Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-07
NO ILL FEELING
Is Claim Of Defence Between
Eastman and Grogan.
On Cordial Terms and the FamiIie.
Visited Pack and Forth.
Numerous Witnesses Who Testify 10 Coot
Relations Between Men.

Cambridge. Mass. May 6.-The third
| weeks trial Of Charles r. Eastman,
for the murder of Richard H. Grogan,
Jr.. began, Monday MOI ming. The jury
| men appear in perfect health, while the
defendant was sprightly and appeared
confident.
The defence continued tbs efforts to
show that there was a good feeling
between the two men by placing addi-
tional witnesses, friends Of both men.
upon the stand.
The first witness. Monday morning.
| was Edward =. Gushee, Jr. He said
| that he met Grogan at Eastman's
| house the latter part of November,
1899. 1t was after Nov. "a. on which
| date the government alleges a quarrel
| took place between Eastman and Gro
gan Witness testified that he asked
| Eastman some time in the spring of
1900 why he did not take the lens bust
| ness. Eastman replied that his col
lese work required all his time and that
GroSan was much better fitted.
| Rev Edward S. Gushee, father of the
previous witness. was then called and
| testified that he went to the Clark eS-
| tate on the day of the shooting and
was in the room when Grogan died. He
said Eastman was very pale and trem-
bling. He went to Eastmans house
after the shooting and found Eastman
| there, walking up and down the floor
| with his hands to his head. Eastman
said he wished he had taken the doc
tors view rs now he had shot Dick and
brought trouble on the family. He al
ways thought that ne could use fire
| arms safely but he found that he could
not.
DIR. Gushee further testified that
Eastman was in the room just before
Grogan died; that he felt Grogan's
pulsc and put his ear to Grogan's
breast to hear the heart beat. East
nan told the witness before the Off
cers came that he had the revolver in
his hand trying TO turn the cylinder
when it exploded.
He saw Dick look up Infatuated and
rush toward him. He went toward him
partially TO protect himself and partly
to assist Grogan. Witness said that
| Eastman at that time made no men
ton of the trouble. At one time East
man told the witness that the Clark
family wanted him Gcastman) to AXE
take the business. He said he could not
consider ii and ii was 4 fortunate
thing that Groyan came into the fam
lily as he was making a success Of it.
Under severe cross-eXamination DIR.
| Gushee said he refused to allow his son
to give State Detective Whitney any
evidence in the case because he did not
believe It the method of giving proof.
He said that he desired however. to
assist the government in every way in
obtaining the truth
Three woman friends of the Grogans
and Eastman testified to the good re-
lations between the two men. espec-
tally in the fall of 1899.
Lewis j. CorSon of Philadelphia, a
friend of Grogan. produced a flashlight
picture which he took of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eastman and Mr.. and Mrs. Grogan in
!. group. This picture was taken on
Dec. Il. 1899. He said that he visited
the Grogans frequently, and that East
man and his wife were there very Oft
ten and that the relations between the
two families We're cordial.
| Michael s. Hanson. an employe in
the lens factory, said he saw the two
men together. frequently and never
knew them to pass when they did not
speak.
James r. May, employed at the lens
factory. said that he had frequently
seen the two men practicing with re-
volvers in the yard and in the factory.
George w. Clark who lived in the
south part of the Grogan house. said
THAT he participated in target shooting
with Eastman and Grogan. July 4, 1899.
inst a year before the tragedy, and
that Eastman had his black handled
Smith & Wesson. Grogan his pearl
handled revolver of the same make.
and that the old Colt pistol of A cali
Ire was also used. The witness had
seen them boxing together in Novem-
Der. 1899.
Mrs. Sarah A. Clark, mother of the
former witness. looked out OF the WIN
dow toward the hen yard where the
tragedy took place, when she heard
screams and saw Grogan running out
of the yard with Eastman following.
Eastman looked weak and the witness
thought then that he was the one who
| was shot.
The last witness of the day was Mrs.
Caroline Eastman, wife of the accused.
She went over briefly her marriage
with Eastman, her life in Germany
ard the period up to six months before
the shooting She also said that the re-
Ilations Of the two men We're cordiai
and she never remembered a time
when they did not speak. The families
frequently dined together. the chill
dren had their Christmas trees to-
gether. She spoke to Grogan about the
Ions business and on Thanksgiving
Joined with him in giving dinner 10
a poor family.
| Here the court adjourned until to-
| morrow.