Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-22

and Winnie went to the poStomce at
Kent's Hill. Matte remained at home
alone. Witness staid at the Coles
| until notified by her husband that
Matte had been killed. 1t was or
10 minutes before s when she heard
of it.
Mrs. Hackett heard her husband
holler, while she was in Mrs. Coles
outer shed helping to get chickens
ready fer market. The shout came
! from the direction where the body
was found and then Mr.. Hackett came
into the yard.
What did you do them
Il tried to get to the spot
Witness did not get to the body as
quickly as the others. Emery and
Mrs. Cole went to the Nickerson house
to telephone and her husband went
back to the house to get Mr.. Johnson,
the tramp"
Matte was lying with her head up
near the road. Her head was angling
towards the house, said Mrs. Hackett.
The waist of dark alpaca material
Worn by Matte on the fatal night was
shown to the mother THE shirt
waist was unfastened in front" said
| the witness. The underclothing worn
| by Matte was also exhibited by the
attorney general Witness said her
! daughters clothing other than that
| shown was not torn. Her stockings
were pushed down to the tops of her
shoes. There was nothing else about
the clothes to excite comment Thu
+, Undertaking had been Numbered
since. otherwise it was in the same
condition as when taken from Matte
Mrs. Hackett undressed her daugh.
| ter after she was brought TO the house
Her age was II years and months,
she weighed 120 pounds and her
height was feet. 4 or 5 inches. Wit
ness testified in regard TO the watch
which was pinned on Mattie's waist 4
1T was given to her by sWilfred ABB
lott, friend of the family. The
watch had stopped at 10 minutes past
8 O'Clock. The watch was afterwards
returned to Mr.. Abbott through his
| mother.
How long time had elapsed from
the cutting of the cord to the arrival
OF the doctor?' asked the attorney
general
think it was a few minutes past
nine when the doctor got there. Mr..
Hackett had looked at the clock and
said it was time for the doctor and
just then the door opened and the doc
tor came" witness replied. 1t was
few minutes after Matte was taken
to the house before the cord about her
neck was discovered
Mrs. Hackett on cross examination
said that she was positive that it was
or 10 minutes before 8 O'clock when
fOlI
killed. Matte had returned home on
.ne luesday previous to her death on
thursday 1t was on the afternoon
Oh tuesday that Bert Raymond
brought Matte home.
Did Your daughter appear good
deal agitated at that time?D was
asked.
She did not replied Mrs. Hackett
with emphasis. "Nettie opened the
watch when ii was taken from Mat
Tie, witness stated. and saw that if
was stopped"
Matte Burned Many Letters.
Mrs Hackett stated that Matte
burned a large number of letters eithe-
on the day of the killing or the day be-
Tore witness did not think that she
NNiiiei an tilt letters she had
were any letters burned that were
not shown to your" asked the attorney
general ON redirect examination.
Mrs. Hackett replied that they were
not Most of the letters We're friendly
letters. Matte was not very well AZ
the time. She had not had an operation
for appendicitis.
Emery Hackett, brother of Matte
Hackett, now tall young man of %,
was called. His present occupation is
that of farmer. Witness ate supper
at O'Clock on the night of the murder.
MIXED his fathers cows and then went
10 Mr.. Coles to help milk his cows.
was at the Cole home when his father
came to the house and said that Matte
had been killed. That was about 81
O'Clock, according to his best estimate
OF time. I'VE all dropped everything and
rushed to the spot" said the witness. II /
arrived there ahead of my mother"
Mrs. Cole and witness went 10 the
Nickerson home across the field TO tele-
phone the doctor. Got to the telephone
in about five minutes
On cross examination by Atty. Me-
Gillicuddy, Emery testified that all his |
father said when he was coming out of i
Coles barn was that Matte had been
killed. He was telling this to witness |
mother and witness overheard him. His
father was ahead and witness next oil |
reaching the body. His father had a |
lantern. The moon had risen at the |
time. Eve stopped at the body and |
glanced at Matte and then father sent |
Mrs. Cole and me to the telephone.i He
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