Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-16
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/ colildi [ see a Hash, 1t was sc
| light
4 Greenwood G. Flagg clerk nj Web
| Der e Hewett's store, testified that he
| was standing near the truck When h
| heard three shots fired. Anderson was
ON the other side of the truck Lean
| ing over Asbury Haskell passed b.
| while they were talking
| Witness testified that the three
| shots appeared to be fired one after
| the other and came from tie direction
| of the smoking raom. He Went few
| steps towards the door and saw Nor
| ton coming out of the door with a
revolver in his hand. Saw him place
| a revolver in his pocket and walking
| across the platform.
After the shooting and Corbett had
arrested Norton, some one said, Bring
the man up and identify him. Cor
| bett brought the man up to see if
Lucy could identify him. Lucy was
| lying down and heard him say
something: il was so faint | couldn t
| tell what it was
How much of the time was Norton
in Your sight >" asked the county at
torney of the witness.
WI tt'ii NdS III NY SlSlll Iipiu tiit
time he pun his revolver in his pocket
until Corbett arrested him.
Witness declared. on scross-exallfi-
nation by Attp. Maher, that Mr.. An
derson was mistaken when he still
witness was sitting ON the truck. lie
Was standing and Anderson was lean
ing on the truck, looking north.
Witness testified further on cross
examination that the three shots
We're fred practically together. IL
didn't notice any interval. Didn't see
anyone come out OF the smoking roo n
until he had taken few steps from
the truck. When he irst saw Mort IN
he was putting the revolver in his
hip pocket.
Atty. Maher-Was the first thing
you saw after the shooting this man,
Norton coming out of the door revolt
Yer in hand?
Witness-Yes, sir.
County Attorney-When You saw
Norton first he was actually outside
of the door, WAS he not?
1 Witness-He was.
| Asbury L. Haskell of Sidney testi-
| fed that he was in Augusta on the
Hanks fair and was at the station
when the o'clock tram pulled out. to
see his wife go home on the train. He
remained four or five minutes after
the train left.
Did YOU see Norton previous to
the shooting" asked the county at
torney.
Il saw him Il minute or two after
the train pulled out for up river.
leaning against the post on the plat
FORM
Witness also saw Lucy leaning
against the side OF the smoking room.
Saw Lucy go inside the smoking roam.
Heard a report and saw two fas4es
inside of the door. Norton backed . 1t
OF the door and started to put his re-
volver into his right hip pocket Saw
form in the smoking room about six
feet away from Norton in tie sGox-
! ing room. Did not know who it was
until he saw Lucy coming out of the
deer holding onto his abdomen.
Witness saw. officer Corbett arrest
!! Norton; saw Lucy settle down onto
| the platform, thought people were as
sisting him. Heard Lucy say either
He did get me- or He didn't gel
me-
Witness explained that he could see
the flashes although it was light in
side, because it was dusk in the smok-
ing room.
Mr. Haskell was submitted to a
severe cross-examination by Atty.
Maher in the course of which both
questioner and witness grew some
what nettled. Witness said that the
reason why he noticed Norton as he
was leaning against the post was be-
cause he looked ugly. Both Lucy and
Norton looked as if they had been
on a drunk.
Witness remembered that Norton
wore cap, could not say whether
Lucy had on a hat or cap.
Police Officer Corbett identified the re-
volver and cartridges as those taken by
him from Norton when he arrested him.
What was Nerton's condition as to
drinking?" asked the county attorney
Il thought him slightly intoxicated"
replied the officer. when we were GO
| ing across the bridge he told me that If
he had been larger he would have started
something
Inc olilceI Sdlu tfldt lie look from tne
| respondent a skeleton key. revolver,
loaded shells, a small watch and a round
box containing powders or some kind
Witness found three loaded shells in the
revolver and two were not exploded.
Witness saw Lucy at the fair grounds
where he was "eapping" for the games
and saw crowd close around him. Later
he saw him move out of the crowd and
found that he was all right. He had
also seen Norton previously, pacing ner-
vously up and down the platform. Wit
ness noticed that Norton had a cold sore
on his lip, when he saw him a day oil
two before.
Box Labeled morphine"
Witness on cross-examination admitted
| that Norton made no attempt at escape
when he arrested him. Didn't notice
| that at the day of the preliminary hear
| ing before Judge Lancaster, four days
| later, Norton's lip was badly swollen
| Had never heard that the box he hat
| taken from Norton was labeled Nor
| phine." Witness was not at the station
when the prisoner was brought before
| Detective Fred j. Weyand.
What money did you find when yol
| searched him the night of the killing?'