Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-07
THE SECOND DAY.
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S"on"'h'" Tor this oonditino I".ls,p po,v-
ers decided the point, saying that 'inas-
lhuch as the ue1, uCt rii...u. -, mis- nl.tn
uhe witness> the person who committed
,he crime, the evidence would be al
lowed 70 go in, the ground being qucs-
non of motive. Witness then defined
what he meant by the expressions re
ferrcd to in the letter, and when further
questioned. denied that he ever had i'm
proper relations with the SpraSue wo-
man
! When the attorney questioned the wit
ness closely regarding his direct tes,i-
\ honN ON tho footprints near the barn. H.
was asked how much he told of the case
before the coroner jury. an re 1lied tina
ne told all he knew. It WAS trUc he snid.
mat some details had slipped his mind,
/ but he did not consider tht m Of any
| great Importance. In answer to a qlcs-
| lion witness threw the blame on his
recolioction' for failure to tell Of III"
I iGn'rrlhis near the barn when he tcsti-
hCd h' ore the coronrrS jury.
/ IN attempt on the part of Lawyer Yet
ton to learn the whereabouts 81 witness
daughter and the cause Of nor y ing sent
away, met with a very pr mt objection
from counsel for the prosecution. and the
objection was sustained ny Judge Powers
On the ground that the question was
until O'Clock.
/ When the court returned ut : o clock for
! INC afternoon session. Mr.. Locke again
/ took his place on the stand ana tn, cross
examination interrupted by tire noon aA-
Journmcnt was resumed. There was Il
much larger attendance than during tn"
forenoon. every seat in tho court room
being taken. ANA il was noticeable that
much greater percentage of women
We're present.
! The crosS-cNlminatiuu Of Locke was
continued along the same line as pursued
! during the forenoon Nearly every state
ment made in his direct exam nation WAS
taken up Ivy Mr.. lcatun, but particular
attention was directed 10 learning the tx
act nature of the witness r'ationS VITA
the Spraguc woman daring the 10 dlAS
preceding her death. 'ihc trStimuu,
given by the witness before the coroner $
Jury was then taken ~. Mr. ICd:um
maintained that a portion Of this tcsti-
monY was given during tn" ri scnCC Of
the stenographcr from the room note
being taken Dy the sheriff, ana that H.
there might lie some question as TO tE"
accuracy OF these notes, counsel for the
defence should bc given the right -
cross examine at any time, if necessary.
This right was granted. This completed
the crosse examination and the redirect
examination by Attorney General Scidcrs
was begun.
Counsel for STATE continued his exam
inatIon Of witness with reference to til,
pair Of ovcraIls which the latter wore on
the day Of the murder and Of their dis
rosal. rs to what tho duties Of tn
SpraSuc woman were, witness rcplici
that she was engaged to do general
Homework and that nc had paid her in
part for service rendered. The t1Et
search OF the SpraGuc womau'S room
after the murder failed Ia reveal tn"
caSiun Ut the second search iuClrSrd in
Il hand SatchCl
Edwin +. Newell of East pccrtield was
next called To the stand. lie was at work
at the old culvcrt on the rIoruin. OF The
murder. Witness Loft this point about
925 in the morning. Ia 90 i lnai nf saw
dust and was absent dhoIt half AN hour,
When he returned to the culvcrt he va
Joined bv George Warren ANA both piu-
cccdCd in the direction NJ the Knight
barn. " hen he entered tho building II
the head and neck sat and bruised. iii
short his testimony was practically II
repetition IF that already submitted w.t;i
reference to the tending of the body au
as 10 its condition NNItursS said ne tb.n
drove ID south Berwick IA notify thr cIr-
oner On the road III PASSED thc rrsi,ltnc,
Of Edwin knicbt whom H., tcId If IN.
crime Latter was in the yard Ills hors,.
WAS hitchcd 10 "a wagon iii the Iarn.
Cross Namined, witness said hr ~
ll"N'd Edwin Knight was alone at IN"
LIN, " ti.r mo- I.li!i H.. ~ ma ~,
tdnuiG SnIaIu' iaNs'h III htnlE' NiI
fth nous" "l htr WAN from t!l' SprihS
WIN water winch Sht was carrying To
the Florence Knight place.
ON redirect examination witness WAS
asked What M. iona respondent ana NJ Nv
rljr,I th.t III tnld him III IN. murder ;tud
t-knd him to go down Witness s,id IN.
Thought Knight arrived at TIN. scene. of
the Grim. SHORTLY after his return from
south Berwick whittier III went Ia nr,it.
~ rnrnrrr
N,Intirr nf So.rth E.rv.i,E tLe
un,cTtal.rr Who tnnk charc. If thn hol[
v.,,s thr rrxt witness tIis tr,tim Nh,
cnvercd hjs actions IN regard u thr ,:rr,.
of the body and the preparations, IN. IN Id,.
for its burial
pr Edwin ~ Jacques testified I" uud-
ing the body ana described ItS condition
in a general way H@ to IN" cuts ana
bruises apparent and the hi Ckcucd con-
dition ot the body. ON request NJ detailed
infinitely the wounds ana the seriousness
If Zach Tie woman was pregnant ANA
the autopsy revealed that her condition
had arisen during Il period some SIX
months past.
Dr. CHRISTOPHER L. 'iorri7h "f SoIt.l
BERWICK stated th'il ~ H.iu nee cti!tH
to the Knight place MJN l. tie found i
large pool ut blood near tho body and N"
head rested in blood which hdd hrmlN
matted tn" hair. The hruSn on the ton
of the head WIS probably inflicted with Il
hliIut instrument and the blow was evil
d.utly delivered from tho side ~
th,,,,,,lu dn.tb ,,.,e dun IA h,runrrh.t....
',,..I l i've ,yn,tudc on rho neck II.
'iI ; ~. ,,nnttnr d,..tl, ,vnitlI Inv.
,,.',I,nd frnr, u,t, n.n. IN I'M. wounds
,iL.rn y,,.,s !, WHY o,irr III burning nt.n.
'rLn ,.I,tLino baI noon almost g, rnnl,.t..l,
t,,r,,,I it..7, 'I'hn r,.t Of his tcStimout
si,st.,iI,,.L tEat az ma prr,inIIs wines, aS
~ th n,nnit,,n nf INA unrn,u as ma
~, mi ~ ~ II 3 IiciIIr IL North
pnru.;rl[ Who W.. thn unxi witness
Miss C;cnrric Knight testified that GA
me morning III MAY she made Her usu-4l