Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-15
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was cross examined by Attorney Sta
pleton, chief counsel for the accused
| man. He inquired particularly if the
eyes of the man Who entered her resi-
dence looked wild. You might call it
so. l suppose the witness replied
Later Miss Lucy Dow, daughter of
Mrs. Dow, was asked whether the rob-
Der had not overlooked articles of
value, taking property of less eonse-
quence. Miss Dow replied in the af-
! firmative.
The story of the tragedy in the Dow
home was related on the witness
stand, today, by the three women. who
with Miss Blackstone. were gathered
about picture puzzle in the back par
lor. when they were suddenly disturb
ed by the death dealing intruder. The
stories told by Mrs. Dow and her
daughters, Miss Lucy ]. Dow and Miss
Harriet Dow, We're practically the
same. None of the women could iden-
| tify the accused man as the person
who entered their home and killed
Miss Blackstone, saving that the low
er part of the mans face was covered
by a handkerchief. They did. however
| identify beaded belt and a pearl
| brooch, found in the possession of
Spencer at the time of his arrest, as
their property.
The events on the night of the shoot
ing, as testified to by the mother and
her two daughters, today, was that
Miss Blackstone visited the Dow home
ha do,
er supper. They went into the back
parlor and amused themselves with a
picture puzzle until about O'Clock
when Miss Blackstone suddenly re-
marked that she must be going. At
the same moment 4 noise was heard
and man wearing a SLOUGH hat and
with the lower part of his face COW
cred by a black handkerchief, appeared
in the doorway.
The three women gathered in the
center of the room, and Miss Harriet
Dow in her excitement, fell over a
rug. She screamed repeatedly, and
her mother asked her to be quiet Miss
Lucy Dow moved towards a telephone
in the room, to call for assistance, and
as she took down the receiver the man
leveled his revolver and shouted
Give me your money" That was the
first time he had spoken.
Miss Blackstone at this point rush
ed towards the door to leave the ROOM
and the intruder shot her through the
heart. Miss Harriet Dow began NOV
ing a chair towards the man, who
said: IF you want to die. you will die
them Thereupon, he fired at the
VOr1po yypp,op i,1Hictjno cool,
that proved not to be serious. He then
opened an outside door and disappear
ed.
Miss Harriet Dow, in describing the
shooting of Miss Blackstone, said that
when her friend ran out of the ROOM
the man jumped in front of her and
fred the fatal shot. The witness tes-
titled that the man told her to be quiet
and then raised the revolver and point
ed it towards her mother. Miss Dow
said that she grabbed chair and
hurled it at him. lie fired and she be-
came unconscious. Miss Dow could not
identity the revolver exhibited in the
court IS that used by the intruder of
her home.
Mrs. Sarah J. Dow said that when
the murderer first appeared he waved
his hands and demanded money of her
The witness testified that she replied:
Il have none in the house."
The mother of the two school teach
ers testified that when the first shot
was fired she rushed UP stairs to re-
ceiye aid from another family The
second shot was fired as she was out
OF the room and she hurried back
down stairs to find her daughter Har-
riet wounded and the man gone. She
said that she was unaware of any
motion made towards her by the
masked man as she left the room.
Mrs. Dow and her two daughters
moved from Springfield to Boston aft
er the tragedy in their home. They
reside on St. James street and the
daughters are teaching in private
schools in Boston.
The police who arrested Spencer and
searched his room testified today. Po-
lice Inspector James T. Raiche and
John st. Ledger and State Detective
James Mckay all testified of the ar
rest of Spencer, the search of his home
and tie finding Of. the belt and brooch,
which was later Identified as the prop
erty of the Dows.
in all. II witnesses We're heard at
todavs session and tonight il was
predicted that the prosecution would
conclude it's direct testimony at to-
morrows session. A speedy trial is
looked for,