The Republican journal., 1910-05-05

who asked him to get doctor as soon as DOS.
sibie as Hattie French Thomas had been stab
bed. His testimony seemed to refute the cur
rent report that the groans of the dying woman
had attracted his attention and that of Can.
tain Morse, who was stranger in the city.
Mr.. Decrow went to DIR. Elmer Smalrs Office
and summoned him to the scene of the murder
Officer J. A. G. Beach gave straightforward
statement of his call at the house. of his mott.
tying the city marshal, calling up Drs. Vickery,
Wilson and kilgore, and later of the arrest of
Grady at the Commercial House.
Officer Shute also went to the house and later
arrested Bennett at his home. He was recalled
to substantiate, if possible, his testimony that
ne traced Bennett to box car on the track by
footprints of felts and rubbers.
Sumner B. Maddocks, clerk of the CONNER
clal House, testified to Gradys arrival at the
motel that night and of Benefits frequentng
the place. This witness was on the stand when
court adjourned at noon and was recalled at
the opening at 2.3o p. M County Attorney
Buzzell was then present.
Forrest Martin, Esq, of Bangor, attorney for
Grady, was alert for his client in the cross ex-
animation of the witnesses. James S. Harri-
man, also for the defence, was ill at his home
and did not appear in court until Ills.
Sidney E. Bennett, who is also under indict-
ment for the murder of Mrs. Thomas, was next
called to the witness stand and for three hours
was under rapid fire of questions. Assistant
Attorney General Barnes for the State held
the witness for short time and he was ex-
amined at length by Mr.. Martin for the de-
fence. He adhered closely to statements made
before the coroner's jury and in the police
court, differing only in minor details. He tes-
tilted that at no time did he see knife in
Grady's hand, or see him use one. He said he
had had five or six drinks on the evening of
the murder and was partly intoxicated. He
told of Mrs Thomas ordering Grady out after
he had called her vile name, and of subse-
quent scuff1e between Grady and Mrs. Thomas
She said "My God" and staggered. Witness
caught her and placed her in chair Grady
went right out. Witness then told how he
summoned help. Bennett was on the stand
when court adjourned at $40 p M
At the opening of the court Wednesday
morning Bennett was again called to the
StoAA. LAG ludL dTduy OlQ not drink While
in the Thomas house and that no liquor was
used while he was present He did not have
pocket knife; his was in Fields blacksmith
shop. He asked officer Packard to help find
Grady. He testified to overhearng CONVEX
sation in the Jail between Grady and ]. S
Hartman when Grady said, "God damn that
knife" and Hartman replied, in effect, that
City Marshal Hammons had himself got blood
on the knife.
DR.. Elmer Small testified to his call to the
scene of the murder, to administering stimu.
liant to Mrs. Thomas, but found her practically
done with life Assisted in preparing her for
removal to the hospital.
| DR.. l.. w. Hammons testified to going to the
house with others and taking Mrs Thomas to
| the hospital. He identified the knife as the
one taken from Grady, and said that he had
laid the knife blade on the wound to see if it
corresponded in width with the wound
Prof. Frank N. Whittier of Bowdoin college.
an expert microscopic, said he had examined
the knife in the case March 25th and had had
it in his possession until this morning when he
handed it to Asst. Atty. Gen. Barnes He ap-
piled three tests guaicuam, henim and micro
scopic, and found blood on both sides of the
smaller blade and on the inside of the handle
where this blade was when closed. 1t appeared
to be human blood. In his opinion the knife
had been slightly cleaned perhaps in the mouth
or on the snow. The corpuscles of blood on
the upper side of the blade We're like those On
the lower.
DIR. o. S. Vickery testified as to the condition
of Mrs. Thomas when she reached the hospital,
told of his examination of the wound and of
the autopsy the day following the death in
which he was assisted by Drs. kilgore and
Wilson. DR.. Small and DR.. Vickery Identified
the blood stained clothing as that worn by the
murdered woman.
DR.. Vickery resumed the stand at the OPEN
ing of the afternoon session and testified that
Mrs Thomas was brought to the hospital about
1890 p. m. He again described the condition
of the wound and explained how DR.. Hammons
placed the knife on the wound.
DR.. kilgore said he was called to the hospital
at 1880 p. m. The woman was then uncon-
scious and he was present at her death. Had
taken part at the examination and described
the wound. The knife entered without striking
the bones. Identified the knife and described
the laying on of the knife by DR.. Hammons. Saw
DR.. Vickery attempt to probe the wound. The
wound seemed trihe longer than the knife was
wide. There was tobacco on the knife. The
same side of the blade was applied, both times
Was present at the autopsy. The wound in
the heart about one-half of an inch entered
the right ventricle little diagonally. The
body was very poorly nourished. The heart
was probably about one inch from the outer
surface of the body and the wound could have
his opinion her death was caused by the wound
On cross examination DR.. kllgore said that
the wound could have been made by other
sharp instruments.
DR.. E. A. Wilson was next sworn. He had
noted the incison in the skin 1t measured
little strong three-eighths of an inch. The in
strument went upward and inward. Doubted
if the knife in question could have made the
wound. 1t would take considerable force to
ndent the skin. On cross examination Dr..
Wilson expressed practically the same opinion
as to the knife and the wound.
The State rested its evidence here, but
asked the court for permission to put the
question to DR.. Wicker, if the knife in question
could have caused the wound, and he replied
that it could.
The State rested here and James S. Harri-
man opened for the defence.
HEARST AND HANSON.