Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-03-27

Ilage, Wesley was asked whom he wa
last at David Varney's. He said tues
ednesday-what day il 1t nowf
J He was told, and replied that he wa
, there Wednesday.
At Deputy Sheriff Palmer's, at tn,
village, Chick was again searched. Their
was found twenty-dollar bill, q ten
dollar bill, and twenty-five cents II
change, also handkerchief which wa
} damp.
u On Friday assisted in search will
Irving Mason, Everett Fox, and Ernes
Durgin. We began the search at Keza'
Falls, thence over the Porter village
} road, over the Chapman road to the
David Varney place. From the varney
barn to the south, down across the field
; and pasture to the woods. In the woods
we found an old wood road, along which
we searched. We found coat, a hat, a
lpair of mittens, small ring, q two-quart
pail, gun, four brass shells, one paper
shell, q small dish with blscking In it, q
handkerchief smeared with black, and
wallet. These were found twenty to
thirty feet from the road In the edge OF
the woods. We also found whore there
had been a small fire. The wallet was
found fifteen or twenty feet from the fire,
towards the barn. The jar of blacking
and the handkerchief were little dis.
lance from the fire embers. These things
were turned over to Sheriff McIntire.
(The gun was produced and identified
By the witness, also three loaded brass
shells, one paper shell, one empty brass
shell marked BIB, q hat, pail, pair of
mittens, and coat and ring
These articles which have identified
were all lying in one place.
THE wallet which John Smith had
previously identified as Varney's was
produced and identified by the witness
as the one found in the woOds.)
Cross examinations: When Isaac Stan
ley on the way to Kezar Falls, asked
Chick when he was at the Varney place,
he said, Wednesday-Tues-
day"-and he repeated these two or
three times, then asked, "What day is 1t
now?" aud when Stanley told him it was
Thursday, just after midnight, he said,
81 was there Wednesday,"
What time of the night did you get to
the Hattie Douglass house? About half
past eleven.
What time did you get tn the Charles
Young house? I couldn't tell exactly.
Was it later than II when you reach
ed the Douglass place? should think it
was.
What was the position of that gun
when you found it? 1t was lying on the
ground, with the coat thrown over it.
The pail was within three OF four
feet of the embers. The cartridges were
under the coat, beside the gun. This
place was about $50 yards into the
woods south of the barn.
On redirect, the witness, who did not
fiud the jar of backing, but whose hands
it had passed through. was asked to
identify it, and Professor F. c. Robin.
son, who was in the room, was requested
to produce it. He did so, and tho wit
ness identified it.
Ernest Durgiu of Kezar Falls testified
regarding the search in the woods with
Mr.. Ridion. He identified the hat, and
the jar of backing and the handkerchief.
Charles w. Young testified: live in
what has been pointed out as the Charles
Young house. Lizzie Young is my sis
ter. Hattie Douglass has lived with her
most of the time for some years, and
Ernest Varney has been there part of the
time.
Wesley Chick owed me $40 on the
18th of October. l settled with him,
taking pig in payment. He said he
had no money, but wanted to settle the
account. Later he. ran little account,
which amounted to about Sl.35.
live on the direct road from Stillman
Chicks to Porter village. l have seen
Wesley Chick passing frequently, at all
times of day, and generally carrying
gun or fish pole. He has used my boat
for fishing frequently.
The witness described the visit with
the other men to the Hattie Douglass
house, at the time when Chick was ar
rested, substantially as had been done by
Mr.. Durgin.
When | went in, those in the house de-
MED that Wesley was there. l later
found him behind the quilt.
The next morning found near the
house small shoe box containing new
pair of lady's shoes, rubbers, haudker-
chief and other goods. 1t was few feet
from the house, near the root of one of
the trees.
The box and contents were shown to
the witness and identified by him.
Cross examined, the witness said he
did not keep a boat to let. He did not
mean to say that he knew Wesley did no
work except in haying.
Isaac NJ. Stanley of Kezar Falls testi-
fed regarding the visit to the Hattie
Douglass house when Chick was arrest
ed, and the finding on him of s111.75,
including the two fifty-dollar bills.
On the way to the village l said, "Its
too bad for an old man to be shot like
that" Wesley said, cts a wicked
shame"
saw the handkerchief which was
taken from his pocket at the hotel. 1t
was of dark color and moist.
A handkerchief was produced, identi-
fed by the witness as the one found on
Chick, and put in as evidence.
Professor F. G. Robinson of BOwdoin
College was the mex. witness. He testi-
fed regarding the analysis of the black
substance in the jar found in the woods
He had also had the handkerchief found
in Chicks pocket. He testified that the
substance in the jar was mixture of
charcoal and lard, and that the stains on
the handkerchief we're of the same kind
of substance, together with something
which came from the skin of person.
On cross-examination he said that the
backing, if put on the face, could not be
easily rubbed off. 1t could be removed
more easily with hot water than with
cold.
George F. Weeks of Porter testified
regarding the discovery and arrest of
Chick, and the clothes found in the
woods, which Chick had discarded.
Saw Wesley when he was searched at
the hotel. Saw black smoOch on his
right ear. Had charge of Wesley tho
next forenoon after about 8 o'clock.
While we were there alone, he asked me
If supposed David was shot with buck
shot. Later in the day had another con
versation. He says, "David must have
had quite lot of money" said, "How
much?" He told me about the sale of
the oxen and the pension. I asked him
where he supposed David was shot. He
said by the hog pen.
Cross-examined: How long had you
been with Chick when he made these
remarks2 About an hour or an hour and