Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-27

his plans? Mr.. and Mrs. Tribou saw
two people join Johnson out of Tho
woods. One man could tell you who
they are. The county has boarded him
for several months, he could tell yot
who these two people are, and yet the
State tres to put the crime upon this
poor young woman of %, who has al
ways lived stainless and honest and
honorable life. All these two men would
need 10 do would be to send Johnson
into the harm to detain the old man.
These two tramps with johnson were
lust the persons that could have COM
mitted the crime. The State has elm
mated the others Why doesn't the
State eliminate the tramps? 1t has the
opportunity to do So"
Counsel alluded to the tramp Hurd
using the same kind of d slip moose
as Was used in the Hackett murder
before making a final eloquent plea for
his Client. whose life, he said, showed
her innocence. She was to become a
mother and not murderess, back
there in August, 1905 he exclaimed
with gleat feeling.
Mrs. Raymond was crying softly
during the closing 10 minutes OF Con-
gresham McGillicuddy,s remarks and
her husband, who sat behind her, WAS
also deeply moved by the plea.
The States Case.
Attorney General Pattangalls out
line of the States case was substan-
tally as follows:
Seven years ago Matte Hackett
met her death at the hands of an as
sassin near her fathers home at Read
field and the grand jury, last April,
an indictment against the
prisoner at the bar. The evidence up
ON which the State relies is circum-
stantial evidence but, if each link fits
with the other, this is the best of evil
dence. Certain suspected parties, Car
roll Hopkins, Mrs. Hopkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Barrows, We're eliminated in the
course of the States Investigation and
suspicious directed towards Mrs. Ray
nond. She was told how she spent
he evening of the tragedy but not
N manner to wholly allay suspie-
on.
Some woman. on the night of the
murder, starting from Readfield at
about 7.15 P. NJ, went over the Nick
.rson hill to about the vicinity of the
Iaekett place. arriving there at the
ime of the murder. Footprints were
ound in the Nickerson cornfleld and
people have testified who saw this
;ame woman coming back. Lillian
Cowan thought this woman was Elsie
Raymond.
1.-THE theory of the murder being
committed by unknown persons of
which Mr.. Johnson was more or less
confederate, if true. would bring the
woman who was seen to go up over
he Nickerson hill at exactly the time
he tramps would have committed the |
murder.
Mrs. Raymond for some reason had |
ecome jealous of Elsie Raymond. Mrs. |
wan testified that when she roomed |
With Elsie, back in 1902. she had ex
ressed bitter jealousy of the Hackett |
irl Mrs. Raymond has told the Of |
GERS that from early evening to at
east IL o'clock on the evening of the |
murder she sat in her back yard. But |
he saw no one and no one talked |
0 her She made contradictory state
nents as to her dress but the State |
as proven that Elsie Raymond was
ressed, that night, in dark clothes |
he same as the woman wore who
vent Up over Nickerson hill. The Off
ers measured the tracks in the Nick
rsen cornfield and found them made
" a woman's shoe. The tracks were |
Measured and found to be s1z inches |
0ng. Mrs. Raymond gave the officers
pair of high, black lace shoes that |
,ere more than 91k inches long. The |
Ulcers didn't go TO Mrs. Raymond's |
ouse for the tan shoes until Tues |
ay and, the Saturday before, they |
,ere burned.
do you think Gertie Raymond |
wore to falsehood in regard to |
urning the shoes in order TO convict
er aunt? Gertie did not tell two diff
erent stories but two chapters of the |
anne story in her testimony at the |
wo different times. 1t has been shown |
hat Mrs Raymond wore the tan
hoes up to the day of the murder.
Why did Bert Raymond tell Detective
,eith his wife wore a 5is shoe and |
nally produce a shoe too large to fit
he tracks, except to divert suspicion
0 herSeifl
1T has been said that Mrs. Ray
nond could not commit the crime on
ccount of her physical condition and
hat she did not have sufficient time
n which to do Il. The evidence shows
hrs. Raymond left her home before Z
o'clock, leaving the dishes unwashed
md food on the table. giving her
mple time to lie seen where the mys-
erions woman was said to have been
een and to reach the Hackett place
,efore the tragedy The woman who
ould walk up The steepest part Of the
Sickerson hill a few days before
,ould have walked To the Hackett
place that night in 40 minutes.
only Matte Hackett and the per-
son who killed her can tell you how
+ murder was committed. The per
son charged with The crime when
asked as to the events of that night,
.akes refuge in the phrase / can't
If Elsie Raymond didn't
commit this crime she is the most I'M
fortunate person that ever faced a
Jury"
The attorney general argued that it
would take but little strength to kill