Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-08
FOR GRAND JURY.
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| ana Middle streets was STANDING =,
| the corner of Academy and Niddl,
streets with Howard Andrews and Geo
| weeks. Noticed someone coming m IN.
| Sidewalk near Free BAPTIST church M.
| u'ed man staggered: man got up as
Ia" as driveway between Nutting.s and
| LeiCh'S and staggered ana fen. u,n
| then got up and staggered along as
| iar as the electric light when he fell
| again and did not attempt to rise Wit
hesi stepped along to look at him
| heard four or five fellows coming and
stepped back to corner. The fellows
were Bert Rowe. Sanford Renner and
others not recognized.
They carried body on sidewalk aver
| on Middle street a. far as DR.. Chase's
house and stopped. Two men. Frank
Godfrey and Baker, came up Academy
street and started over toward the 9th
ers, who dropped the body and ran
down Chestnut street Godfrey and
Baker went over and looked at the
body ard came back to the corner. and
talked with Witness and then started
down the hill
Br. Nutting came ont ana said
to them: You had better go down and
notify the night watch and have that
man taken care oi." Godfrey ana Ia
ker went off and did not COM, back
Witness then started ont and met
Mark Day. Che ster Eenner. Allie Fish
ma one ether. asked them If they were
Soing IL take care Of the man. and
they said they We're. They then car
r.rd the man up in the High school
yard. laid him down and covered him
with hay
Witness, who is 4 medical student.
felt II mans pulse; said pulse was nor
NAL. man was apparently dead drunk
was breathing like une in sound sleep.
Witness did not know Farnham. Heard
voice nenr railroad track saying
You're killing me: you're killing me-"
Did not tax" much notice Of il and
went into the house.
,'ross- examined. pid not know
Farnham man was tall and slim with
4 pale face. WAS the same man he saw
at the autopsy next day. saw man fall
twice; man was alone at first; laid
where h. fol second tim" Il minutes:
crowd hn ran at the approach of the
second party went along Middle street
ani down chestnut. Witness father
said mans pulse was all right ana man
would probably come out all right. Fish
said: According t. what they say.
he's got stuff enough in him to make
him dead drunk"
Frank T.. Godfrey testified: Lives in
Hallowell. painter ana paper hanger.
Went into McClench'S saloon Il or 20
minutes before 10 o'clock: went in
alone. Baker came in few minutes
later: others there We're PaNSon ana
Farnham. purinton. Mark Day. t'hcS-
ter and Sanford Benncr. the mate of
the schooner jeremiah Smith and
chas sumner: was not sure about
Fish: MCtIench was behind bar, ana
Pavson and Farnham We're about to
take n drink: rdySon was calling Tor
4 drink Of rum: Farnham poured liquor
and they drank il. Farnham went over
and sat down. Payson stood. PaySon
said he had been drinking ale. and was
feeling the liquor more than Farnh%m.
After some talk Payson said some
thing about another drink, said he was
out of money but would go out and
get some more: went out and soon
came back. saying: II have got some
mere dough-let's have another drink
Payson said they had had whiskry ana
rum. ana called for gin Pays"h paid
for rum and gin; Farnham went OUT
and sat down again: said ne was i"eI-
in. pretty good. In about three MN
ut.s 90 o'clock PaySon SAID: ONE
and have another before they are 60
ing to close up" Payson paid; n" one
else drank: witness did not drink Me