Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-09

| hereunto set their hands and seals, the
day and year above said.
Joshua f. Bean, coroner; Willard L.
McFadden. Elliott c. Dill. Thomas F
Murphy, Walter II. Davis, Warren
Bruce, w. c. Halves, jurors"
Immediately after the verdict of the
coroner's jury was rendered, d. NJ
Breen swore out a warrant before
Judge Andrews charging James Gran
ger with murder with malice afore-
thought The warrant was as follows:
H. NJ. Ereen of Augusta, in the
county of kennebec, State of Maine
on the Sth day of April, A. d. 1902
in behalf of said State, on cath com
plains, that James Granger of Augusta
in said county. on the 9Th day OF
April, A. ID. 1902, at said Augusta, in
and upon the body of one Albert L.
Heselton with force of arms, feloniOus-
Iy. wilfully and by his malice afore-
thought, did make an assault and him
the said Albert L. Heselton then and
there feloniously, wilfully and of his
malice aforethOught did kill and muir
der, against the peace of said State
and contrary to the form of the statute
in such case made and provided"
At o'clock in the afternoon, James
Granger was arraigned before Judge
Andrews. A. NJ. Goddard appeared for
the State and Williamson & Burleigh
for the defendant.
David Mariner, DR.. Albert H. Stur-
tevant, Jacob Granger, Joseph Phelps
and Henry M. Breen, all of whom tes-
tilted before the coroner's jury, were
called and gave in their evidence.
These witnesses testified practically as
they had done previously, introducing
no new fact or theory not hitherto ex-
plotted.
The only evidence presented which
might be presented as being new or
valuable was the attempt to show that
when Phelps left the house, Saturday
night, he left his black soft hat be-
hind. Jacob Granger testified that
Phelps came to the house. Sunday
morning. after the arrest of the old man.
and got his hat. Phelps denied this
and said he wore his hat away that
night.
Alfred COuvrette, who saw him at
Chris GOnnella's, late Saturday night
was called and testified that the hat
he had in his hand was the same kind
of a hat he had on his head, Satur-
day night.
Mr.. Williamson argued that there
were but two points in the testimony
to implicate James Granger. One was
the blood stained knife found in his
pocket. But the fact that no evidence
was presented to show that these
stains were human blood should take
the knife wholly out of the case. The
other point is the testimony of Phelps,
which only goes so far as to say that
there was a scuffie and that he saw a
knife in Changers hand, but did not
see him use it.
But" concluded Mr.. Williamson, "if
in the judgment of the court it is de-
cided to hold Mr.. Granger. he should
not be held for murder, but merely for
manslaughter."
Mr.. Goddard contended that the evil
dence showed that the only person who
had any motive for causing the death
of Albert L. Heselton was James Gran
ger. He had had a row with him. He
is the only man who had trouble with
Heselton that night. He had the mo-
tive in the fact that Heselton had made
| improper advances upon his daughter
in-law and he sought to punish him
| therefor. Every straw in the evidence
| brought out leads to Changers guilt.
| said Mr.. Goddard.
Judge Andrews then stated that he
would amend the warrant by making
the charge manslaughter instead OF
murder, and he held the prisoner or
this charge for the action of the nex1
grand jury. The bail was fixed al
$1,000 The witnesses We're held or
their personal recOgniZances for APP
pearance before the grand jury ir
September.
Bail was not secured for Granger
| last evening.