The Portland daily press., 1901-02-07

ers ON the ground that the question was
biased.
At this poiut recess was taken.
when the court returned at two o'clock
for tbs afternoon session, MIR. Locke.
again took his placs on the stand and the
cross examination interrupted By the
noon adjournment was resumed. There
was . much larger attendance than dur
ing the forenoon, every ssst In the court
room being taken. and Il was noticeAnie
that q mucn greater percentage Of women
were present.
The cross-examination OF Locke was
continued along the same line a. pursued
during the forenoon. Nearly every state
msnt made In his direct examination was
taken up by Mr.. Yeaton; put particular
attention was dirested TO learning the
exact nature OF the witness relation with
the Sprague woman during the ten days
preceding her death. The testimony
given by tine witness before the coronsr's
jury then was taksn up. MIR. Yeaton
main tain ed that portion of this testi-
mony was given during the absence OF
the stsnographer from the room, notes
being taken by a deputy sheriff, and that
as there might be some question as to the
accuracy OF these notes, counsel for the
defence should be given the right to
oross examine at any time, IL necessary
This right was granted. This completed
the cross examination and the redirect
examination by Attorney General
Seiders was begun.
He continued is examination OF witness
with reference to the pair Of overails
which the latter wore on the day of the
murder and of their disposal. As to
what the duties of the Spragus woman
were, witness replied that she was en-
gagged to do general housswork and that
he had paid her in part for services rem
dered. The first search OF the Sprague
woman's room after the murder failed to
reveal the pooketbook which afterwards
was found on the occasion OF the second
search. emo losed in hand satchsl.
Edwin Z. Novel Of East Deerfield was
next called to the stand. He was az
work at the old culvert on the morning
of the murder Witness left this point
about 0 s5 In the morning to get load of
sawdust and was absent about halt an
hour. When be returned to the culvert
he was Joined by George Warren and 10th
proceeded in the direction of the knight
barn. When he entered the building he
saw the body Of the SDrague woman with
the head and neck cut and bruised.
In short, his testimony was practically
repetition OF that already submitted with
reference TO the finding OF the body and
as to Its condition. Witness said be then
drove to South Berwick to notify the
coroner. On the road he passed the
residencs of Edwin knight whom he told
of the crime. Latter was In the yard.
His horse was hirched to a wagon In the
barn.
Cross-examinsd, witness said that he
believed Edwin knight was alone at the
time. On the morning Of the murder
Fannie Sprague passed by George War
ren's house on her way from the spring
with water which she was carrying TO the
Florence knight place.
On redirect examination witness was
asked what he told respondent and b Q
replied that ke .'told him OF the purde
and asked him to 90 down. Witnss
said he thought knight arrived at tins
scene of the crime shortly after his return
from Sou5h Berwick whittier he went to
notify the coroner.
j. J. MoIntire of South Berwick, the
undertaken who took charge of the body
was the next witness. His testimony
f.4. ..v.N -. ek4
of the body and the preparations he made
for its burial.
DIR. Edwin u. Jacques testified to find
ing the body and described Its condition
in general way as to the cuts and
bruises apparent and the blackenef con
dition of the body, On request he detailed
minutely the wounds and the seriousness
of each. The woman was pregnant and
the autopRy revealed that her condition
mad arisen during period some six
months past.
DR.. Christopher z. Gerrish of South
Berwick on the stand stated that he had
been called to the Knight place on May
last. He found large pool OF blood near
the body and the head rested in blood
which had firmly matted the hair. The
bruise on the top of the head was pToba-
bly, inflicted with blunt instrument and
the blow was evidently delivered from
the side. He thought death was due TO
hemorrhage caused by the wounds on
the neck. he could not say whether death
would have resulted from any one OF the
wounds on the head. Thers was strong
odor of burning tiesh. The clothing
had been almost completely burned
away. The rest of his testimony sus-
tsined that Of the previous witness as TO
the condition of the woman, As did also
that of DIR. W. E. LightIs OF North her
wick. who was the next witness.
Miss Georgie Knight testified that on
the morning of May nrst she made her
usual trip to South Berwick, where she
attended schooL AS she passed along
the road she saw Fannie Sprague In the
yard of the Knight house. Saw no one