Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-28
TO JURY TODAY.
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ON cross-eXamination the witness
insisted that there were 20 or more
men behind the lunch counter and
four or five men in front when The
rapis went out the front door.
Mr. Brown wished to place two AL
banians on the stand. They do not
speak English and no Interpreter in
court could speak their language ana
English. Anthony Koletas was used
as Interpreter for SperoS NarcareS,
who was used to translate into Greek
the testimony of the Albanians. kole-
tas putting the testimony into English
for the court and jury.
Peter Lemas was the first Witnes to
be examined under this complicated
system. 1t was one of the most I'M
usual experiences, and accompanied
by more difficulty than any ever seen
in Kenncbec county court.
Witness testified that he saw two
boys. fighting in the store the night
of the crime. Saw Therapis try to
separate them. Saw some person
strike Thcrapis in the face Witness
saw Iaskeridcs holding the knife in
his hands, walk through the crowd.
/ Witness did not know the men who
fought nor Laskaridcs either. He
knew it was Laskarides who had the
knife because he saw him dead after
wards. When LaSkaridcS was in the
crowd with the knife, said the wit
ness several men were trying to hold
him
On REORGANIZATION the witness
~,
, Laskaridcs' hands Therapis was back
Of tho counter. Witness said he went
to his room when he saw the knife
, and stayed there Witness heard from
others that it WAS LaskarideS who
was dead. He had seen him before
/ but did not know his name.
! Mr.. Beanc brought from the wit
ness the fact that he and Therapi7
We're Albanians and Laskaridcs was
| q Greek
Fortius Athcnacsis, an Albanian.
was the next witness under the double
interpreter system. His story was es-
sentially the same as the former wit
ness. Witness said that it was a Greek
who had the knife, he did not know
which one.
On cross examination the witness
said he and Therapis came from the
same place and he had known Thera-
| pis a long time. -
At this point the State placed John
, E Nelson of Watervlle upon the
stand. He testified to having seen a
knife similar to the one in evidence
on shelf behind the meat block ir
the store the night of the murder.
J. p. Frank, of Watcrville. testified
for the state to being with Nelson
when the knife was found and tc
handing it over to Deputy Sheriff
Charles L. Jones after it was wrapped
up.
His black eyes flashed brightly, bu
otherwise showing little emotion The
respondent. John Thcrapis. took the
stand in his own behalf.
Theraris testified that he was {
Grcck-Alhanian. Was in the store thu
night Of the trouble. Witness said h,
lived in the Gilman block on Charlie:
street. Therapis told of tho boy:
fighting and said that he went up t
them and told them to stop fighting, o
he would get a policeman. One Of TIL
boys, said the witness. hit him twice
Then several men got around hin
and held him. Therapis says Laskar
ides got hold Of him by the hair. !
fellow named Elias got between them
Witness said Elias was in the cour
room.
Therapis declared fellow nance
! Ignatius and others, Greeks. pushe'
him toward the door. Then. said tn
witness. z man pushed him cut III
back door ana tried to hit him wit
a rock.