Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-19
SECOND DAY.
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tered. Farnham and Payson We're
drinking out of an ordinary whiskey
glass. they drank and Payson paid
Tor the drinks. Payson and Farnham
only drinking. Farnham did not ap-
pear as if he had drank very much
Payson showed that he had been
drinking some. Then Farnham sat on
seat. Payson remarked to witness
that he was feeling his drinks more
than Farnham. Payson asked Farm
ham to come uD and have another
drink. Farnham said: Wait while"
Payson then patted Farnham on the
shoulder and said: Come on" Farm
ham got up, Payson said: We've
been drinking ale, whiskey and rum.
Now let's take a drink of GIN Nc
Clench put the liquor on the bar.
Think McClinch turned the gin into
the glasses but could not be positive
They drank the gin and then sat down.
Don't remember McClench making
any talk. After the second drink. gin,
Farnham showed signs of intoXication.
Did not, however. notice any stag
ger in his walk. Three or four min
utes elapsed between the drink of rum
and the drink of gin. 1t struck 10
and McClench said he must lock up.
Payson asked Farnham to have an
other drink. Think Payson called for
the gin. Payson paid McClench for
the three drinks that witness saw
taken. Don't think anyone else drank.
Farnham paid for not drinks nor
asked anyone to drink. Payson asked
no one else to drink. The drinks of
gin We're good average ones and the
one OF rum was an extra good sized
one. After the second drink of gin all
went out. Payson was somewhat I'M
der the influence of liquor. There was
u reel in his walk. but he was not
drunk enough to fall down. Farnham
showed slight signs of intoxication but
could handle himself all right. Charles
Baker entered the McClench saloon
shortly after the witness did. Had
seen Farnham at the ball grounds on
the same night about : o'clock, pitch
ing ball.
After they came out of the saloon
Payson took hold of Farnhams arm.
Payson said to Farnham: Lets come
back and have another drink" Farm
ham might have said no" but Wit
ness did not remember. Payson let go
Oh faTIludUl, VIII lcdlitu dSoiiist liz
building south of the door. Payson
went up to Farnham again and pulling
him in the direction of the door said
again: Let's go in and take another
drink" Farnham pulled away from
Payson and in so doing his arm broke
Il window. McClench came to the door.
Payson asked McClench how much the
window would cost. McClench an
swered: Two dollars and half.
Some talk was made but Payson did
not pay for the window. Think Pay
son told McClench that he would be
in the next morning and pay for the
window. There was some talk between
Farnham and Payson about paying for
tho window. Farnham asked Payson
II the window was paid for. PaysOn
replied that he was to pay for it the
next day. At this time they were on
the Academy street side OF the saloon
Payson had hold of Farnham. Farm
ham broke away from Payson ana Iell
on the sidewalk. PaysOn reeled out IN
the middle of the road. Farnham got
I'D and started up Academy street
Layson hollered to Farnham: GU
= of a farmer. come
back here and I'll lick you. Payson
followed Farnham up the street. say
ing that he could lick the farmer. IN
the corner after Payson and Farnham
started up Academy street were all the
boys who left the saloon at closing up
time Ralph Kittredge and Charles
Sumner first started up the street
Don't know whether Bert Rowe went
or not.
Witness and Baker started after
Ki,tredge and Benner went. Found
, Payson on the bank of the Johnson
residence on Second street, ana was
ctiu making talk about how he could
lick the farmer Further up net Dr.
Nutting Jimmy Nutting, Howard All,
drews and a stonecutter. Witness ana
Baker went toward FarhhaHi, VIZ
was living on the sidewalk on MIDDLE
street, then started down the NIL AT
railroad track met kittredge. ray sun
and Benner. Told Payson ne Deter
go home. He said: mo, I'm soihs
down street to get lunch. "aiheu
down to the corner of ACADEMY anu
,Iain street and met Day ana Cnes'eI
Renner. who left and Walkeo up
nrrth. McClench came TO the oooi
Told him that Farnham was lying vi
the sidewalk. McCiencn sa." ~
~ 60, h,cL with me and show me
where he is Went to second STREE
down that street. up CHESTNUT sti
NcClench waited at the corner stopped
in front of DR.. Chase's, where tneie
was a crowd collected. Day ana ines
,o,. Renner carried Farnham up TO the
high school building. covered MIN
With hay and went off. Farnham was
unconscious started back and met
MnC,encb Raker. and Sanford Ben
nor McClench asked witness if ne
would help carry the boy somewhere
else. saying that some of the boys
might tell the night watch. McClench
said: If you help carry him away
where they won't find him. you Will
not lose anything" Farnham was
picked up from the High school build
ing and taken to the pasture of Mr..