Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-10-22
The Wallace q. Everett Trial.
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wreckage, for little distance.
Did you see the stove?
l did.
Where was It?
Over against the wall.
What was inside it?
Excelsior, and think two and hal
sticks Of dynamite.
| What other dynamite did you se'
around the hole?
picked up half stick of dynamite
eight or ten feet southwest of the hole
Did you see clasp at the inquest?
did.
Had you seen it before?
picked it up at the hill.
/ Where?
A little northeast of the hole, ten OF
twelve feet.
The round iron which had been in-
troduced was shown to the witness, and
he said he picked it up at the hill.
What statement did Mr.. Everett make
about it?
That it was one he used in making UP
dynamite cartridges.
Asked about what parts of the body
and clothing they picked up Friday
morning, the witness stated that they
picked up shreds of flesh and pieces of
shoe, hat, &C., northeast of the hole.
Did you search the ground in all
directions?
did, for some distance.
Did you see any blood on the ground?
[ did, south Of the hole.
The situation of the blood spots was
described. and the surroundings of the
hole were stated in detail, the location
of the blood spots being asked about
very particularly by the county attorney.
Did YOU see any other metal than the
clasp and the bar?
Corrugated iron, the stove, and q
piece of stove damper.
The piece of damper was introduced
as one of the states exhibits.
Showing witness the knife which was
in the case, Mr.. Barnes asked Mr.. Mer-
rill if he had seen it before. He said he
had not.
You didn't see it on the ground, near
this eagle of the damper?
No.
You searched the vicinity thoroughly?
| did.
After completing your search at the
hill, where did you go?
Back to the Hubbard House for the
formal hearing.
Did YOU at any time hear Mr.. Everett
say whom he supposed he had shut into
the building?
At the inquest he said that he sup
posed it was Edgar Radcliffe.
Did he say he and Radcliffe were on
friendly terms?
He said they were, so far as he knew.
How recently did he say Radcliffe had
been on the mine property?
As remember it, some two or three
weeks.
Do YOU remember Everett's stating
how much dynamite was in the house?
| think he said three and half sticks
of low grade dynamite in the stove, and
six sticks of high grade on the shelf.
When you first examined the body,
did YOU see blood on the neck?
A little, not much.
Was the collar bloody?
A little.
Cross-examined: In your experience
with dynamite, you have never had any
experience with its exploding in build
ing?
| have not.
And you wouldn't be able to antici-
pate any results?
Not positively.
How carefully did you examine the
premises for paddock, &C.?
Well, pretty carefully.
Didn't you see piece OF board there
with hinge on it?
| did not.
If dynamite was exploded on the
ground, the percentage of the dyna-
mite and the consistency of the ground
would affect the result, wouldn't it?
Certainly.
When you saw the body, did you OBJ
serve the condition of the hands and
arms, as to blood?
Not particularly.
Whether at any time after the explo-
sion, You heard from Mr.. Everett that
there were fuses in the building?
| don't remember that he said so.
Witness was asked about spark set.
ting an electric fuse afire. Said he did
not think it would do so.
What about the ordinary fuse?
II it was open at the top, spark
might set it afire.
On redirect the witness was shown
primer, and stated that in order for a
spark TO fire 1t, the primer would have
to be set up on end.
Sidney A. Thayer of Paris testified:
I live about half q mile from the
Crocker hill mine.
/ got home the night of the 18th OF
June at a quarter of ten. Heard an ex-
plosion shortly after.
next visited the mine the next day.
Saw Wallace Everett, Charles Howe and
James Gibbs at the mill.
Did you hear Wallace give his descrip-
ton of how the accident happened?
did.
What did he say about who was there
at the time of the explosion?
He told me that he didn't know-there
was some one in there. Described his
movements about as previous witnesses
had.
Did Wallace ever state to you that he
was hunting for any particular thing?
Objection by Mr.. Swasey and the ques-
ton excluded.
What did he say to you about his look
ing for anything?
can't say that he said anything.
S. T.. Newell of Paris testified:
was one of the coroner's jury. Ex-
amined the body some, at the Hubbard
store.
Did you examine the neck and collar
yourself?
did.
Was it bloody?
The collar was some bloody. The
neck was pretty clean.
Did you see blood stains at the hole in
the ground?
l did see two south of the hole.
George w. Cole, James L. Chase, Fl.