Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-11
DAVIS is HELD
FOR MURDER.
Continued from Page One.)

| Yes
when was ito
Friday night"
did he show any signs of liquor
Not much
| what kind of a horse was it "
ut was a horse l wouldn't pay III
cents for"
| William H. Bennett of the Gardiner
road Chelsea, was the next to testify.
Knew George Durham. week ago
Friday was at work at the National
Home. Returned to his own home at
49,. Between and went down to
Mr. Young's we'll after water. There
was a light in the brown house. Heard
loud talk in the house. The wind was
blowing quite hard. Thought that Mari
lived in the house, and thought tnat
Mari anG his wife was speaking. APP
reared to be a woman and a man talk
ing. Returned home and remained there
10 or IL minutes Witness and wife call
ed on a ne;ghbor, Mrs. Penney, and
when they returned at 10 O'Clock there
was light in the brown house. Heard
no conversation at that time. The wit
ness knew Mari. but did not know Mrs.
Mari.
light in?"
1.-The south side
1.-The side next your house"'
Yes, sir"
Mrs. Julia Stickney testified that she
| lives at the corner of the Gardiner
and Mud Mills road. Had known Fred
Davis four weeks. Had known the
Chamberlain woman for the same
length Of time.
They had been at witness house on
Thursday. Davis came to witness
house, with d morse Friday night, and
the Chamberlain woman came Friday
forenoon and helped the witness with
her ironing. Davis had a cup of tea
and left at about 2 o'clock saying that
he was going down to the avenue, and
the Snowplow. Davis returned at s
O'Clock that night badly intoxicated.
The story told by the witness of wnat
occurred at this time was extremely
humorous, and the court officers
raped several times for order.
The witness next saw the Chamber
lain woman coming from Windsor on
the Mud Mills road, between the Cham
bcrlain house and the Mccormick
house. Chamberlain woman asked if
| she had left her pockctbOok and asked
if she could get it. Witness said she
could have it when she returned. Went
| back home in a few moments and the
Chamberlain woman was there. Gave
her the pOckethook, and she went up
the Mud Mills road.
Fred Davis called at 10 o'clock Sat
urday and said that Joe Hoyt was
| wanted; man had been killed down
the avenue.
The witness asked him why he didn't
go himself. and he said he was afraid
to. Joe Hoyt's girl came along and
! Davis said, Il can send the message
by her
Cross examined ny Attorney Bur
| leigh:
i How drunk was Davis?"
$50 drunk that he couldn't hardly
hold the horse. and the horse couldn't
hardly hold himself up. Shouldn't have
been much surprised if the horse had
| fallen down.
WAS Davis in your opinion in con-
dition that he could have walked down
to Dunhams house on Hayseed aven-
ue and killed this man."
HE couldn't have gone down there
and done it; he would have had to have
done it before. Davis was too drunk"
When the witness asked the Cham
berlain woman where she had stayed
the night before, the latter had made
no reply.
Ernest Belts, the next witness. last
saw Durham at 11.45 A. M. Friday.
| Got up around o'clock" Friday
Durham got pint of rum. and Belts
and Durham drank it. Three soldiers
| came out at about and treated. Re-
| manned with Durham after the soldiers
left. Witness bought a pair of rub
| Der boots of Johnny Gardiner, and
left for Augusta on the 1890 car at
noon.
The county attorney questioned close
| ly as to the contents of the room.
WAS there ever any fire to your
knowledge, while you were there?"
mot to my knowledge"
The witness left Augusta on the $50
car Saturday. Witness was in Angus
ia during all the intervening time The
| watch on the floor belonged to the
witness, but Durham wore it, The
| watch with the chain on it also be-
| longed to Belts. Durham carried them
| in two fob pockets in his trousers. Dun
ham was wearing the watches when
Belts left Durham Friday morning.
The witness was shown a notebook,
| which was found in the room by the
officers. 1t did not belong to the wit
ness, and he had never seen Durham
have the book in his possession.
| Cross-examined by Attorney Will
hanson: What were his habits as to
the use of liquor?"
| HE used to get drunk pretty often"
| did he have any money that you
| know off"
HE had some pennies, don't know
how many. He used to get pension
of $24 month, but that went for rum"
| The witness testified that Dunham's
time at the home would have expired
| Nov. 49,
BY County Attorney Beane: GLOW
mucn money did Durham have when
you left the house that morning."
. He had few pennies and I gave
him quarter"
| Mr., Belts when vn,, loft thara yuoc