Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-02-13
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burned through the floor near where
the body lay.
Witness said that the wood eNahii'leu
hv himself and Deputy Hanson IN the ~
where Samuel Locke said he was ~ w WI
on Nav | had then been cui ~ iea'' ,
week Witness showed that ne was con-
p.tent by reason of - years OF pt1, eApe1i an,
10 nudge whether wood was lreshIs -, uh,
In NOT The cross examination prousn'
.i,t the fart that witness went TO me
attendants house on May J. fttie .r.r
testimony of witness az the coioi'ei : :,iai Ju1
was read to him touching on 'tit d"EJ5 E5uin
a, Ia why he did not ask lol r-u"li
L,5.ht when ON May ! he went TO ti'e
latter's home. This witness ulu sa,i
rnrlly after a discussion Dy c2unsel anu iu
me ruling of Judge Powers that lu!i
N1tthews tried to draw from the witness
1ha admission that he had ceased 10 work
ia mo interests of the state when II
4, ra,n. 100 near home" \ letter was
shown 10 witness and recognized as one
,itien 10 County Attorney Matthews in
Mav Witness remembered saying of Ed
win Knight that the latter was as dear
IA him as was his own brother. There
was a spirited scene when the county at
rorney rose and asked among other ques-
nons if witness coIld show one way IN
which he had assisted the authorities 70
ferret out the one who committed the
crime. when suspicion first rested on the
Witness resumed the stand and ex-
rlained the route he took and designated
The point where last he saw the SpraSue
woman she came trom the SPRING "it
the morning of the murder
Redirect witness said when he got TO
= spot some two miles farther on, the
children We're not az play, Wtion .i. l"''
Mrs Mabel A. Perkins, who resides
across the road from the EDWIN hnen'
place. was the next witness. She lesti
ned that at about o'clock on May l.
when she went to defendants home. she
saw Edwin Knight in the blacksmith
shop. - ,,,..t,on..
asked witness if she remembered having
liked, at previous interview; the las,
lime defendant was seen by her ABOUT
the premises as 81. To which witness an
swerrd: mo. | did not. | was honest
about ii. You wanted me to fix the time
nt q12" Rigid questioning failed to
bring about change III me uthe give"
in direct examination.
Abbie NJ. Ford testified to having seen
Freddie Sprague at about N4o on the
morning q May J. PiayiinG n IrohI wii q
ness said Freddie did not leave the prem
ises during the whole forenoon. Witness
testified that during all the quesu0nlhS :
which she and her husband put to Fred
die the little fellow never mentioned tina |
any one besides Samuel Locke was there
Freddie Sprague never came t. the house
uf witness as he testified. to buy butter
ar milk Witness had none to sell.
Mrs Fannie Warren was recalled. Sh@
resides nearby the Florence Knight place.
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present mnr'' ~ LSradiie SOM rninutel Al
lluh Wa ~ ~ ..,ttt MINI, IL ,-ni,r br,,sa
inns moTiIhE
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