Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27


II might have"
Witness testified that Wednesday eve
ming prior to the shooting she was awak-
ened about midnight, her husband had
got up out of bed and exclaiming that
someone was outside of the camp. went
to the cupboard to secure his revolver.
Mrs Hardy stated that she told him
there was no one around, and finally got
the revolver and induced her husband to
return to bed.
did you tell Sias that your husband
chased you with a gun?"
IT never told him any such thing"
do you drink?'
/ Occasionally"
you've been intoxicated since the
| shooting"
NO, sir. I never was"
/ Does Sias drink
| 81 think So
"Did you ever see him intoxicated"
| mo, sir
Have you ever been up to Sias' camp
alone?"
| Il have, perhaps, but my mother was
most always with me-
you've been up to Sias' camp and
+ stayed Saturday night and Sunday with
I him, haven't you?"
! NO sir: never in my life"
! "Did you ever fire a pistol to attract
! Sias' attention when he was down to his
| camp"
Il remember once I did,
| what for?''
| .I don't remember"
Did sias give you revoiver?"
'He did,
what for?''
"My revolver was out of commission,
and as l was alone mora or less he gave
1t to me for sort of protection
What is the first thing you heard VAN
nah say when he appeared at the win
! dow"
.swhere is Ed Hardy? He's the man 1
want
! It was further brought out In cross-ex-
animation that witness had known Sias
for two years.
/ .I will ask you. Mrs. Hardy, if you re-
call one instance when you put on pair
| of rubber boots, taking a fash light and
going over to the Vannah camp?"
"No, sir
.Do you know Mute Young?"
! NO, sir
You don't know how he would know
/ that you had a flash light?"
NO
Witness testified that she did not leave
the camp until November after the shoot
ing.
4 WAS the man whom you saw standing
at the window at the right Oh the window
toward the door,"
Yes"
Witness further stated that she was
toward the northeast partition at the
| time of the shooting but did not remem-
Der in what position her husband was.
! At this point court took a recess until
2 p NJ.
| Afternoon Session.
! At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Mrs. Hardy was recalled to an
swer a few questions by County At
torney Fisher.
Witness was asked by counsel for de-
| fence to describe more fully the ham
| Ole of the revolver that Sias had given
| her. At this point both the revolver
| that Sias had given Mrs. Hardy and
| Ed Hardy's revolver We're introduced
as evidsnce. The State also offered the
bullet which DR.. Mann extracted from
Mrs. Hardy's neck.
Charles Sias on Stand for Three Hours
The next witness to be called by the
State was Charles Sias, who was the
first to visit the Hardy camp follow
ing the shooting. Sias proved to be an
excellent witness. Frequently he got
entangled with counsel for defence, but
hardly time did he hesitate TO an
swer promptly County Attorney Fish
ers direct examination was of l hour
ard Is minutes duration.
Witness testified that he was a.
member of the Homo on March 20 last,
but was on a furlough. Witness was
acquainted with Ed Hardy; had known
him for three years. Got acquainted
with him while he (Hardy) was al
nurse in the Home hospital SiaS was
night watch at that time. Witness was
asked if he knew the resp ,ndent, Van.
nah, and he replied that he did, and
had known him since November, 1912,
having first seen him at the Hardy
camp. Witness then related the 'occa-
sion of his going to Gardiner on the
day of the shooting, incidentally doing
an errand for Mrs. Hardy as she want
ed some beef extract for her husband.
Witness desci Ibed n detail yannahs
movements to and from his camp,
whree he kept his liquor.
Witness, on further direct examina-
tion. stated that he returned from Gar
diner on the o'clock car arriving at
his camp about $40. Was in the act Of
starting a fire in the kitchen stove
when he heard a sound; thought it was
his dog at first, making a noise, but
seeing that the dog was quiet, thought
there was something wrong. He went
outside the camp and saw man whom