The Portland daily press., 1901-02-14


or shoe.
Cross-exAminsd. witness recognized this
pIsster cast as the ons taken OF the i'm
prints referred In direct examination.
Attorney General seidsrs asked TO have
Edwin knight rscaIIsd to the stand, but
this Attorney Yeaton was not inclined to
consent TO.
Mrs. Ford was recalled and was ques-
toned by Attorney 1snsral Selders as TO
the length Of time the murdered woman .
son Frsudie remained at her mouse. Wit
ness thought It was about noon When
Florence knight called for the boy.
With the closing of the testimony of
this witness the defence rested its case.
The state called In rebuttal Deputy
James Ii. Miles, and questioned him with
reference to the letters read as evidences
for the dafence. witness said he showed
the letters In question to Mr.. Locke who
acknowledged that he was the author.
witness was unable to ind the bloody
shorts bag at the scene of the murder, al
thoug b he went Immediately to search
for IL after having been told Of Its having
been found. Witness stated that the de-
fendant included In The articles he had on
the morning OF May LIST, the knife used as
states evidence; that there was dis
orepancy OF number OF minutes in the
time Mrs. Perkins stated TO witness and
that she stated In court as to when she
visited the home Of the defendant on the
morning OF May LIST.
Samuel s. Locke was recalled at the re-
quest OF Mr.. Yeaton and confronted with
the answers he gave at the coroner 3 in
quest. He said he did not remember
having said after he had looked at the
body OF the murdered woman that he
took the nearest cut home. IL did not
take over three minutes"
Cross examined witness described the
character of the work he was doing on
May lst.
After the noon recess court resumed at
two O'Clock. Hiram A. Butler OF South
BJrwick was called by the state. lie was
OF the opinion that regulation Of s. ).
Locke was good but he never remembered
Of having heard any discussion TO bear
out his impression.
Hiram A. Butler, SF., of South Ber-
wick, from his personal dealings with ).
S. Looks, thought. the Iatter's reputation
was good.
David Hanson of South Berwick
thought Mr.. Locke bore a good reputa-
tion, but cross-examinatlon revealed that
witness never heard the matter discussed
before the, trial began.
Everett b. Goodwin OF South Berwick
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was at work on May Ist He thought
several sticks of wood he examined were
freshly cut. Witness thought the reputa-
ton OF Mr.. Locke was good.
Cross-examined witness admitted that
he said to Locke when first they met on
the morning OF May lst: what made
you kill Fannie SprngueH'' Witness ad-
mitted that he advised Locke to ge' out
of ths pl ace after tha murder.
Simeon P. Huntress of South Berwick
testified that he examined the wood said
to have been cut by Locke on May lst.
The majority OF ths sticks examined were
timely cut.
James Clark OF South Berwick, ex-
aminsd on May the wood said to have
been cut by Locke on May LIST, and
thought IL had been chopped four or five
days.
Mrs. Rosa II. whitehouss was recalled
and denied statement OF Knight say
ing that Fannie Sprazus just before
her child was born i've years ago, was
taken from In front Of her bouse and not
from a place farther down the road as de-
fsndant stated
Laura A. Chick. a neIghbor OF the pre-
ceding witness, testified that she saw Ed
win Knight bring Fannie Sprague to the
house of Mrs. whitshouss sons time
during AuriI, 1896, but on cross-examina-
tion, witness admitted that she did not
know MIR. Edwin knight.
| Prof. E. r. Angel OF Dover, N. H.,
was recalled He disagreed with the opin-
ion OF Prof. Robinson that dried blood
cannot be determined positively.
The eoross-examination was one OF con-
siderable thoroughness and the matter of
blood oorpusclles was exploited quite
fully. Attorney Yeaton concluded mis-
questioning when witness answered that
he could positively dstsrmine II a spot
was of human blood after three tests con-
sidersd exhaustive by authorities had
failed This IN view OF the extremely
upfsyorable conditions as to the age Of
the stains in question and the severe
treatment they had received by contact
with other substances, all tending to
make identity more uncertain.
| Miss Georgis +. Newell OF Berwick,
the stsnogrspher employed to take evil
dence &C this coroner's jury, testified that
Freddie Sprague wAs twice before that
body. witness thought the answers the
boy made to questions asfed him were in
number OF casas responsive. Witness
was present at tine house OF Mrs. Perkins
when the latter said she saw the defend
ant on the morning of May lst. some ten
or fifteen minutes past nine.
Cross-examinsd witness said she did
not take the testimony of Freddie
Spragus at the coronsr's inquest because