Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26

are?" That time, especially, was
afraid OF him.
Q. Did he make any advances
toward you:
A. Nothing more than that. He
was SO despondent and said there was
no hope for him; SO much so that I
told my husband. 81 was a little afraid
OF Charlie tonight and Mrs Henry
Cooper I told the same thing. In
fact 1 have told my husband every
thing; and he thought he was foolish.
O. Had you ever thought of arming
yourself to protect yourself at that
time?
A. No, sir, but I thought Of keeping
him away from me, and I told him
that night stood by the hay-rack, I
told him then-he was a fellow in
clined to sickness.
Q. What did he say to that?
A. He said, Il won't" and he asked
how often he could come, and l said
once or twice a week. but no oftener.
Q. During this period did he ever
make any improper advances to you?
A. Never in his l.fe.
@. Did Re ever try to embrace you
without your permission?
A. No, sir. never. You forget that
Charlie Was u Christian. These
thoughts that he had in his head that
he might hav. ME. was something that
ought not to have been in his head; he
would not have said it if he was in his
right mind.
Q. Did il ever occur 10 you during
this time when he was calling that he
ipfa tt ,,b ritE ,,1t1
A. OF course knew il.
.. And YOU always discouraged any
efforts OIL ms pHlt"
A. | did
tSpeaking of Marion Carey, whom
the State alleges was afiianced to
Nolthy. NJ. Martin aSkc,iD
g. Did he 20 with her steadily?
4. Well. be :lid-iivo weeks this
summer h" never went near her. The
rest OF the time he would go over, per-
hapS. ii little som" Sunday afternoon
CT evening, and sometimes he would
go over and take her 1" grange; and
reI haps he would So. her 1T the grange
and go home with iIcr.
RegardinG tho meeting in the church
the Sunday night before the Tuesday
that No:tay Gicd. Mrs. Coopc: said):
He Wau.td TO talk on this subject,
hut | said, You can't tonight You
ought to know thai | wouldn't do
anything to make yoE fee! bad if
could help it. but it IS best lie want
ed to talk SO badly that he talked out
loud. and that We couldn't have, SO |
said, we can't talk tonight
but you can come up He asked
i,,,b IN, I Il
"Comc tomorrow" and he said he.
couldn't--tlat he WAS S,in:r away.
said. Come Tuesday" and he said he
would
Q. When did you first hink Of pur-
chasing this rt volv2r"
A. Never, until Monday morning.
No, thought of it going home Sunday
night.
@. What made you think of it?
A. Because was just little afraid.
@. Afraid he might do you bodily
harm?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Why did you buy the cartridges? :?
a. | never thought of buying car
tridses until he mentioned them.
g. Then your object in buying the
revolver was merely to frightcn nm
if he should come
y. l suppose so; didn't give it much
| thought; it was just a foolish thought
that came into my head.
q. But you thought you wanted
something to defend yourself?
A. Yes, sir. If hadn't thought so it
would have been all right.
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pened Tuesday.
A. Did | tell you that we made an
appointment for him to come up Tues
day?
A. Yes.
A. He came as he agreed to. | was
clearing off my table. He never knocked: !:
| never knew him to knock more than
once or twice. My husbands father
and mother were there. My husbands
father was not in the house when
Charlie came, but his mother was. and
he came in and took off his hat and
hung 1t in the entry and came in and
sat down at the end of the table in
the kitchen. l said "Hullo." and SIM
ply said "Hullo." and didn't say any
thing else. l made some remarks.
band sent down to him. He sent him
all the work he coulin't do himself;
ond he answered, yes" I asked him
If he was able to do it, and he said he
was. There was a few little remarks
like that while my husbands mother
vas there. III d short time she went
home.
q. Before he came, had YOU taken
the revolver from its place and put it
i'll your pocket?
a. No. sir. After I got nv dishes
done-t did not even set them around
i set them on the table, and | sat
down in the rocking chair by TIE WIN
dow. We sat there few miments.
but 1t was warm, and we went into the
dining-room and he sat down bv the
back window. and I sat down bv the
side of the table and VIC talked the af-
fair over.
Q. What was said?
"A. guess the first thing | said was.
Where did you so last night" That's
me hrst | remember. And he said. II
would rather not tell you" And said
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