Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-10

will be finished shortly after court opens
| Thursday morning, when Miss Michaud
will be turned over to Mr.. Shaw for
! Cross-examination.
| There were whispers about the court
! house Wednesday morning that, at n
! conference held Tuesday night by
| lawyers for the defence in the case
! Of DR.. Lionel f. Dudley of Pressure
Isle, on trial for the murder of Mil
| dred Sullivan, a sudden change in the
plan of campaign had been made This
change was said to be due to the UNI
| expected and smashing evidence in
! troduced late Tuesday afternoon, that
| Dr. Dudley had confessed to Mildreds
father and uncle that he had operat-
ed on the girl. that he had threaten
| ed suicide rather than face a jury
and that he and Kate Michaud had
been seen carrying Mildred out of DR..
Dudley's office building and placing
her in his automobile in an alley be-
tween that building and the Opera
house at Pressure Isle.
All of this evidence was new AMI
burst upon the defence with unex
pected and stunning suddenness.
Dudley Shows Worry
DR. Dudley was in the dock short
~ before o'clock Wednesday morn
! ing and his face plainly showed signs
| of the strain of the trial. He looked
haggard and anxious and his eyes
| dropped before the curious gaze of
| the women in the gallery, sitting like
| the crowd in the Roman Coliseum and
gazing with eager eyes for the first
sign of weakness on the part of the
young, grey haired man now under
going a trial which may result in his
| Imprisonment for life if found guilty.
Boston Witness Called First
The state continued with its evil
dence when the trial opened Wednes-
| day morning.
Mrs. Lillian F. Willard of Boston
was the first witness called. She said
Kate Michaud stayed at her house
from Sept. "a to Sept. IS. 1t was .
| o'clock in the afternoon when she ar
rived. She left the house but return
ed again at 6 o'clock.
| GUY f. Willard of Boston, husband
of the preceding witness, agreed WITH
the dates regarding Hates visit tes-
titled to by his wife. He said DIR. Dud-
ley called on Kate, together with
woman who was introduced as his
wife. the first evening she was there.
DO you know who the woman was
who was introduced to you as Mrs.
Dudley?"
Alice Pelletier."
1T was Kate Miehaud who intro
duced her as Mrs. Dudley2" asked Mr..
Shaw for the defence.
Yes"
Miss Julia A. Butler of Boston was
called and said Dr. Dudley had room
there and Miss Michaud called sew
eral times. she said.
Judge Haley said he didn't know
what the State was trying to do but
1t seemed 1t might be trying to pre-
| JUDGE the jury against the prisoner
THE State should be fair" said the
| court
1--WE are simply trying to show DR..
Dudley and Miss Miehaud saw each
, other in Boston and know no other
way to get it in," County Attorney
Archibald said.
Very WELL" the court remarked.
Go ahead and | will charge the jury
accordingly.
Miss Butler said DIR. Dudley told
lures and would probably be there
two weeks
Placed Dudley Under Arrest
Detective Sergt William ]. Irwin Of
Boston took sthe stand. He said he
met County Attorney Archibald ani
Deputy Sheriff Lawlis at Station 3.
They went to 105 Warren avenue and
to 81 Warren avenue, where Miss But
Ter lived. Then they went to the Craw-
ford House and looked at the reg
lister. DIR. Dudley was out and he saw
him coming across Scollay square.
He placed him under arrest as
fugitive from justice from Maine and
took him to police headquarters.
Read DR.. DudIey's Letters
Or. Dudley said Alice Pelletier
would soon return to the Crawford
House. He denied that he knew Kate
Michaud or Kate French as she was
known there by some people. He sail
she had room SO at the Crawford
House and would be likely to return
there But they nevertheless went to
police headquarters where DR.. Dud-
! ley was booked"
| A paper found in his coat pocket
was offered. The defence objected TO
it unless the hand writing was iden-
titled. Mr.. Shaw whispered moment
with DR.. Dudley.
| AT this stage" said Mr. Shaw, 1T
| is not admissible and unless the &C
cused takes the stand 1t might pre-
JUDGE the real case. 1t would be like
making a man testify against him.
self"
IF it is the respondents handwrit-
ing l will admit it, said the court,
''and you may have exceptions
The letter was then read and II
was from DR. Dudley and said: Dear
Alice. Keep up your sand. This is not
go bad if they don't find out down
home 1t was signed by Dr. Dudley.