Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
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itated trunk would be consistent with
death from asphyxiation.
ne defence next put on several wit
nesses to show that the house at u Green
street had been renovated before the gov
eminent removed the stained paper. Tho
evidence would have been of great Inn
portance had Prof. Wood testified that
he found human blood upon the wall pa
per. and had the government contended
that the decapitation took place in that
room.
The defence next turned its attention
to the night of April 80. when the com
monwealth claims Blondin transported
ton to Chelmsford. Frank Richards. "a
clerk at the lodging house at 1879 Howard
street. identified the register as one
which had been used during April and
j. Wilfred Blondin was registered there
on April 30 and Mr.. Richards was asked
If he remembered Blondin as having been
at the house. He said that he recalled
a man came there who said his name
was Blondin. Mr. Richards asked him III
he was a relative of Blondin. the tight
rope walker. and he replied mat he was
not
Blondin prompted his counsel during
this examination. and Mr.. Owens went to
the cage several times to get incidents
from the prisoner with which to refresh
the recollection of the witness.
Mr.. Richards did not remember Blon-
din asking him where he could get "A
drink of water and he also was not sure
wat night he had seen him. He remem-
bered that il was either April 50 or May 1.
William Wiggin, who worked at 1879
Howard street, in April and May. lyUl.
testified:
Il remember one night in April or May
saw Mr.. Richards registering man.
heard Mr.. Richards making "a joke with
this man and asking him If he was "A
relative of Blondin. the tight-rope walk
Mr. Richards told me to show this
man to room s. | remember taking
some comforters on the floor ! stumblcr
over them and the lamp chimney nearly
slipped of. I remember saying to this
man, That was close shave.
Q. Do you remember having your at
tention called to the register and the fact
that Blondin registered April 30? A. No.
IL never was.
Q. Do you remember saying to anyone
that you knew that Blondin was there the
first night? a. No; l never talked with
anybody about the case.
Q. What time did you show him to his
room? A. think it was about 10.
y. Did you not say that you showed
this man to the room the first night? a.
Yes; but | meant the first night | had
seen him.
Mr.. Owens read a letter. written by the
witness Wiggin to Mr.. Richards. in which
he said he remembered showing the man
to the room and stumbling over the com
forters on the night of April 20.
Mr.. Owens asked the court to permit
the evidence of Charles c. Hamilton to
be submitted through stenographer. as
he said this witness was confined TO his
home with sprained ankle. Atty. Gen.
Parker said he did not object. but he was
doubtful If the constitution would admit
of evidence being introduced that way
Judge Braley said the late Chief JUS
tice Shaw had ruled that testimony may
be received in that form If the prisoner
makes the request and the commonwealth
offers no objection. Mr.. Parker said that
he would offer no obstacle to counsel pre-
senting his evidence.
Judge Braley stated that the prisoner
must personally make the request, ana
Blondn stood up and answered Yes
when the court asked him II he desired
Mr.. Hamitons testimony taken by
stenographer.
4. Is. while counsel examined Mr.. Hamilton
at his home on Hancock street.
Mr.. Hamilton was examined by MI.
Owens and cross-questioned by Atty. Gen.
Parker. His testimony was read ny the
stenographer.
MIR. Hamilton is the agent for the own
err of the house at .43 Green street. He
testified to repairs having been made In
June. 1891. He said he had CONVERSE
ton with Mrs. Mary Hannigan in June.
1901, In which she told him somewhat
different story than she told at the trial.
According to Mr. Hamilton. Mrs. Han
nigan told him that Blondin, when ne
came out of the room on April ~. told
her ne MAS going to- C ian; p she also
the lock from his door on Monday In
stead of Tuesday. as she testified.
Mr.. Hamilton said he called upon Mrs.
Hannigan in Cambridge. last month, and
she then told him that she saw but two
trunks in Blondin's room, and that she
never saw the mysterious green one with
yellow wooden Stats
Mr.. Hamilton said he was with Hon.
John II. Morrison when Charles Mat
thews, one of the governments witnesses,
said he had met Bondln In the corridor
of the lodging house at 1874 Howard street
din had asked him where he could get d
glass of ice water.
Mr.. Matthews took off his coat anu
threw it over his shoulders to illustrate
how Blondin was dressed when he saw
him." declared Mr.. Hamilton. "Mr. Nor
rison asked him how he placed the night
as April 80. and he said that he told Bl0n-
hotel did not supply it until May l..
MI. Hamilton had measured the halls
at 43 Green street and he said from the
stairpost to the wall on the second fioor
landing was not quite 2lIa inches.
In his cross examiIidl.o,. Dl Mr.. lI1mii-
ton, Atty. Gen. Parker attemp. ed - slyw
that he was interested In having IL proven
that the murder was not committed at -
Green street for fear that II would affect
the rental of the building. Mr.. Hamilton
denied this.
that Mr.. Hamilton had secured for the
counsel for the defence the names Of the
men who repaired the rooms at ~ Green
street and that he had also called upon
Mrs. Hannigan In November. TO see IL
she would make different statement as
to what she had seen at " Green street.
John Sheridan corroborated Mr. Ham
ilton's statement Of what Mrs Hannigan
said about Blondin and the green ana
yellow trunk.
Frank Richards recalled, said that
when man registers at his house and
stays more than one night he does not
register again.
The defence rested at this point.
Mrs. Mary Hannigan was called BY the
government in rebuttal. She SAID she
remembered Mr.. Hamilton and another
man talking to her about the case. last
month. She said she did not tell them
that she had any conversation witn
Blondin when he came out Of his room
onon April n. She did not tell them about
the color or the kind of a trunk whica
was taken out.
Fl never mentioned the color OF any
trunk that | had seen taken out. said
she.
Charles Matthews said he had told Mr.
Morrison that he met Blonoin on the
landing at 1874 Howard street; that Bon
din asked him for a glass Of water. and
he told Mr.. Morrison that he thought il
was on the night of April %, 1901.
Atty. Gen. Parker at SO p. NJ. said
that the government had no further evil
dencc
This closed the testimony.
Joseph Brown, who, It Ii alleged, al