Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-27
GREAT INTEREST IN
THE WOODBURY. TRIAL,
Unusually Severe Characterization Of
States Witnesses Courtroom Packed
to the Doors by Curious Crowd.

Foxcroft. Ne. Feb. a6.-Most Of the
evidence introduced today at the hear
ing in the municipal court Of Herb TT
| Woodbury., proprietor Of the FoXcrpft
Exchange hotel. who is charged with
the murder of his wife. had to do with
the articles found in the room with
the body of Mrs Woodbury. and their
relative positions. MI these articles,
including the mattresses and piece of
joist. by which the room door was
fastened We're brought into the court
H. A. Holt. the coroner. demonstrate
in court just how these articles were
arranged when he forced his way into
the room.
FoXcrcft, Me, Feb. &c. I'll" entire
time at the forenoon session today q
the. hearing in the municipal court on
tie charge Of wife mrder against Her
EXchange. was devoted to The intro
Gucti"n ana Identification Of exhibits
by the State.
Everything has been removed from
the room in which the dead body Of
the woman was found hanging from
the door knob. Including mattresses,
the woman's nat and coat, the door,
the wagon fender and the pieces Of
joist used to make the Dutch lOci,'
on TIE door. and brought into court,
giving the court room much the ap-
pcarancc of Il second hand furniture
shop.
sheriff Knowles was recalled TO the
stand for the purpose Of identifying all
these exhibits. Deputy ShcrilfS J. II.
Weymouth and Walter c. Foss anI
Detective Leauer also were put upon
the stand to currObor&tc the ldent!tl-
cation. All We're closely CrosS-cXamin-
"a by Attorney Goodwin for the de-
Tense. The crosse Xamination Of Dc
tcctivc Leader was particularly severe
ard when Mr.. Goodwin finished it wa
with the understanding that il" should
have an opportunity later to tXamine
the witness.
The crowd in attendance today was
equally as large as that present YES
terday. 1t extended into the corridors
after filing all available space in The
court room. Mr.. Woodbury., the Sc
Spondcnt, who is afflicted Wit;l rncuma-
tism AMI heart trouble, appeared i'll
much better spirits today.
Judging from yesterdays develop
nlcnts the defense will stick % its or
icinal Plan not to call any witnesses.
and will be content with subjectin%
those Who testify for the State to 4
rigid ,ross-cXamiuation Hon. For
rest t;o"dwin. VIII" is associated With
Judge calvin w. Drown as counsel for
Woodbury.. yesterday got right aft@"
the witnesses called by County NJ
torncy Burgess especially tWp phEol-
clans. DR. William Buck and If. II. \.
Holt. who is coroner. Most "t Iii"
questions which he PIT to these gentle
men were regarding death ny Stran@'l-
lation. and on one point their state
ments. during their cross-eNa,n!rati"n.
DR. Buck lad told Of the tirst autHo-
81. ana on being questioned respect
l.S tn'' S'H'1!iti tDIhtbt'b''l ~ ~ ~
Crath Monday. IL said NJ saw the
Eay- stat" physician manipnlat" Mir.
Wood3ufys hyoid bone III such = m@n-
ner ~ to had him 70 Frlicvr that it
was ir;tctur i. Asked rs to whether
or rot. in his apiNion. the hone WAS in
iurcd Gurin,, The first autnl Sy..he re
piled tiiAt il was not. Dr. Holt. how
ever. W.1rn lie was questioned about
this bone, WAS quite sure that SOME
tlir1. lid happen {" it when tho first
AUTOPSY was Ecld.
Another important feature Of the
hearing was the little tilt If the or
posing counsel over Il question which
Mr.. Goodwin desired DR.. Holt to an
swer DR.. Holt has at different times
during the past few years attended
Mrs Woodbury. and with the evident
intention OF trying to show some mo
tive tor suicide. Mr.. Goodwin asked
the physician what diseases he had
treated Mrs. Woodbury. for in the past
two years. The witness said he would
rather not answer the question and
after a brief argument on both sides
Judge smith decided that the .queS-
tion was too broad. The counsel Tor the
state argueu ttiit II NoS go s'ti''l't
IN IFS character. there being nothing
specific about it, and MIR Goodwin con-
tended that it was DUE TO the defend
ant that it should he. known if Mrs.
Woodbury. had been treated for dis
casa which would lead to such q con-
difion of mind that she would wish to
commit suicide. He finally asked DR..
Holt if he had treated the woman for
anything which she would wish 70 Keep
from her husband, and the witness
said lie had not.
Shortly before the opening OF me
morning session. the mattresses when
were found in roof Is of tie F0Ncroft
Exchange and which We're used with
the box and piece of joist to fasten the
door were brought into the court room