Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-16
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revolver in his hip pocket and went
down over the steps onto Commercial
street. Policeman Corbett heard the
shots and as he met Norton some OF
the men about the platform yelled that
Norton vas the man that did the
shooting. Corbett Immediately APP
pretended him and out of Norton S
pocket took the revolver from which
the shots Were exploded.
About that time Lucy walked out
of the smoking room door, holding his
abdomen in both hands and as he
came out made the remark: He did
get mei or He didn't get me- and
fell down upon the platform.
The wounds inflicted upon Lucy
were then described in detail by the
county attorney.
Norton WAS taken to the police sta
ton" the prosecuting officer continued,
and made no talk until the next
morning, when ON being questioned by
Detective Fred ]. Weyand. he stated
that the man he shot was Patrick
Lucy of Willimantic. Conn"
A. \. Nelson, a photographer tes-
titled TO taking on the sunday follow
ing the tragedy photographs of the in
terror and exterior of the smoking
room at the request of Coroner Plum
mer He Identified the photographs
exhibited by the county attorney,
which were afterwards admitted as
exhibits in the case Witness on cross
examination admitted that the day on
which the photographs We're taken
was a rainy day
The Buying of the Revolver.
O. b. HunneWell. clerk at Brooks
Hardware Store, testified that he first
saw the respondent Norton on Aug.
s. at the store, PSI Water street. 1t
was between quarter of 6 and five
minutes of>>6 when Norton came in.
Mr.. Keene. another clerk, turned him
over to witness.
The respondent said he wanted to
buy a gum Witness asked him What
ktnd?' and he replied that it didn't
make any particular difference. Nor
ton asked witness to throw in a box of
cartridges which was done. Norton
paid him 81 in 81 bills. Respondent
came back in about five minutes and
said that the cartridges did not fit.
The exchange was made and Norton
said something about going into the
country on an expedition.
Witness saw Norton go down street
in the direction of the post Office on
the same side of the street. Witness
had some hesitancy in identifying the
revolver, admitting that the one
shown by the county attorney was
similar but saying that the barrel
seemed to be longer than the one he
sold. The revolver was of the Har-
rington & Richardson Arms Co. make.
the same as the one shown in court
and the box of cartridges was similar.
Witness identified Norton by a
bruise or cold sore on his lip. He was
quite nervous when he entered the
store and it was noticeable that he
had been drinking. He fixed the time
at from quarter to 10 minutes of six
because he was beginning to take in
the goods outside of the door.
Witness on cross examination by
Atty Maher said that his eyesight
was bad, which made the Identified
ton of the revolver difficult. Witness
did not reeollect that Norton asked for
an "1vers- Johnson revolver. No talk
was made about the caliber of the re-
voiver When Norton went out of the
store the last time witness did mot
know whether he went to the left or
right. From appearances, witness
would say Norton had "a fairly good
load on when he came into the store.
Norton seemed in kind of stupor
when witness visited him later at the
police station.