Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-31
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DEFENCE.
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/ bilcs spiashed through an almost COM
tinGous stream of water which lad
covered the road in many spots some
, of the machines were stuck In the
| roads. Hacks and other 'sea-going
F, vessels were popular.
The converting of court was delayed
/ by the non-arriNal of Prosecutor Wen
1 denburg.
| When court finally convened Harry
| M. smith. Jr., counsel for the detnce'
suggested that during the wait for MI.
Werdenburg a canvass be made of the
several witnesses for the defence pres
ent so that absentees might be brought
! to the court house.
! MANY witnesses for the defence were
excused by Mfr. Smith as ne said:
| Certain phases of the case anticipat-
ed had not been touched upon by the
prosecution"
The prosecuting attorney finally
PREACHED the court house. after an un-
| comforta hie experience with the mud
dy roads.
/ The court announced that Mrs. NJ.
G. 5Stcger by doctors certificate had
been declared unable to appear in
court
/
the defence said Mr. smith who sug-
gestei thai ii she had -4Aot recovered
when needed, a deposition would have
to be ttfken.
"isF .odiSe heafhs appedreu as eiie
p,o'e'o''oii i,'s' witness VI ~. Icy.
| father.
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.grha ",v;toass ,.,.s sxcnsad after ),
hr;ef eross.ex.,ni,a,ian in s.v,.ieh she
,a,,n,,tsd thai ltha hair. min was of a
nina ,va,.,, sh,, bnnareds of.sts,,,...n I
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- .,t,.i n,as,.p,,tia, s,,,6,s its
.ineay,,ian was -s,,rnmanea 500 zs
.~Isid v,,,3loals for any blood bet
tween the owen house and The >seefleF
OF the erimeg,, eYcs" ~
..yyhen qrl "On the night of tile muir
der AMI all day following which was
"wednesday"
TELL the Jury whether there was
anv other bl,oaspot.' There was
none Iftthere had been | would have
been bound TO see IL. | walked up and
down that road reckon more than
any other man. l couldn't find but the
one spot.
1T is i'm testimony that an eilipticai
hloodspot 20 BY Is inches was in front
of Mr.. Rice's house on Midfothsau
turnpike. Was such a spot there On
"Wednesday -, No"
Did YOU examine the road on
Thursday foo" Yes"
Was 1t there" No"
ON cross examination Mr.. Carter for |
the defence asked the witness why he |
1 eppated his search far bloodspots. Tel
said he heard of a story and diagram
in a Richmond paper concerning the |
discovery of other blood spots.
Detective Scherer testified that he |
had made several examinations of the |
read on "Wednesday and also on GER |
tain portions on Friday, and found no |
blood spots.
Major James Patton corroberateG |
Sclrerer,s testimony. having accom- |
panied the detective in his search
Ben Powen. another uncle of The |
murdered woman. also assisted in the |
search for blood spots testified:
Il made careful examination of |
the road from the scene of the crime !
to my brother Toms house and saw |
no blood except the first blot"
Thomas Wrenn. another detective
gave more corroborative testimony of
the absence of additional blood spots
Judge Watson announced to the jury
that motion had been introduced by
the defence TO remove from evidence
all evidence relating to the hair pin
and the court had sustained the mo-
ton. Judge Watson added that a mt
zion of the defence had been likewise
sustained TO eliminate all evidence
concerning the action of the blood-
80, ~ sca,., of the crime
panl d. ,Besttie vas recalled to the
s.an5 Inv the ,tefence as the first WITH
ms 4
md yon have single barreled shot |
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