Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-22
THE ALLEN MURDER.
The COroner's Inquest Now
Being Held at Monson.
Nothing Sensational Brought Out in
Evidence Of u Witnesses
Though The Smiths are Eyideniiy Anxious ia
Stand Ly Lambert.

N''ll+I' We, FiiJ I!.-.tIlc. be n{r In
"cS2ion for nearly six hours. today, the
! jury ilnp1nue He'd by Coroner Martin to
! inquire INTO the mystery surrounding
The tragic death Of !;clectman Wesley
| ]. Allen and his Wife and DAUGHTER
! :. 20 We're slaughtered and their bodies
| burned in their home in Shirley. last
week. tonight. adjourned until tomor-
row, without having completed the ex-
aminat ton Of witnesses. Although II
witnesses We're heard during the day.
nothing IF a sensational character de
cliped, and there was very little
| brought out beyond what has already
been published in connection with the
affair.
TIE principal witnesses of the day
We're T"luis Smith. with whom Henry
| lambert, now under arrest, charged
charged with the crime made his
home ana Mrs. Ida Smith. Telnis
Smiths daughter in-law. Mr. Smith
| testified regarding the time Lambert
artiVci at his house on the night the
murder was committed. saying he was
positive il was not later than 915
o'clock. ana he thought it was earlier
| He seemed very positive on this point
and, although subjected to a very
j.caIching Cross-cXamination by the
| county attorney, persisted in the state
ment
| Ida Smith CorrohOratei the testimony
iof her fathcr-in-law, regarding the
| time OF Lambert's arrival. but she
was of the opinion that the limit set
by Mr.. Smith was rather too late; she
| was sure Lambert was in the house
before . o'clock. In croSs-examnation
Mrs. Smith denied that she ever said
she would stand by Lambert" when
she knew he was under suspicion. She
said she never made this statement
nor anything that might be understood
as that.
However, after Mrs. Smith had left
the stand. Deputy Sheriff Dearth was
called and testified that while Mrs.
Smith and n Mrs. BOdfiSn We're unhar-
Pressing their horse in the Allen farm
yard, n day or two after the murder,
she said TO him that she understood
Lambert was under suspicion. and
!asked if he probably would he arrested.
TO this the witness said: II could not
tsay."
Thcrcupon Mrs. Smith said to
him: Il shall Stand up for Henry.
They are going to arrest him" \ few
minutes later she said: Il shall stand
by him He noticed particularly that
the last time she spoke she said IT
instead Of We" This testimony was
lCorrohorated by Sheriff Ireland.
| The testimony offered by the other
witnesses. with the exception of that of
| Dr. Oscar Il. Emerson was unimpor-
tant.
| The chief interest in Or Fmersons ties
timony was in connection with n Letter
rcceivod from Prof. Robinson of BJwdoin
College. to whom the hlood-+oaked earth
found near the barn, at the point Where
MI Allen is believed to have been muir
dered. had been sent DR. Emerson had
told of the examination of the bodies as
he found them in the ruins of the hou Sc
without throwing any new light on the
case, and then spoke of the blood spot
|nclr the barn door
| II examined the STAIN he said, land
am positive ii was caused by human
blood | also am certain that the graz
HAIRS found in the saturated earth wer.
human hairs on this subject | have q
letter from Prot Robinson of Bowdoin
College, who says"
At this point County Attorney Dursii'
interrupted the witness, saying that the
contents of the letter must not be made
public at this time. but that it would b.
handed to the jury for examination be
fore the inquest closed.
! II is believed several witns sSes viii he
called upon. tomorrow, to testify regard
ing Lambert's movements during th2
early part of the day of the murder. wh'n
he claimed 10 be in Grccnvilie, and wha'
time he left that place for Shirley.
The inquest will be resumed at c-ocE'
tomorrow morning, and it is believed 4
verdict viii be returned before evening.