. through the windows
OF the kitchen, in the ell. was seen the
man, watching the coming of the Off
GERS who would take him from a life
OF liberty TO prison cell.
The Journal man, having known
: hnlght for many years. called the Off
GERS attention to him. Sheriff McFad
den. noticing door in the rear.
! stepped out of the sleigh to see if there
was any chance of escape Deputy
Newell and the Journal man drove 70
| the other side of the house. which is
end to the road and facing the south
stopping III front of the kitchen door
gu hold the horse" said Mr.
Newell. but as the sleigh was on bare
ground and events inside the bouse
mlght be more interesting. the Jour-
nal followed the officer.
, AS Mr.. Newell opened the outside