Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-18

him whom he did not know aiG that
the sane man accompanied him when
he brought the team back to the stable
about o'clock in the evening. When
asked if the man with None was Jules
Gurney, Putnam replied in the mega
tive, saying that he knew Quincy.
II. f. Whittcmorc, owner of the place
VIII, re the body was found. testified to
the finding of the body and described
it's condition.
DIR. smith of LiVermOre Falls teStl-
fed that he had examined the body Of
Scott and told of the position in which
it was found ard its condition. He said
that he found Il cap about six inches
from the head.
Attorney Holmes on -cNanllna-
ton raised the question of whether the
body was that of Il male or female. DR..
Smith said he wasn't positive but that
he thought it was that of man. He
said one Of the things that caused him
to believe this was that he found
small piece of flesh on the let check
on which there was q hair 18th OF an
inch long. He said the hair was from
one to two inches long on the scalp
r. a. Wing, undertaken, win" took
charge Of the Eody, described the con-
dition of the body and its position un-
der the barn. lie produced tic ropes
which were on the dead mans wrist
and neck.
George T.. Treat, postmaster end mer-
chant at Chisholm's Mills, sad he Sold
Scott Il pair of CVcrshoCS on NOV. ana
described them as being similar to the
pair found on ScOttS feet. Witness salh
he wasn't sure that they were the ones
but that they looked like them.
They Were S& size
CITY Marshal Caller of Lewiston tes-
tilted on the finding of the body and to
its condition.
Deputy Sheriff Gilbert and number
Of other witnesses testified, but their
| evidence brought out no new develop
ments.
The hearing was adjourned until 9
o'clock tomorrow morning.
| County Attorney Morey says that he
will offer only sufficient evidence to
warrant the court in finding probable
cause for holding None for the grand
jury
| Mr.. Holmes. counsel for the defend
ant. says that he will offer no defence
| in this court but that he will cndcav-
| or to learn all he can of the States
case from tho witnesses offered.
| 1.-THE length of the hearing will all
| dcpcnd on the extent of the Cross-cx-
animation of our witnesses by Attorney
| Holmes" says County Attorney Morey
| Tho greatest interest is manifested
| in the case here. More people were at
| tie station to see the prisoner arrive
| and in Music hall to attend the hear
! ing. than were in evidence two weeks
ago even when the case was fresh.
| MANY newspaper men representing
| Mainc and Massachusetts papers are
| here for the hearing.
During the noon hour County Attor-
ney Morey and Deputy Sheriff Gilbert
| were ir conference in a room IN the
! hotel to consider the new evidence
| ard plan on what the state would best
| offer at today's hearing.
Dcputy Sheriff Gilbert has spent
| much time on the case the past two
| weeks and working with City Marshal
| Caillicr and County Atty. Morey has
| secured much new evidence which the
| county attorney says is much more
| important than any thus far made pub
| lie.
| The discovery of the murdercr'S VIC
tim by Mr.. Whittemore. owner of the
| place where the body of scott
was found. was reported IN
the Journal at the time ana
the details Of the crime as shown by
the condition of the body stamped 1t
as enc Of the most brutal murders in
the criminal annals of the State.
Scott was buying apples and pur-
chased Mr.. Whttemore's crop, paying
$50 down at the time of the nurchase
and agreeing to pay the balance. he
| was given the use of a cellar on the
premises in which to get the apples
ready for shipment and had commenc-
ed the work when he suddenly dlsap-
neared. Mr. WhittemOre waited a
reasonable time and then sold the ap-
pleS to someone else.
The summer home of Mr.. White
more is on old country farmhouse
about a half mile off the main road
between Livermore Falls and Fayette
Nine or 10 months in the year the
place is untenanted. Mr. Whittemore
| who is q well-known citizen at Liver
more Falls. moves his family out tt
) the old farmhouse during the summe,
months. Occasionally ha goes there
in the fall, but for the rest of the seas
on. being somewhat back from the
well-traveled highway, it is lonesome
indeed.
; About a month ago Mr.. Whittcmor'
and his family moved here and they
have been busy at times fixing VI
the place. Friday afternoon, July 81
thov were at work on the floor of the
sheep pen, which was badly worn ant
| rn1,oou.hnt 1lacayad in nlacPS. Mrs