Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-14
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States evidence; that there was dis
| crepanCy Of a 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 de-
| PENDANT on the morning of May list.
Samuel s. Locke was recalled at the
request Of Mr.. Yeaton ana confronted
| with the answers he gave at the coro-
| ners inquest. He said he did not re-
member having said after he had look
ed at the body of the murdered wo-
man that he took the nearest cut
home IT did take over three min
uteS.'
Cross witness described
the character of the work he was doing
on May list.
After the noon recess court resumed at
| . O'Clock Hiram y. Butler Of South Ber-
wick. was called by the State He was Of
| the opinion that the reputation of :. -.
Locke was good but he never remembered
of having heard any discussion to bear
| out his impression.
Hiram a Butler. Sr. Of South Berwick,
from his personal dealings with 5. 5
| Locke. thought the lltter's reputation
was good.
David Hanson Of South Berwick
thought Mr.. Locke bore good roputa-
| ton, but crOSS-eXamination revealed thai
witness never heard the matter discussed
before the trial began,
Everett Il. Goodwin Of South Berwick
| visited the locality wher- 5 :. Locke
was at work on MAY |. Ha thought sew
eral sticks Of wood he examined We're
| freshly eat. Witness thought the repu-
| tation of Mr.. Locke was good.
| CroSs-eXamned. witness admitted that
he said to Locke when first they met on
the morning of May l. What made you
kin Fannie Sprague? Witness admitted
| that he advised Locke to get ont of the
| place after the murder
| Simeon +. Huntrcss of South Berwick.
| testified that he examined the wood said
to have been cut by Locke May |. 'rh"
majority Of the sticks examined were
newly cut
! Witness did not Sc. Freddie Sprague
| take oath before the coroncr's jury.
! CroSs-exammed. witnt IS did not know but
| that Freddie Was intcrrogated at the in
quest.
james Clark of South Berwick exam
ined on May ?, the wood said y nave been
eat by Locke On May |, ana thought it
| had been cho"ped todr ar five days.
Cross-eXamined. witness said Locke told
| him when the wood was cut.
| Mrs. Rosa II. White hous- was rcca led
and denied the statement of Edwin II.
| Knight that Fannie Sprague just beforn
/ her child was born, five years ago. was
! taken from i'll front o. witness house and
|
as defendant stated.
/ Laura a. Chick, a ntiehf or Of the pre-
| ccding witness, testified that she saw
Edwin Knight bring Fannie Sprague to
the home OF Mrs. Whitehouse some time
during April, l>9,. but On cross-cxamina-
| zion witness admitted that she ala no.
know Mr.. Edwin Knight.
Prof. T. Il. Angel of Derry, y. H., WAS
recalled. tie disagreed with the opin On
Of Prof Robinson OF BoWdoin College.
| that corpuscles developed from spot
under the conditions existing in the cas-
in question could not ~ determined posi-
lively as containing human blood corpus
Giles.
siderable thorUughneSs; and the matter Of
blood corpuscles was exploited quite fully.
Attorney Yeaton concluded his question
ing when witness answered that he could
positively determine ii a spot was of hui
man blood after the three tests conSd-
cred exhaustive by the leading authori-
ties had failed. This i'll view of the ex-
tremely unfavorable conditions as To- the
age of the stains and severe treatment
iey had received by contact with other
substances tending to make identity all
the more uncertain
| Miss George +. Novel; Berwick. Me.
} the stenosrapher employed to take evil
dence at the coroner'S jury. testified that
Freddie Sprague was twice before that
body. Witness thought the answers til.
boy made to questions asked him were il,
4 number of cases responsive. Witness
, was present at the house of Mrs. Perkne
, when the latter said she saw the defend
/, ant on the morning OF May /, some 10 OF
, Il minutes past g
Cross-examined, witness said she dJ
, not take the testimony OF Freddi,
Sprague at the coroner $ inquest becais,
MIR Matthews, the county attorney, said
he thought ii was unnecessary.
| Adjournment was here taken until 93l
o'clock Thurs lay.