Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

STato'S EXnlDlt NO. IL, Was "IitlSH W
Judge Spaulding and reads:
SagadahOc IS:
Richmond, Nov. IA, 1908.
Winnie Kincaid does solemnly swear
that Ebert E. Bates on the 14th~day OF
August, a. d., 1908, did perform an
operation with an instrument upon her
person for the purpose of producing
abortion. He repeated the operation on
the 9th of August, 1908, and l nave
been sick ever since.
x her mark.
WINNIE KINCAID.
Witnesses:
c. w. Price, NJ. D.
Lillian Kincaid.
Ernest NJ. Buker.
Sagadahoc IS:
Richmond, Nov. IA, 1908.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
ISAAC L. SPAULDING.
Justice of the Peace.
Judpe Spaulding testified to drawing
the paper and described Winnie's con-
dition and the death chamber scene
as did DR.. Price.
'From what did she die?" inquired
County Attorney Stetson
'-Septic reritonitis," answered the
witness.
Wallace n Price. NJ. D., corroborated
the testimony of his father in regard to
the autopsy.
Lillian Kincaid, Winnie's sister. ex-
cited the sympathy of all in the court
room as she related her sisters suffer-
ing She is II years old and many OF
the things to which she testified are UNI
known to girls many years older. She
did not appear to be willing witness
for the state and on q number OF oc-
caslons failed to give the county attor-
ney the information which he expected
to get
She said she and her sister lived with
their father and grandmother. Winnie
was "a years old. They have lived in
Richmond four years
She said she had known Bates about
three years. She first saw him at her
house. which he visited once or twice
a week.
What did he come for?
To see my sister Winnie. I suppose.
Were they going together
Yes
Did he come during the summer
Yes. but not as often as usual because
he was working on q tow boat. He
only came about once a week then.
Lillian said Winnie had worked in
the shoe factory, but not for about a
year before her death.
Winnie complained Of pains in her
abdomen. In August she became i'll.
Dr. Peabody Of Richmond attended
her She was in bed for three weeks
while DIR. Peabody was attending her.
After she got up she washable to be
ont doors, but was ont much better.
She didn't eat well. nor sleep well and
complained of pains in her side, symp-
toms which continued until her death.
When County Attorney S1etson began
to examine Lillian about the last
hours of her sisters illness, she hung
her head and she answered hesitating-
ly between silent sobs while her eyes
moistened with tears.
what did DR. Price tell Winnie 2"
asked the county attorney.
He told her she was going to die
What did he say?"
Witness hesitated The question was
repeated. Finally she said that she did
not remember.
Were you in the room when Judge
Spaulding came?"
yes"
did you see your sister make a
mark on the paper?"
Yes"
Did you hear it read to herr"
Yes"
''Is that the paper?'
Yes
On the day Winnie died she went to
DR.. Bates Office and got a seidlitz pow
der for her. She also went after DR..
Frice.
On cross-examination, Attorney Drew
brought out that Ernest Buker began
coming to her house three or four
months before Winnie's death.
DID he come to see your sister he
inquired. III.
NO more than he did me-" answered
the witness, somewhat pertIy.
DO you recall when Winnie and Blu
ler went to Gardiner together"
Il didn't know they went"
He. Buker. was at your mouse quite
a good deal?"
Yes
DO you recall that Bates came one
day and 'Buker and your sister were
there and that they went into another
room, leaving Bates alone with you?"
Yes"
What did Bates do?"
He stayed few minutes and left"
DO you know of any other time
when Ernest Buker and your sister
were alone?"
Yes" They went to the Dinsmore
louse in Dresden to dance one
hight"
County Attorney Stetson continued
morning to build up the States
contention that the conditions causing
Winnie Kincaid's death were caused By
4 criminal operation. DR. Fuller, a we'll
known specialist, testified that the con
ditions as disclosed in the autopsy and
testified to by Drs. Price and Miss Kin
ca!d's condition two hours before her
death were often found after an opera
ton as alleged by the State