Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-10
THE KNIGHT TRIAL.
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ed the conversation himself. While at
work he would start for the railroad
once in a while The track was near
where they We're working and he never
STAYED long but soon returned He ap-
peared, the witness said, much as
you see him now"
The respondent was at the time sit
ting in the position he has occupied
almost every minute of the trail He
was perfectly still with his head bent
forward and with his eyes looking out
from under his overhanging brows.
He occasionally takes futive glanceS
around the court room. He seems TO
take no interest in the proceedings, as
a rule, although he occasionally bright
ems up a bit when Some of the testl-
mony is given.
Ouin. a brother of Bradford, came
down from Auburn, the witness said,
after Bradford had the fit of insanity.
TO take him home. Bradford did not
wish to go home He did not wish his
family to see him in the condition he
was in
Dr. c. w. Price was one of the exam
lining physicians when Knight was eX-
amined. in 1889, for commitment to the
Insane hospital. He noticed that he
seemed much depressed and became
unduly excited when he was being ex-
amined He seemed to be offended be-
cause he was being examined. He de-
cIared all his people We're against him
in a conspiracy. The certificate of in
sanity had been made out according
to the statutes and was duly signed.
When the doctor was asked if he
thought the man was sane or insane
at the time the question was objected
TO and was ruled out by the court.
The doctor later treated him for in
somania and had given him various
remedies. He did not see him, but was
told by the patients wife about his
condition. This treatment covered
period of several months.
DR.. w. n. Price, a son of the preced-
ing witness. said he had treated Knight
in "a or '95. On the night of Sept. Is,
1898. he was summoned to attend TO
him, at his home. He found him lying
on a couch in the front room. He was
taking no notice of anything and was
in a emi-conscious condition. lie
considered that he was suffering from
narcotic poison. He thought that It
was opium poisoning. The patient
wanted him to let him alone and said
that he had no need for him or any
other physician.
He administered an emetic, gave
stimulants and elected atrop ne into MS
arm to counteract the effect Of the
drug The patient, although not resist
ing with force, seemed not to desire
treatment and was not willing to aid
the doctor in any way he could. The
doctor talked with him and told him Il
was wrong for him TO do as he had and
tried to induce him to tell what he had
taken He remained with him about
two hours and called again during the
night He saw him in the morning and
he seemed better and out Of Immediate
danger.
When his wife went out of the room
for a short time the patient. without
any further solicitation on the doctor $
part took out a bottle from somewhere
in the bed where it was Secreted and
gave il to the doctor. 1t was an ounce
bottle about half full of laudanum.
The doctor took the bottle and carried
it to his office and afterwards disposed
of il in some way but did not remember
just how.
O. F. knight. brother of Bradford.
said that Sarah l.. Morse, his sister.
had been insane She had been com
mitted to the hospital and, although
better, was not just herself at present.
She had been violently insane at times.
Herbert A. knight. his brother, died in
1885. He had been insane a little over
year He had been melancholy,
morose and ugly. He had not offered
any violence to any one but was cross.
Bradford had been very cheerful as
he was growing up. About IA years
ago he noticed a change in him He
was subject to silent spells. He did not
talk much when these We're en- him.
He seemed to be laboring under the
impression that he should come to
want some day. This was before 1889
Two or three months before that he no
ticed that he was melancholy.
At this point court adjourned until
9.l3. Friday morning. In the after
noon, the court room was crowded. 1t
was almost impossible to enter by
either door the crowd was so dense
The interest in the trial never tagged
throughout the day, although there
was a lack of excitement. The i'm
preston that something startling was
liable to happen at any moment kept
everybody chained to their seat until
adjournment. There We're many la
dies present during the day. There
are, of course. many Gardiner people
present. as the case is of more than
usual interest to them.
During the latter part of the after
noon the strain of the day began to
manifest itself on the prisoner. His
quetneSs changed to uneasiness and
he kept shifting in his chair as if
searching for a comfortable position.
He leaned forward frequently and rest
ed his head in his hands. He pressed
his hands to his head as if ii was pain
ing him badly and wrung his hands
and rubbed them violently together