Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-29

that while Kennedy was In the police
station on the afternOon Of Aug. rs he
said to him: Doctor things Ire looking
black for you and that Kennedy re-
piled: You fellows are all trying 10
make trouble for me-"
Price said he went that same after
to DR.. Kennedy's dental Office and
found there an old straw hat.
Before that" continued Price.
DIR. Kennedy told me he never wore
a straw hat"
It has been testified to that the man
who accompanied Dolly Reynolds at
the Grand hotel wore staw hat
James b. Smith. detective. testi-
fled az to visits to Kennedy's house at
New Dorp. and confirmed the identi-
fication by other witnesses Of the va.
rious things found In DR.. Kennedy's
workshop. He also identified bicycle
cap found in Kennedy's office and al
legged to have been bought by the de-
PENDANT. the night before the murder
Lawyer Friend asked that this line
OF testimony be stricken from the
record as 1t had not been shown that
things found were the property Of the
to the exclusion Of the testimony in
this particular respect for the present.
Robert Clark. who was employed. in
August last. as salesman in the hat
department Of a Broadway store. tes-
tified that. Aug. Is. he sold Kennedy
straw hat for $3.50 The straw hat
was produced and Clark said il looked
exactly like the one he sold Kennedy.
The witness testified also to his having
sold Kennedy a bicycle cap on the
same day. Clark said he had sold a
cap OF the same pattern to Lawyer
Friend the day after the coroner's in
quest in the Reynolds case. He had
made note OF the sales.
Detective Sergeant Valley testified
that while Kennedy was at police head
quarters. he stated that he was una Bile
to account for his movements on the
mind was q ',iank.
Capt. Price was then recalled and
Identified a bunch of keys and chain
taken from Kennedy. These were ad-
mitted in evidence over the objection
Of the defence. The trousers taken
from DR.. Kennedy were next intro
duced. Capt. Price testified that the
black stain" alleged to have been left |
by the bludgeOn on the waist linen and |
pocket Of the trousers had disappeared /
somewhat since the first time he saw
the garment. They were admitted as
evidence over the objection of Mr.. |!
Friend.
VIM. l.. Douglass. assistant cashier
Of the Garfield National Bank Of this
city. testified that Kennedy opened an
account In the bank, April 16. 1895, and
still had an account there. Dudley
Gideon has no account in his bank
George d. Weeks. Jr., paying teller
In the Garfield National Bank. testi-
led that he was familiar with the sig
nature of DIR. Kennedy. Wherever the
name OF j. s. Kennedy appeared in the
checks and stubs produced it was in
The handwriting of the defendant.
DIR. Ernest J. Lederle, city chemist,
then exhibited the bludgeon and SAID
that part Of the hook end had been
tut off sincec he saw it first, in An /
gust last. At the request of Mr.. HIN
1essey. the witness removed the to-. 4
II which there were several yards, frolh
he end of the bludgeon. Then DR.
-.ederle removed three sections Of lead
rom the bIudgeon. revealing the steel
cd in the center.
A dramatic incident followed when
he witness fitted the piece of lead pipe
ound at Kennedys home with the
Weapon with which Dolly Reynolds was
killed. Kennedy appeared wholly UNI
The fitting of the two pieces of the
cad pipe was regarded as a strong
ink in the chain of evidence thus far
woven by the prosecution around the
accused.
VIM. ]. Kingsley. handwriting ex-
bert, swore that the body of the 3d.
100 check found on the murdered wo-
nan was in the handwriting of the de-
'endant but in the next breath said
,e was not exactly positive. Mr..
Kingsley in DISCRIMINATION main
aimed that throughout all the speci-
mems submitted to him for examination
,e found the same identical character
site hand pressure and nerve tremor
% prevail. Particularly was this so.
lie said, in the signature of the accused
ound on the back of the $4,000 check.