Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-11

uCWn from tne mousse ana SIe was aD-
parently running towards the shop.
Witness ran up to meet his wife and
did meet her about midway. Witness
Sc i'd that his wife was throwing her
hands over her head and screaming
violently.
Q-"When you got to her what did
she say?"
Aust before l got to her she said
Charles had shot himself in the dining
room."
Q-'What them"
A-"Then she fell down on the
ground and rolled over and over. Soon
she stopped and then kicked both her
heels into the ground and shrieked.
After some time she became a little
more calm and several times she
"hOllered" for a doctor Then she
seemed to get 'hystericy" again and
jumped up and down and cried out
loud. ] did not dare TO leave her then
for her condition would not allow it.
l thought. Her strength was all gone:
she was all played out and l almost
had TO lug her. Her hair was hanging.
down her back and her dress was
torn"
Q-"Did you notice at that time that
her dress was torn?"
Ayes, sir"
Q-"To what extent ."
A-"The sleeve on her right arm was
ripped up and it was torn in other
Places
Q-"And her under garments were
exposed?'
Ayes, sir
Q-"And what them"
A-"Shepherd Eldredge came along
in a team and / had some talk with
him. He asked me what was the mat
ter and | said did not know. Then
as my wife was quieting down, I left
her where Nr. Eldredge was standing
and started for the house. l entered
through the ell door and Went through
'he Kitchen to the dining ROOM
Q-"Then what did You see?"
Al saw Charlie sitting in the
rocking chair | could see his back
and his feet and part of his right
cheek-that was all.
Q-"Did you see the woundo"
Al saw A bloody place-a sort of
hole-and it might have been bullet
hole"
Q-"Was it bleeding?"
Al don't think so-not very much
any way"
Q-''In your best Judgment, how much
time elapsed between the time Won frs
saw your wife running towards YOU and
when you entered the house and saw
Charles Northy sitting in the rocking
chair?"
Al should say about u minutes-not
much more
At this point the section of the dining
room wall and the rocking chair were
brought into evidence and used by the
| witness in illustrating his testimony. Mr..
Heath called Fred Bogue, an assistan;
in the Office of Heath & Andrews, to act
as n subject in the impersonation of
young Northy. The witness placed the
| subject in the rocking chair and after
some preparation announced that the re-
production of the scene was complete and
In duplication Of the scene presented to
his Mortified gaze when he stood upon
th, threshold of the dining room.
Q-"Did you notice his breathing?"
Ayes, sir"
Q-"Then why did you send for the Sc
lectn.en?"
A-"Because 1 thought it was the law"
The measurements of the relative loca-
| tion of the chair to the wall. door. and
| window of the dining room were taken
| and offered for record upon the report.
| At this point a recess of II minutes was
| taken.
F, The direct examination of Mr.. Cooper
| was taken up again at o'clock.
| Q-"After seeing the young man in the
| chair, what did you do?"
| Al went back to my Wife,
| Q-"Was Mr. Eldridge still there?"
| Ayes"
| u-"What did you say to him.
| Al sent him to telephone for the
| doctor"
O-"What was your wife DOING"
| A-"She was walking slowly around
| the ward and later went down toward the
| shop"
| O-"What was her condition."
| A-"She was very nervous and weak l
nut my arm around her. Then Eldridge
| came back"
| C-"Then what did you do?"
| Al asked Mr.. Eldrdge to go and no
| tify Mr.. Gray. the first selectman.'
| Q-"Did he go on that errand?
A-"After some delay he did
Witness continuing. said that he walk
cd along to the Simpson house with his
| wife. Gilbert Morang and his wife came
| along and some conversation was eX-
| changed. Mr.. Morang asked what TIL"
matter was, and witness replied that
Charles Northy had shot himself. 'as far
as he could find out
Witness said that Mrs. Henry Cooper
appeared on the scene and she procured
some whiskey. a portion of which Mrs
Alice Cooper drank. Witness said that
his wife imagined that she was shot be-
hind the ear and she begged her husband
to look at it. Witness did so and found
no signs of an injury. Witness said that
his wife wanted to so up to the house
and see if she could do anything for
Charles. Witness said that he told his
wife that she could not do so. and he
held her in his arms to keep her. At this
point, witness said. Jasper Gray arrived
in Shepherd Eldredges team and asked
the witness what had happened. Witness
replied, "Charlie Northy came over after
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