Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-27
THE WOODBURY. TRIAL.
Continued from Page One.)

GU " Win IL: lie SAID that with the
PERMISSION of the county attorney he
would wind the watch and see if it was
In running condition. Mr.. Burgess OBJ
| 1ected, saying that he wanted it to re-
main as it was and that it would be
| improper to start it,
| Whether it is proper or not I've done
it," said Mr.. Goodwin
He thought it would do no harm to
see II the watch would run and Judge
Smith agreed with him, saying that the
time at which it stopped had been re-
corded. AS he started to leave the stand
| Weymouth was handed the watch and
asked to state what time it showed. 1t
was one minute after r.
That shows" said Mr.. Burgess, that
tie watch will run
1T shows it will run two minutes" said
Mr.. Goodwin.
| Walter g. Foss was the next witness
and identified the cloak and hat found
in Room -.
Richard +. Leader was called to the
stand and shown four combs and a hair
pin. He identified the combs, saying he
! first saw them in Room Is of the Fox
| croft Exchange last Tuesday. Two of
them he found himself and he picked
them out. Mr. Leader also identified the
cloak and hat found on the mattresses
Mr. Goodwin asked the witness where
he lived and what his bushes suas He
asked if he had been engaged in this
case and Mr. Leader said that he had
Tie attorney for the defence remarked
| that Mr.. Burgess had not asked the wit
ness any questions respecting what he
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Leader would lie called later on another
phase of the case, being put on tie stand
this time simply for the purpose of iden-
tiication. Witness described the position
of the combs in the room but could not
swear that one of them had q broken
tooth.
Mr.. Leader was questioned regarding
the position of the hat and coat when
he first saw them. The coat was laid
smoothly On the mattress. Mr.. Goodwin
asked the witness if he could judge from
experience in his detective work whether
,ho coat was laid down by man or wO-
man. and he replied that he could not.
The hat, he said. was lying on top of
the cloak near the shoulders. Mr.. Good
win reminded him that the sheriff had
testified that the hat was on the robe
and the witness said it might have been
moved before he entered the room.
Mr.. Goodwin. standing over by the
mattresses. held up tho hat and asked
Mr.. Leader if the pins in it We're in the
same position as when he first saw it.
The witness said he could not see from
his stand, ard Mr.. Goodwin remarked
that he was positive in his Identification
when the county attorney had the nat.
and Mr. Leader said that Mr.. Burgess
brought the hat to him.
Il will bring it to YOU said Mr.. Good
win.
Thank you,'' said the witness.
Mr.. Leader now stated that the pins
| We're in the same position as when lie
first saw the hat. At one stage of his
testimony Mr.. Leader disagreed with the
sheriff regarding the position of The mat
tresses. The sheriff had stated or cross
| examination that the smallest one was
| nearest the door. Mr.. Leader said it was
farthest from the door. as placed in the
| court room. Toward the close he said
that the things in Room Is might have
| been disarranged before he went in.
DR.. Fl. A. Holt. the coroner. who was q
witness yesterday afternoon. was recalled
to the stand today DR.. Holt was the
| first one to enter the room where the
body was found The questions today
asked him related 10 the Dutch lock"
by which the door was fastened. DR. Holt
| demonstrated with the aid of the mat
| tresses. the piece of joist and the other
articles which were in the room. Just
| how the door was fastened. DIR. Holt was
also asked about the hat pins found ir
| the hat which lay on one of the mat
| tresses This hat belonged to Mrs. Wood
bury. Other witnesses to whom the hat
| had been exhibited in court had tasti-
frd that the pins We're in the same po-
sition as when the hat was first found
DR.. Holt declared today that the position
of these pins had been changed
+. T.. Loveioy of Milo, son-in-law Of
Mrs. Woodbury., was on the witness
stand for several hours this afternoon.
Mr. Loveiov was one Of the men who
searched the hotel for the body. He was
questioned at length regarding the lock
on the door of the room. He said that
he found the door apparently locked and
tried several keys which nc found in the
hotel in an effort to open it. He declared
that he was positive that he did not turn
the lock with any of the keys. IN cross
examination the defence asked questions
with the desire apparently of showing
that Mr. Lovejov might have unlocked
the door With one of the keys without
knowing it. but he stuck to his first tes
timony.
Mr.. Loveiov said that on the day that
he came from Milo to engage in the
search for Mrs. Woodbury. he called on
her husband. Herbert Woodbury.. At
that time. according to the witness. Mr.
Woodbury. said he thought MAUD might
have made away with herself
The hearing was adjourned until to-
morrow morning.