Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-12
Against the Alleged SIay-
ers Of James Scott.
One Witness Heard Threats Of
killing Scott Made by None.
Another Threatened With Death
II Ne Disclosed Confession,

Auburn. Me, Nov. 1.-THE trial of
Nicholas None and Pascal Nikolis on
the joint charge of murder was con-
tinued in the supreme court today
The State continued to develop the
identity of the body OF the victim,
James Scott Mary Drouin, at whose
house Scott had room, testified that
she last saw him on Nov. 13, 1907 and
that when he departed he said he had
5000 with him. She described his
clothing. The State introduced as evil
dence Scott's back deposit book which
evidently had been exposed to the
weather all winter and which the
State claimed was thrown away by
None Immediately after the alleged
crime was committed. 1t was found
last spring at a spring at the junction
of the road from the Whittemore
farm, where the body was found, and
the Fayette road.
Elias G. Cour testified that while
talking with him about a trade Scott
had made with him None said Scott
had cheated him out of $500 and that
he would kill him.
Abraham Joseph said None had sold
him half dozen raZors for SO and
that they were the same kind Scott
had tried to sell him at higher price.
also that he had bought other stuff
from None which was similar to what
Scott formerly had carried for sale
Rafael Nicola of Lewiston testified
that ne loaned Pascale Nil5olas, one OF
the respondents. $6. taking a watch as
security. Afterwards the witness said
Nikolas asked for the watch and when
Nicola refused to give it up without
getting his money back Nikolas said
that # the witness did not give up the
watch he (NikolaS) would do to him as
he had done to Jim Scott. The State
claims that this watch was one which
was in the possession of Scott. the
murdered man, at the time of his
death. Silas f. Waite, Boston police
Inspector, testified that he recovered
the watch from d Greek in that city.
Testimony as to the arrest of Pas
cale Nikolas in Taunton. Mass, was
given by Arsene Caller, city marshal
of Lewiston. who said that the man
at first denied that he had ever been
in Maine, but later when some money
order receipts dated at Chisholms ;
Mills. Me-, were found in his pocket
Nikolas admitted that he had been in
Lewiston and that he knew Scott and
None
Alex Adams, an Albanian of Bidde-
ford, testified that he went to Chis-
holm's Mills and paid George None 5000
for half interest in the latter's store
there. Later both the partners were ar
rested for selling liquor and were taxi
en- to the Pennington Jail. While in Jail,
according to the witness, None told
him that he need not feel badly about
the arrest and that he himself had
committed much greater crime
Adams said that None then told him
that he had killed a man in this coun-
try and that his friend Pascale
Nikolas. had helped him to do it,
Adams testified that None did not say
VINO the victim was. Later when
Adams had been taken to the Auburn
jail None talked with him there, ac-
cording to the witness. and told him
that II he would not testify against
nm III the murder case, he (Mone)
would pay back the 5000 which Adams
mad given for the store and would give
him $500 besides. Adams testified that
None said that should Adams testify
against him. None would kill him.
None. said. according to the witness
that If he was unable to kill Adams
himself he had five brothers who would
follow Adams until they accomplished
his death. Adams was still on the
stand when the trial adjourned for
the day.