Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-09
STICKS TO STORY.
Eastman Sharply Cross-ex-
amined by Attorney General.
Some Inaccuracies in Stories Shown
but in Main Is mistaken.
Ms Version Of Shooting Is the Only One Ytt
Presented 10 Jury.

! Cambridge, Mass, May S.-For two
hours. this forenoon. the court room
at the Eastman trial fairly quivered
! with excitement over the rigorous
/ cross-examination of the defendant at
| the bands of the attorney general
/ With the stenographic report OF other
F, proceedings in the case in his hands.
the prosecuting officer hurled perfect
whirlwind of questions at the tall Har-
ward instructor, with the evident intent
of showing many discrepancies and if
| possible to break down the cIItiie de-
| fence. Eastman at times shook and
| wavered in the storm by admitting
some inaccuracies and variances in his
| testimony between that given at the
| grand jury and under the direct eN-
| animation by his counsel. yesterday,
| but in the end he still retained the
| trunk and branches of his story ana
| came forth from the gale in compare
! lively good condition.
| Whether the discrepancies which
| We're confined to his neglect to melton
| the struggle with Grogan to the officers
until the next day, his position in the
| henyard and the number of shots
| which We're fired during the struggle
| arr 81 Vital lIlpOI Is lOI lIlc Jul
| to decide. The fact remains, however.
| that no other version Of the shooting
| except that told by Eastman has yet
| been laid before the u men, although
| the government has used every en-
| deavor to show many inaccuracies in
| the story told.
| Nothing that the attorney general
| could say could make Eastman waver
| ~ to, -
| an accident and that until the govern
! ment produced the center fire bullet he
! had always believed that Grogan had
| been killed with a bullet from the old
| rim fire revolver He did not attempt
| to explain how Grogan might have
been shot during the struggle over
| the center fire revolver and absolutely
refused to give the attorney general
| any speculation in that line.
| Interest in the trial waned sadly af-
ter the chief parsonage had finished his
testimony, the balance of the day be-
| ing given up entirely to experts on
| cartridges and revolvers
! The principal witness of the after
noon was Mayor Dimon of Lowell,
manager of the United States Car
! fridge Co. there. who claimed to have
l SctIctIS htQ Tic Sdlu " nave
been taken from Grogan's body. He
| said this mark was not on the bullet
produced at the trial, but admitted
! that the bullet which he marked was q
), center fire bullet.
The attorney general first took up
Eastman's interview with the police
officers after the shooting and said the
accused man was not warned by the
officers not to talk, that he did not
know he was under arrest until the
morning after. when he was locked up
| and that Eastman had admitted that
| he did not tell of any scutfle between
! himself and Grogan until he was in
formed that there was a witness who
had seen it.
! The attorney general confined most
of his efforts to showing discrepancies
between Eastman's testimony before
the grand jury and that given by him
al the trial, yesterday
Eastman said that he returned from
the West in order to place himself at
point where he could be summoned by
the grand jury, and admitted that his
testimony was given voluntarily be-
fore that body.
. With reference to the scuffle the de-
PENDANT said he was Whrled about in
F., the direction of the south henyard. He
| had not made this statement before
the lower court nor before the grand
Jury. but said that he had told the Off
1 GERS. He was asked if after taking the
| pistol from Grogan he did not throw
! it into the north henyard. Witness
could not say.
Evidence given by Eastman before
! the grand jury as to where ne was
standing was read. for comparison
with his evidence. yesterday. Noting
/ the difference the attorney general
asked Eastman why he should change
his testimony. Witness appeared con-
fused and Said that he had given the
account Of the affair to the best of his
recollection. Referring to the grand
jury testimony again the attorney gen
eral read the following statement made
by Eastman:
Il knew he was shot; I saw the
| wound"
| Eastman was asked what he meant
| (COntinupd on mage 81