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strument of death. The fret that
was known of the tragedy was when
Hoyt Hayes awoke his brother,
Chester Hayes, who was near
neighbor, and told him that Lula
had killed herself.
AT the coroner's inquest Hoyt
gave as his version of the affair that
Lula Hayes was despondent on ac-
count of an approaching ordeal and
that she had been restless during the
night. She woke him about A O'Clock
and told him that there was
something wrong in the barn. He
went out to investigate, but found
everything all right While there he
fed the stock, as he had to plow some
land for cotton planting. (This is a
slight mistake Of fact by the reporter.
1t was Sunday morning and Hoyt
Hayes testified that while at the lot
he fed the mule, as some of them ex-
pected To drive The mule to West
minister that morning on visit to
his fathers family. Hayes was plow-
ing cotton on Saturday. Hence the
confusion of ofideas.-Editors Courier.)
AS he was putting some fodder into
the feeding rack he heard muffled
report at the house.
He went back and lighting
lamp, which went out at first and
had to be relighted, he found that
his wife was lying dead with her
head shot away. He then went to
his brothers. to give notioe of the
tragedy. The accused lived near
Oakway, five miles from Seneca,
in Oconee county, and be and Lula
Hayes had been married three years.
The deceased was 21 years old at the
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time of her death and Hayes was
just little older.
There were three main points in
the evidence--the statement of Hoyt
Hayes on trial, the position of the
gun and the finding of note. The
note purports to have been written
by Lula Hayes, but the prosecution
endeavored to show that it was a
forgery on the part of Hoyt Hayes to
cover up his greater crime. If the
note were not forgery, there was
no possibility that Hayes was guilty.
When Hoyt Hayes and his brother,
Chester, were coming back to the
place of the homicide, they stopped
and told neighbor named Blair.
His evidence as to the manner in
which the note was discovered was
taken to be damaging against the
accused. BY the time Blair had
dressed Hayes had preceded him to
the house. Blair and Chester Hayes
we're asked to come into the sitting
room and take seats. He moved the
chair, as persons sometimes do before
they seat themselves, and Blair's tes-
timony says: 81 heard Hoyt speak
and say, what is that book doing
there and then l looked down in the
chair and saw little paper backed
book lying in the chair and it slipped
off and in picking up that book
paper dropped to the floor and Hoyt
said There is a note. What is it p"
The evidence of Chester Hayes dis
puted that of Blair on this point.
Chester Hayes claimed thathe wasthe
first to see the note. The note in
question is the paper on which Mr..
Carvalho was asked to express an
opinion: f: Was it written by Lula
Hayes just before taking her own
life, or was it written by Hoyt Hayes,
wife murderer, to save himself
from the gallows2
POSITION OF THE BODY.
The position of the body was
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-07-04

case of the State of South Carolina
vs.. Hoyt Hayes. In this report I
deem it necessary in my effort to put
you coincidentally in complete touch
and accord with my methods and the
operations of my mind-to discuss
somewhat certain phases of the gen.
eral subject of handwriting in its re-
lationship to the particular exhibits
now before me. If 1 have over
stepped the bounds of conventional
comparisons of handwritings, it is
because of what / believe to be the
praiseworthy object and underlying
motives which prompted you to send
me the disputed note in your desire
to reach definite conclusion re-
specting the identity of it's writer. If
i succeed by demonstration of real
facts in establishing this identity to
your satisfaction as 1 have down to
my own the weary and painstaking
study which has been devoted to this
matter will yield me an abundant
harvest in the results to follow, not
only in the elevation of my peculiar
profession, but in the happy belief
which comes to me of what your
future action will be in this special
case.
An experience of nearly thirty
years permits me to observe ho<A
prone we all are to be affected by
q corresponding likeness to be found
as between correctly made single
letters. Surely if we consider the
fact of a hundred persons being
taught the same system of writing
and by the same master, is it at all
strange if when making the same
letters correctly they will approach
closely the ideal forms and look as if
made by one handP If we carry our
analogy to its logical sequence by
assuming that through life they were
able to continue to write just as they
left school, does it not follow that
they would all write alike and any
one could be charged with having
written the other 80? Fortunately
such an assumption cannot exist, as
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received the full effect of the shot,
for point about six feet up was a
a mass of brain and other matter.
Between the gun and the body was
poker with which it would have
been possible for the deceased to
have caused the gun to be fired. The
prosecution made it difficult to see
how the woman could have fired the
shot and have caused such results, for
her left arm was under cover and part
of right arm, although the right hand
was not under cover. The defense
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The question, then, who wrote this
note, was the one material circum-
stance to be considered in this case.
Testimony of local experts was had
at the trial, the preponderance of
such evidence being in favor of the
genuineness of the paper. Realizing
this to be the material point in the
case Governor Hayward sent all the
written exhibits used on trail to
David N. Carvalho, of New York,
the most prominent expert examiner
of questioned handwriting, inks and
paper in America, with the request
that he render an opinion. After
keeping the papers several days he
returned them with his report.
Mr.. Carvalho was entirely disinter-
ested and while his opinion was not
tested by examination in Court, it
shows that the State may have erred
in charging the defendant with for
gerry, in order to conceal his crime.
Governor Hayward at that time
had received petition signed by
about 1000 people asking for execu-
tive clemency and another petition
signed by about half that number
urging him to let the verdict and the
sentence stand. Great pressure had
been brought to bear to have the
man hanged and on account of the
prevalence of lawlessness in the State
one writer had urged him to let the
accused be hanged even if he were
not guilty.
n RESUME OF THE CASE.
Before quoting the letter of the
expert, David n. Carvalho, a
brief resume of the facts in the case
will throw some light on it's bearing
to the situation. Lula Hayes, for
merly Lula Crane, was found dead
in her bed at o'clock on the morn.
ing of Sunday, April 26, 1908. A
single barrelled shotgun, lying on the
bed beside her, was evidently the in
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another circumstances. The body was
lying in the middle of the bed with
the head between the pillows. The
gun was on the side of the bed away
from the wall and the side wall on
the right of the bed seemed to have
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Continued on Page 81
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-10-18
Potatoes Iu Somerset.

From time to time we have had oc-
caslon to speak of the farming opera
tions of the extensive agriculturalists In
this section, particularly has the raising
of potatoes received special notice.
There appears to be a growing interest
in this crop from year to year and far
mers who only few years ago planted
enough of the tubers for their own con-
sumption are Low enlarging their aver
age and next season promises to be a
larger area than any previous year.
Farming like all other kind of business
Is keeping up with the procession, 30
to speak, and the old methods OF our
grandfathers are fast giving away to
modern ideas and appliances. With the
available machinery of this later day
the hard work and drudgery of the
farm Ia eliminated and much more and
better work is done at the present than
at any time in the past
The pot ITO planter, hoer and digger
has very largely supplant I'd the hand
hoe of past generations and relegated
it among the forgotten things as farm
ntensil Commercial fertilizers, in this
crop at least, has taken the place of the
barnyard compost that was once
thought to be 30 essential. Large acres
of hillside land in Central Maine that
only few years ago we're condemned
for the raising of tillage crops, have
through the light of science and expert
ence been dem nstrated that the 80
called barren fields of Maine have soil
adapted to the raising of large crops of
potatoes.
This innovation has been largely
brought about by the influx of good
men from other sections who have
within the past few years purchased
farms abandoned or nearly 30 in Somer-
set county and are raising good crops on
the land that the lifelong settlers con-
sidered of little value. Many towns in
Somerset have these men who are farm
ing for a business w. K. Whitney,
of Embden. formerly of Houlton, had 10
acres under cultivation this year and for
his labors has several thousand bushels
of potatoes. He Is an extensive raiser
and great shipper and thoroughly un
derstands the business. Is. j Dumphy
OF Kenuebec avenue is another Aroos-
took man who has raised 1000 bushels
this year and these men find no fault
with the up land soil along the Kenne
| b II potato raising. The Butterfelds
of Madison, just across the river, are
extensive raisers and have several thou
slud bushels this season as result oil
their labors.
Arthur Dooittle, a Connecticut man
and neigh Dor of the Butterfelds, has
II acres which are yielding finely and
from which he expects to get 5000 bush
els or more Norridgewock has quite a
delegation of Aroostook county mer
who have purchased farms and are rails
ing large crops Maine is coming to the
front, her climate, her soil and location
In the tier of states will make her future
progressive and prosperous
North Ansou Adroccte
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-10-18
Horse Fails Luto Well.

Although Mouse Island, near Booth
bay Harbor. is not very thickly populat-
ed at the present time, it seems to be
having its share of exciting events.
The most recent cause for excitement
was furnished by horse owned by MIR.
G. Durrell the general host of the
Samoset Hotel, on the island
Last Thursday night, the weather be
ing exceptionally fine, the horse WAS
left out of doors as usual that he might
enjoy the refreshment of the sea-scent-
ed breeze and the delicious fl lv0r of the
sweet island grass
Friday morning, when Mr.. Durrell
came out of doors. the horse was
missing from his accustomed morning
station near the hotel Mr Durrell i'm
mediately summoned Mr.. Val tameron,
the faithful keeper of the island, and
together they started to search for the
missing steed.
They hunted for some time with
ont success until Mr.. Cameron, while
passing an old unused vel, heard a
noise which sounded like the heavy
breathing of some large animal. Mr.
Cameron approached the well, and upon
looking into its depths, was much sur
prised and somewhat startled to behold
Mr.. Horse, or rather his head, the re-
mainder of his body being entirely sub
merged in about ten feet of water. He
was making no struggle or outcry, and
Mr. Cameron declares that "he was as
good an example of loyalty and sub
mission to the oturgis law as one could
wish to see."
Mr. Cameron quickly conveyed the
naus tn Mr. nnrTal "a koefanpA N
the scene of distress, and, after giving
the situation due consideration, decided
that more assistance was necessary.
Accordingly he and Mr. Cameron started
for southport to secure reinforcements
and soon returned with a small army OF
able bodied Southporters
In order to extricate Mr.. Horse from
the we'll it was found necessary to re.
move portion of the stoning and then
dig a trench from the we'll to a poin,
some distance from it. This work was
accomplished In record time, and by
means of ingeniusly arranged hosting
apparatus Mr.. Horse was assisted from
his somewhat damp quarters 10 the
trench. from which bis course was com
| paratively unObstructed.
several small dogs who witnessed the
| strange proceedings contributed mucl
toward the general excitement of tht
occasion.
The deed of mercy having been fully
accomplished, the band of rescuers from
Sou hport departed for their respective
homes II is not known whether the
noble steed was suddenly seized with
an uncomfortable desire to drink to the
glories of beautiful moonlight nigh
on old Mouse or carelessly stepped
on the board covering of the old wei
while absorbed IN an astronomical oh
servation. However, he survived The
ordeal with but little injury to himself
and when last seen by the reporter wa'
reclining comfortably on the hote lawn
Mir. Durrell when last seen by the re
porter was making the dirt fly into the
ditch with a speed that showed hin
capable of managing a shovel as well al
a hotel.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-10-18
Old Documents.

Captain Francis Il. Wing has 10 bis
possession some pages from an old &e-
count book also some military does
ments, which are Of ancient date 0as
account book page is headed "iT7s
Peter keay Det". Among the items
charged are zone SOW, Is shillirgs, ons
bushel corn 4 sbiliings, one hat II
shillings, one bedstead shillings,
otephe Pierce shllings."
Among the military papers is a report
Of the Guard Mounted at United
states Garrison. Sep 1914" This
seems TO consist of the names Of thoas
doing guard duty with the number oz
hours service performed by each for the
day. There is also on the same shest
full directions for forming a company
for parade. Another paper is gener u
order issued to "Ensign John York
notifying him 10 be present n Gorh2u
on the 9th Of July, TO accept the posi-
ton of Mayor IN 2. K; z B & u,
these numbers and initials presumably
indicating the troops over which Majog
York was to assume command. Thia
order is signed by "Johnathan stewart,
Ajt", aud is dated at scarboro, SePtem-
Der 4, 1910.
These papers were found by J Henry
Frost of this town among the personal
effects of a relative OF bis, long since
deceased, and given by him TO Captain
Wing, Mr., Frost thinking that the Cap
tain would be interested in preserving
military papers issued SO many yearH
AGO.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-10-18
wounds, Bruises and Burns.

BY applying an antiseptic dressing to
wounds. bruises, burns and like injuries be-
fore inflammation sets in, they may be healed
without maturation and in about one third
the time required by the old treatment. This
is the greatest discovery and triumph Of mod
ern surgery Chamberlain's Pain Balm acts
on this same principle. It is an antiseptio
and when aRNed to such injuries, causes
them to heal very quickly. 1t also allays the
pain and soreness and pre-, ents any danger
Of blood poisoning, Keep bottle of Pain
Balm in your home and it will save you time
and money, not to mention the inconvenience
and suffering such injuries entail For sale
by G. X. Foge Drug store, skowhegan; L.
c. Williams, Athens; Sullivan Newton, jack.
man.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-10-18
October Probate.

The regular October term of the Pro
bate Court opened at the courthouse
Tuesday, Oct 8, Judge Augustine Sim.
mons OF North Arson presiding. The
following is a record of the business
transacted:
The wills of Nathan p. Lyon and Richard
II. Merrill late Of Skowhegan. Mary Forbus
late of Scion, and Tryphena Hackett late Of
Pittsfeld were presented and the wills oil
Abigail Frost late # Smithheld, Susan A. S
Bracket late of Detroit, Angelina NJ. Marsh
late Of Ripley, and Chas, Morse late Of Nor
ridgewock, were allowed.
Administration was granted in the estates
Of Mary B. Clukey and Geo. n. Page, late oil
Skowhegan, 7. James Eaton late of Flag
staff, Benjamin G. Cannon late of Fairfield,
and Isaac S. Ford late of Mercer.
License to sell real estate was asked for in
the estate OF Mary B. Clukey late of Skowhe
gan, Geo c. Wiley late of Smithfeld, and
Mary L. Thompson late of Skowhegan; and
granted in the estates Of Van Rensselaer, Tut.
tie of Canaan, and Leroy L. Hayden late Of
Madison.
Accounts were presented in the estates. Of
Fred l.. Butler late OF Cornvlile, Rebecca ,
Clark late OF Norridgewock, Ivis NJ. Ring
late of Cambridge, Ralph c. Leavitt late Of
Cornvie Ella A. Nash late of Skowhegan
also the account Of Fred NJ. Harlow, guar.
dian Of Hazel NJ. Rhodes Of Pittsfeld.
Accounts were allowed in the estates Of
Franklin Lord late Of Detroit, ?. Butler
Learned late Of Madison, and Caroline B.
IIerrn and William b. Snow late Of Skowke
gan.
Petition for distribution was granted in tie
estate Of Fred E. Butler late Of Cornvlle.
Widows allowance was asked for in the
estate Of Mary Cooley late Of Bingham, and
granted in the estate Of A. Franklin Atkins
late Of Skowhegan.
Frank Clukey vas appointed guardian OF
George, Franklin, and Joseph Clukey Of
Skowhegan; and Minnie Marble Smith was
appointed guardian Of Richard Marble Smith
of Pittsheld.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-10-18
Operations Resumed

The works Of the >ko1beRau Pulp
company. GU the site where Their mill
was destroyed by fire, December 10,
1905, have been completed and with
tuesday nlghL Of thls week commenced
running With full crew and on tu.l
time. The plant consists Of three grind
ers and the same number OF wet ma
chimes and scfeeIs az formerly 30 that
the daily capacity Is not expected To
greatly exceed the L 10 ~ tons II pulp
which the old plant could turn out, but
the arrangement II machinery ID letter
and II is probable there will be lese oss
Of time for repairs so that the yearly
output may be greater. All that remains
ot the old plant are the three grinders
and they were 80 much damaged by the
fire as to require many new paris.
Que great economy is effected a the
new plant which was impossible in the
old mill. During the grinding of the
wood, water is supplied to the machines
and the mixtures of ground wood and
water la called pulp. From the grinders
this pulp or stock as il is sometimes
called goes to the screens where a por-
ton of the water is separated, and from
the screens the stock goes 10 the wet
machines where the final separation Of
the water from the ground wood takes
place. In the old mill the water hJw-
ing off from each separation was dis
charged into the river, and as 1t always
contains certain per cent of pulp which
the machines will not eliminate, a good
many tons of ground wood went to
waste in this way. Ia arranging the
machinery in the new mill all the water
from the screens and wet machines Is
pped back 10 the grinders, forming the
supply always necessary there, and thus
practically every ounce of the wood
ground gets into the finished product
The plan of saving the pulp held in
solution In the waste waters has been
made use of in part IN other mills but
has not been so completely carried out
as it now is in the mill of the Skowhe
pulp company. The system as now ar
ranged in this mill was designed by
Chas. E Young, who has been super
intendent for this company for twenty
years
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-10-18
Decision Sustained.

The board of County Commissioners
were occupied nearly all day, Tuesday
October 9, with telephone bearing,
occasioned by ar appeal taken by the
Farmers Cooperative Telephone com
pany from the decision of the selectmen
of Skowhegan regarding the location of
their poles on Winter street. The tele
phone company WAS represented by
Frank L. Ames of Norridgewock, its
general manager, and Ernest c. Butler,
the local agent of the town of Skowhe-
gan, acted as counsel for the selectmen.
After hearing the arguments presented
and such remarks pertinent to the ques-
ton as were offered by those in attend
ance, the com missioners took the
matter under consideration and later
returned decree sustaining the decision
of the selectmen of Skowhegan, thereby
excluding the Farmers Line from the
easterly portion OF Winter street, from
Court street to North avenue.
Some time since the Farmers company
had petitioned for and secured pole
rights on the westerly portion OF Winter
street, and shortly after this they pro
ceeded to set poles on both the easterly
and the westerly sections. The most OF
the property owners on the section be
tween Court street and North avenue
objected, and the selectmen gave an
adverse decision on a petition of the
Farmers company, which they then re-
presented, for rights which would con-
firm item in their occupancy Of that
portion of the street. From this deci-
sion the appeal was taken to the court OF
county commissioners, with the result
that the decision of the selectmen lie
aft rme6 az ahova atatad
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-10-18

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feature of fashion and while its obyioaE
purpose is to furnish the smart Empire
touch, clever dIessmakers compel il to
serve the more important one Of round
ing angular lines and toning down ex
uberant ones K must lit 10 perfectioz
aud yet appear to be worn with easy grace
Its lines, neither severe nor yet careless.
must harmonize with the costume, and
at the same time prove becoming to the
wearer. 1t may be Of the gown material.
of handsome ribbon, of silk, thin velvet,
or suede. For bIaid-trimmed gowns,
il is covered with overlapping rows Of
of braid skillfully manipulated over the
curves of the figure. The Empire CIR
die ends well above the waist-ins.
This is modified for full figures, being
brought down to the waist-line az the
sides, and thence in a point 10 the
front like an 1880 bodice. But what
ever the shape or material of the grdle,
il must fit with the proverbial perfee-
ton of glove To secure this result,
shapely corsets are essential, aud a Cir
die lining correctly cut, closely bOned,
and fitted with the utmost care, both in
standing and sitting position The
gird!e cut straight across the top IL
smart, but extremely trying. The
gradual from under the arms downw ard
Is more generally becoming. II elen
Berkeley Lloyd in the November Deiix
Gator.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-10-18
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