The Portland daily press., 1901-02-08
Testimony Was For Most Part
Disappointing.
A Large Number of Witnesses Were Exam
amined During The Day.

versation, "You are not afraid OF me, -
and witness not replying, respondent
continued "You have known me long
enough" This ended their conversation
on this point and witness requested that
some potatoes be sent to MIN. He later
received the potatoes.
| At twelve O'Clock, before witness had
completed his testimony, recess was
taken until two O'Clock this afternoon.
The hall with Its gallery and entrance
was crowded to Its full capacity when the
sefsion was resumsd this afternoon. fully
half of the audience being woman.
State witness Abbott resumed the
stand and the croGs-examination devel
oped the statement of witness that Mrs.
| Sprague's husband may have lived with
her during her residence at the Aust n
house. lie was not able to fix positively
the sxaot date of this.
The next witness was Thomas II. Alb
bott, resident OF South Berwick, the
father OF the murdered woman, lie and
his daughter occ1pied for a time three
rooms in the Crsigen house, She visited
witness the day before the murder. he
heard of the death of his daughter on this
morning of May End. In November, 1899,
Fannie Sprague was In the employ OF Ed
win Knight. Witness asked respondent II
hs wished his daughter to go to work.
No reply was made at the time. Respond
ent left the store in which conversation
occurred and preceded witness to the up
psr part OF ths same buil1ing where In
conversation with Fannie Spragne. wit
ness heard respondent talking OF ths
details OF the agreement. After the
murder respondent remarked on seeing
witness that IL was terrible crime.
Next conversation when witness
brought M the subject of ths crime,
testimony was thai respondent said to
friends after he had tried Intellectually to
close conversation with witness that ait
was hard to get rid of him." or some
thing to that effect.
When Fannie Sprague's son was born
witness said she was at her sister house,
but her hons was at Austin knights
house. His daughter had worked at Ed.
win IL. Knights house frequently, for
two weeks during November, 1899. Aus
tin and Edwin Knights hou ses were
about twenty-five rods apart.
JUICE Powers warned the audience
that the least expression of approval OIL
disspprovai would merit expulsion from
the hall.
Cross-examination OF witness as 20 the
report of the daughters departure for re.
srondent' house was begun and dwell
somewhat on the details connected with
her departure.
Witness denied that Cyrus Goodwin
spent night during the last part OF
April at the Craigen house: in company
with his daughters. Cyrus Goodwin left
the Craigen houss where Fannie Sprague
and witness lived, about O'Clock or
the morning previous to ths murder Al
this time the witness daughter was In
the employ OF Samuel Locke. Further
examination revealed the fact that OF
another night in April, Cyrus Goodwin
was guest at the apartments or witness
daughter.
THE next witness, Ruth Knight, dis
played q great deal OF tact for mis-
hardly ten years old. She testi fled thai
on the day Of the burial OF one Mr.
Warren. she accompanied Fam lie Spragus
to the Locke house and there saw Edwir
knight and Fannie Spragues son, Fred
die. Returning home witness was accom-
panied by Fannie Sprague.
Cross-examination revealed that Mr.
Locke and Etwin knight were in CON
versation when witness arrived.
William J. Dorr OF South Berwick
testified that on April s7th he found 1
pair Of overalls which witness said. re
sembled the ones found on stump in th,
woodlot where Samuel Locke was a
work, May LIST The overaIls were turnet
over to Deputy Fred A. Spencer on Ma!
9th.
Fred Spencer, York county deputy
sheriff, the next Witness testified as Il
his disposal OF the overalls, the penciI
found In the pockets, and the return o
ths garment to witness a few days ago.
The testimony of the next witness