Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-13


expert called, the now famous jack
| knife again was referred to in connec-
ton with the case. DR.. Ewing was UNI
able to recall that the knife ever had
been shown him by Prof. Wood of Har-
ward, the governments expert.
The principal point touched upon by
Mr. Owens in his cross examination OF
the inspector was the statement that
Blondin had told the witness that he
purchased tickets for Providence. when
he left his wife at the South station in
Boston, paying 70 cents each for them.
He sold them several days after he said
for about the same amount. 1t had
previously been shown that the price Of
a ticket to Providence was 81. Mr..
Owens attempted to make Mr.. Chap
man admit that Blondin said he sold
the tickets for IS cents. but the inspec-
tor held firmly to his story and left the
stand declaring that Blondin told him
he purchased the tickets for that sum.
The defendants unusual physical
strength was again referred to in the
testimony Of Frank l.. Park, a White
Plains. n. Y farmer. who employed
Blcndin from July, 1901, to the middle
of the following December. In the
statement produced in court by Detec-
tive Sergeant Hughes, yesterday,
Blondin claimed that he was employed
two years by Park. Mr.. Park said he
was arranging a lever one day to raise
the hind wheels of a portable wagon he
used upon his farm, when BlOndin came
along and offered to lift it.. Witness
thought he would be unable to do it, as
the engine and boiler weighed 1850 and
most of the weight was on the rear
axle. But Blondin seized the wheel.
raised it, and held it up until block
was placed beneath. Many articles
which previously had been marked as
exhibits by the prosecution were iden-
titled by State Officer George Durham
as gathered by him and placed in the
hands of the officers Of the common
wealth.
In spite of an objection which was
overruled. exceptions being noted, evil
dence as to a conversation between
Blondin and State Officer VIM. H.
Proctor in the court house at New
York. and on a steamer en- route from
New York for Boston was admitted.
Proctor said that Blondin told him
that he had a wife and several child
rem in Canada. He left his wife about
two years ago because of trouble about
another man. Some time after he
came to Massachusetts he met Miss M.
F.. Riley of Lowell, and was married
to her in February of 1901. He never
had any trouble with his wife and
knew of no one who had motive to
kill her.
Blondin denied to witness that he
removed trunk from 43 Green street
to the North station in this city. He
did not want the officer to say any
thing about the matter to Mrs. Henni-
gan. the landlady, because he wanted
to catch her swearing perjury" Blon-
din said Mrs. Hennigan had advised his
wife against his wish and he didn't
like it. His wife sometimes stayed
out until 10 O'Clock saying upon her
return that she had been to church.
He didn't believe her but said nothing.
When l get mad" he said, Il don't
say anything; / keep num-.
Mr.. Owens attempted to test the
memory of the witness by having him
repeat the questions and answers as
given in the memorandum book from
which he read. The officer repeated
the first three correctly, but at that
point his memory failed.
State Officer F. E. Rhoades repeated
conversations between himself and
Blondin i'm New York. Rhoades told
BlOndin that If he could remember the
names Of any persons whom his wife
told she was going to Providence ne
would look him up for Blondin. The
man said he did not know Of any per-
son.
Blondin denied that he ever told any
che that he had position for him.
self and wife on a government vessel
in Canada.
After Roundsman Lussier of the New
York police department was recalled
and had testified that Blondin was con-
siderably changed in appearance since
he saw him. Attorney General Parker1
announced that Mr.. Owens then. in
formed the court that he had a motion
in typewriter form which he desired
10 submit to the court. He was in
doubt whether It sbOtild be submitted