Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-12

The name of Edwin Knight was call
ed and the accused man took the wit
n SIS stand. He displayed a marked de-
gree of self-composure and did not
show the least degree of embarra SIS
ment.
He testified that his age was AZ and
that he had six children. He had
known Fannie Sprague and she had
worked at various times in his family.
In November, 1899, witness was re-
duested by his wife to secure the SER
vices of Fannie Sprague, which errand
he did.
Asked where he spent the time on
the day of the murder, witness de-
scribed the route he took, following on
the chart the way.
He built pair OF bars and made sew
eral other repairs.
While looking in the direction of the
Samuel Knight place he saw smoke
:ssue from near the barn.
Witness went Immediately to where
the fire burned and found there Sam
uel Locke and FAME Sprague. Witness
remarked at the time that 1t was Ian
gerous to nave a fire burning so near
the barn and he helped TO extinguish
it.
Witness did not enter the kitchen Of
the Locke place nor did he hold little
Freddie on his knee. He had no con-
yersation with Fannie Sprague other
than to say good morning. Witness
and Samuel Locke settled at this time
rs to the price the latter was TO re-
ceive for cutting wood. After this con-
versation the witness traced the way
he returned to the pasture, told of fur
Their repairs he made. described ms
walk down the railroad track TO his
home.
Witness said the cross-cart in court
was his and was taken from the rear
of the barn to the Goodwin place Tor
the purpose of loading railroad ties.
Witness rode on the cross-cart. he tolu
of the repairs made on the cart anu
| said there were cross rails In all places
In the course of loading these cross
rails were found to be in the way ah''
\ witness ordered his men to break them
ont The cart loaded, chains were useo
to hold the uprights in position. ne
| loaded cart was then left in front OF
the Goodwin place. Witness was posi-
tive that neither he nor any OF MS men
| took any of the cross rails away rom
| the Goodwin yard.
| on the morning of May the witness
had intended to go to South ber"i -
Int on advice of his wife. sent 'hd lie9
| Meader to do the errand. Alter ". :
! Neader had left. witness cleaned no
horse. went to the house ana put Oh q
nair of rubber boots and started ~
the Pond pasture. , .
| He carried an axe, hammer "'N :
nail of nails with him. he lolio"eu ".
the chart the direction he LOOK "
| RI the Knight crossing on the RAJ 80 ~,
| No traced his walk along the ZEN
| na,r the railroad track ana saiu
| folnd a length of fence whlch a.s
| man had neglected to repair n
r.n.;red this by cutting Two
snruces to prop up the fence iia'e ~
several boards further on. pia'.u
nosition a number Of bars ana ie.u,n
cd to his home just as the
were going to school-?-lo. tn
| Answering direct questioii ti,,,e
whether he left his farm al any ot
witness said positively that he Ia.
Taft the confines of his farm.
inc home, witness entered inc ,Io
smith shop. repaired hamiiei and
brought chains out to ms ..;tness
to hold the chains secure r;ghts
hound them with wire to the up .,an
70 nreyent their loss. witness .,,bs
hoInad his wife to get up soli'o -
IT, knife he used in cutting -,
70 hold the slaves of the tub "as sfore
in the possession Of the witness ued te
,ha, morning. as it had been ioane t;r,s
Char,es Meader. 1t was about th's aars
,nat one MIR. Lynch. who taxes Mrs
for groceries. was passing
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