Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-24

, - farnham or rs be
! vas Nho"h' Fred Ross. about five
WI one day in June Farnb,,o
ana other boys We're at tho Me- nf
the witness Farnham said. ~ hot !
| "oiiar that Gan drink mono Ohio. tlaa
you can. Witness. Farnham ,,d NJ
cure went down cellar ra,,,b.n,
u'd'hci quart Clipper nearly two
thifds fuii. The cider was made ,,st
ccicper. Have seen Farrbam d,inl, !
quart at a time. Sometimes E,t,ban,
! would drink that amourt a. once
Have known Farnham to ask for old
cldcr three or four times. Never ro-
.ttou 'Hai ne ciier had any erect on
! MN. heard Fafnham say that he
u''ilh nluor with man named Peter
oGhtoh. Ihcre was a nint bottle be
tween farnham and Dunton and they
iii'isnei II, so F'arnham said.
ON Cross-eXamination. witness toeti-
ned that lie first told McClanch that
falnham drank cider at his n,oco th.
first day of September McClanch sa;a
that he was hunting after evidence
about Farnham drinking old ci5e.
Never knew of Farnham drinking
cider at any other place. Never saw
/
quart of cider which Farnham drank
az one drink mad no effect on him. The
boys would stump" Farnham TO sec
now quick he could drink the cider
Howard w. Miller of East Brown
held. Me-. was the next witness He
resumed that for the past two years he
mas resided at Coopers Mills Knew
Farnham. About two years ago was
returning from Gardiner when Farm
ham approached witness and said:
Have drink" Took a good sized
drink. as did Farnham, who showed q
quart which he said was for his father.
on cross-exa mination. witness testi-
fled that he was is years old but
couldn't tell how long ago he was born
Told McClench about three weeks ago
that he had drank whiskey with Farm
ham.
Wellington f.. johnson of Cooper's
Mills. testified that he lived about IL
mile from the place where Farnham
lived. Knew Farnham and about
year ago saw him drink liquor at
Coopers Mills. between and 9 o'clock
on Thursday night. Farnham asked
witness If he wanted a drink. He
also called to a man named Boynton,
asking him if he wanted drink.
Ea,rh,,,, ,>,,u,-, ~. 49,. $500, s..r
his inside nocllat 49,, ava ,,,it
ness rafused ara tbo, Ear,har, d,onL
E.r,ban, offa,aa ,.i+,,as. aa;ha,.
drin,. Witness rafusad Earn,,an,
tool ano,bar dr;rl. cn,aI,oa ~
hams breath Iiouor smelIe1 Ike
whiskey.
On cross-examination. witness testi-
fed that the only time that he had
ever seen Farnham drink ANYTHING
was a wear ago this month. First COM
municated this fact to McC1ench and
Counsel Goddard. Saw Farnham twice
every week for five Years hut never
saw him take hut two drinks ana those
,ra,a ta,rar on mo righ, ah,it , vaar
900
rbor1ar NJ po,,,.o, was called ,,a
,astifaa mat he resided az r,oouDr.s
Minis knew Frad Earnh4m about
tb,oo vaars
Tho witness corrobnrat4d III. testi-
-. 80 Ih,, ~ .. Ea.r},or,.
t,l,in~ w. drinl,r of ,vbisI-ny
III 49,. a,-a,,,i,,atio,, y.;t,ass +art;
I'LL. Id Eh,, o,oo ~
.;.e : ,,.l.,- 60. .h,ao ,..ars Eavar
,,,. I-o,,,b,,,, drirl, ary b,rd 1oror
o,,t,. ~, ono occasion aud novar cav.
him drink any old cider First COM
r,,,nicatad he fact that Farnham
drank to McClench and Counsel Cod
dard
Jonathan + LongfelloW of Windsor.
taetifiad that no knew Farnham for
49, ,.oors Earnban had
..,-o', ~ ear,,, ~ III Witness
-, ,,,,c l;1o,. 10Th i, H.. fore
, r,,,5 e,o,.noo, on dav while
n,,,n, 49, anyoced in Moving
-. - Ia..ar ,ar, of tha aftnr-
-.,ocra,l,(l ,,,,d III do,..n
n.y., $50 VINCE. u,ife Iaj
F-arnham TO the barn. where he was
.iaaad ON come bav Farnham staid
=, Tho harm for some time. Walked
E,rnbam On the barn floor about il
r,,;n,tas ~ straightan him out 50 that
I'D h. in a condition 10 go home
Earohor, drink yvhiskev on one
aa.,or
~, INSTRUMENTATION witness testi-
81 nat Farnbam was a peculiar act
in~ hoy. Don't remember of drinking
80 i'd an tho forenoon of the day
U,a,h,,, did Don't remember
ma -. ,,.it,s, ~ hro,ber drank in
Ho n;l.,.. ., Earrbor,