Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
Evidence in the
Bolduc Case.


Reed charged With causing the death
of Miss Marie Bolduc of Manchester
n. H., in Boston, Dec %, last. char
acterized the trial of the case, today
in the superior criminal court.
h Substantiating Mrs. Reeds claim
that she went To her farm in New
Ipswich. y. H.. Dec. II. and remained
there until Dec. -, with the exception
4 of 4 short time on the day of Dec
! 16. when she paid Il visit To Boston,
/ testimony was given by railroad Of
1 fieiafs and passengers and others. As
/ to Mrs Reeds acts, en- Dec. 49, she
| testified that she went shopping with
| her sister and family, during the
| eight hours she was in the city. Miss
/ Alice Routen, the Manchester room
mate of Miss Bolduc, was ON the
/ stand at the close of the day.
Deputy Watts was asked particular
lly about visit from F. Kimball,
resident of Manchester, on the day of
the discovery OF Miss Boldue's body In
Forest Hills. The witness refused to-
ianswer several questions regarding
/ Mr. Kimballs visit until compelled to
! do SO by the court He then said that
| Kmball came to his office and on a
brief visit brought Miss Eisnor. who
testified for the prosecution that she
saw instruments at the house of Mrs.
Reed. Watts said that at no time was
Miss Eisnor under arrest. He ad-
mitted that the arrest of Mrs. Reed
came a few hours after his talk with
Kimball. He also admitted that Kim
ball had had some financial difficulty
with Mrs. Reed in New Hampshire.
Mrs. Reed was then called. She said
that her daughter. Alice. who died two
years ago, was the wife of Kimball.
She hired a house at I'll fremont
street in this city, where she rented 16
rooms for lodging purposes. She also
owned a farm at New Ipswich. n. II.
She was at the farm, early in Deeem-
Der. and returned, Dec. IL. That day DIR.
Ferguson, Miss 0Neil and Miss Boldue
came to her fremont street house. She
had known DR.. Ferguson for some time
as the same landlord owned her house
and that of Dir. Ferguson in Manches-
ter. DIR. Ferguson said that he wanted
to get room for three or four weeks
for the Bolduc girl, but Mrs. Reed de-
elined. as she was' expecting to return to
New Ipswich at once.
Mrs. Reed suggested the house of Mrs.
Shattuck, and she said that the Bolduc
girl was taken there. while she return
ed to New Ipswich that night.
She said she made no examination Of
Miss Boldue, nor did she ever have any
Instruments in the house as claimed by
Miss Eisnor. Size told of recognizing two
men on the train while on her way back
to New Hampshire She returned to
hot
one from Manchester had called her by
telephone.
She learned from Miss o'Neil by tele-
phone that Miss Bolduc had gone to Mrs.
Shattueks. and the next morning she
went to the Shattuek house. where She
learned that Miss Bolduc had died.
She went to Manchester and notified
Ferguson and Miss O'Neil and returned
with them to Boston She said she never
went to the shattuck house but once.
Throughout an hours severe cross-ex-
animation Mrs Reed never wavered N
her testimony
Mrs Reed explaining her relations
with Miss O'Neil said that She had
an agreement with Miss O'Neil for the
sale of laurel in Manchester which
Miss 0'Neil was to act as her agent
Mrs. Reed further said that when Or.
Ferguson came to her house with
Miss Bolduc she did not see any in
struments in the possession of the
doctor and she declared she had never
heard that Miss Eisner had accused
her of performing an operation on
Miss Bolduc.
Melvin Hodgman testified he was a
ofs,1r -
willie on the afternoon of Dec. IL and
saw Mrs. Reed on the same train
Alfred r. Booth of Sudbury said he
was sure that Mrs. Reed was at the
farm. on Dec. II. is and 49,
Fred s. Bartlett who lives in Sud
bury and who during portion OF each
year had charge of the gathering of
laurel op the farm of Mrs. Reed was
the next Witness He described the
coming of DR.. Ferguson, Miss O'Neil
and Miss Bolduc to the house of Mrs.
Reed at FL fremont street Boston
ON the afternoon of Dec. ID. He could
not recollect the conversation between
DIR. Ferguson and Mrs. Reed as he did
not pay much attention to it. lie,
however. heard something said about
hospital treatment OF MISS boiuuc MI
Bartlett said that at the request of
Mrs. Reed he went to Mrs. Shattucks
with Miss Bolduc as DIR. Ferguson
said he had an appointment which he
must keep. The Bolduc girl was i'll
Mrs Reeds house, no more than 10
minutes While there, Miss Bolduc
removed no part Of her clothing and
never was out of the sight of the wit
ness. He reached the house of Mrs.
Shattuck about $50 O'Clock on the aft
ernoon of~Dec. Is. Nothing was said
to him by any one about message
or making arrangement with Mrs.
Shattuck. He told Mrs. Shattuck that
the girl had been sent by DR. John
Ferguson, and that she had been rec
commended by Mrs. Reed to go to Mrs.
Shattuck's. Mr.. Bartlett said that
Mrs. Reed went to the farm that night
and remained there for several days
making in the meantime, one trip to
Boston and returning the same night
to New Ipswich. Mr.. Bartlett swore
,oc;fivaIxr fhat futilp Miss Rol11Io pa