Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-24

Colby's was the day he was trying t.
sell book to Miss Bessie Haggett, tn
school teacher. and the day before h
sold a book to Mrs. Sidney Thayer.
Leroy F. Everett of West Paris, broth
or of Wallace G.. Everett, testified h
Ed Radcliffe being at his house in May
1906 Ed wanted to hire out to me
There had been we'll explosion, ant
my brother had been arrested. Ed salt
that Charles Edwards and Cumming
offered him twenty-five dollars to testif!
against my brother, but he wouldn't d.
it. He said Wallace didn't blow up th'
we'll, but he knew who did.
DR.. Charles r. Hennig of Brooklyn
In. Y, consulting chemist, having {
Laboratory in New York, and consulting
chemist of the Brown mine, was the mex
witness. He was at the mine the Sunday
following the explosion, and described
the conditions at the scene of the explo
sion.
How long have you been acquainted
with dynamite and its usesp
Twenty-Five years. l have analysed 1t
tested it, and used it in mining.
In your experience, is there in the ex
plosion of dynamite rule by which you
can base an opinion as to the results?
If it's confined, yes.
DR.. Heunig testified that he analysed
some of the dynamite from the Croker
Hill mine after the first trial of the case
In answer to questions, DR.. Hennie
stated that dynamite is exploded by per.
cussion, by heating, or by decomposition
What condition did you find this
dynamite in?
1t was partly decomposed, and in such
condition that ordered it destroyed.
What will defect the force of an ex-
plosion?
Anything that tends to obstruct its
action.
If dynamite lay on the surface of the
ground, what in your opinion would be
the effect upon the ground of an ex-
plosion?
1t would tear a hole in the ground.
And how would it affect the dirt in the
hole?
think it would make a pretty clean
job of it.
DR.. Hennig said the hole in the ground
would be larger if the dynamite were ex-
ploded under the floor than If exploded
above the floor.
In answer to questions DR.. Hennig
stated that in his opinion the dynamite
in the little dynamite house exploded
above the floor inside the building; that
it was not exploded by cap.
How much dynamite in your opinion
might have produced the condition you
saw there?
should say less than stick.
DR.. Hennig said in answer to questions
that according to experiments he had
made, there would be no odOr to a
burned fuse longer than four hours.
On cross. examination DR.. Hennig
stated that the dynamite he analysed
from the Crocker Hill mine was Atlas
brand, and was frozen hard when he
took it.
In the early history of dynamite, it
was more unstable than it is now, wasn't
il?
No. In my opinion, the early dyna-
mite was more stable than what is made
now.
The cross examination was continued
at some length relative to the condition
of the dynamite in June. DR.. Henuig
expressed it as his opinion that the
decomposition of the dynamite had been
going on for more than year before he
analysed it in October.
The cross. examination took sudden
turn by DR.. Hennig announcing that he
had blown up two buildings like the lit
tic dynamite house, one with dynamite
under the floor and the other with dyna-
mite above the floor In answer to Mr..
Swasey later, he stated that there was
considerable difference in the size of the
hole in the ground in the two cases. The
inquiry regarding his experimental ex-
plosions was not carried further.
Charles H. Colby was recalled to the
stand, and Mr.. Swasey showed him the
knife in the case, and asked him whose
it was. He answered that it was Ed
Radclffes knife.
Mr.. Swasey showed him lantern, and
Colby said that it was lantern Ed said
Everett lent him to come home with.
By Mr.. Barnes:
Do you know Charles Harlow?
/ do.
Was he at your house in June?
Yes, took supper there.
Was this the night that Ed Radcliffe
was blown up?
1t was not.
When was It?
1t was the night before.
Forrie w. Everett of Paris, son of Wal
lace G.. Everett, testified that he had
been at the mine, and had found burned
fuse there. He produced piece which
he got the 18th of November, about 200
feet north of where the little dynamite
house stood.
At this point adjournment was made
for Friday night.
Saturday morning Mr.. Bachelor was
recalled, and asked about any state
meuts of Mr.. Everett as to Radcliffe's
life insurance He stated that Everett
said, on the Saturday following the ex-
plosion, that his interest in the insur-
ance was only to the extent of the pre-
miums he had paid.
On cross-examination it was develop
ed that this statement was made at a
conference held between Mr.. Brown and
Mr.. Everett, at Mr.. Browns instance,
and in answer to questions by Mr..
Brown.
Asked about instructions to Everett
regarding intoxicating liquors, witness
stated that instructions to Everett were
positive and emphatic that no liquor
should be kept or used there.
Horace D. futile was recalled, and
testified that he had conversation with
Charles Harlow at one time, when Har-
low came downsfrom the direction OF
the mine. 1t was in reference to the
explosion. He stated that he thought
it was the day following the explosion.
At quarter of ten Saturday morning
Wallace G. Everett, the respondent, was
called to the stand. He rose and went
forward promptly.
In answer to questions, he stated that
he was SO years of age, had lived in
Paris twenty-f five years, and was farm
or, doing some work in other lines. BE
began work at the mine in 1906, and was
employed as caretaker after the build
| ings were erected. He related the In
structions regarding marauders sub
stantially as Mr.. Bachelor had stated it
He also said that he had charge of tht
dynamite.
Did you have to keep an account o
the dynamite used?
did, every stick.
| Eyarett said he finished nm the little