Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
TAe HAcKETT CASE
OPENS WITH A RUSH

black shoes under circumstances
which the officer will detail.
The State will show further thai
when, confronted with evidence that
she had burned the tan shoes, she
claimed that she burned them some
time before the murder. and denied
that they were burned npon the Sat
urday succeeding it,
In short, gentlemen. the State will
introduce evidence tending to show
that the respondent had threatened TO
kiln Matte Hackett If she ever crossed
her path, that two days before the
murder She had followed her husband
and Matte, who were driving home
together, that on the evening of the
murder. being strong and vigorous
despite her condition, she went from
her home after a quarrel with her
husband. and did not return to IL un-
til midnight That soon after her
disappearance woman. whose APP
pearance the witnesses will describe
went hurriedly up the Nickerson hill
avoiding close observation and came
back shortly after the murder, that
Mrs. Raymond had failed to give
that evening, and by suppression CT
evidence she has sought to conceal
her real whereabouts for a consider
able time before and after the muir
der.
The rule of evidence is the same in
this as in all criminal cases. If the
evidence shall satisfy you beyond 4
reasonable doubt that the woman who
went up the Nickerson hill committed
this murder and that that woman was
Mrs, Raymond then she is guilty. Il
you should find that Mrs. Raymond
committed the crime but are con-
WINGED that she was then temporarily
insane she would be not guilty, by
reason of such insanity.
Attorney General Pattangall request
ed that all witnesses for the state and
for, the defence be excluded from the
courtroom except while testifying. AT !.
torney Morey suggested that witnesses
for the defence should be allowed to
hear the opening for the defence as
had been done In the States case and
the witnesses were ordered excluded
with this exception.
The States Witnesses.
The States witnesses were called and
sworn as follows: w. b. Getchell, A. E.
Norcross. Sarah Swan. Ethel Hackett,
Rose Miliksn.s Annie Millken George
Lane. Leon Hawkes., Marcelle VIII
lian1s. Mrs. sGladys Stating, Mrs.
Charles Became, Fred w. Brown, Mrs.
IEiilan Manter, Levi Hackett. Mrs. lie.
"a Racket, Walter Niekerson, Emery
Hhckett, Arthur Nickefson. WiIfred
.Abbott. Nettie Hackett. Charles Stew
enby& Mrs. Charles Stevens, Gertruae
Raymond, Mrs. Waiter Folsom, The
odore Lemieux, Henry Emery, Frank j.
Ham, Mrs, Masterman, j. S Milliken.
AZ IL. Sturtevant. DR.. f. n. Whittier.
Carroll Hopkins. George Tenant, Ed
Leetnan, Mrs. Carroll Hopkins, Mrs
Morse, Sam. e. Conner. f. e. Peacock
Mrs, Atkinson, F. /. Brown, Mrs. Sedg-
ley. Winnie Hackett
Mrs. Raymond Committed During
~ Trial.
The matter of allowing Mrs. Ray
>nond to still remain out on bail during
the trial was brought before the court
just before the close OF the forenoon
session. Attorney General Pattangali
insisted that she should remain in Jail
during the trial claiming that had
been, the agreement when she had been
admitted to bail. Congressman Nc
Gillicuddy asked that she might still
be allowed her freedom in the custody
Of an officer. but this was not per-
mitted.