Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-30

on the stub book of Kennedy's cheek
book. The pad found in. DIR. Kennedy's
desk was next offered and admitted de-.
spite the objections of Mr.. House.
The pad contained physicians pre-
scription 1t developed that on the
back of the slip of paper bearing the
name "E Maxwell and wife, Grand
Hotel" which was torn in the. room
occupied by Dolly Reynolds, there was
written a similar prescription. Both
papers We're identical in size. color and
texture, This was thought to be very
damaging to Kennedy.
Daniel T. Ames and DR.. VIM. +.
Hogan of Troy, handwriting experts.
pronounced the signature on the Gid
con the $13,000) check as the writing
of S. J. Kennedy, or the same man
who wrote that name on these other
checks. Whoever wrote the body OF
the Gideon check wrote the words 'E.
Maxwell and wife, 1.-The man who
wrote the endorsement on the Gideon
check wrote the endorsements on the
acknowledged checks" In other re-
spects he corroborated the testimony
of other experts.
Detective Sergeant Carey testified
that on the occasion of his visit to
Kennedy's home at New Dorp. S. l.,
Aug. q, he found solder on the doctors
work bench This solder, he said, was
like that on the bludgeon. found in the
room where the murder was commit
ted.
The prosecution here rested their
case.
Mr.. House, for the defence, then be-
t,,0 address
that he would prove that the defendant
was not in the Gfand dotel OH lhe
night of Aug. Is.
on the back of the Dudley Gideon check
was not in the handwriting of Kennedy.
His defence would mainly rest, he said,
upon the testimony of the father. wite
and father-in-law of the defendant.
Eve will start out. gentlemen, saiu
Mr.. House ION the 18th of August. and
will show you that this defendant did
noon: that he did not leave that hotel. a.
7.3O that evening; that he was met at one
of the streets of this great city oy a man
who accompanied him to Broadway and
I'D street We will show you through the
evidence of a daughter of an associate
Judge of the supreme court bench. tnat
this defendant took the l2zo BOAT lor
Staten Island.
His aged mother saw him in his room
At his home, after 3 o. clock that morn
ing and at a time when this defendant $
wife and child were away. We feel that
when We come to make our maj argu-
rnent to you We will show where the
weakness occurred in the chain OF CIR
.umstantial evidence sought to be woven
about this witness by his prosecutors.
Thomas S. Yocum. rector or ST. An
lrew's Episcopal church in Staten Island,
John D. Purcell. president of the Master
Horse Shoers Protective. Association OF
New Dorp Staten Island. George Crom-
WELL president of the borough or Kich-
mond, and others were called ana an les
tilted to Kennedy's excellent reputation.
DR. j. C. Kennedy. the father of the
prisoner, testified that he was in the dem
al business in this city His son was as
ISOLATED with him.
Mr.. House showed the witness the
Gideon check and asked him If he identi-
fed the handwriting on the face OF the
looked the check over carefully anu said;
mo, decidedly not. Witness also SAID
hat the signature IS. j. Kennedy on
| the back of the check was not in his sons
handwriting
On the afternoon of Aug. Is, Mr.. Ken
nedy. ST. testified he had .conversa-
ton with his son. The latter told witness
hat he was going to the theatre that
night. Witness next saw his son at home
the next morning at $50 o'clock. He was
| coming into the dining room as witness
his son next in the office in West I'D
street. at the usual time of his arrival
there. 10.4o.
Witness denied that his son had ever
worn straw hat and admitted knowing
Dolly" Reynolds through her coming to
| his Office for dental treatment.
The witness questioned by Assistant
| District Attorney Mcintyre. said he once
saw his son use bicycle tape. The ac-
cused owned Il cycle and wore bicycle
cap.
| wrong with the plumbing in his home
was attended to by himself and the
| cused. both helping to make the repairs
| The steel rod. he said. was used for keep
| ing the outlets from the sinks and water
| tube free. The solder they used for
mendirg broken water pipes.
| The witness identified the stub book
| found by the police in his office and the
| writing therein as that of his son. He
| also identified the signatures on all of the
| peoples exhibits with two notable excep-
| tons as being in his sons handwriting.
The exceptions were the Dudley Gideon
| check and the patched paper which was
| picked up torn in room 81 by Capt Nc
| Clusky.
| On being further interrogated he said
| Ms son had changed his Undertaking in
| 4st West 22d street Office. Aug. 10 1t was
| he first time he had seen his son do SO in
| he office. He stated further that when
| his come to his office in this city he
| wore a brown derby hat and carried n
| black fedora in his hand.
Edward Ufer. an architect, testified TIC
his meeting Kennedy on 9Th avenue near
| 18th street, at about { O'Clock on the
! evening of Aug. Is. He left Kennedy
| little later. he said. at 9th avenue and 23l
| street.
| Mr.. Mcintyre subjected the witness to Il
| rigid cross-eXamination bur could NOT
shake his testimony. This was the frs,
| evidence of Importance in the efforts o.
| the defence to prove an abb.
| The case was adjourned until tomorrow
| morning, when Mr.. House said, all the
| evidence of the defence would be in. II
| expected the case will be given to the
Jury. tomorrow
| The remains of Gilman w. Frost, for
| nerly of Foxcroft. but for about year
| past an inmate of the Soldiers Home, To-
| gus, who committed suicide by taking
| carbolic acid We're taken to Foxcroft.
| Monday night They We're taken to the
| home of Mrs. Joseph Green. a sister,
1 where services were neld. Tuesday morn
ing. Rev. II. III. Hayes officiated and mu-
| sic was furnished by the funeral choir of
| Undertaken Downing. Many G. A. r.
| comrades attended the. services: After
! The services the remains were taken to
| Mopcon for iptermant Mr. frost was lis