Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-23
COMMITTED TO JAIL.
Mrs. Cora {. Witham Given a
Hearing, Wednesday.
Held by Judge Stevens for Assault
With Intent to Kill,
Charges Of Liquor Selling Also Brought For.
ward-Augustus Weeds Arrested.

place
che hearing wAs assigned for Il
O'clock. Wednesday morning, at the
office of the Kennebec Jail. Only those
interested We're present and though the
hearing on the assault case. lasted but
short time. the entire forenoon was
occupied in the various matters in
connection with the caee, The prison
man. Alexander Leighton. and two
witnesses, Fisher Ames and James
Baldric, were already in the Jail Be-
side these other Togus men were called
in as witnesses.
County Attorney George w. Heselton
was present to conduct the case for the
State, while George G.. Sheldon, Esq.
was the attorney for the defendant
The assaulted man. Alexander Leigh
ton, was the first to be led in from the
Jail. He was without coat, that hav-
ing been taken to be used in the evil
dence. He wore a cap on his head.
over the bandages that covered the
wound. He was feeling very weak
from the loss of blood and lack of
sleep, as he slept none the Tuesday
Cora E. Witham is woman who
could not be called good looking just
at the present time. She is remark
ably like her sister. Rose Carson
White. in appearance. Her appearance
is not in the least assisted by the fact
that the right side of her face Is badly
bruised and SCARED, with the right
eye discolored, all this the result. SO
the testimony pointed, to free fight
that took place in the Carson house.
one day last week. She further re-
sembled her sister now at Thomaston
by EAving difficulty in speaking. her
usua1acoarse voice being made scarcely
abov6a whisper by cold.
Sh& answered mot guilty" in a
Rh4 when Judge Stevens read the
! char and then the testimony was
taken.
Alexander Leighton testified. That
his home was in Alma. He had been at
work at the Lake View House, about
three miles from the Carson House.
and completed his work there, Monday
morning. He came to Augusta and
had a drink or two. Went to Gar
diner and had more liquor. and then
rode with a man named Frank Witham
to Chelsea. He left Mr.. Witham at
that gentleman's house and continued
on foot to the Carson house, and went
in there to get more liquor. He had
never been there before and did not
know Cora. He arrived there about IL
o'clock. He stayed at dinner and paid
/ % cents for it. During the day Mrs.
Witham had given him four drinks of
liquor for which he paid her nothing.
There were several other men about
the place during the day all of whom
were strangers to him. About o'clock
in the afternoon he was in the kitchen
standing between the stove and the
door. when she swearingly ordered him
to leave the house. at the same time
threatening to have someone's hearts
blood if things did not go differently
| than they had been. and saying with
| oaths that she would follow Rose to
| Thomaston if there was any need of it.
He turned to go out of the door ana
while his back was toward her he was
struck over the head with some SHARP
instrument. He turned and she had
stove poker in her hand. He lett al
| once going to Coles house across the
way. and later to the Togus Home
where DR.. Hunt dressed the wound
| this being nearly three hours after tins
1 bloN' was struck.
| Here bundle of bloody cloths were
ldisplayed, those used to staunch the no"
tof blood. The cap Leighton had worf
was also in the lot. This showed Gu
as though by sharp instrument
through the three thicknesses of clots
/ on the part that covered the pack D
his head. He admitted he was drum
at the time, but had no trouble WIZ
Cora.
I lanes Baldic, Waterville man. ties
4 tilted that he had been iiVlhs VIII
Mrs. William about three weeks. a
| about 4 o'clock. Monday afternoon IN
had been to the barn to care LOT LIZ
horse. when he returned ana near'
high words in the kitchen AS he wa
/ :. hout to enter the kitchen from liz
shed he met Leighton coming out ah'
| hahind him stood Cora with STOVE
,,o,,or in her hand. 1t was an ordlnaf!
600 noker. He testified that ne MAJ
! bao,, drnnk as well as the others on th'
a.. and that there had been many
scr;mmages there before. He aorhitte'
that he was driven out OF the mousse Il
the morning by Cora.
John H. Gardner testified tna' ne,sH =,
ton called at his house on ms way 49,, -
the Togus Home. he tes''iieu ~
,yo,nd and to the cut in the cap.
Naw,on Young testified to haVihs
,oa, eiehton come out of the Carson
-. he having been passing Win
,nsa' Leighton 4l rode to the Cole house
=" FISHER ,Ames said he had been stop
The carson home for 10 days
b baa had liquor given him. but ,,,op ma'
never paid cent, as ne nao n no ae =
He was drunk all the oas. .;" II. tas
ha knew nothing of the affair ne 'es
ne 1'es SIC ~ the scars upon the face
CORA Gox H He also testified to having bee
driven out. 49,, o,ptv nhysi