Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-27
CLIFFORD HELD
In $4,000 Bonds for United
States Grand Jury
For Assault With Intent to Kill and
Rob VIM. 0. German
On the United States Reservation al LOCUS
Friday, Iuy 10.
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Tn" adjourned hearing on the case
against James Clifford Of Chelsea, for
assault and battery with intent to kill
ana robbery. was held. yesterday
morning, before United States Commits
sioner Winfield :. Choate. Shortly at
ter the time to which adjournment had
made tho grand jury room at the court
fouse was Well. filed with court Off
erals witnesses and Interested specta-
tors. Among the latter was large
shrinking of veterans from the Nation
al Home Their interest grew mainly
from the fact that William .. German
the assaulted man. is an inmate OF the
Home.
The alleged assault took place on the
morning Of Friday. July 10. German
went to Gifford's house and according
10 his own story nqcourt purchased
two drinks Of Mrs. Clifford. He did
not see Clifford during his stay there.
which was short. When he started to
return to the Home he took 4 path
across the government grounds fire.
Gupntly used by the veterans in going
:nd coming between the Home and
C.Tord's place He had gone but
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him upon the head a blow which
knocked him down, the blow being
given with a club.
German alleges that he said some
thing in remonstrance when Clifford
said that he would not only kill him
but that he would serve all the soldiers
the same way. He was then beaten on
the head until the club broke in two
places. and the Infatuated man seized
"A stone the size Of ones two fists and
raised II above his head as if he would
Iljrl IL at his victim. For some reason
he changed his mind and threw the
rock away. Germans pockets were re-
Iicved of a watch and poCketbook but
the pnckcth0ok was not taken away.
| After the prisoner left him German
went To i hut near by on the govern
ment grounds ana remained until found
| "A bout O'Clock by Bernard EariN' Il
| fellow inmate of the Home.
The ease was conducted for the de
| fence by 4. NJ Goddard, ESD. Of Au-
.rileta. The testimony introduced under
His direction was intended to prove an
alibi for the prisoner and that German
might have been mistaken in the iden-
| titv of the person who assaulted hln'
The first witness on the stand was
| thu prisoner himself He gave in detall
| thu events Of the morning when tne
! assault is said to have taken place. he
stated that he lived on the east SIDE
| Of what is known as Hayseed avenue
in the town of Chelsea. This road con
meets IL. Augusta and Windsor road
with the Hallowell road. His house Is
nc.,er the Augusta road than to the
Hi1Ioweu road. it being the next house
to Mrs. NcCarty's. which stands in the
cor,or At the corner of the Hallowel
road and Hayseed avenue is located
Jones store A short distance down w
HalIoWell road is house occupied ~
one Conner. 1t is within sight OF th'
Iones Store. \ short distance up Hay
seed avenue from Jones store is
ho,,se occupied by Michael Kerr.
on Thursday evening before the al
,oged assault was committed Giifort
stated that he engaged to take q sew
mo machine on the following morn
ing from the house where Kerr feSiN
cd To the COnnor- house Tor n MIS-
!rooner. on the following morning NJ
o,ora at about $50 Between ,.3p an
II Ia drove out Of his yard to carr!
~ machine as agreed. He had 4 smal
ha, horse and Concord wagon. ~
dro,,o directly to kerr's. lie met SeN
era1 neoplc on the road but did not rec
opnize any of them. Il Kerr's ne fouh'
only Maud and Sadie Higgins VIII
whom he talked and who helped hin
lad the machine into the wagon.
ua then drove directly to Connors
de,ivered the machine and after tax
inc, ahout three-quarters Of an hour n
drove back up the Gardiner road an
.ook the Mud hill road. He was goih'
20 eugene Ernerson's TO buy some Ia.
Tor ho1dinc. on the Mud Hill road n
mo, Mrs Noble and William case
with another party whom he did no
recopn,=c sitting in TIE back of n
wagon. ;,
After crossing the Windsor road =
r,et pete Kane, with whom he stoppe
and talked about half an hour. Wen
m E,nerson's and saw him about IN
nav Then went across the road az
talked with James Hughes. at Mrs
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