The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-03

adjourned today all the evidence was
in in the Champion case, and there only
remain the arguments and the judge s
charge to be given today. The feature
OF the case today was the evidence given
by the prisoner himself. Champion told
his story as outlined by his counsel.
Some Of the circumstances against him he
fatty denied. and others he explained.
Harold Poole, the boy upon whom
Champion is alleged to have made
murderous assault In Boston, was pres
ent at the hearing with his father. A
sensation was caused at this opening of
the afternoon session by an alteration
between the prisoner and Mr.. Poole.
Senior.
There was an even larger number of
spectators than usual in attendance when
the third.day Of the trial was resumed.
The rain which fell heavily during the
night ceased early in the morning, and
the day came in clear and warm. Al
though the roads In the surrounding
country were In rather bad condition for
travelling there was a great iuhHx OF Wis
itors and many were disappointed In find
ing the space In the court room too
meagre for their accommodation.
When Champion was brought into
court he seemed to be in his usual good
spirits and evidently the strain OF the
scene through which he has passed In the
last three days has had little effect upon
MIN. He appears almost disinterested and
seems to worry very little.
Considerable interest WAS shown when
after several witnesses had been exaln-
ined, Mrs. Mary Champion, wife OF the
prisoner, was called to the stand. Mrs.
Champion was pale and very nervous, but
she soon gained control OF herself and
told her story in a Straightforward
manner.
The first witness called to the stand
after the opening Of court at the usual
hour, so clock, was John f. Smith.
a plum ssr, OF Saoo. Mr.. Smith testified
that his wife was a sister-in-law OF the
late George Goodwin. Goodwin, witness
said, came to his home in Saco, May Is,
last and on the following day deposited
in banks in Saoo and Biddeford S2l00 In
checks. He was not sure just how much
money Goodwin had with him in addi-
tion to the amount deposited, but thought
1t was very little. Gross examined by
County Attorney Matethews, witness said
state exhibit two resemblsd in almost
every particular the pocketbook he had
seen in the possession of George Goodwin.
Mrs. Mary G. Smith, wife OF the for
mer witness, corroborated the testimony
givenaby her husband, and stated that she
had seen 81 in Mr.. Goodwin's possession
after he had deposited the checks. Before
returning to his home on Monday, May
2l, witness said Mir. Goodwin made
number OF purchases in Saco. She could
not tell what the purchased articles were,
however.
Lena Smart, tsn years old, of Granite,
N. H., testified that she was at the Good
win home about 430 Sunday aft ftsrnoon,
June 10, with girl companion. She
went away soon after this but returned
in the evening and saw strange man,
dressed In dark clothing at the house. In
the evening she went to church with
SCOTT Goodwin and several others. After
the service at the church Scott Goodwin
laft the party saying he was going home.
The next witness called was Mary
Champion. wife of the prisoner. She said
that she and Champion We're married In
Boston in February. about three years
ago, and then told the story of their life
there up to the Monday morning when
her husband came home and told her
about the Poole case. saying he was going
to Newtield as he did not wish to be held
as a witness In the case. He had dinner
and then left the house, wearing at that
time a dark coat and vest. light trousers
ana "A pair OF black nhoes He carried
with him his best trousers, In a bundle.