The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-12
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the inciaent when Deputy MISE
pought TO purchase the cart, and mis- VIII
Ineness to give the official the whole or
.ny mart OF &c. There was NOT the least
hesitation in delivering to the deputy ths
sIothing and knife worn BY witness on
The morning Of May lst witness de-
scribed his return from the Wentworth
house, when Fannie Sprague, meeting
him on the road, asked him for and was
given ride home.
The Austin house WAS In charge OF wilt
meas for several years Witness said he
had never been familiar with the
Sprague woman nor had his relations
with her been anything but proper. The
blood on the knife exhibited as also on
the trousers came from the foot OF
horse Injured in shooting. Answering the
direct que-tlon; "Did you kill Fannie
Sprague on the morning OF May lstf
witness answered firmly, ono, sir, did
not" Witness did net SEQ Freddie
Sprsgue until noon on May LIST,
Croes.examined, witness was questioned
as to his visit to the field on the Saturday
previous to May LIST. The testimony at
the time of the first coroners jury was
shown witness and he corroborated 1t as
not being able to remember whether or
not he spoke to her. The day witness
went to the Goodwin place he rode in the
cart exhibited in court, and was positive
there were crossroads then in place. Wit
ness then told precisely the same as In
the direct examination the reasons why
the rails were broken out. at this point
the court suspended until two cloak.
The hall was again crowded to its en-.
paoity when witness resumed the stand
this afternoon. The cross-examiDation
by Attorney General Seiders was con-
tinue1. Witness told of his putting new
handle in an instrument used in rolling
logs after having returning from the
pond pasture Witness was positive that
he did not have the knife used as evidence
on the morning of May LIST Witness cor
roborated the statements he made In re-
gard to the whereabouts of the knife
during the time he was in the pasture
Attorney General Soldiers tried to draw
from the witness the statement that be.
cause witness did not tell that the knife
was not in his possession on his visit to
the pond pasturs that he was withhold
Ing Information from the state. Witness
replied that because he was Informed by
Attorney Matthews that suspicion rested
on him he thought 1t time to defend him
self. witness simply answered the ques-
tions asked him and volunteered no
further information at that time. Wit
ness repeated the conversation with nepu-
ty Miles when the latter sought to pur-
chase the cross-cart Attorney General
Soldiers closely questioned witness as to
whether he made any objections TO giving
up the cart, but witness told precisely the
same story as in direct examination.
There was absolutely no objection to its
delivery, lie replied. Witness identified the
trousers worn on May LIST and the knife
he delivered to Attorney Mathews. Wit
ness denied that he had conversation
with Mr. Abbott before marble shop IN
North berwick but affirmed his previous
statement that the conversation occurred
not there but near grain store 20 feet
away.
When Fannie Sprague asked to ride to
Timothy Wentworth's she did nat ask
witness to take her back. witness did
not drive up to the home of Mrs. White
houss for Fannie Sprague, but the latter
called to witness whose team was on the
main road and he waited for her.
Witness identified the rubber boots he
wore on the morning of May LIST. He
took notice Of the front cross-raiI in
riding over the Goodwin place on Satur-
day, April rs because he had held onto
1t as he rode and, held 1t to aid him to
Ill 1E 49,
ed by the testimony In point at the coro-
ners' inquest close questioning failed to
bring out any correction on part OF
witness. On the morning OF the murder
witness saw no one on the railroad track.
This finished the testimony of the de-
PENDANT after three hours on the stand.
Ivory L. Goodwin of South Berwick,
whose house is near that or the defen-
Gaut, was the next witness. Witness WAS
present when the ties were being loaded
onto the cross-caTt, on the Friday preyi.
GUS to the murder. When defendant left
the yard witness had nothing In his
hand. Witness identified several pieces
Of wood used as states evidence which
MIR. Miles took from his wood pile. but
on cross-examination said it was possible
that they did not come from his old hay
rack. While witness was at work In
his field on the morning of May LIST he
took no particular notice OF any one
passing along the road to the r. j.
knight place.
Witnessed Edward f knight pur-
chase the ties loaded at the Go ID win place
and was present while the loading was
In nrourass Wttnasa broka nut rho for.
ward rail- OF the oross-cart, but said thas
the blood stained oak piece used as
states evidence was not tn same one he
broke. OF the three men, among them
the defendant. who left tho Goo DIV .