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her about coming to the prison. ] don't
think anything of any account was said
in tho guard room the morning of the
interview; nothing was said about her
business as | remember. ] think as Miss
I'atchcldcr went in she made the remark
that she was n reporter and Mrs Rogers
said she hadn't any love or respect for
reporters. l don't think Lowell said any.
thing at the time We were in Mrs.
Rogcrss room Is or 20 minutes; and
think Miss Batchclder told Mrs. Rogers
she was going to have a repricve.
A LITTLE QUESTIONING.
Ibid Lowell say anything about not
wanting the interview published or that
she he careful?"
mot that remember"
ibid you know what she came for?"
NO. only what l surmised.'
Ibid MIR. Lowell know she was a re-
porter"
Il don't think so: I don't know"
Have you had any talk with him
since?"
mot on that subject"
"Did you have any talk last night"
mo sir"
"This morning.
NO sir"
Have YOU stated to anyone that
Lowell knew she was reporter
Il don't think So"
"Have You stated that you would tes-
tifv in favor of Miss Batchelder, or agree
with her story?"
mo sir
Have you talked with Charles Batchel.
der about it,"
1T has been mentioned"
Ibid YOU tell me in substance that you
would testify against I.ovcll?"
II don't know as did
Ibid you ask if Lowell knew she
was q reporter"
YES sir
What did you mean by that?"
II meant he knew it after the inter.
view with Mary Rogers"
Ibid you see or hear anyone telephone
Miss tcheldcr?"
II don't think did. I see Lowell use
the telephone quite n number of times
WAS Miss Batchelder's name mention.
cd in conversation over the telephone2
mot that I know Of
do you know it wasnt?"
mo sir"
CONTRADICTS kINIRY.
Mr.. Kiniry yesterday testified mat r
his presence and Lovells you talked witt
Miss Batchelder. Is it true?'
mo sir
Lowell testified you were the one who
called her up"
ut was a mistake. for I never talked
with her."
Were YOU in the warden's Office that
day or night In company with Lowell and
Kniry?"
II presume so.'
Did YOU never have n talk with
Lowell as to the ACCESSIBILITY of letting
her Gomez"
Il don't remember"
"Who has the sole control and power
Of admitting people to the execution
of Mrs. Rogers"
1.-The sheriff"
"was not the letter you received
from Miss Batchelder one asking per.
mission from you as sheriff that she
might be present at the execution OF
Mary Rogcrs?'
II think tho letter asked for an in.
torvicw with her--or for the execu'
| ton"
| w ould you say Oh oatH you ule
not in the presence OF Lowell and
kinney use that telcphone?'
Il say never used it to telephone
Anna Batchelder."
| Answer the question. Would 20,
say you didn't telephone to some part,
in White River Junction.
II can't say that"
Didn't Anna Batchelder say In Mrs
Rogers's room that she was indebted
to Sheriff Peck for this Interview"
Il don't think So"
| Didn't Miss Batchelder say 1T pays
to keep on the right side OF a sherir?
II don't think so"
| do you deny these things?
"No. because ! can't remember"
| Are you trying to remember"
| II have nothing to keep back"
did you go away from the cour
last week and keep away to avoid be
ing summoned here"
| mo SIR"
"Can you recall how you got Mis-
Bntchelder's letter."
No"
Nor the time?"
mo sir"