Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-01

Deputy Sheriff Lewis Pcndexter then
was called and identified the pocket
book, which he said he had received
from Nathan Q. Weeks Of East Wake
field. y. II. Mr. Weeks was called to
the stand and testified that the pocket
book was given him by his daughter.
Cross-examined by Mr. Haley for the
defence. witness said he had heard no
team pass his house during the night
Of June 10.
Hattie Weeks. daughter Of Nathan
.. Weeks aged 10 years was then
called She testified that she found the
pocketbook lying in the road near her
home. on the Tuesday afternoon fol
lowing the tragedy. The place she IN
oicated was near the spot where a
previous witness testified he saw q
match lighted about o'clock. Monday
morning, June II.
VIM. r Fernald. merchant of East
Wakefield. who was next called. testI-
fed that H. had sold "A pocketbuok
just like the one offered as evidence,
to George Goodwin. Cross examined.
he admitted that the pocketbook he
sold TO Goodwin was one 81 a lct, All
alike. OF which he had sold a consider
able number.
Al this point i short recess was TAX
en-, after which a number Of Witnesses
| who were called Corroborated previous
! testimony regarding the watches and
/ china which had been owned by mem
beers Of the Goodwin family.
Ethel NJ Moore az West Newneld
an adopted daughter of Samuel Moore
| ana a sister of Scott Goodwin. testified
that her brother called upon her during
the forenoon Of sunday. While there he
called her attention to scratch IN the
to-. III his left shoe. She recognized the
same mark On the shoe shown her in
the court room. Lucy NJ. Moore. wife
Of SAMUEL Moore. corrobo~ated the ties
\ timuny Or the previous witness
George ". Wood. station agent " the
Boston & Maine Railroad a. Farming
ton. testified that o. June II he found
4 package wrapped in paper in the
waiting room u the station. The
I package had been concealed III news
paper receptacle Oh the wall. on June
Il, he said he delivered the package
/ into the hands II Officer Frank Mat
I thews N Pennington. State exhibits
I Nos. ana then We're produced
N. . vas a blood stained shirt. al
! was The paper which had been about
( TIL. package Mr. Matthews identified
! these articles as the tWn portions W.
the package which IT. hai received
from the Pennington station agent.
and LATER had delivered - sheriff
Thompson.
Exhibits and We're then admitted
as evidence.
The next witness called, William NJ
/ Kenneth q lumber deairr. II conway
\. H testified that III November 1922
he purchased 4 quantity NJ lumber
from George Goodwin, paying POO down
in cash. and the remainder. tI>e1 in
TWO checks. the following May When
! asked how much money he ever saw
, il MI C1oodwin's possession beside the
amount h. paid him. the witness saiI
he saw three packages. each containing
I about 500. and some silver. H. was
" shown the wallet Exhibit M :. ana
testified that IL cooked very nucn like
the same one as he had seen in Nj
/ Goodvin-s possession.
Annie l.. Born # Son7erSworth. y.
H. the prisoners sister. testified that
1 champion called at her bone Oh June
/ : last and remained there untu thr
following Thursday. Jun" : y. that
time. sha said. l,e had ~ well-worn
( pair ~ shoes She though they were
rather darker than those known as
. State Exhibit l. Maud T Horne. tiro-gr
, ". Horn and Jessie Horn. children Of
1 Mrs Horn. c0rroboratat the testimony
~ their mother.
A. L % o'clock recess was taken
until O'Clock
Chief inspector William !, Watts ~
th4 Boston polio" Department. Wa -hr
next witr-ss called Mr Watts identified
d pair NJ susptul-rs. It'll urd.rshi-t ana
4 necktic which be- asl taken from
Champion when .t" latter was brought
to headquarters in Boston. IA. o'clock ou
the morning VI June III These articles
I W-7- admitted i'll evidence Is Sac *
Aihits Nos. 5 ana :.
Prof. Edwin r. Angel. an analytical
ch"nisl. was then called and identified
Statr exhibits nj as l~tirIe~ brought
l-o him fpi examination hE Sheriff aorrp-
son soon at.er thty wt-a found in thc stI-
tion al Pennington. \. II. ~ t-s ihed
. that IL had made q careful examination
u the SHIRT and had fund upon :. "a large
number cf ''SrartrTs' %: human blood Du
the right wriStDaud thrr. w.r- II listiIr-
<P4tter, III the outside. above Till. n.tAls
land eight Dn -l- inside under the hand.
! There Was a large stain on II. back near
the shoulder, anothci rD h. left wrist
band under side, Stain on ttt seen oVtT
left -hould-r large stain l-@ inches b.
low the shoulder. arl another near trn
ot shoulder pn Tich- sid-. Their. also
we're number III small spots Oh the back
near shoulder and * t. hack 81 neck.
In cross examination Prot Angel went
into An -Xter-ied explanation 0t 4 t.-'-h-
Fic.tl nature regarding hi~ reasons iur h-
heyinE tha. tl- stains uupn -lt shirt
were caused hy human blood Tie then
identified tn. neck,ie which had been put
in as evidence. and said he had examined
il and found blooLStai1- upIu Il
D-. Leavi-t NJ Effin-ham y. H.. wa
The next witness. pr- I.ravi-I Stii hr ar-
rived AZ the Goodwin farm at ~ p 'c!0,N
Monday forenoon. ANA remained there all
the ruins and examined thu remains. In
examining the body az Mrs Horne. which
was rirs, removed. Ritness sail he found
| Thu brain on the rEhr side 81 the head
was free from blood All objection n this
testimony was made by The defence. but
was oVerruled. Witness stated that in his
opinion the condition Of n. head was
Ir-used b. an injury received before death
/ Witness described TN Cit spoken If ~
previous witnesses on BertScn's body. He
said the wound was clean Gu; and evil
IDENTITY made 6-Fore death There also
was Ciean-cut wound on the nigh. side
Of the neck. about one inch in depth and
the head Has ractured Oh the riEhg side
The cuts on the chest ana reck he said.
must have been made before the fir
reached the body. as The edges had
shrunken from ne intense heat He cor