Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-08
clench was behind the bar serving the

| Clench was behind the bar serving the
| stuff
Farnham did not drink of his own
accord. but al the invitation and re-
| quest uf Payaon. ANA Paysbn paid.
| Someone offered TO bet Farnham that
| he could not walk n crack: he said ne
could but did not try; Payson was
| under the influence of liquor, but
| F'arnham could handle himself Wit
| ness thought that payson was trying
To I'LL Farnham up.
Witness came out of the saloon few
minutes past 10 o'clock. the crowd came
out together. Farnham took a few steps
| NJ street when Payson said: Come in
| lets have another drink" Farnham
said: No" Payson tried to ni.lI him
back. and Farnham broke ava Payson
! then took him by the hand a second
| time. tarnhan again hrok, away. ana III
| he Cnae bar X his shoulder went through
| one ~ the windows in The saloon. Then
| thrir Was talk between tie Two as tn
| ~ho should pay for the window. Ne
| ClenCh came tu the door and Pay said
! he Would pay tor The window. asking Nc
! t!ench what II would cost. McCtench
| said $50 Paysun took some money out
| and then said lie would come in, tOmor-
| row. and pay in: il. Mcc!ench then told
| them to - home.
| faysnn went Ia thr corner ana took
| hold at Farnham hand. and they had
| some mole talk about paving tor INC
window Farnham pulled away from
! i'aySun and ic!l on the sidewalk. while
| Pay son reeled into the street. EatnhaU
| started up Academy street and iaySon
| started after him. saying: Com. back
| here, N"l farmer. III lick you: come back
| here. YOU cheap farmer. you 8 of
---. III lick YOU" Witness uiI not hear
| threat tn till.
| Three ~ four went up the street ahcln
| of witness: he and Niiler started up be-
| hind saw Fayson sitting on bank in
| front Of johnson house. Went ON and
| came across the party near br Nutting 81.
| looked over near DR.. Chaae's and saw
| three or four fellows. walked over III
| front ~ High School building and the
| crowd started and ran. Witness and
! Baker found Farnham lying ON the side
| " ak. came back to the corner am. ASK
IA lrr. Nuttng If something had not bet
\ trr ~ done tor the man: started down.
| ana saw Payson and kittridge on the
hom. Witness advised rayson 70 80
| huInr. but he woIii not. saying he was
| suiuic down To get lunch
| Witness met Mark Day and Chester
| Brnner al the corner OF Academy and
| Water streets. ana thcy did not think IL
host to pet the night watch, saying that
Farnham was foolish and would teii
| whrr. ne got his ram: and that they
| would car, for HIM McCiencn came 70
the door and the witness, with him went
M Academy. over Second, ana up 'ntSt- :
crowd un the corner Of Third and Acad-
rmN streets. 1,,.. - 4.
| Went over from corner of Chestnut and
Middle streets and found the crowd PICK
lin.y Inrnham M Someone said that DIR.
| NuttinG had examined Farniam ana sa "a
n, was all right. The crowd started Tor
tn4. school building.
li,X: McClench said some one might s-ni
the night watch and wanted 10 ta'iy ,iy y
Farnhlm further away. rs men 49, ~, ),
|
Rrnner Baker and witness. picked the
lbod, up and carried Il to he iletd pia,i s,
ling ii under the pear tree. Mceiencn Sa,u ~
ine wished IL hadn't happened ana that =
no,,d teach him a lesson: he offered Ben
| nor 81 TO stay all night win fafnnaii.
Mc,,jench told witness of Farnham
death, in the morning. ;.h,
Rowe was in saloon. Monday n,sn,,
IIooLiuy On. witness did not see Rowe
leading Kennebec Journal: did not nottce
anyone reading paper: Payson 1iu nos
,,rga mr. lead Farnham to the bar aitei
,he drink Of rum Farnham said: Hold
on-wait awhile. In few minutes
Payson asked him again and he accenteu,
Crnsr-eyamined. Bert Rowe was ther.
when witness went in: there were II
here others might have been In the
room: witness was gong nome ana u,op
ned in at the saloon 10 see II ian DJ DEL
i,vac there: he was not; witness ana hsuu
,,orc in habit of waiting for one anotn.i
ut the saloon TO go home tosetheT; vi.
mess stopped to see crowd ana urHh
Gra,nham filled glasses for nrst dTihh
n,tsiaa after crowd had gore out. farh-
bamham woulu not go in for, anotnei
drink and Payson tried to pull HIM IN
Farnhams shoulder went through WIZ
McC,ench said to Payson: Go home
and don't make a fool of yourself: yo.
are are a bigger fool than he os,t is; haske, hrSke,
window. In failing on the sidewaikk n
Earnbam sat down. got up. and star.eo
up the street: Payson reeied mo cbea, "a,
nf a b, come back here ana l
Mark Day of Hallowell Witness gay
! same testimony as preceding withe"