Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-07
I'LL SECOND DAY,
Samuel Locke Testihes in the
Sprague Murder Case.
Occupied the Florence J. Knight
Place at Time Of Murder.
Witness Had Conversation With Edwin Knigh.
After the Crime.

Saco, Me, Feb. Ga volume of cvi-
denCc of a most sensational character
made. today, one of intense interest to
the throng Of people from all sections
o. the county and State gathered at
the second days session of the supreme
Knight stands charged with the murder
of Fannie Sprague.
The principal witness for the state
was Samuel :. Locke the employer Of
Fannie Sprague, and the counsel for
the defence went so far in outlining his
examination as to declare he would at
tempt to show that Locke was the only
person who could have had Il motive tn
rid himself Of the Spraguc woman: and
by virtue OF this declaration Attorney
Ycaton was allowed to put questions
which otherwise might have been ex-
cludcd. The resourcefulness of respond
ents counsel was one of the features
of the days proceedings.
Another witness whose testimony
was of great interest although not par
|ticularly fertile was that of Charles A.
Thompson. the business partner ana
friend of the accused man. He was very
guarded in his every answer ana al
though he was examined closely, little
of Importance was developed.
The number of witnesses was small
and with the above few exceptions the
testimony was not particularly fruitful,
The trial is likely to be long drawn out
for the state is said to have large
number yet to testify and two days
have only cleared up a practically
small portion of the evidence.
The prisoner was brought into court
several minutes before the judge took
his place. ANA while he might have
passed for an interested spectator. thcr,
was an air of anxiety which diStin-
guished him from the others present.
The first witness to take the stand,
this morning, was Samuel Locke,
Dover. n. H.. shoemaker, who on May
last occupied the Florence ]. Knight
place. 1t was in the barn upon this
farm that the body OF Fannie Spraguc
was found. Witness said Mrs. SpraGuc
had been employed by him, to clean
house. about 10 days previous to May J.
since th,t Tim. ii. h,d hcrn stnadiIy
employed Although he was not work
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Berwick and other nearby towns ana
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cooavin told him of the finding Of Mrs.
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and together they hurried 10 lne H"u9'
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among them the coroner anu i'i CIV
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TIL ta,., .rd tbnro found tracks made
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by a man : ShoeS. ne
tracks over the hill toward the fdlliod"
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and during the afternoon EdNlh
r<nir;,t called Witness and knight
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horror and surprise at the brutal XIII
he.