Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-05
sweet" she said, '.and he liked it, but
1t made him sick"
Mo-

1t made him sick"
City Marshal Walter K. Wakefield
testified to the circumstances of the
arrest of the two men, and the finding
Of the liquors. Humane Officer Charles
w. Rlaisdell of Gardner testified that
he had % years of experience with
horses. That he had examined the
buckskin horse in question and he
was unable to tell how old it was, that
IT was Door and couldn't eat hay, was
bad whistler" it's nose was in bad
condition, was cut under the hind legs.
some of the cuts about two inches
long. deep enough to draw the blood
and evidently made by a long-lash
whip Mr.. Blaisdell also testified that
the animal had the CHAMBERS and that
there was sponge up its nose to pre-
vent discharges and that some blood
was also seen in the discharge
Martin Burns of Gardiner a stable
keeper, testified to making an exam
'ination Of the horse He said it was
Scared up as if it had been whipped
and had bad case of the CHAMBERS. He
testified that it was in poor physical
condition and that it was a cruelty to-
allow it to live. Deputy Sheriff Fred E.
Potter testified in about the same way
as the others regarding the condition
of the horse.
When the State rested Attorney White
house advised his clients to waive fur
Their examination and abide by the ruling
of the court After consultation, how
ever, the men stood up and were sworn
Charles E. Bailey, who gave Litchfie1d
Corner as his residence, first told his sto-
ry He testified that the buckskin horse
was his property which he got in horse
trade last Friday. He didn't see any
scars on the animal or any blood. He had
the horse Saturday and drove over to Sa-
battus. He admitted that he had had
few drinks but did not whip the horse.
He did not know that the animal had the
CHAMBERS and he denied putting a sponge
in it's nose. Regarding the liquor, he said
that he got it for his own use and had
started for Vassalboro and Pittsfield on
hunting trip. When asked why he had So
much liquor Bailey said that he had lots
of friends in that country whom he knew
he would have to treat. He said he and
Dyer put the liquor in the beach wagon.
because it was larger His testimony re-
garding both the liquor and the treat
the Fogg woman.
But it was when County Attorney Hill
dreth, who was conducting the hearing
for the State, began his cross-eXamina.
ton that Bailey got all tangled up and
finally was unable to answer questions
SO that at length Attorney Hildreth stat
ed that he would not question Bailey any
further, styling him perjurer At first
Bailey stated that the liquor was not in
his wagon and finally he testified that the
girl testified rightly about it, thus estab-
fishing by his own testimony his owner
ship of the liquor.
Regarding the condition of the horse
and the whipping of the animal, Bailey
renied the girls story of abuse, saying
that he never licked the animal, as "he
couldn't stand for it," to use his own
words
Joseph Dyer said that he lived in Litch-
field but had been working in Augusta re-
Gently. He stated at first that his daugh-
ter must have been mistaken about the
abuse of the horse. He admitted having
seen cuts on the horse at the time of the
trade but they were not deep. He stated
| that the horse did not have the CHAMBERS
| testified that it did were mistaken. He
testified that he did not have anything to
do with buying the liquor but only helped
Bailey with 1T.
Cross-examined by Attorney Hildreth.
| Dyer told of having purchased two gal
! Ions of liquor last Saturday in Sabattus
but that it was about all gone by Mon
dav morning The witness made the
statement that he could drink gaiion
of whiskey a day and not be any more
intoxicated than he was at the present
moment Dyer said that he did not see
anv blood in the stable where the Morse
stood but later said that there was some
there but he didn't know where II Came
from. He denied using the whip on the
horse and his testimony generally. while
not so much opposed directly to the other
witnesses as Bailey's, was quite contra-
dictory to theirs.
Denutv Sheriff Verres Greenwood OF
Sabattus was called by the state W.T.
Greenwood testified that he had known
both respondents about SIX or eis".
months Last Friday he had a. coinp'"'''
against them, the result OF when ne can,
=. c,rd;ncr TIe was not allowed to tell
what the complaint was
Both attorneys made brief arguments
and left the case in the hands OF the
court Recorder Atkins ruled that tnere
was no doubt in his mind that the s'r.
told the truth both about the lquor anu
the abuse of the horse. and administered
TN. fine and sentences as stated above
Roth entered appeals but were unaoie 70
obtain sureties here and were taken ~
Augusta. ,.o,,.
The horse which has figured so iarse'S
40 o.se will, be killed today or tomor-
row by Humane officer Blaisdeh'