Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-10

~ TIE morning. session several VIII
neescS testified in bt half OF the govern
mont in relation TO the indir" OF
Furns in the rear of tho London Hous"
ON the night Of March il. Testimony
was also presented tending to show
that lie Fave, Dionne and Burns We're
present together IN the dining room OF
the London House at augusta on the
night in question.
Alice NeTro was called and testified
that or the nth of last Marcia she was
Il bCarGer ut the London House. About
"A o'clock OIL that evening SAID Dionne
LIE Fave. i.urns ana Alphonse Ru"I in
tho dining room. Went 10 the depot,
returning obout 30 O'clock. 1T lAl+
time Dionne. LIE Fave and Burns Were.
sill in the dining room. Burns asked
witness to lake = drink and she re-
fused. Dionne told The witness to leave
the room, saying that it was no place
for girls. All We're under the influence
of liquor. Ut 80 o'clock there was no
one else in the dining room with Ia"
exception OF D;onnc. lie Fave and
Prrns. Did rot again see lie Fave I'M
til the trial of the Gaze at the Septcin-
be- term of court.
on cross examination witness tes;i-
fed that she was held by tie Judge OF
the Augusta municipal court for lar
ceny after tie trial Of this case at the
SeDtember term.
Joseph Albert lie Fave. one OF the
correspondents, Was called by tba
site. but Attorney Maher, counsel for
Lionne. objected to his testimony
claiming that TO Fave wac an ac-
cnnriice ANA was jointly Indie ed. I.e
Fave was not allowed to testify at this
timc.
Major r. F. IIartnett of Portland. an
investigator of crime. was called. He
testified that he WAS called on by the
county attorney to ascertain The where
abouts of E-e Fave. Located Lc Fave in
the city jail ut Montreal. lie Fave at
first denied his identity but later ad-
mitted it. AT first lie Fave denied that
he had ever been in augusta and dcniol
any knowledge Of the London house.
Went to Moni~ea! in comIany with
Deputy Marshal Hanks and brought
lie Fave back to Augusta on extra
dition papers. IL Fave told the Wit
ness his participatinn in tho affair.
There We're no Inducements held out
| TO lie Fave. lie t'aEe tolG his story 10
witness at the Jail in the presence Of
| Sheriff Ham and Deputy Marshal
Hanks of Augusta, ana said that he
wanted it told in court if he did not
get an opportunity to testify. lie Fave
said he went to work at the London
house as cook for the proprietor n
short time before he left the city. He
saw Burns in the house on the 18th day
of last March. Was not in the pres
cnce Of Burns until after supper had
been cleared away On that DAY. There
was 2 third party in the dining room
with Burns and lie Fave. The third
party took Burns money ana Te Fave
was given 5000. The tilrd rarty then
said: Now We will get rid OF him :
lie Fave and the third party took
Burns and placed him in the rear Of
the London house. The tGird Marty told
lie Fave TO get out" ana not 20 come
back. l. Fave left the city that night
| On cross examination by Attorney
Burleigh. witness testified that lie Fave
was consistent in his stories and said
that he did not strike Burns nor was
Burns struck in his presence.
The state ended here and Attorney
! Sheldon opened in behalf CT Dionne.
| Attorney Burl"igh briefly opened in be-
| half of lie Fave ana called Re Fave tn
the stand. lie Fave testified as fol-
| lows:
NJ name is Joseph Albert lie Fave.
! Came TO Augusta last March and went
to work at the London house fer the