Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-29

l had sawed one piece off and was
saving for the second; as near as /
can remember it was Il har1 piece Of
dead seasoned rock maple, a piece OF
dead wood. l had aaSed her back ana
led her up several times, it cut 50 hard.
mad eased her UP to let her gain
power several times before that When
you say 'eased her up you mean you
drew the stick back. The stick back.
OF the table on which the stick lays on.
10 let the saw regain its speed? Yes
SIT. Ihe pressure Of the wood against
the saw had diminished the speed Of the
saw Yes sir. Was there a prospect
ol another shower? It looked-it was
cloudIng up and locked that way. II
was getting pretty well along in the
afternoon? Yes, it was getting pretty
well on in the afternoon. You were
trying to finish the job before the rain
or before the dark? 1 tried to finish
II IN before six o'clock, finish up saw
ing the wood. Did you hurry Il little
for that purpose? Well, l naturally
do hurry at my work; whom [ work
for Il man l try to do al | can for
aim. 1t is my natural way OF working
for him. Then from sense Of duty
YOU hurried 4 little. Yes. You are
rapid worker? Always try to DO as
much as another man. On that oc-
cason You did work as fast as you
could" Yes, sir, l usually do it any
way. Although MIR. Wright rcmon-
StratCd against your croWdinS the saw
ana working so East. you worked ac-
corling to your OK n Wow OF what was
best" | usually do. Well l. am asking
you what you did then? | worked as
fast as | possibly could under the cir
CumStanccS.
In direct connection with this cross
examination, we insert the direct tcstl-
momy of the defendant, as follows:
When You observed by tho sound and
his action aud the SlackcninS Of the
speed of the saw that he was croWiinS
it. what if anything did you say To
him? | want to him three different
times; the second time l asked him to-
let me have the saw. What did you
saw the first time? The first time |
told him I had rather run the SAY and
that was after he done it a few
minutes or short time and that is
the time he told me it was music to
his ears to run a saw. That is the
first time? That is the first time, Yes.
timc3 Yes Sir. Then later did you
have another talk With him about
crowding the saw? Yes sir. What
was that second talk. The second one
| told him that | was afraid he would
break something the saw wouldn't
stand it: he shouldn't put the wood
on it 50 fast You told him 50? Yes
sir. What did he say? He told me
a saw; that he had run a saw before I
was born, the answer h" made 20 me-
| Was that the whole of that talk? OF
| the talk, yes sir. Was there any other
talk about his management before lie
| was hurt? We'll, | spoke to him after
| that and wanted 10 take the saw, but
! he insisted on keeping it. Their We're
three different times when ne WAS
saving wood that | spoke to him about
| the saw. All before he was hurt" Yes
| sir. all before h" was hurt. on this
| last occasion did YOU say anything
about your reason for desiring to take
the saw from him? Yes. I told him
| that the saw wouldn't StAnd-I was
afraid he would break something. DID
You tell him why you We're afraid he
would break something? Yes sir.
| told him he was cro,ydintr if 80 50
| That on the second and third times
you told him h. was crowding tho
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| TIM"
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