The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-02-11

GEORGE A. HUBBARD. convicted of
his dead brother-in-law whose funeral
he had come to attend. After going
to the lower floor Hubbard started up
the stairs. but was finally induced TO
return saying however, If / could
/ have got up there then | could have
got her" Bigelow said there were no
indications of struggle in the room
| where the murder WAS committed on
cross examination BigcloN said there
| had been box of whiskey in the hotet
the day before He admitted serving
some OF the liquor to both Mr. Hub
Mrs. Hubbard having none. Bigelow
admitted that he heard a great racket
upstairs and while he said he didn't
think they We're having a fight he later
admitted that he presumed there was
a fight He denied that Hubbard had
/ said 'If he hadn't of grabbed me
there wouldn't have been any trouble" ="
And denied remarking that they were
at it again" but admitted that he
thought fight was going on in anoth-
| er room
! George Foss was employed at the
| hotel when he shooting occurred and
was the second witness called for the
state. He testified mainly as follows:
| That he was sweeping the office when
he heard shots fired. He started to
go up the stairs He also heard some
and down Bigelow went past him and
after gaining admttance to the room,
Mrs Hubbard rushed out Hubbard fol-
lowed him down stairs loading the re-
volyer which he had just empted and
said You needn't telephone the doctor
it won't do any good. Said he was
sorry he hadn't shot his wife and told
him, Foss, that he didn't come on any
pleasure trip. When asked if he had
seen the two men together, the wit
ness related that Matthews and him
self were in conference
when Mr.. Hubbard came into the
room. He left the two men together.
Heard Hubbard express pleasure at
having shot Mathews and regret that
he had not killed his wife. Ne cross
examination was conducted.
DR.. l.. H. Blanchard of Hartland
was next called and told of his pro-
fessiona visit at the Park House at
the time of the alleged murder Found
Matthews lying on the floor dead with
two bullet wounds in the chest and
one in the thigh. There were also
wounds on the head which might have
been made with a blunt instrument
possibly the revolver. These wounds
were probably made after death. aC-
cording to the doctors impression
MRS. HUBBARD on THE STAND
Mrs. Cora Hubbard. wife of the ac-
cused next took the stand She is
an attractive woman. suartly eoWncd
and made good appearance She
gave her age as IS years and began tc
answered the questions asked her in a
voice so low that she MAS asked tc
lift her veil, in order tha' she might
be better heard. She testified to hav-
ing been previously married and said
she and Mr. Hubbard had no children
OF their OWL She wont 10 Hartlant
at The time her sister Mrs Mat
thews. wife of the murdered man died
and remained there. She was I'm
ployed there in doing chamber WORK
and IN looking after things about III,
hostelry In general She told pf he'
brothers dying and OF her husband
coming to the funeral Il that tins
the couple roomed tae,ther and yisitct
at the home ~ h,r sister Who li,r,
upon farm outside ~ IN. town %
Hartland Thcre was uo unpleasant
mesa that time be'~,on herself am,
husband ihr Sitness testified AID sh'
did not agatn SEE him fnf about ihrc'
weeks or rot uutii the saturday prr
,ious to the ahooiine On sunda, sb'
and her husband spent saturday nigh
together and SUNDAY tptenoon ~tines
stated thai 81, NsA ostuplrA IA pre-
pairing Nj Matthews raam fog guests
he hasiHk as,ldsd - give 10 the ssmi
for their accommodation she hear,
NJ Matthew Rat Mfs Hubbard rou
husband - look ina hr seu o. ~ u
dlnHef asd sent dn~H ffom ,h