Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-14

the character of Samuel :. Locke the
man whom the defense maintain com
mittcd the crime.
The pleas are expected to be lengthy
in that the case is a complicated one
and the charge to the jury of Judge
Powers may be Of interest in that it
may contain am opinion of the value of
q young child'S evidence
Mss Emma a. Knight, daughter of
the defendant was the first witness
called. She testified that at the request
Of her mother she went to the traigen
house in November to get Fannie
Sprague. Again some days later Wit
ness testified that she and her brother
made another visit after the Sprague
woman. at which time the latter decid-
ed to return with them.
Anna r. Knight. wife of the defend
ant. testified to being asked by Fannie.
Sprague when the latter heard of de
PENDANTS intention to visit Timothy
WpntWorthS. ii she could ride with Mr..
Knight, which request was granted.
on the morning of May | witness r.
qutSted that Charles Mcader go Ia
South Berwick instead of Mr.. Knight.
Witness testified that her husband
started for the pasture about t.l5. The
next time witness saw her husband
was when he came from the black
smith shop about o'clock. \ few mo-
ncnts later he came into the kitchen.
1t was at this time that the knife now
used by the State as evidence was
brought from the kitchen and used by
witness TO cut string. Witness re-
counted the incident when her husband
shouted to one Lynch. the grocery
clerk and to the converse ton which
occurred at the time. Witness was told
of the murder about 10 O'Clock on May
|. but did not go to the +. j. Knight
place. on being shown several articles
of clothing. witness identified them as
the ones worn by her husband on May
l. She also identified the patches on
the pockets as the ones put on by ner.
Cross examined witness said Charles
Meader cleaned some horned pouts
which he had caught the night previ-
Gus to May l.
The testimony of witness at the in
uuest was read to her and she agreed
that some of the answers We're sub
stantially correct. At that time, how
ever witness did not state positively
whether she did the mending or not
and accounted for her reason for not
giving definite answers then because
she was provoked
There was a brief recess, after which
Mrs. Knight was recalled and gave a
description of the murdered woman.
Attorney Higgins read to the jury the
letter written by S. s. Locke to the muir
dered woman, the contents of when
| epistle was such as to tend to COM
promise the chara cterS of the two per-
| sons interested.
| Several other letters the correspond
| ence of Cyrus Goodwin and FANNIE
Sprague We're produced. Explaining 10
Judge Powers the reason why THESE
letters were brought before the court
Attorney Yeaton said it was to furnlSh
the connecting link which would ac-
| count for the physical condition OF the
Sprague woman incident to the birth Oh
her first child. The letters were eX'
cluded by Judge Powers.
! Deputy Louis b. Hanson was re-
called and testified that in his Judg-
ment the foot imprints which led from
the scene of the murder We're made by
| a leather boot or shoe.
| Cross-examined, witness recoShlZeu
| the plaster east as the one taken u
/ the imprints referred in direct exam
nation. :.
Attorney General Seiders asked ~
, have Edwin Knight recalled 10 'H
stand but this Attorney Higgins wa
not inclined to do.
Mrs Ford was recalled anu
questioned by Attorney Generai "ei'
ers as to the length of time the ii,"i
dercd woman's son Freddie reniaiiieu 81
her house Witness thought IL va
about noon when Florence knlSht ''''i
ed for the boy.
With the closing Of the testimony VI
This witness the defence rested It's c"9.
The state called in rebuttal, DePu'S
lanes II. Miles, and questioned nm
with reference to the letters reau q,
evidence for the defense. Witness So
he showed the letters in question 10 w
Locke who acknowledged that ne W
the author. Witness was unapie -
find the bloody shorts bag at the ST.
Of the murder although he Went -
mediately to search for it after NAV ~,
been told of it's having been 1ou.iN
Witness stated that the defendant ~
cluded in the articles he had Oh ','
morning of May LIST, the knife useu :"
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