Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-07
THE kEYES TRIAL.
Continued from Page One.)

evidenced. today. by several of the
rapid tits between the attorneys en-
gagged in trying the case.
| Although 1t was limited about the
building before court opened. this
morning, that there was liable to be
some spicy testimony introduced it
was not as spicy nor as sensational as
had been expected by some who claim
10 nave knowledge Of pretty near
what VIII be brought TO light before
Elmer L. Reyes is convicted Or ac-
qultteo. Ihere was few tears in
evidence and if the conjecture of the
journal correspondent amounts to any
thing there will be many more before
the trial is brought to an end
AS soon as the morning session of
court came to order County Attorney
fatten made his opening for the State.
This was really the beginning of the
trial. While the Indictment was being
read to the jury. Keyes looked neither
TO the right nor to the left. 1t was
quite apparent that he was taxed to
the utmost 10 keep his feelings and
ms eyes appeared to glisten with tears.
County Attorney Patten spoke in part
as follows:
Inc grand jury of Penobscot county
aIter a thorough Investigation charged
Elmer l.. keyes with the deliberate
ana "llful murder of his wife, Isabelle
heyes' ana II was the duty Of the
county attorney and of the attorney
general to prosecute the case to the
cnds OF justice. He begun with the
time OF the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs.
heyes which took place at a time
When he was % years of age. Mrs.
heyes was, at the time but II years
oio. The county attorney then alleged
mat soon after the marriage Reyes be-
come extremely jealous Of his wife
jealous because of suspected attention
OF other men and also of other women.
Inc county attorney said that the
state would show to the jury that
lever since keyes had nagged his wife
OF receiving attentions from other men
land that their married life had, by no
means. been happy.
MI. Patten then stated that he
would call the attention Of the jury
TO little incident which happened
early last winter. Mrs. Keyes was
desirous of attending a dance in the
CITY hall. She asked her husband to
so. but he refused and told her that
she might go alone. She went and it
is alleged that keyes also found his
way to the hall and seeing her dancing
he seized her by the arm and said:
BY God. you can't dance another
dance" They then left the hail. Mrs
keyes being In tears.
The county attorney stated that
things kept going from bad TO worse
until about two weeks prior to the
tragedy when they decided to searate
Mrs. Reyes going to live at the home
OF her sister, Mrs. Sawyer on Third
street. Bangor. while Reyes remained
in Old Town and Great Works. About
two weeks after they had thus separ-
ated and on a Saturday night Keyes
lcame to Bangor, went to the Sawyer
home on Third street where he saw
the children. Fearing that he would
come again. Sunday, and that trouble
might ensue, the SaWyers advised Mrs
Reyes to go out Of town over Sunday
This, 1t is alleged, she did.
Reyes again put in an appearance
at the Sawyer home, Sunday afternoon
and 1t is the purpose of the State 10
show that he made talk to Mr.. Saw
yer, who was at home alone with the
keyes children, showing that he was
extremely jealous.
He remained at the Sawyer home un.
til evening and until Mrs. SAWYER re.
turned home, followed soon afterward
by Mrs. Keyes. When Mrs. Keyee
came In she said: Hello, you here,
and 1t Is said that he replied grufily:
1T looks like it,
Mrs. Sawyer then retired and was
asleep when she was aroused by
screams from the room of her sister
She was at the door first and was just
In time to catch the falling form OF
Mrs. keyes. Sawyer grappled with
keyes and 1t is said by the States at
torney that he said: Everett, I guess
have got her. this time"
Many ether minor details of the af-
fair were ably outlined by Mr. Patten
but they were substantially as was told
in the story of the crime in Tuesday
mornings Journal. County Attorney
Patten then stated to the jury that on
the night of the tragedy after keyes
was removed TO the hospital. that let
ter, which had evidently dropped from
his pockets was found on the floor of
the operating room. 1t is the purpose
Of the State to show to the jury that
this letter was written to Mr.. Buzzell
Of Old Town. a brother in-law of the
] accused man. and that II shows that
the whole affair was planned out with
| malice aforethought. The letter asks
Mir. BuZzell to assume charge of the
children and appoints him their guard
| ian. The county attorney then touched
but briefly upon the insanity of the
| prisoner and asked the jury to put out
of their minds entirely any little things
in connection with the case which they
| may have heard.
Mr.. Patten then called the witnesses
| for the State, &c in number and the
following were sworn: Mr. and Mrs H.
Everett Sawyer, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
| Judkins, P. H. Coombs, Dr. Burgess,
Hazel Reyes. Chief Of Police White.
| Capt. Donahue and Capt. Fahey.
| The first one to be put on the witness
stand was p. H. Coombs of Bangor
| civil engineer. Mr.. Coomb's testimony