Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-28
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ne told at the Bennett hearing .n.,
added further that he was presen, ..
the arrest of Grady at the Commero,a,
House. Although he was nroan
when Baker questioned GRADY ~ gu,
lookup. Packard did not rera no
hearing the answers Grady nasn
MISS MINNIE French was called for
sme hrs. tlne in the public hearina
She stated that she was the dead we
man daughter. She said: 81 called y.
,lo'her house on Monday afternoa,'
reo' Il, about O'Clock. I do not ill.,
'nere. Mother was alone when I enta,
Gu Later Mrs. Estes. a neighbor CO..
III win pail to get some water vii
l was there Grady came in and s,a's
lor some 20 minutes or so and Ia..
dpout 5.io | think he was sober a,
'housh ne mad small quantity of liz
uor win him. l think he drank !,
"hlie was there. did not hear mott
er and him have any words c..
left before / did and about 6vo 49,.
utes before + left Sid Bennett arr,,',,
at the house. left him there a,a.
with mother. Mrs. Estes had Con-
home e'"e
City Marshal Hammonds ON ,bo
STAND tod that he first saw Grad,
about l. O'Clock or Whereabouts in ~,
lookup. 1t was after I returned fro,,
the Waldo County hospital. whore
mad been to see the victim. I went int
the cell where Grady was and tried :,
talk to him. but he was in no condi
ton to speak. He was half asleen and
reused up enough to say Hello Doc,
ana l saw that there was no use trv-
ing TO talk to him that night. t,Id
nm next morning of the murder Ue
seemed surprised and admitted that n.
was at the house and that they all took
something and had a slight scuff1e. hut
nothing that amounted to anything"
Sumner Maddocks. a Young felIo,v
who said he was employed as clerk for
Arthur Madtlocks of the Commercial
HouSe, testified that ne was in the
Commercial House about 10 o'clock
Monday night when Grady came, In.
The latter appeared to have been
drinking and asked for a room wfef6A
he could go to bed. He remained in
the office for some 10 minutes when the
witness showed him a room upstairs
He was taken to Room Is and witness
lighted 81 lamp for him. Grady had
removed his coats and asked for a
chew OF tobacco. Witness looked In
Grady's pocket and found . plug,
which he passed to him. Witness then
went down stairs. Thought it was III =
tie after 10 O'Clock then, as II was
about an hour later when the officers
cano 10 arrest Grady. abo'-t II o.ctoek
Witness had never seen Grady tcfpre4
except once. Gould not tell -whethcrs
he walked like q drunken man or not
when he left the hotel, as he wa5
guarded on all sides by officers. Wit
ness didn't think Grady was told of
the stabbing while in the Commercial
House. He did not appear excited or
nervous when he came into the hotel
at 10 O'clock.
When put on the stand as aswitness !
for the State, Sidney f. Bennett, who
is also charged with the murder of
Mrs. Thomas and who is held for the
grand jury, told practically the same
story that he did at his own hearing
of how Grady came to the house and
asked Mrs Thomas if she was going
to keep house for himS of how they
had words. and that Mrs. Thomas or
dered Grady from the house, opening
the door of the kitchen leading out
doors, of a scuffie and of Grady's leav-
ing as soon as Mrs. Thomas screamed
He further stated that he saw Grady
going towards the Commercial House
when he, Bennett. was looking for help
BY agreement the testimony of the
doctors, which was given in the Ben
nett hearing. was allowed to be taken
as evidence in this case according to
the stenographic notes. State, rested
at 11.45.
No defense was made, and Police :
Judge Rogers found probable cause
that the offcnse was committed and
held Grady for the April sitting OF the 4
grand jury. Grady and Bennett were
renanded to Jail. without bail