Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-10-30

BY the WINDOW at tne IrOnC VI tho
camp.
Did Bryant have grip in his hand9
He didn't.
Did you see one that day.
did not.
What time did Will 60 to work that
morning?
should say between 8 and 9.
Did Bryant say he was coming up to
dinner with you?
He didn't.
What time did you sit down to dinner?
Couldn't tell exactly.
The details of the dinner were gone
over carefully and rapidly. Witness
stated that Bryant might have been
there an hour.
Bryant had a pint flask of whiskey in
his hip pocket. had one drink from it.
Did you have any words with Bryant
before dinner?
did not.
How long did you stay in the camp
after he fell to the floor?
Only long enough to get my cap.
How long was it after you got up from
the table before you shot him?
Perhaps two minutes.
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details of the occurrence.
What did he say when you shot him?
he didn't say nothing.
What did he do?
He didn't do nothing.
He fell to the floor?
He did.
Do you send away when you get your
liquorP
No, sir.
Where do you get it?
At Lewiston, when have any.
Do you have pension?
do.
How much?
Ten dollars month.
County Attorney Barnes questioned
Harrington closely as to what he had
done with his last pension check, and
went over numerous details in q rapid
fire of questioning.
William B. harrington of Hartford,
son of the respondent, testified: On the
Sd of April 1 was living in Record &
Lary's camp. had taken some wood to
cut of Record & Larry. My father was
there with me.
We had gun at the camp. 1 had shot
a hawk with it the Saturday before the
shooting.
When came back to the camp the
night after the shooting, brought some
dishes and left them outside the camp
door.
Cross-examined: How near the camp
do the trees grow?
Small traes GROW Ouita clOaa
Did you put anything under the camp?
l don't remember putting anything
there.
The empty whiskey bottle was shown
him, but he disclaimed all knowledge
of it.
Vinton Bradeen of Hartford: I was
working in blacksmith shop on the Sd
of April. When l went to dinner, up
the Cary Hill road, saw some excelsior
and box, with tag marked eugene
Bryant, East Sumner, Maine"
Morris R. Fogg of Sumner testified: I
have charge of the East Sumner corn
factory for the Minot Packing Co.
knew Eugene Bryant we'll. he work
ed for me ten years ago, on job where
a left-handed man could work moro
comfortably than a right-handed man,
and he was put on that job because he
said he could use his left hand as we'll as
his right.
know the reputation of Eugene Bry-
ant.
What was the reputation of Bryant as
to his being quarrelsome when under the
influence of liquor?
should say it was bad; that he was
abusive with his mouth.
Cross-examined as to Bryant using his
left hand, nothing of importance was
elected.
Henry w. Bonney of East Sumner was
foreman of the bath room in the corn
factory, where Bryant worked. noticed
that Bryant always worked on the left
hand side of the rope, and learned that
he was satisfied to work on that side.
CrOss-examined, the witness stated
that they always had trouble getting men
to work on that job.
A. T. Cole of Buckfield testified: I
am merchant.
I had q conversation with Eugene
Bryant last March. He told me that he
could use one hand as we'll as the other
He took my left-handed shears and used
them as we'll as could.
Elmer E. Roberts of Sumner, farmer,
testified: Eugene Bryant boarded at my
house week three years ago. / noticed
that he was very handy with his left
hand, and ate left-handed.
Cross-examination developed that the
witness was away on jury duty the most
of the week Bryant was there.
Elsie NJ. Newton of Hartford testified {:
was Mt Mr.. Benson's last fall when
Eugene Bryant was there. / am left.
handed and he remarked that he used
the same hand did.
Fred Merrill of Hartford testified that
Bryant had told him he was lefthanded.
Charles S. Reed of Hartford testified
that he had seen Bryant shoot left-hand-
cd, and he remarked that he could shoot
as we'll with one hand as the other.
w. F. Benson of Hartford had seen
Eugene Bryant shoot a revolver left
handed. He fired 1t twice.
L. O. Irish, station agent at Hartford,
testified that Bryant once came into the
station when he had been drinking. He
got abusive, and l ordered him out. He
took me by the throat with his left hand
and choked me violently. I talked with
him afterward about it, and he said,
"When get that old left hold of 'em,
they have to come"
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