The Portland daily press., 1901-02-09

after hearing protest from Attorney Cen
! eral Seiders, ruled 1t ont.
Court then took recess until two o'oIock
Every seat in the hail was taken and al
available standing room was occupied
when the court resumed at the Afternoon
| session.
Witness Miles again took the STAND and
in the cross-examination sAld the knife
he produced In court was received with
| the other articles of clothing and held
until ne delivered IL to Prof. Angel
Witness nross-examined confirmed previ-
GUS testimony that Edwin Knight NOT
only offered the cross-cart to- him without
cost, but furnished the tools with which
witness cut away the portions he wished.
At Shapleigh witness said that while
he was there access to the barn was free
ly given.
Witness made a careful examination Of
the stall where the body was found ana
SAW no matches. hair pin, nor cork
stopper. The body was then in the barn
door. Examination OF the house revealed
the presence OF two oil cane. Witness first
visited the knight pasture about the 18th
of May. de did no know whether the
birch props which the respondent put In
place were nailed TO the fence.
Re-direct-hesponden expressed not
the least hesitancy about turning over
any articles OF clothing he wished.
Joshua 6etoheli Of South Berwick was
the next on the stand. He identified the
knife produced at the inquest as the
property of respondent. 1t had the ap-
pearanoe OF having been polished.
The cross-examination by Attorney
Yeaton was short and to the point. Wit
ness admitted that he had never secured
a knife himself or polished one
John Hall of North Berwick was on
the stand only long enough 60 testify Co
the date Of the burial of his - brother,
April %.
Roland W. Libby a surveyor, was re-
oallsd and gave several measurements
taken at the FIorence j. Knight place.
The holes burned In the barn door he de-
scribed exactly.
deputy Fred A. Spencer of Berwick
testified that he had examined the Flor
enoe knight place on May 4th and saw
tracks which extended in the direction Of
the railroad.
The next witness, Mrs IL. IL, White
house of South Berwick, knew Fannie
Sprague. A few weeks before the birth
OF her first child, witness stated Mrs
Sprague came to house of witness for
panied by Edwin IL. Knight.
Cross-examined witness said MIR. Knight
did not come with the direct intention of
taking the Sprague woman, but rather
was on his way to house farther up the
road.
oAAcs AOhCuNo ~ O1kQU0 vi odIWlcks
while employed at the Austin house
where Fannie Sprague lived, knew OF re-
spondent's having called TO see the
Sprague woman once there a short time
previous to the birth of the first child.
Cross-examined witness said respondent
called only once to see Fannie Sprague at
the Austin house.
Attorney General Soldiers at the close
or last witnesss testimony asked tns
court wheth her the jury might examine
the cross-cart which stood before the re-
corder's desk. Permission granted, the
jury gathered about the vehicle and At
torney General Seiders took the blood
stained oak cross bar found near the body
of the murdered woman and holding It
together lifted IL into the holes in the up
righte which the cross-bar held together.
Herbert II. Allen of South Berwick on
the stand said he was employed by Edwin
III. Knight up to the last of April, 1900.
On May LIST, ne was ploughing for Charles
Thompson, at a place not far from re-
spondent's house. Witness heard Of the
murdar about ten O'Clock and went to the
scene. Referring to the loading of ties
during the last of April witness said he
removed a cross-bar from the veniols He