The Portland daily press., 1901-02-05

Sunday morning and that's all 1 can re-
member.''
| On redirect examination the witness
said while she was gone mp stairs for the
change GRAHAM wrcts his name In the
register.
ON cross examination the witness said
that the night clerk made all the figures
In the registsr ana drew the lines sspar
ating ths different days.
BY Judge HiIi-Had any one registered
that Sunday morning before Grsffam
came.
| No.
Edwin W. Kelly, carriage painter at
Ssco, said that he first saw GIsffam de-
cember 4th. On this occasion he said
that Grstfam came 70 bring a message
from Joseph Kelly the brother of the wit
ness.
Mr. True objected to the introduction
of the testimony regarding witness's con.
versation with GRAHAM, and It was ruled
out.
| On January 1lth, the witness oontin-
ued, Graffam came to his houss again.
Ths oonversAtion this time was about the
same character. He told witness he had
| Just been at work In Haverhili. The
second time GRAHAM staid at his house q
little over an hour and went out to Mary
Harmon's house. They staid ct this house
not over half an hour. He left Keliy's
about three o clock and said he was COM
ing into Portland. Witness was positive
rs to the date and that Graham was the
man who came to his house.
| On oross-examination witness said he
remembered that he first saw GRAHAM on
Deoemher 4th, becase he was very sick
tnst night.
Mary A Harmon of Saoo testified that
she had seen GRAHAM in her house on
Friday the day before the murder. 1t was
after one o'clock. Edward Kelly came TO
about Joseph Kelly.
Alva J. CARL OF Saoo said he saw
GRAHAM on Main street, Saco, shortly |
after one O'Clock onFriday afternoon be-
| fore the murder. witness described the |
colored man whom he saw with GRAHAM. |
The latter wore dark oolored cap. Wit
ness had seen Hands at the jail and iden-
| Il fled him as the man he had seen with
Gaffam. Witness said hs was driving n
| four horse tsam and at the moment he
saw them he saw that the nigh horses
outside rein was not hooked. He tried to
| GROSS In front of the eisctric- car and his
horses took fright. de swung his team
near to the sidewalk and he heard some
one say: "That mans all right" Wit
ness said he turned around and saw that
the negro was the man who had spoken.
William $. Diokerson who keeps a
restaurant at 55 Commercial street said
that he saw GRAHAM at his restaurant at
| 8. so O'Clock Friday afternoon, January
1lth. A coiored man was with GraffAm |
and the witness fully identified both |
men. The negro and white man ordered
| beans and oofYee and the white man paid |
for them. GRAHAM wore a dark cloth cap. |
| Mrs. Ollie Ames who was employed at
Mr.. Dickinsen's restaurant said that she |
saw Graffam at the restaurant Friday |
afternoon the day before the murder. |
There was negro with him. The negro |
wore hat and the white man a cap.
Peter J. Hollywood who lives in the
rear OF Danforth street, said that on Sat-
urday, January 18th, between one and
| half rast four O'Clock he saw a negro ana
white man coming along Commercial
street from the direction of the Maine
Central shops. He described the negro as
| wearing a white slouch hat and a dark
overcoat. 1t was showing at the time.
The white man was shorter than the ne
gro. He wore grey suit of CLOTHES and a
dark cap. He thought GRAHAM was the
fnAn with the negro.
On cross examination the witness said
ne first remembered this occurrence when
he read the papers on Sunday after the
murder. He told the police about the
difference in size between the two men
and though the authorities were then
looking for Nolan he was positive that
the white man he saw was not as large as
they said McLain was
Mary e. Roman lives on Danforth
street, On Saturday afternoon about
four O'Clock she saw a negro and q white
man pass her house. When she first saw
them they were coming up the lane con-
necting Commercial and Danforth
streets
Richard III. R.ce, clerk with J. M. |
Rice, at Libby's corner, testified that he |
had seen the colored and white man at
his store ON Saturday afternoon. The |
negro came In and bought five cents
worth of doughnuts. The negro went out
and was joined by q white man. The
white man was not as tall IS the negro. |
The suit HTaffAm wore In court looked
like the one the white man he saw that
cay had on. He positively identified the
negro but not GRAHAM though he thought
GRAHAM was the man.
On GROSS examination MIR. Rice said 1t |
was between four and five O'Clock that
the negro came into the store. While the
negro was In the store the white man
waited for him on the curb stone. They
went OF together towards Bradlsy's
corner.
Stephen W. Mason lives at Libby's
cnrnar. He Is truCkman. he met