Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-01

WiScasset, Me, Oct. 31.-Harry Fell
tbs. of Bristol, was acquitted of the
charge of manslaughter by a jury in
the supreme court late today. Feltis
was accused of having caused the
death of his father, Lorenzo FeItis, Il
Bristol farmer Oh July 3. by striking
him on the head, with club. The de-
fence maintained that the death of the
elder Feltis was due to an accident and
that while attempting to remove wa
ter barrel he slipped and struck his
head son a stone. The Feltis family is
prominent in Bristol.
i Ralph kcnsey of Bristol was the first
witness' called Thursday. He testified
that he was living on the same road
as the, respondent, known as the Dam
ariscotta road. Harry Feltis came to
his house on the morning of July Sd
and wanted to hire a team to go to
Damariscotta. He said that he and his
father had had scrap that morning.
and that he had slapped his father:
that he couldn't help it.
William Kelsey, father of proceeding
witness corroborated part of the tes-
timOny of his son.
Lorenzo Feltis, brother of the re-
spOndent was the next witness. He
lived about a mile and a half from the
old home His father came to his house
on the morning of July 3rd. He walked
feebly and was bleeding from a wound
on his head and claimed that Harry
had struck him. Witness took his
father in his team and carried him 10
sDamarscotta, where the wound was
nressed by DR.. Cloudy. at DIR. Parson :
Office. They returned home.
Witness took his father to his own
home. The father complained Of pain
in his head became sleepy and vom,t-
ted frequently. The father spoke fire.
quently of dying.
On cross-eXamination by Lawyer Hill
ton. witness testified that h. had no
i'll feeling towards his brother. Harry.
He admitted that after the preliminary
hearing held in August. he did publicly
say that Harry had murdered his
father. Witness was asked if he had
not been convicted in this same court
for stahbing his horse. This witness
admitted. He also admitted that he
was arrested at the last annual election
in Bristol for disturbing the peace, and
that he paid a fine for said OffenSe.
He took care of his father from the
time he carried him home until he died.
giving him such treatment as the doc
tor ordered.
On redirect. witness said he and
Harry had worked together on the ice
last winter and that he frequently gave
Harry a ride.
Mrs. Cora Feltis. wife of Lorenzo,
testified in regard to the condition of
her husbands father at the time he ar
rived at their home.
Henry II. Cloudy testified that he kept
the postof1ice at Bristol and that Harry
came 70 him on the morning of July 3,
and asked him if he could trust him.
Told him that he had had trouble with
his father and had knocked him down.
Said that he had been obliged to wh.p
him. Harry then asked for adviV3.
Witnes was unable to give this.
On cross-eXaminatiOn witneS stated
that he went directly into his house
and wrote in his diary just what Harry
had said and that Harry was with him
four or five minutes.
DR.. J. w. Cloudy of Bristol was the
next witness. He testified i nregard to
the wounds on the elder Feltis' head
and to dressing them in the office of DR..