Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-11
FRED DAVIS is HELD.
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rs the Shaw camp nearer than the
Evans camp"
NO. sir. it is not
What time did you get to out to the
Shaw camp that night
about dark"
Ibid you or Mr.. Davis leave the
Shaw camp at any time Saturday night
or Sunday?'
NO, sir
What did Davis say at the camp
about the killing OF Dunham?"
lie didn't say anything that l can
remember.
Davis and the witness left the Shaw
camp at about $50 Went to Mrs
Stickney's and later to Frank McCor-
nick's.
Officers came Monday. Witness adj
mitted telling Sheriff Plaisted and De-
putty Sheriff Fletcher that she and
Davis had stayed at the Shaw camp
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sun
day nights
And that wasn't true, was ito" ask
ed the county attorney.
mo, SIR
and this is the first time that you
have told anybody that you didn't
stay those nights in the Shaw camp.
isn't it?"
Eyes, sir"
DR.. Winfield Scott Hill was called
by the defense. out of order by per-
mission Of the State The witness said
that Dunham's heart when he examin-
ed him in life was irregular in it's ac-
ton with loud murrnur
This witness said that q would
want to know what the physicians
making the autopsy considered a nor
NAL heart, before answering a hypo-
thetical question put by the county
attorney as to what the conclusions of
the witness would be in case the heart
was somewhat 11abby but otherwise
normal.
After recess Of Is minutes Deputy
Sheriff George f. Fletcher was called
to the stand. He said that Lillian
Chamberlain had said that she and
Davis had stayed at the Shaw camp
Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights.
On REORGANIZATION the witness
said that the lamp in the room was
half full of OIL
The State announced at $50 o'clock
that all the evid ence for the prosecu-
ton was in.
Henry Remna was the first witness
called for the defence. EIe had occu-
pied the east tenement of the brown
house until last June. He described a
fire which occurred in the western ten
ement OF the brown house. No one was
at home at the time. Witness had as
sisted in putting the fire out. A couch
in the northeast corner was burning
The floor and mopboard We're pretty
Well charred. The fire occurred some
time in May.
John McGraw, a veteran, had lived
in the brown house" from June. 1907,
to June. 1905 The fire testified to by
Remme had occurred while the tene-
ment was occupied by the witness.
Questioned by the court. the witness
said that he swept every day. and did
not leave very much Loose cha -ring be-
hind
Note Young had lived in the house
opposite the Durham house on night
before Durhaln's death. Saw a. man
going by with a horse in the evening
of Friday before the body was discov-
cred Saturday. The witness saw a
light in the house at about $50
BY the court: The witness testified
that his children were awakened at
about 2.30 Saturday morning. calling
their father and mother.
Coroner Henry w. Plummer went
to the Durham house Tried to light
the lamp in the Durham house. Found
no difficulty in getting the lamp to
burn.
John Gardiner looked toward the
Durham house when he retired Friday
night at about o'clock. Did not see
any light.
II had reason to look over there be-
cause I expected something from that
house that night"
The county attorney: Rum, 1 sap.
pose
yes"
The court: "Who did you expect tc
bring it?'
"Why, Bets
The court: "you didn't go over t.
see if it had Gomez
mo" vi
The county attorney: '"rhat was in
part payment for the rubber boots
1T Wasj
The evidence was closed at 5.15,
/ ouoihiItcu NililOut dfRuf1enl, SdlC
County Attorney Beane; but attorney
Joseph Williamson believed that I
few words Should be said for his eli
eiit. His argument was to the, effect
that there was serious question
whether a crime had been committed
| and that on the testimony there wa.
nothing to hold the respondent.
George Durham was murdered OF
that Friday night said the county
| attorney. in his argument. 1.-THE only
| accounting that has been given fol
this man is that given by the Cham
| berlain woman said County Attor-
ney Beane. He asked the holding OF
Davis without bonds and the holding
under bonds of William Henry ant
Lillian Chamberlain as witnesses fol-
the grand jury -n
| The court announced his belief thai
| q crime had been committed. The
court found probable cause that the of
all t.