Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23

| connection was made Immediately.
i Witness admitted on cross examina-
| ton that she had talked with Mrs. Mil
| liken as TO the time of the call. Mrs.
| Miilken told her that she remembered
that it was 20 minutes past s O'Clock.
Mrs Maude $. Morse, stenographer
FOR Attorney r. Il. Peacock, testified
that she was at the \. I. Barrows
house at Readfeld on the night of the
murder. Left the house about s
o'clock Mr.. Barrows was there at the,
time. Mrs. Barrows took witness by
team to her home at Readfield Corner.
She staid at the home about 10 min
Iutes Saw her tIMve away around the
turn towards her home 1t was quite
light. Witness thought the moon was
lup.
| Moon shone in Mattie's Face.
Mrs. Lew Hackett was recalled by
the State and testified that when she
looked at the body of her daughter the
moon was shining in her face. 1t was
Ia little above the horizon. Levi Hack
tett, recalled by the defence, stated that
the string he FOUND about the neck of
Ihs daughter was about the size OF a
window cord. He got a piece of cord
from an uphoisterer and showed it to
the grand jury last April
How long has it been since you saw
the cord that was around your daugh-
ter's neck?" asked the County Attor-
ncy.
Not since the grand jury investiga-
ton six years ago"
Knot Complicated Affair.
.g.f,c ~ ro
called by the defence, testified that he
took possession of the original cord af-
ter Matte Haekettts murder Had it
about Week. It was tsizen from the
body Of the girl and given to him.
Witness tried several times to make a
duplicate Of the cord possibly a dozen
or - times. Found it very difficult to
DO. 1t was a peculiar knot, very
Eeomplicated affair. Sent the duplicate
40 Air Hamlin, the Attorney Genera
Atty. MeGtlieuddS showed the cord
which witness had sent To Mr.. Hanlin.
Witness was submitted To sharp
cross examination by Atty. MeGilii-
euddy in the course of which il deYel-
oped .hat he was unable To make the
alleged model cord work and to loosen
or tighten it.
The state. with the exception of ono
witness, Mrs Hopkins, TO be called
later. rested At this point.
The Defence Opens.
Attorney Mercy opened FOR the de-
fence 1T liz y. NJ. The life of 4
young woman, in the flower of her
womanhood is at stake. said the coun-
sci in opening. and all should approach
the occasion with a solemn and heart
felt wish that exact justice be done
The indictment is not evidence in it.
self Of the respondents guilt, il is
: | simply Ia bring her forward for trial
| Continuing, he said in substance:
Who is the respondent The members
of Abe panel are mol familiar with her
: She Ns4s born in the town Of Turner
Androsceggin county, and almost hei
entire life spent in that town. She at
tended school. Sunday school and
: church there. No person anywhere II
the world can say aught against Elsie
Hobbs Raymond Leading citizens OF
{ her home town viii testify as To hei
/ character.
She was p years of age at the tim,
Of the murder She married Bert Ray
mono in January, 1904. Her reputation
during the two years she was in Read
field was that of a first class and z
high grade girl The murder was com
. mitted Aug. L. 1905. at a time when
she expected soon to give birth to. her
first born child. The child was born
two weeks and three days later. She
ard fer husband lived 1t that time in
three rooms in the Sedgley house
\ most shocking and brutal murder
was committed. aug. Il. 1905. Matte
Hackett was Killed by somebody. on
the point marked ~ in the plan, The
law says that the respondent is pre-
| sumed innocent until she is proven
guilty beyond reasonable doubt
Counsel alluded to the States query
| IL regard to circumStantial evidence
at the time of the selection of the
panel. The State says there are tracks
in Tive cornfcld going to and from the
Hackett place, and tracks in the mead
ow Of Charles Beane. The evidence
shows the tracks We're measured and
il was estimated they We're made by a
number six shoe. The officers found
that these tracks did not correspond
with Mrs. Raymond's shoe Mrs. Ray
mond wears and has worn a 4tE shoe.
They say next that on the night of
Aug, Il, some persons saw somebody
4 going up Nickerson hill from 80
O'Clock on. Who was the person? They
have put on MIR. Williams, he does
not know. MIR. Hawkes. does not know
hut tie person had on a flowing gar
ment. The daughter of Charles G..
Beane. who saw the person go by, de-
scribes the person as short. Mrs.
Cowan saw someone going down the
hill; she did not know who it was
but she was allowed to give her i'm
preston who it was We shall show
BY Witnesses who saw this person that
it Was not Elsie Hobbs Raymond,
The question of time and distances
was then taken up in the argument
1.-The telephone at DIR. Milliken's rang
in at $50 p. NJ. From the Raymond