Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-09
The Hue Of Health,


ct. Witness, the wife Of the witness and
Burns drank. Burns talked a few min
utes. then took off his shoes and laid down
on the bed. Burns had been drinking, but
was not intoxicated He left the house
somewhere about 3.l5 O'clock
Mrs. Edward J. Spencer corroborated
the evidence of her husband, the previous
witness.
Mrs. Angelina Libby testified that on
the evening of March IA, Dionne entered
the room where the plaintiff was at the
London house saying that they wanted
to make trouble for him on account of
Mike Burns and said that he had done
nothing to Burns. lie Fave was the cook
at the house at the time. Dionne stated
that he could not have done it as he was
upstairs He was quite excited. The next
morning lie Fave was not in the London
house.
On cross examination witness testified
that Il large man named Gregore boarded
at the London house Did not hear any
noise or out cry
Joseph Butler corroborated the testi-
mony of the previous witness.
The first Witness called at the after
noon session was Phi,lis Dehotre, who
testified that he saw liquor in the din
ing-roOm of the London house at about
7.45 o'clock Oh the evening of March II
in the possession of lie Fave. LIE Fave.
Dionne and Burns We're the only ones
in the room. Burns was pretty drunk.
Did not see any Of them drink. Did
not see LIE Fave the next day and did
Coz hi no N iai1
Alice NJ. Verro testified that on the
14th day Of last March she was a
boarder at the London house and was
employed in the mill. Saw Burns
about $50 o'clock in Wedges ROOM
Went into the dining-room about 7.45
O'Clock and Alphonse Ruel. Burns. lie
Fave and Dionne We're there. Again at
$50 o'clock Went into the dining-room
Was asked by Burns to have a drink.
She said that she never touched liquor
and Dionne told her to leave the dining
room as it was no place for girls.
Dionne and lie Fave were both present.
All We're under the influence of liquor
and there was a bottle on the table. Did
not see lie Fave again until he was
! brought to the Jail.
On cross examination witness stated
that she remained in the dining-room
but a few minutes, and talked with
| Burns. Burns offered her some oysters
ana she declined, saying that she had
ate supper.
c. Arthur MirOn, a member of the Au-
gusta police force. testified that at the
direction OF City Marshal Breen he
secreted himself in cell at the city
police station. Sunday night, March
| 18th, Dionne, Joe Wedge and Levi Cyr
| being confined in the next cell. He
| heard Dionne say to Wedge: 1T lies
| between you and me for he was in your
room" The witness detailed further
converse ton in which he claimed that
! Dionne said they would be lucky if
| they did not get five or six months for
| it, Dionne said that he didn't believe
| shat it could be proved that they had
| robbed Il man. Wedge said that if
| Dionnes wife talked Dionne's name
| would be Dennis. TO this Dionne re
| piled that he could shut her mouth
To all of Miron's testimony the at
| torneys for the defence took vigorous
| exceptions.
Major 7. f. Hartnett of Portland, an
investigator of civil and criminal mat
| ters and employed by the attorney gen
| eral and the State insurance depart
| ment, testified to his locating lie Fave
| in Canada. He got several clews in
Guiding one at Winnepeg and Quebec.
| Heard a rumOr that il man named lie
| Fave was in a Jail at Montreal. On
| August Ia found lie Fave in the city
| jail ut Montreal. He at the first and
second interviews denied his identity
| but at the third interview admitted
who he was and stated that he was in
Augusta on the night of March IA but
| claimed that he did not remember
| much of anything that happened.
| Brought lie Fave to Augusta from
Montreal and was accompanied by De
putty Marshal Hanks of Augusta. On
| the train LIE Fave stated that on his
arrival at Augusta he would like to
| talk with the county attorney. The
county attorney declined to talk about
| the case with lie Fave. Saw lie Fave
at the jail, Tuesday night, and lie Fave
told his story to the witness and Dep
uty Marshal Hanks and asked him the
witness) to tell it in court. as lie Fave
said that he did not know whether or
not he would be allowed to testify.
| At this juncture, at the request of
Attorney Burleigh counsel for lie Fave,
, the jury retired to its room.
| Judge Hall ruled that the witness
might make any statement which was
made to him voluntarily as affecting
LIE Fave and not affecting Dionne.
The jury returned to their seats and
the witness resumed his testimony. be-
ing questioned by Attorney Burleigh
He stated that he was not a detective,
but an investigator of civil and Grim
inal actions AT the hearing in Mon
treal lie Fave pleaded not guilty and
on the train said that he was not guilty
of any assault.
: lie Fave said that he expected to get
the dirty end and that he was will
ing to tell the whole truth of the mat
ter. Told LIE Fave that the truth could
not hurt him in any way. LIE Fave
thought he would get heavy sent
ence and witness told him that he did
not believe that he would get very
severe sentence.
Questioned by the court, the witness
testified that he made no promises to
r a. make a confession of his