Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-14

Cushman block, owned by Charles
Gray, several years. Mr.. Gray was
very, very kind to her Had been ever
since she came there. Came to see her
every night, staying until o'clock and
| sometimes II the next day. Took his
| breakfast with her every morning AL
ways kissed her when he came and
went, often coming back several times
to do so and often getting UP from the
table and coming to her at her side OF
table to kiss her during meals. Loved
him very. very dearly and had every
reason to believe that her love was
reciprocated.
Last two years since closing of mill
had worked for Mr.. Gray, fixing uI
mussed goods in store, cleaning and
| pressing his clothes personal clothes
| and had let her labor go towards rent
| She wished to go away at the time the
mills closed but Mr. Gray told her that
| if she would stay he would see that
she did not :, hungry. He had
done SO.
| She went to Northport last August
at the invitation and with the money
given her for the purpose by Mr. Gray.
| He made arrangements with Mr..
French at the Northport hotel for her
| room. Was at hotel when she came.
| Sat with her in parlor.. Saw him again
| that evening. Sat on hotel veranda un-
| til 9 o'clock that night. Did not see him
Sunday. On Monday went on Hon. F.
| :. WaiHS yacht TO CaStine with an in
vited party. Mr.. Gray went. Asked her
| to go and see old Fort George. Went
| with Ter and sat with her in secluded
| poi on the grass Embraced her and
| had 81 long converse ton. Said that he
| Could not pay as much attention to her
| As he would like as his family were
! having a sort of reunion and he would
have to be With them. Expressed sor-
row at this. Witness told him that it
was all right and that she expected
him to stay with his family. Mr.. Gray
had been q widower since she knew
| him. He told her at Castfne that he
would be in Old Town on Saturday and
that they would be together again.
Made up her mind next day that she
| would go home as she was lonesome
and she could not see Mr.. Gray il she
stayed. Wanted to tell him of her
rlans as she was his guest. Went down
towards his cottage and saw him on
piazza. Called to him that she would
like to have some private conversation
| with him. Mr.. GRAY came out and
threatened to have her shut up in al
insane asylum, where she belonged. If
! she did not keep away. She was afraid
after that of Dr. Gray. Denied telling
| C. o. DiCkey that she wanted DR.. Gray
arrested or that she would shoot him
or break his head. DR.. Gray spoke to
her three times in the Corporation store
when she held the milk bottle. Asked
her three times: Did you wave your
| handkerchief at someone?' Witness
did not answer or speak to DIR. Gray
at that time. Held bottle for self pro-
lection. 'Phoned for Mr.. Sullivan in
| Buckspoft To come at once to North
port. Understood he cuffed DR.. Gray
Did not see it done. Ran when she saw
them meet on hotel piazza. Went back
to Old Town next day. Mr.. Gray did
not come Saturday as promised OF
| write. Witness was very much worried
and 'phoned Landlord French. Mr.
| French told her that it was stated that
Dr. Gray had taken his father to New
York. She afterwards heard that he
was confined in a private Sanitarun
Last remark excluded by Court. Wit
ness started Sept for New York tc
find Mr. Gray. Went to Berkshire
| Hills. where for two months she was
i'll at her sisters with nervous pros
tration. She then told the story of com
ing to Mrs. Folletts in Stockton ant
Of her trip to Northport as has beer
told by other witnesses. She was al
most beside herself, on the verge Of in
sanity, in fact. worrying about Mr.
Gray, whom she loved to distraction
and could find no trace Of having rea
sons to believe that he still loved her
She told how she got into the cottage
through the window over the refrigera
tor on the back porch. 1t was not lock
cd. Pushed in easily. Went in ant
ransaclled the cottage as his fanli!
had STAYED there after he went. Look
ed for a post card if no more. Hopes
were lost when she found none. NCtlcet
the little clock on mantle belonging q
Mr.. Gray. A small mission clock witt
no glass over the dial. PLACED IT IN
| suit case belonging also to Mr.. era!
/ and to keep it from injury put in 10
of clothing. inexpensive stuif Iool
clock for it's associations with MI
GRAY and intended to give it to hin
when he came back to Old Town. In
tended to give the clothing back t
. him also. Carried a small cloth bag Of
her arm when she went to Northpor
and also her jacket.
Mrs. Tourtillotte said she lit lamp Il
! the kitchen and combed her hair. Sh
> threw down the match. She could no
remember whether or not she blew GU
the lamp after curling her hair. she ties
tilted to going to and from the cottas
as had been sworn to by previous VII
nesses. After her return to Old Tow
: abe visited q tailor shop where she ma
! formerly been employed and there learn