Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-04

Sk"MhcgJm. Me, oct. s. (SpCCiaD.
There was not 50 large an atten-
dance, this morning when court came
i'm or the second days trial OF the state
Ns ClpoIa May Hoyt. vino is charged
with procuring Ter buildings to be
burned in order that she may OBTAIN
the insurance The early morning
locked like rain and this fact DOUBTLESS
kept tie attendance down but there
were very few. if any vacant seats
wacn sheriff Smith raped for orde"
and Otis A. Recu. VINO was on the wit
ness stand when court adjourned, last
night. returned to continue his story
and as was the rule, yesterday, the
greater part Of the spectators were
women. who's" morbid curiosity TO wit
Joss the suffering of Il sister in distress
vas TIE fact which drew them hithcr.
Reed told of the kindlnG of the fire
in the attic of the BlaiSdell house
\ hich destroyed the building and its
contents. He said that he entered the
MOTEL through the front door locking
it behind him. After hc set fire t.
which he sprinkled the two quarts %
kerosene. He escaped from the house
Ivy means of the rear door He walked
!, mil from tie bIrring house to where
Lr had left his wheel, mounted it and
started for Wilton. Upon reaching
Pennington, at about 4 O'Clock, in the
morning. he vas arrested by the sher-
if Of Franklin county, WHO placed mir:
III III" Huntington Jail. He was
SEARCHED by the officers and the vari-
Gus thirgs which he had in the pockets
OF his clothes, We're taken from him.
Early in the morning session Il mild
sensation was caused by r. Goodwin.
who W.;s examining Reed at the time.
IL told tie witness not to look at Mr.
Merrill. WHO is conducting the case for
the prosecution.
Upon this Mr. Merrill jumped to his
feet and addressing the count said that
He considered Mr. Goodwins remark
IN iuputation."
Jud6c Spear waved the angry attor-
ney to his scat saying:
IF Tie witness looked at him. it was
not hi, (NcrrilrsD fault. | lid not see
TIE witness look" s1id His Honor.
lhil tilltct test lIllbllN mel Sdlu tilttl
Miss hirshncr said she would 90
away With him. if he would burn the
hotel" That size WdS aware at the
time tl'nt he WAS Il married man ANA
that She loaned him money to settle
AN execution against him. i'll favor OF
is Wife.
ON cross examination he denied eve:
telling Miss KirShner that he was
divorced and that she frequently real
letters which he had received from his
wife. He was never promised a lighter
sentence if he would make the con-
tession. but was told by his sister that
lie mi ,ht get lighter sentence by So
doing. Asked il he did not know that
lie was committing a crime when he
set fire to the buildings he said he dill
not think much about it at the time
Reed said that he loved Miss kirsh-
Ter and WAS aware that His confession
duplicating her was liable to send her
should She be convicted, to State pris-
CA. Throughout the cross examination
Reed constantly failed to remember
things. some of which happened less
than IL month aSo.
After Reeds testimony was over Ia
other witnesses for the State were ex-
3mine1.
Edwin A. Thompson and Warren
SWEET testified TO digging in the ruins
Of the burned hotel and finding few