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Ambrose Bridges Testimony Was to the
Effect That He Tried in Vain to
Learn Whereabouts of Mildred
Sullivan.

Houlton, Me-, Dec. S.--Ambrose Bridge,
who testified for the prosecution yester-
! day in the trial Of DR., Lionel +. Dudley,
charged with the murder, by criminal op-
Grafton, of Mildred Sullivan, was cross
examined by the defense to-day and went
over much of his direct testimony. He
denied that he told Kate Michaud, also
under indictment, that she would be an
rested herself if she did not place the
blame on Dudley.
Bridge was followed on the stand by
George Davis, with whom Bridge had tes-
titled he had made preliminary arrange
ments for the care OF the Sullivan girl.
Davis corroborated this statement. Mrs.
Augusta Southland, at whose Presque Isle
home the girl stayed, told Of Miss Sulli-
van and Miss Michaud going out one aft
ernoon and returning late in the evening
in an automobile with Dudley. The SUI
livah girl was very sick and had to be as
sisted into the house.
Houton, Dec. S.--Ambrose Bridge,
awaiting trial as accessory before the
fact in connection with the death of Mil
dred Sullivan, told, on the witness stand
yesterday. of his efforts to learn some
thing of the girls fate from DIR. Lionel
4. Dudley, who is being tried for the
murder of the high school girl upon
whom he is alleged to have performed an
Illegal operation.
Were you responsible for the girls
condition." asked Attorney General |
Scott Wilson.
Il suppose So" replied Bridge.
He then gave details leading up to |
the girls disappearance. After he had I
dition, he said he went to Presque Isle
on Monday, Aug. 81, where he was joined
the following evening by Miss Sullivan.
They went to a dance hall that night.
where they met George Davis and Miss
Kate Michaud the latter of whom is also
awaiting trial FOR murder in connection
with the case.
Leaving the girls at the home of Mrs.
Silas Southard, Bridge said he worked
as telephone lineman Thursday and
Friday On Saturday he called at the
Southard house, but Mildred was not
there. His inquiries as to her where
lbouts led him to DR.. Dudley's office.
"The girls did something for them
ielves and | did all | could for them"
le testified that DIR. Dudley answered
o his queries.
"The girls went TO BOSTON The only
hing to do is to keep things quiet and {
hey will show up in few days. If (
his thing comes out success III dance 4
he next 80 years"
On Sunday, Bridge continued, he saw
)r, Dudley again and asked him about S
lildred. a
Just as | told YOU" he said the 7
MUSICIAN answered. "Hush this up and !.
verything will be all right in few
ays. You can hang me or arrest me,
an tell no more" n
Bridge told OF making plans with Tr I
dudley TO go TO Boston to hunt for the a
iris. The doctor, he said, told him he e
Duld not 60 until he collected some mon 4
y, but instructed the young man to
rite card to him in care OF the Bos "
IN general delivery. The cards written G,
Y Bridge were offered as exhibits. With s,
gorge Davis, Bridge arrived in Boston a
n Friday. he said and after watching v
be postoffice without results, returned il
ONE. ID
The result OF the autopsy upon Miss ii
ullivan was given in detail during the 81
iternoon by County Medical Examn- Il
/ jackson. Death, said the doctor, was h,
fused from shock and hemorrbage re-
ilting from lacerations and could not :.
ave been self-inhicted
I'm my opinion" he said, "she was
lder the influence OF an anaesthetic
hen the operation was performed. and
surgical instrument was used" z
On cross examination. the witness ex.
'essed the belief that dose Of
orphine sufficiently large to permit Of
operation such as he described, would
we proved fatal
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