Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-08

years but did not recognize him at the
time | found him in the road.
| Have been at Changers but not ir
! the habit of going there. Often heard
loud voices there. heard them growing
One time heard the old man Goa kline
Mary to get down on her knees and
pray that God would take the appetite
for drink away from her."
! Charles j. Dunn was called.
Live in the next house. just a drive
way between. Was home, Saturdav
night, all the afternoon and all night
! Knew Heeelton. Don't know whetber
he had been in habit of going to Gran
gers. Never saw him there About
dark. Saturday night, heard loud noise
| in Changers, heard the old mans voice
! God-damning scme one. Don't know
who. Lasted a few minutes. Then in
the night at 12.3o, heard same kind of
talk | mad been asleep, had a cramp
and got up Heard the old mans voice
plain. Know nothing of what hap
pened while | was asleep. In the night
when heard him he was swearing as
he had at dark. Heard him say God
damn Your soul to hell and he re-
peated il number of times. At that
time | heard lady's voice. When they
have one of those DRINKS they have
quite a time.
Don't go in there at all-not in
there for year. The noise came from
inside the house There were lights
th2re. Saw nobody outside Saw young
HeseltCn in the morning after they
found him in the road"
Jacob Granger, son of the old man
was called and testified:
Have known Heselton some time.
since my mother kept the State Street
laundry, and his mother worked for
her. Never was companion of mine
Never got drunk with ahim. Was up
before police court enc time for being
drunk, but was not with me- 1t was
another fellow who has been dead
some time First time he was at my
house was Friday night. Father met
him down stairs and he said he wanted
some work to do. Father said he'd hire
him at 81 a day all this week. Came
to the house, Friday. to see father
| about work. Went and bought a dozen
of eggs of Mrs. Burns, his brothers
motherin-laW, who lives on Powhat-
tan street. Never drank with him be-
fore Friday. When l came home from
work. Friday, it was about o'clock.
Found him there. Father and my wife
were with him. He had been and got
the eggs. Father gave him the money,
is cents. and he took it to Mrs. Burns
Father never said how long he'd been
from what they said. Nothing was said
about liquor. Friday night None
drank. Some was in the house.
Saw him next morning. l got up
! about $50. Father was getting wood
in the shed. l sat in the rocking chair
Sinner came to shed door and spoke
to father.
He said: L came over. Jim, so
| we'd get a good start on that work,
today
Father said: Glad you have I've
got lots of work to do. today
Then he said they'd ought to have
| a half a pint to go to work on. Father
gave him quarter and he went away.
When he went l was getting ready to
| eat my breakfast. Father said Sinner
was gone "A long time for the whiskey.
Went to my work and left father there
waiting for him. I suppose.
There was liquor in the house, Fri
day. Father bought it. 1t was half
a pint. He got it, Friday forenoon. AL
ways had liquor more or less. Father,
wife and myself used to drink consid-
cradle. Generally noisy time, Satur-
day nights, talking and growing among
| ourselves. Had family spats, no rows,
no blows. Had more or less, this WIN
! ter. Sometimes father and sometimes
l furnished the liquor.
Il worked on Arcade block, Satur-
| day forenoon. afternoon at A. A.
| Soule's. Got through about
o'clock. Saw father at dinner time
when I went home and he said Hesel-
ton never came back and he didn't ex-
pect to see him again. 1 quit work at
4.45. Got paid off-$4. Bought cap and
Overalls at jenkins. Bought two half
pints of whiskey. One of them was an
oval bottle bought it for my wife.
Also bought two or three drinks. What
l took home was whiskey, not alcohol.
| Went home State street way.
Walked down with young fellow. Met
father at Western avenue. Asked him
| If we didn't need something to drink
that night. Told him l had nothing.
Gave him dollar. He had some
change. He got two pints of alcohol
anu brought it home. Sometimes Sat
urday nights we bring home a quart
and sometimes only half pint.
When | got home it was about $50.
Mary was there alone. Father came in
about three-quarters of an hour. Hes
| elton came after father did. Mixed up
a pint of alcohol with coffee, red coffee,
about three times as much coffee as
alcohol Joe Phelps came in and we all
had some drinks. Mrs. Day came in
also. Before she came we had two or
three drinks. Mrs. Day drank two or
three drinks while she was there. Don t
remember what kind she drank. the
plain or mixed. I'm certain she took
four or five drinks and was pretty full
when she went home. The liquor was
on the sideboard and we drank in a
social way. All would take a drink.
Mrs Day drank with us at each time.
The oval bottle of whiskey l brought
home for Mary set on the shelf in
kitchen. My other half pint l had hid
Mrs. Day came about and staid
\, there half an hour or an hour. Father