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

not make a particularly searching exami-
nation, however. and did not preserve
any OF me powder. lie admitted that
some OF the Injuries on the bodies UNI
doubtediy were made by bricks from tne
falling chimney but In his opinion the
chimney did not fall directly upon thf
Z bodies. The defence then presented 4
siGned report OF the witness teslifnony
before ne coroners jury, and some mef :
rimeiI was caused when the doctor said
me report was not correct IN ever! par.
ticular and admitted :hat he signed II
without having read it,
! pr. jeremiah w Dearborn Of Newheid.
was me next witness. lie iestlled that
he went 70 the Goodwin farm, Monday
morning. hut did not remain long. The
/ next day, he said. he visited the under
taking room where The bodies OF the vic
! Tins ~ the tragedy were. and made an
examination Of thcm. III. was accom-
the body Of Mrs. Horne he found what
he considered To BE- an incised wound on
ihe night side of the neck lie was not
sure about these. however. he also made
an examination OF the body Of FRED
BrrtsDh. and his testimony regarding the
wounds. etc. was confederation OF the
ie1,lrn2hE q me preTiou. ~ithess
Of Mon, testified thar Champion came 10
his stable AZ o'clock On IN. morning 81
June H. ~ company with Robert PIKE.
proprietor OF the hotel there. champion
hired witness to drive him 10 Farming
;or. y. II Witness saw in Champion
possession gold watch and three
stranded gold watch chain. Champion re-
marked That ~ had .swapped" watch
chains and feared h. haq been cheated.
Cross examined. Stevens admitted that
Champion did not appear sired ar nervous
during The drive. His trousers were COY
cred with dust. however. and looked as
though ne had walked a considerable dis
lance. They arrived At Pennington az
40 o clock and when Champion paid him
FOR his services witness saw roll OF
bills He thought there were two tle bills
t@o y bills and several u smaller de-
nomination.
tender al the Central house. saw Cham
pion I: the bar in the Central house
Monday morning Champion looked very
much Intoxicated. and was inquirinE
about the facilities for reaching Boston
lie also asked where HI could buy shirt.
ana When ht returned after making the
purchase witness assisted hlrn n chang
ing Il for the one he wore. Champion
asked IL -here was blood on his tie. and
whrn told that none could be seen IT, rN-
planned M, blood spots On his Shir. bg
"a wing ne had a serious rnseblead IN.
night before. Had several more drinks
before leaving he plac~ paying for them
with II new $40 bill When he LEFT ;he
hotel IT about O'Clock he said h. was
sleepy AZ he did no: r,st well the ni=n,
before. III said hc had been IL Wake
field.
Fred y Brown Of Pennington. Clerk I'll
Brun-tiS cip,hing Stot'. testified mat h-
sold Champion / 59-Ce.t white shirt ~
ne morning < June u Champion told
him That n. had stopped al tn hotel me
night before ana tina. lr HAD q bad a.-
tack Of ro-sbleed during .ne uiEh-
George a Jones q Farming ton. i fur
niture dealer. said ~ SAN Champion in
the D1r-oOm II ne Central house. ana
Their, h- said Champion showed him a
good w4t1n and j. silver watch Win
heavy pry stal ana askel witness " maxi
him An offer FOR them Witness declined
=. Buy and LEI; the place
\: :hi- poin. III court adjourned uut.l
tomorrow morning AZ go CLOCK.