Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-20
Brought Out In Trial Of
Wallace G. Everett,
Several Witnesses Give Evi-
dsaee For the State.
Wounds In RadeIlffe's Neck Might
Have Been Accidental.

South Paris, Me-, March 19-Consid-
cradle progress was made today in the
second trial of Wallace G. Everett for
the alleged murder of Edgar l.. Rad
were examined and some new evidence
was brought out.
James Gibbs testified to being pre-
sent at the mine the next morning af-
ter the explosion in which Radcliffe
was killed. He had a conversation with
Everett who, he said, stated that he
knew who il was he had shut into the
dynamite building just prior to the ex-
plosion. He had purchased intoxicating
liquors from Everett. Gibbs, with
Charles Howe, who testified yesterday,
had searched all over the scene of the
explosion but had found no fuse such
as is used in blasting.
LleTellyn j. Lewis, who was placed
in care of the premises after the ar
rest OF Everett, testified he found a
piece of fuse with a small stone placed
upon it,
Solomon c. Buck, Radcliffe's uncle,
told about clothing he had left at his
home.
Francis E. Wilson. who worked on
the mine, testified that Everett told
him in February. a year ago. that he
was doing well financially, working
overtime and getting from SIS to 500
a week, also that in about three years
he would own one of the best farms
in Paris.
Sidney \. Thayer and Alva A. Swift
stated that Radcliffe did not call at
their house the night of his death.
Three policies of insurance on the
life OF Radcliffe. aggregating $4,000,
and letter written to the general
agent Of one of the companies asking
to whom the insurance money belong
ed were introduced as evidence for the
State.
Arthur G. Eaton, an insurance agent
testified to having issued an insurance
policy for $1,000 to Radcliffe in 1905,
wallace G. Everett being named as the
beneficiary. Later the amount was III
creased to $500. He did the business
direct with Radcliffe. but Everett first
spoke to him about it.
George ID. Brooks, Il cousin of Rad
cliffe, testified that Everett visited
him in the spring of 1906 and he heard
him tell Mrs. Eta Buck. another WISH
tor, that he had come there to skip
the officers who wanted him in con-
nection with blowing up a well. Wit
ness head Everett say that il Radcliffe
went against him che would fix him"
Prof. Franklin G.. Robinson OF the
Bowdoin College medical department.
gave testimony regarding his exam
nation of RadcliTcs knife, on which
he found blood stains. and of Rad
cliffe's stomach, in which he found
food and small quantity of alcohol.
Drs. B. F. Bradbury and J. G. Lit
tlefield. who performed the autopsy
on Radcliffe's body, described the
wounds they discovered, particularly
i'm the throat, which they testified were
caused by sharp instrument with
only one cutting edge. They said If
Radcliffe had a knife in his hand at
the time of the explosion, it might
have caused this wound.
DR.. J. r. Thompson Of Portland.
medical expert, testified that the
wound in the throat might have been
caused by flying missile, but he be-
lieved IL was not and that the wound
was not caused by accident He sale
death was due to shock. hemorrhage
and suffocation.
DR.. Charles b. Smith. superintendent
of the Maine General hospital, the last
witness of the day, merely corroborat-
ed Prof Robinson's testimony as to
the time the food had been in the
stomach.