Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-08

ing the sum of S1!7 and some odd
change in his possession. Six hundred
dollars of the money were in a pocket
book in inside vest pocket. After leav-
| ing the hotel went to the stone bridge
at the foot of Cushnoc Heights. Then
went into Cormier's salon and bought
two half pints of liquor Took two
drinks and bought another half pint
and went out. Went into the factory
| boarding house to see a man named
| Spencer and his Wife, We drank
liquor from the bottle Laid down on
| the bed about 20 minutes. This was
about 2.30 o'clock. At as o'clock by
my watch saw Dionne in the London
house across the street. Dionne had
invited me to visit him so I went over
there, entering by the door on Water
street. In the office were Dionne, Sol
Haag and q few others. After talking
awhile | asked DiOnne if he had any
thing to drink. He said he had and we
went into a room. The cool, furnished
glasses. We came out into the office
ana | think I called for another round
of drinks. Then Dionne said that FL
mad better go upstairs. In the dining
room upstairs we had two more drinks
| told Dionne that | wanted to get
some oysters. Dionne said it wasn't
necessary as he had some in the house
After eating some oysters felt sleepy.
Dionne and lie Fave put me into a room
and [ went to sleep. Slept about an
hour. When l woke up Dionne, lie
Fave and Joe Wedge were in the room. |
Came down stairs and called for more
1y,
dining-room again. While they were
preparing the oysters Dionne served |
whisky. This was about Gas o'clock.
We ate oysters. After eating the |
oysters peculiar sensation came over
my body as if | received n shock |
fell on my knees. While | was falling
Dionne took the pocketbook with the /
$500 from my inside pocket. lie Fave
then halloed saying that rs long as it
was going he better have some With
that he caught me around the neck
with one hand and run the other hand I
into my pocket and took the SIS there
was there. Then I felt some one bit me
in the back Of the neck and expected to
get killed. Then I was taken outdoors
Was carried some distance and some
one drove my head into the ground
never became conscious until the fol-
lowing sunday night Took in all
about 10 drinks of liquor. Was in bed |
II days after the affair / identify lie
Fave as the man who was present
Cross examination by Attorney
Maher.
l have no idea of the gross receipts of |
the business at the hotel for any |
month. Five hundred dollars of the |
500 was borrowed from Edward |
oDonnell three years ago. Counted |
the money before I left the house on |
the day in question. Had not drank |
for a week. Bought three |
half pints in all ut the Cormier saloon. |
Did not go the London house twice on |
the 18th day of March. Did not go on |
the piazza of the London house once |
without entering the house. Don't re-
member of giving such testimony at |
the preliminary hearing. Did not give /
anyone at the London house, money to |
go outside and get liquor. There was
q big Frenchnan present. and neither
were DiOnne or lie Fave, who are indel-
IDLY marked on my brain. Did not ask
DiOnne to send for 4 10-cont team. Ten
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