Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-17
FIXING THE time OF The Crime.
L. M. Brown, Owner OF Mine, Says Everett
'Phoned at 10 P. NJ, Day Of Murder,
of Seeing a Stranger About.

South Paris. Nc. Get. 1G.--F"unty
Attorney Charles l.. Harn">; mad" rapid
progress today in til" Development II
til" states cas-" aa5:Iif..st Walilcc O.
Everett w}to.-c: trial '"i' thc murder ~
Edgar H. Radcliffe began in III" S'l-
prarl" court -ircrc We, "r'lIy, ;tlthnH@h
Ike most interesting evidence il yct "a
lic "ffgfeti, it is said
II lcvriopot during thc Hit"rn"nn
session that the stomach Of Radcliffe
was sem to Prof Robinson of EnWdoin
COLLEGE. a chemist. For Analysis, and
the rr,,,hass given by tn" St:.'" - thi|
feature indicated that much inEr.r-
tn,l"c is attached to i. Prof Robinson
,laS , resent in court today, but County
Attornc- Barnes did not call him T."
he sand rs Il witness and said ~
wa: uncertain just whom the testimony
of thi; t.xprrt would - required.
Another fcat1lr" on which til" Stat"
arparcntlv placed Importance was thH
lor1tjnn Of blood spots in Inc ground
ncar the scene Of tho tragedy. at the
croc,;or lin mine. Paris iiili- For the
defence Attorney ,i>ya@"y ais" en-
Irnyorafi 10 refresh thu memory "i
>,i,tr witnesses; in regard I" ~" direct
examination. IA III" effect tilAl th"r"
were three dist inct pools 81 i'i"''h witt
IL AZ area of several F""I
Tbn state introduced i" first en-
hl,ite this afternoon 2lncu% 'h'm NO.
inr pndrlifr"'s own Knife with which
IL e.
lthroat. ana parts Of tn" hI'I'inS III
which the explosion "c''trE"d
jI.urv +. Eatchrl,l"r Of Washington,
n II. superintendent 81 III" n'ifie' "S-
tinod mat ono Of III" first things about
,,h;c, ,-,rr,.tt :-pol,.. to him after III"
tragedy was tho 1if" insurance policies
| v-l,i..n Eadclilf" had on hli lte ana
vh,.l ,,r~c mad" out to him.
| Hiram r. Hubbard. sheriff Of oNt"ri
| count. testified to being ;lmln"nfh I"
! tI,e mines on the night Of Jun" II rad
| cino was alive and breathing heavily
when he arrived but died about - MN
! utoS later.
| I!o t,stitiad clearly Is to III" location "F
| tIe two blood spots on u" Er 'nhh' :"
| dill Coroner WilliaH3 j. Wh""'"r ME-
Hubbard testified to delivering R2drilii"'s;
| stomach. and Che knife found near tn"
body. to Prof. Robinson
Coroner wheeler testified tiat blood
was iss,.ingafron Radcliffc's wound wh""
| II arrived at tho scene Of ~" explosion
at 100 A. M,-and that his hands h"ramo
| stained when he lifted the body prepare
tory to removing it to Paris Till.
The sheriff and coroner give S,'hstan-
tally similar evidence in regard to tho
| statements made by Everett on the night
or the tragedy. According f. this tosti
mony, Everett. who was car"thE"r "i t'I'
rroptrty,. said that he had been Warn"o
lof the presence of prowlcrs by the neigh
ing az his horse He followed = stranger
| IN Ne hill. over the dump. ri:t IN" tun
heIaand over the fell to IL" dynamite
lel,se. where hn watched the man ny
| t1rS lock from tho door and enter. AT"
tho man lad entered tho building sec
o,a time Everett nronpcd tho door opci
and went to tho mill to telephone tn
, company's office ut Paris I'LL "i'cI
Stunt RatchcIdcr testified II" had in
; st,rlctcd Everett to do.
While or tho way Everett h"ar' an OK
: nrosion but did not turn back 7" no'c IN
< ,osuIt Everett sail II" was about 4" f"H
! away from the stranger while he trailr
him.
n, direct examination Coroner Wheel'
. said he was positive that Everett fest1
fed before the coroncr's Jury that he rec
o-nizcd the prov'lor rs Radcliffe
On cross-examination Attorney Swase