Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-03

company was trying to down him"
and do him up"
The last witness of the forenoon was
Henry Il. Sanborn Of Roanoke Va
formerly of Wollaston, Mass. who tes-
tined that he met Hrainerd on 4 train
from Boston to Woliaston. in the sum
mer Of 1893. ana Rrainerd said. They
came mighty near getting me. last
night. They tried to break into my
room in the hotel" He asked wtne rs
TO accompany him home.
At his home Drainerd said: When
| was in South America there was
some trouble and they blamed me for
it and | got out. There is a society
there and | was followed to America
They came mighty near getting me
last night"
The afternoon session was devoted to
taking a considerable amount of test
mony from witnesses for the defence.
tending To show that Braincrd had
acted peculiarly and to show traces of
insanity for . number OF years past.
Frank y. Bates of WollaSton, Mass.
said he had known BraineYd for 10
years and had ON several occasions
i IN fishing and cunning with him.
once III New Hampshire Erainerd act
oa in 4 strange manner on the train
while riding to a camp in the woods
While seated in the camp one night
BIainerd jumped mp and ran outside.
Asked why lie acted SO, he replied that
he heard Il voice outside He talked
considerably in his sleep that night.
on another occasion Brdincrd saw
three men ahead while driving along
a road. He became nervous and ap-
peared to be afraid. Said he wished
he had his gun out of his dress suit
case. He whipped UP the horse and
passed the men at a gallop.
Mrs. Mary True Taylor of W0llaston.
Mass. Il first cousin Of Brainerd. with
whom he has made his home for 10
years, when not travelling for the Tel
orhone 60. said she had known him
since a baby and attended school with
him. He was bright. fun cf fun ana
looked on the bright side Of life III hi,
early days. In 1894 he commenced to
act peculiar. being moody and reticcnt.
When he first went to her house he
passed his time down stairs. doing his
writing there. kept his room door open
last few years he has had Il light burn
ing all night and kept his door locked.
She related vicious peculiarities that
he had exhibited at different times.
Witness testified that the Tuesday
afternoon after the shooting she with
others broke open Brainerd's trunk
and found therein letter written in
red ink and identified the same paper
when shown to her by Brainerd's
counsel.
Horace S. Taylor, her son, took the
stand to corroborate Mrs. Taylor S
testimony. He identified the letter.
Judge Foster then offered the paper
as evidence and it was admitted. The
letter was as follows:
June ., 1900.
should anything happen 20 ne be-
fore I return this will show the cause.
The construction superintendent OF
Lowell. Davis. and Mr.. King and his
foreman. Tom Mcguire. also George X.
Manson and W. r. Durfee ana others
of the electrical department are in Il
conspiracy to do me bodily harm, and
ii is well known TO many of the en-
ployees that they have by SANDER and
in various ways done me all the injury
they could.
(Signed &c. II. Brainerd.''
Damages can be recovered from the
company to go to helping my mother
and sister,
Mrs. Arianna E. Scales. Exeter. N.
H., a second cousin to Brainerd, said
he had visited her and she had noticed
the great change that had taken place
in i'm. The last time he called she
asked him if he was sick. He replied:
Not so sick as worried He seemed
to brood over the fact that ne was
not appreciated by the Telephone Co.
and his fellow employees We're in con-
spracy against him.
Charles l.. Saunders, the proprietor
Of hotel in Haverhill, Mass, proved
to be the sensational witness of the
trial. He testified that Brainerd came
to his hotel one Sunday night in 1898.
In the morning, Brainerd approached
him and asked, What kind of hotel
co you keep here" He said that people
TIED to break into his room during the
night. Witness replied that he slept