Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-17

three or four years. Later was III
three or four different hotels as bell
hop and waiter, was with circuses
two seasons, in 1905 and 1908. For
last two years had been selling no.
, tions and cheap jewelry for himself
Were you ever convicted in Con-
cord n. H, for any crime" asked
Atty. Heseton. Il was convicted of
assault. fighting, and served 80 days.
How old We're YOU them" Il was
about 16"
Were you convicted at any other
time ~ In Lynn. Mass, for receiving
stolen property. had an indefinite SEN
tence and served in the reformatory
year, $50 days"
Witness stated that he had drank
for eight or nine years; excessively,
for four or five years; also used NOR
phine, had been using it steadily since
last spring.
How much morphine do you use
daily?"
Anywhere from 6la to 8 grains
Respondent had known Lucy about
six years. First met him at Tops
ham, Me Had been with him off and
on during that time. Was at his home
in Willimantic three years ago. Par
ty was not there and he went into
the house and talked with Mike. Met
Lucy at Bath. eight or nine days be-
fore coming to Augusta. Left him in
Brunswick on Friday and saw him,
Saturday evening. in Augusta, in front
OF the post office.
Respondent testified that he and
Lucy drank great deal OF liquor
while they were in Augusta together
Lucy had a revolver when he came tc
Augusta. Told respondent that he
hie it under a section house and that
he couldn't find it because they had
moved the section house.
Had Lucy ever told you he was
shot by man at Brunswick"
Yes He told me coming from the
fair grounds that Clarence, the man
who shot him, was around again.
The respondent then related in de-
tail the events of the night of the
shooting. in substance as follows:
Lucy says TO me, I've lost the rod
tmeaning the revolyer) and I'm go
ing to buy rod, so that fellow Won't
get away from me again We were
up in the office of the Hotel North
and he gave me a thinner" Ga s.
bill and said, Eddie, you go buy that
rcd | went over to the hardware
store and said to the clerk, 1 want
to buya revolver ] asked for an
'Ivers- johnson and the clerk said h.
hadn't any of that make. He sold me
another kind and ! gave him 81 for
it. l said Give me in d box of cart
ridges and he did. | took the re-
volver up to Lucy in the toilet OF
| Hotel North and he said, The slugs
| don't fit and told me to go change
| it. | got the slugs changed and then
| went down street and got couple
of drinks.
Il didn't see Lucy again until
came back to the station platform
| He nodded his head To me TO come
into the smoking room. l went in and
! he said, Where in h. have YOU been .
replied. Locking for you He said
| Did you get the rod?' | gave it to
him and reached in my pocket for
the slugs. They We're loose in my
pocket. He said, Why it's the sans
rod / told him | had changed the
slugs. He told me To go change i!
| and ! answered that | was not a mes
| senger boy
He said, Give me back the thin.
ner.' = l told him, No. and he tried tC
| take it away from me. He grabbed ms
| by the neck and pushed me down ant
in some way his knee came up and
hit me in the chin, then the gun Wen
| aff I tpin Fro, hi -
the gan went off again. | finally goi
away from him and walked out of the
| station door"
How long was it from the time
Lucy demanded the IS bill back to tn,
| time you got aWaY?"
about a minute l was trying t,
get away all the time"
Lucy is a larger man than you?"
Pretty nearly twice as big
Respondent walked out of the sta
ton end walked away. He didn't know
Lucy had been struck at all until Cor
bett grabbed him and brought hin
up to the platform, where Lucy wa
lying. "They asked Lucy if [ was tn
man and he said, He didn't hit me
Didn't know Lucy was dead until tn
next day"
Had YOU any morphine on you
person when arrested" asked Atty
Heselton.
II always had a box with me.
had some in cube cut of bottle an
bought the tablets in little roun
box labeled Morphine, they had pow
dered up"
Had you ever had any troubl
with Lucy previous to the shooting
asked the county attorney.
Il had never had any trouble wit
him. He was my best friend"
The respondent was sharply cross
examined as to whether Lucy ha
. tod him that the man who shot hil