The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-25

knife. The windpipe and iugular vein
were severed. The hair WINS matted with
blood and there was n pool Of blood on
the floor. Witness noted that water had
bean thrown on the body 70 extingnish
the IRE and said that In his opinion
the wounds would not have caused
death Immediately, although death
would have followed very soon.
Dr. Edwin ID. Jacques Of south Ber-
wick, testified to accompanying Dr. Ger
rish, and described the condition OF the
body as he had done. He stated that
the wounds on the neck were sufficient
to cause death q moment or 80 after they
Samuel s. Locke Of south Berwick
testified that be lived IN the Florence j..
knight house and on the first Of May was
cltting wood In the lot some distance
away. Fannie sprague. was cleaning
house for him and had been there for
about q week. lie said she was in the
Kitchen when ne lefb the house that
morning. Witness also testified that
ON the Saturday previous when he re.
turned from South Berwick he found
Edwin Ii. knight In the house. Mrs.
Spragus was there at the time and they
discussed her presence there. Knight
said, 30 witness testified, that Fannie
wanted home and he guessed 1t would
be all right for her to stay there.
Florence }. knight was called and tes-
titled that on the morning of the murder
he saw smoke at the barn and on going
there found the body OF Mrs. Sprague al
most burned to o crisp. He saw stick
near the body which had been broken In
two 1t may have caused the bruised
Edward E. Novel; testified that be
was &C work on cuivert nearby and his
attention was attracted ny smoke coming
from the barn. He visited thu place and
l.-s4us L. kk..va AMI N 40
OF Edwin III. knight and told him that
q murder had been committed. Knight
appeared surprised and shouted to his
wife, telling her what the witness had
told him. He then jumped into his team
and followed NOVEL; to the place. The
county attorney then called upon nine
witnesses who gave testimony as to the
whereabouts Of Knight on the day In
question, the Intention being 60 show
that there was opportunity for him TO
have committed the crime and also 20
show that the stories told By Knight are
contradictory. The state then rested.
Counsel Yeaton then announced that ne
would offer no defenss atthls stage OF
the proceedings. Trial justice Lord then
stated that be considered the evidences
sufficient to warrant mis- holding Knight,
and be accordingly bound him over TO
the January term OF the supreme court
at Saoo and ordered him confined in the
Jail at Alfred without bail.
KNIGHTS TAKEN TO ALFRED.
Alfred, December 24-Deputy Sheritfs
Spencer and Niles brought Edwin ID.
Knight, who is charged with the mur.
der or Mrs. Fannie Sprague, to Alfred
Jail this evening, where he will be held
to await the action OF the grand jury at
the January term OF the Supremo court.
He was brought here by team rather
than by train as IL was feared that
trouble night be caused by the prisoner
shoulu he bs taken through another
state, as would have been the case had
the party come by rail-.
1t is the prevailing opinion here that
the county attorney has additional and
much stronger evidence in reserve, than
that prefentsd at the hearing today,
but which the lawyer for the defense did
not care 90 bring out at this stage OF tht
proce sdings. lt is said that Knight vii
have the ablest counsel to defend bin
Mt his trial next month.