Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-05

cry, VINO was present, DOtn tlIlleS ne
| thought the knife fitted wound rather
| well, that length of knife was about
| the width of wound. He closed blade
| and took the knife to his office and
| locked it up. Had it in his possession
until he delivered it to the county at
| torneY.
| Witness on croSS-eXamlnatlon stated
| that he mad some talk with Bennett in
| regard tc time he went to the Thomas
| house, and that Bennett said it was
| somewhere from us to 100 P. NJ. Said
| Bennett told him he was sitting in the
| chair part of the time, but that he didn't
| say anything about playing cards. Ben
nett said that the scrap or whatever
| they had there was at $50, or sometime
| before 9 F. NJ. Said Grady came from
| S15 to $50. Also stated that Bennett
| told him that he had been asleep on
| bed before Grady came, and that Ben
| nett said they had all been drinking.
Witness stated that he questioned
Bennett at three different times. Said
| Bennett told him once that he went
: to Fred Whites TO order something for
somebody, but couldn't remember eX-
| actly.
| DR.. Frank n. Whittier of Bowdoin Col
lege testified to examining March %
pocket knife which he had received from
assistant Attorney General Barnes. He
| identified the knife exhibited in court as
| the one which he had examined. A care
full microscopic test at three different
times showed traces of blood upon the
small blade of the knife. The blade was
l5-l6 inches long. Witness found the
| hot Of no I'D fn "a
the same. He testified at some length
as to measurements of the corpuscles of
| blood ON both sides which were identical
| Or. o. $ Vickery testified that he was
| in charge of the hospital on the night
! when Mrs. Thomas was brought there.
| fIc examined the wound and found the
| incision between the fifth and sixth rib.
| The woman died about T. o'clock She
was brought to the hospital between 1870
and II o'clock the same night Drs. Kill
| gore and Harris assisted witness in per-
forming the autopsy. Witness testified
| that Mrs. Thomas died from stab
wound. The wound might have been
made by Il knife blade the size of that
shown in the court room.
DR. j. c. Kilgore testified that he Wis
tied Mrs. Thomas at 1890 P NJ. May y
1t the hospital. Was present when City
Mars hal Hammond placed the knife upon
the wound in Mrs. Thomas's heart. Wit
ness stated the wound was three-eighths
Of an inch in length. Witness thought
the wound might have been made by
many different instruments. although a
knife like the one in question might have
done it,
Or. +. A Wilson testified that he was
called at the autopsy by the county sur
geon, DR.. Vickery. Witness did not see
Mrs. Thomas until she had been dead "a
hours. Thought it would require a blade
y inches long to make such a cut as was
inflicted. Did not think knife blade the
length of the small blade shown could
have done it.
The State rested it's case at 3.35 and
Attorney j. S. Hartman of Belfast in
opening the defence stated that he would
bring forward a witness to show that
Grady was not at Mrs. Thomas house
ut $40 as Bennett claimed he was.
Grady then took the stand and testified
in his own behalf. IIhis cross-examina- |
ton had not been completed when court
adjourned for the day and he will be
placed on the stand again at the open
ing OF court tomorrow morning.
Grady testified in detail in regard to his
movements during the day of Monday,
Feb 81 He went to Mrs Thomas house
the first time before 3 P. NJ. Mrs. Estes.
Minnie French, Mrs. Thomas and her lit
tile srandchild were there He offered
them whiskey and all had two drinks
apiece. he had no trouble with anyone
He left the house to catch the 500 train, |
nut was unable to do so and came back
ahout O'Clock to the Thomas house
Witness testified that on the occasion
OF his second visit Bennett was there
asleep on the bed in a room off the !
Kitchen. Bennett was lying across the |
bed intoxicated Witness tried to wake
him.
Why did you try to wake him." wit
ness was asked, and he replied II want
ed to give him a drink
witness left the house soon after 3 p |
NJ. after Bennett had come out of tho
room, and left Bennett with Mrs. Thorn.
as witness denied that he had anv
trouble with Mrs. Thomas or that Mrs
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