Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-09
EVIDENCE FAVORABLE FOR HIM.
Shows That Sharsgreen Was Drunk and
Quarrels0me==D0ubted That Williams
Meant to Kill Him.

ley House and went from there to the
Blueberry place"
This was signed by Sharsgrcen and
the witness was Hiram Hunt. the at
tending physician
Mr.. ST. Ccrman said he was a JUS
ticc of :he peace. He explained that
hotel at Somerset Junction. the McDOn-
aid House, and that it was called Blue
berry house by the people around the
Junction. The witness said that the
statement was disjointcd from the fact
that the wounded man was sinking
rapidly. The witness testified that
SharsSreen said to him: well. we
started the row and | got the worst of
it," BY Eve witness understood
Sharsgreen TO mean himself and the
two witnesses, Fenton and Fletcher,
and rot Williams. To the doctor. Sc
witness said. Sharsgreen made this
Statement: "Well, we were a pair of
skies and got the worst Of it,
The fourth and last witness for the
Stat. was II. G.. Armstrong. He is
travelling ..alesman and was at the
Junction on business. He testified that
q general fight took place in the hotel
bctwecn Fenton. SharSgreen and a man
whom he did not know, but who was
called Jim. Several chairs We're broken
and the stove was overturned during
the melee. As witness found he had to
remain here all night he busted him
self in Fighting up the stove and in
putting togo Their the funnel. There was
q fire in the stove and the room had
h fttn ,tyn fI.,f 2
almost impossible to see across it.
While he was adjusting the stove pipe
he heard someone say: Here he
",mes With an ak"
Witness said that he had seen d num-
hcr of quarrcls in public houses, but
that he never saw the proprietor of a
hotel use 50 much patience as did Will
lamS. He tried his best to get the
men VII" were fighting out of the hotel
and when Sharsgrccn returned with the
aX told him several times to go away.
Witness: WAS of the opinion that the
Shooting was accidental: that Williams
intended t. fire over SharSgrecE's head
but that in pushing the gun through
the "ren door the barrel hit tn" latch
aiIH as the gun was cooked and Will
liamS lad his finger on the trigger it
was discharged before Williams in
tended that it should be.
Previous to the trouble il, the hotel
he saw the fight on the railroad track
which was described by Fcnton. He,
Armstrong, and one other man went
to the track to separate the men and
il was there that he saw a knife.
This closed the evidence. No wit
neSscS were placed on the stand by the
defence. Mr.. Gould addressed the court.
first IN liking Il motion for the discharge
OF the respondent. stating that the
shooting was accidental and that the
state had failed to prove its case.
County Attorney Young also spoke
briefly.
Judge Bachelor found probable cause
and bound the witness over to await
the action Of the grand jury at the Dc
ccmber term of the supreme court. The
bail was fixed at $4,000. At the time
this is filed the respondent was Of the
opinion that he could give a satsfac-
tory bond. The witnesses were allow
ed to depart on their own recognzancc
Sharssreen was a native of New
castle. y. b, but had been around
| Jackman for some time. His mothe,
has been making her home in Law
renee. Mass. with daughter. who i;
a telephone operator. The mother took
! charge of the remains and they were
removed to Newcastle for burial