Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14
Tho Afternoon Session.

t;r,oS given by Edith Given regard
;ng the May Carey" Letter found in
~ Given mail box.
o-"Did you write that letter."
4 A-No sir
Q-"Did you address the envelope?
A-"No, sir
Q-"Do you know anything about
! it,"
A-"NO, sir
Witness said that she remembered
the night that Edith Given staid over
night at her house. Witness said
that on the next morning she drove
Miss Given over to her house and then
left her. She accounted for her driv-
| ing about the Given place by saying
| that she drove to a field beyond the
house to pick some flowers to decorate
the church. She did not pick the
| flowers as the weather had turned
their colOrS.
Q-"Did you ever call Miss Carey
| by the name of May"
A-'Never that | can remember
Q-"What did you call her"
A-'Marion."
Witness remembered hearing Mr.
Northy's testimony about Charlie go
ing to Boston with her. She said that
the testimony, to her knowledge, was
correct.
Odd you make some remark to
Charles father when he met you at
Gardiner on your return?"
Ayes, sir"
Q-"What was it?"
Al think I said: well, you see we
! brought your boy back safe, Mr.
Northy.'"
Odd you say we or T?"
Al said we 1 think
Taking up the testimony in the or
der Of time the witness was eXamin-
cd in regard to the several entertain
mcnts and public gatherings which she
attended. Witness attended the
Grange ice cream supper. and took her
little daughter Valma with her.
| Q-"Whom did you take supper
With"
A-'Charle Northy"
Q-And sat with him during the
cvening?"
Ayes, sir
| Witness referred to the episode OF
the chase the squirrel game which
has been mentioned in testimony OF
several Of the government witnesses
| Witness said that several of the
young girls attempted to get Charlie
Nnrthy to play but he refused. con-
tinung to talk to Mrs. Cooper. Wit
ness said that Ruby Doc sat down be-
side Charlie Northy later in the even
ing and spoke about Charles bouquet
which was given him by the witness
Witness said that Rosie Clifford saiC
to her that night when young NorthJ
! persistently refused to join in the
games: He can't leave you, can he?'
\ Witness said she went home with Mr.
and Mrs. Drake.
The next entertainment was th'
kings Daughters apron sale hclt
4 i'm the Grange hall at Coopcrs Mills
She attended this affair in company
II with her son Lore. She saw Charlie
II Northy then and took supper there
4 with him. When she returned home
witness said Charlie Northy rode bacl
. part of the way with her, the hoy Lor,
riding this distance on NOrthy':
bicycle At a turn in the road North,
/ left Mrs Coopers team and rode away
on MS WnttI, Lore uIlNiIiS llS Ilbli''
the rest of the distance home.
Witness testified to attending ;
Christian Endeavor social to which
she was accompanied by her husband
Witness saw Charlie Northy there anc
after supper the young man sat dow
beside Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper. This wa
the last social gathering attended b.
witness where Charlie Northy wa
nrt sent except the Moody wedding an
niVersary.
The witness was examined as to tn
bluebcrrying trips already described
by the government witnesses. Th
story of the four trips was very muCl
the same in substance as that give
by the witnesses already examined
Witness said that she was always &C
companied on these trips by one 0
more of her children and some on
else. In the first trip Miss Bryan
. went along, as did also CharIi
Northy On the second trip Mrs
Henry Cooper, Mrs. Bullock and Ralp
Douglass and the children. as ~, ro,' !"
Charlie Northy and 4hnGsn but dndin,
to the "bluePhe party returned to th
ber,Ef blueberry field and spent tn
day.
o-"Were you and Charlie separatet
that day."
4 A-"No, sir
Q-"Were there many people ther,
that day."
"A great many"
Q-"Did you all go home together :?
Ayes. sir"
| Q-"Where did you drop Charlie ?"
| A-"At his house
The other two trips We're described
including the occasion when Mrs. JOIN
Drake accompanied the witness anC
her two children. Lore and Valma, ant
| Charlie Northy. The witness corrob
GRATED considerable of the testimony o
| Mrs John Drake. who testified for TIL
! government.