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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-20

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CANAAN

Mrs Weymouth of Skowhegan |.
visiting her sister Miss Betsy Davis.
Ernest Tatro was at home from
Fairfield over Sunday.
Mrs. Shellie Farnham visited with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Har.
ris last week Mr.. Farnham came
Saturday and they returned to Oronc
by auto Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Johnston
daughter Margaret of Oakland, &C.
qompanied by their guests Mr. anG
Mrs. Percy Johnston and little daugh-
ter Phyllis of Bridgeport, Conn, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Harris
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Oakman Moody, who has beer
in Skowhegan for medical treatment
has returned home, very much i'm.
proved in health.
Eulah Peavy has leased the Edgar
Clifford farm and moved last week.
The pupils Of the Brock school OF
Friday, May IA, presented an inter
esting program Besides music, dia
logues and demonstrations in schoo
work, the following pupils appeared
in various numbers: Fred HIATT
Greta Sanders, Earl Bartlett, Arthur
McDan, Katherine Mason, Freddie
Hicks, John Lavler Ella McLaugh
lin, Erwin Mclaughlin. Carrie Nc
Laughlin, Eugene Mclaughlin, Doris
Cover, Geraldine Smith, Lottie Hicks
Arland Smith, Harry Sanders, Mar
garet Mason, Imogene Mclaughlin
and Harry Boston. Miss Mary Ken
needy is the teacher.
The Fair held at Town Hall Wed
nesday. May IL, by Sunrise Chapter
O. E. S. was success both social.
and financially. The hall was hand
somely draped with bunting. Thu
booths, six in number, were very at
tractively arranged and were IL
charge of ladies of the Order. al
sorts of articles from fancywork t
cookery were on sale An enter
tainment was presented in the even
ing of readings, dialogues, tableau,
and music. The silk quilt and Stun
Der robe, made by ladies of the order
were both won by James Barrett
The sofa pillow, made by Mrs. Shelli
Farnham was awarded to Mrs. Mabe
Foster. The net proceeds were $1O7
Much credit is due the committee o
arrangements Mrs. Belle Holt. Mrs
Mabel Harris and Mrs. Belle Mason.
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Gard OF Thanks

We wish to express our sincere
thanks TO all who helped us during
the sickness and death OF our loved
one especially the Sunshine Society
and neighbors also for the beautiful
flowers sent.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. nonahue
Skowhegnn. Me, May 90. 1911
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REYERE-CORNYILLE

Herbert Blackwell and Belle
Flanders visited at Herbert Halls
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos Roderick of Show
hogan visited at Felix Vincent's Sun
day and left little Paul for a longer
stay with his grandparents.
d. H. Collins and wife and Frank
Davis and wife visited at Fred Nc
,Clure's Sunday.
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tard Of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks 10 our ncighbors and friends
for the Kindness and assistance
shown us during the illness and death
OF our beloved mother and sister and
also for the beautiful floral tributes
Mss Hazel /. MeCollor
Mrs Leslie liowdcn
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURES

Whereas, Roy Nutter. of Ripley, in
the County of Somerset and State of
Maine. by his mortgage deed dated
January s, 1912. and recorded in Som
erset County Registry Of Deeds, Book
3O5 page 3O7. conveyed to me, the
Undersigned, George A. Farrar. of said
Ripley, certain real estate situate In
Ripley aforesaid, formerly known as
the Henry Watson farm place, con-
tanning about sixty-nine acres more
or less and all buildings thereon. and
being the same premises conveyed to
the said Roy Nutter by the heirs of
said Henry Watson, by two deeds re-
corded In said Somerset Registry of
Deeds, and being same premises mort
gagged by said Nutter to Samuel Saw
yer by mortgage dated January s. 1912
to secure payment of $4,000. and said
mortgage to me was given subject to
said mortgage to said Sawyer, refer
ence to said records to be had for
further particulars and description,
and whereas the condition OF said
mortgage to me has been broken, Now
therefore. by reason of the breach Of
the condition thereof. | claim fore
closure OF said mortgage
Skowhegan, Maine. May 10, 1915.
GEORGE A. FARRAR
By Daniel Lewis,
3wl9 His attorney duly authorized
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THE NEWS OF A
OUR CATERERS ~
SOMERSET

Hortense Chase of Portland Is visit
ing her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo
Chase.
Ezra Luce and his cousin Eyie Luce
visited at Delbert Luce's of New Vine
yard Saturday after attending the
graduation exercises and dance at
New Portland Friday evening.
Walter Boynton, wife and children
were visitors Sunday at John Alb
botts
Ruel Butler of Chippewa Falls,
Wis, a brother of Mrs. Emily Chase,
is visiting Mrs. Chase and other rel
atives in Maine for a few months.
Charles Parker and his mother
have moved onto the farm of Frank
Churchill which Mr.. Parker has
rented for a year.
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sasspos Sorses

Notice 4. hereby uissa that I have
xiYsn my mtsar son Barr damage. tbs
VsmainasF 81 kls iiAns aaEisw hls mi
HaFttF. shd that | witt Slsim Beas ~
bic saFstns saa pay 80 bills ny him
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ske~h sasa NstRs Nay 1913
lstss CHARLES W dAAAbE
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The days OF miracles are now and
here In Skowhegan. / was given up
to die. but hearing of the Three
Drugless Healers'. Paul Castor. Mrs.
Eldridge. Harry Small. went to them
II their branch office Vassalboro the
last of May. 1914. and was given a
new lease OF life by them. | am now
n such perfect health and happy. ]
want to make every one else 80. ]
most cheerfully recommend them to
ill my friends. neiEheors and the pub
lie In general. Consult them at
branch offce Oxford Block. formerly
Or Bigelow's once. Skowhegan.
PERCY e. WITHEE.
Skowhegan. r. r. No. l.
Sec professional card.
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THE FORKS HOTEL
The Iorks. Ne.
rREp L. MARSHALL. Prop.

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NORTH FAIRFIELD

E. A. Covell is enjoying a new auto.
Irwin Covell Of North NaSsalboro is
spending a months vacation at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. A. CoveIl.
The sociable at the COvell school
house. under the direction of Miss
Nora Goodwin occurred Saturday
night with a good attendance. There
was a good program by the children
with ice cream and cake for sale
later followed by games. The pu-
pills are very proud of their newly
papered school room.
f. T. Bigelow has been laid up
with severe case of the grippe.
Miss Annie Steward with Master
Norman Bgelow has been visiting her
uncle AlonZo Hoxie.
Mrs Charles Boothby of Lewiston
visited relatives here the past week.
Mrs Loretta Allen who has been
visiting in this vicinity since De-
cember, returned to her home In
Smithfield Wednesday.
James Thompson Of Fairfield spoke
at the Union Church last Sunday. He
was accompanied by the Misses
Blakeney and Mcdonald. Miss Blak-
eney favored us with solo which
was much enjoyed
Mrs. Lindsey Booker who is at the
Norridgewock Sanitorium is thought
to be gaining slowly.
Miss Florence Marcou Of Waterville
Is at her home here for short visit.
Mrs. Eliza Covcll who has been In
Skowhegan the past few years. has
returned to her home here.
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ATHENS

Wednesday afternoon. May IL, the
funeral OF Helen Dunton Curtis was
held at her former home on the East
Ridge, Cornville, Mrs. Curtis, the
oldest daughter OF Charles r. and
Nellie Butler Dunt0n was born In
Athens twenty years ago. She re-
ceived her education In the common
schools and in Somerset Academy
from which she graduated In the class
of 1918. She taught successfully for
n short time until her marriage 1T
lie less than year ago To Frank Cur
It's Of Wellington. where she had n
pleasant home with bright prospects
of q happy future, Her death sun.
day morning. May .. came a. n shock
20 her many friends that abe had won
by her quiet ways and sweet dispo-
sition The large attendance at the
funeral and the many beautiful now.
srs testified the respect aud sym
paihy AZ neishbora and fFisnds Rev
r n Haiti NJ ninwhAm read most
beautiful selections and spoke con.
fortiag vords The arrangements
vsrs In charge Of A \ fiummsf. a
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Alton h. Cleveland
AGENT 3wl9
Skowhegan, Maine
Somerset Traction Co.

Winter Arrangement of Cars
Effective Monday, September 18th, 1914
The Washington times., 1915-02-07
Conleys Description of the Way He
Wrapped Up Body and Carried
1t to the Elevator.

dead woman? A. He may knowed she
was dead. but l didn't az that time
q. Now. you went back there and
found a cord around her neck and a
piece of her underclothing? A. don't
know whether it was piece of her
underclothing, but | found piece of
white cloth around her neck.
Q. Both around her neck? \. Yes,
sir both was around her neck. the
white cloth tied in a knot arou ii her
head like somebody made a pillow.
Q. You mean the cloth around her
neck was knotted back here? A. The
knot was tied right back here, and the
head was off the floor by the knot being
tied there.
Q. That time at the station house
when you We're undertaking to tell the
whole truth to Mr.. Scott and Mr. Black.
the day you told about moving the
little girl did you say word about
that cord or that piece of white cloth?
y. | don't know, sir, whether / did OF
not.
Q. Don't YOU know that you didn't?
A. No, sir, I don't know that I didn't
.. You say now he said: GO and
bring her back here: didn't YOU say to
the detectives that he told YOU to bring
her to the elevator" \. No. sir. say
to the detectives when he told me to go
Grt her and bring her up here. and afte'
| ct the lady SaH down he caught no, !
NJ her feet and he waa pushing the
/ body. and he told N, t.cl 10 rah' hc'
! 10 the elevator. That's What | told
Them. but didn't tel! them when N
The Washington times., 1915-02-07

-. Amt this what you told the oai-
Gers on May ~ when you were telling
that story about moving the little child?
Didn't YOU tell them at police headqnar-
,"rs that Mr.. Frank said he had picked
up the little girl back there and let her
lall and her head nit something? On
May -, 1913, telling to Mr.. Black and
telling to Mr.. Scott. that time when
You were talking about moving the lit
,le girl, when you swore awhile ago
YOU told everything you could remem-
Der, the whole truth and nothing but
,n" TRUTH want to know IL at that
line YOU didn say he picked up lit
lie girl back there and let her fall? A.
| remember telling Mr.. Scott. telling
Doth, that he struck the little girl and
struck her too hard.
.. A while ago YOU said You didn't
Nnow whether YOU said that or not.
Have you remembered since YOU said
nat? A. Yes. sir, ] remember it,
.. You say now he told YOU to go
hacli-what did he tell you to do? A.
lie told me to ''go back there and get
her and bring her up here said he
would haye to get her out of here
some way or other
-. Wait a m!nute--did he tell yor
she was dead while he was stand nc
rhere? 4. No, sir, he didn't tell me sh,
wrs dead while he was standing there
-. You understood she was dead? \
80. sir. ! didn't understand she W.!
drat
-. " ell, what was Lis idea II getting
her out OF there Tor if she wasn't f..
The Washington times., 1915-02-07
Promised to Come Back and Burn the
Body, but Slept Until 1t Was
Too Late.
Too Late.

=. He handed X 10 YOU and took Il
away from you? A. After while he
did
@. You never said word about all
that when you first told this story. did
you" a. don't know. sir, whether
did or not when ! first told it.
Q. Don't you know you didn't? A.
No, sir. ! don't know ! didn't
q. Now, Jim. A. Yes. sir.
@. This talk about burning the body
YOU didn't tell Black and Scott anything
! about that, did YOU" A. No. sir. didn't
! tell Mr. Scott and Mr.. Black anything
about that.
tell them everything and tried to re-
member everything. why didn't you tell
them about agreeing TO burn the body.
: A. think l told them.
! .. You are just as certain OF ehat as
/ YOU are of the other things YOU have
; told? A. No, sir, am no, certain.
9. Well, after Mr.. Frank took the
J money back. then you promised MIN 10
come down and burn Il? A. promised
him / would come back that evening and
! see.
@. Come back in forty minutes: A.
Yes, sir.
| @. And burn it" A. Yes. sir.
! g. You went off and went to sleep and
! forgot to come back? \. / didn't for
get I went home and went to sleep, and
when woke up it was half past six.
| O Too late, then? 4. 1t was half
past six.
O. II you had stayed awake you would
have come. back and helped him? A.
don't know whether I would como back
now or not.
G. Jim, weren't you sitting at the cor
ner Of Electric avenue and Carter street
that Saturday afternoon about o'clock?
A. No. sir. wasn't sitting there.
.. And didn't you meet man who
said: "Oh. yes. you've been promising
to take insurance from me; I'll write
YOU this evening"? A. No. sir.
; Mr.. Dorsey-Let him give the name
Of the man.
Mr.. Rosser--Im giving the name as
w. H. Mincey: did you. Jim? A. No,
The Washington times., 1915-02-07

tory Saturday and had denied
knowing how to write. he pro-
fessed merely to account Tor his
actions on the day of the crime.
His second statement intro
duced the accusation that Frank
had dictated to him the murder
side of the slain girl. but de-
scribed the writing Of the notes
as taking place in Franks ONCE
on Friday. the day before the
murder. He still denied being
in the factory Saturday and
seeing Mary Phagan. In his
third statement, made to the
police May IS. he switched the
day Of the note writing from
Friday to Saturday, explaining
that Il made that statement in
regard to Friday in order that
/ might not be accused of know
ing anything about this murder.
for. IL l put myself there on Sat-
urday, they might accuse me OF
having "A hand in it, and now
have made up my mind to tell
the whole truth without the
pIolHlSt u re- III u dilt " ltuout
force or fear Of punishment"
Although Conley was telling
the whole truth" he said moth
ing in his third statement about
seeing Mary Phagan or helping
dispose of her body. In fact.
he still denied to the detectives
he had seen the girl. 1t was not
until he made his fourth state
mcnt, on May 30. that he told
the main details Of the story
which convicted Frank. But
even in this, although he said
he carried the body for Frank,
he did not say he had seen Mary
Phagan or Monteen Stover
enter the factory, or that he
had heard a girls scream and
"tiptoeing" back and forth be-
tween the metal room ana
Franks office, or that he was on
this occasion watching for
Frank and had watched for him
on many previous occasions
there on the first floor. These
important features of his story
, he added when he took the
Y Stap5
The Washington times., 1915-02-07

9. Well. anybody could open il and
come in; 1t was unlocked? A. guess
1t was unlocked.
q. You were standing where the
boiler is in the basement when you
a. Yes. sir.
g. And Ne said just to throw them on
the trash pile? A. No. sir, he said to
leave them right there. guess he
must have thought l was back there
where the body was.
.. Where was he when he said that
A. think Mr.. Frank was over at the
ladder there then; ] couldn't see him.
! guess he had gone up the ladder to
the FIRST floor then. l couldn't see him
from where / was standing at
.. He was on the first floor the next
time you saw him? A. Yes, sir. stand
Ing looking down into the scuttle hole
This scuttle hole is shown near
, the elevator on the first or main
floor In the diagram of the Ma
tohal Pencil Factory published In
the January ~ issue of The Times
The theory of the defense was
4 that Conlcy attacked the girl as
( she came down the stairs from
|, he second floor, and threw her
Il dowE THIS scuttle hole. The
Z wound in the back of her head
1 was accounted for by Franks
! lawyers by the supposition that
! IN falling she struck her head on
"A sharp-edsed log that was lying
! near the foot of the ladder lead
ing down from the scuttle hole.
The Washington times., 1915-02-07

.. As matter of fact, you told them
about the shoe and about the hat, but
you didn't tell them about the ribbon.
A. II l told them about the shoe and
the hat. ] told them about the ribbon
and the cloth.
.. who ran the elevator up when
you came out of the basement: A. ] ran
the elevator up because Mr.. Frank told
me to run the elevator up and he would
catch me on the first floor. get on at
the first floor.
Q. Was he standing in front OF the
elevator as you came up? y. When !
came up with the elevator, Mr.. Frank,
before | got up there. he didn't wait
for the elevator to get to the FIRST floor
b. fore he stepped on the elevator, and
he hit me on the shoulder.
o. Just as h.. got on the elevator he
said: Gee. that was hard i0b"' a.
He said: Gee, that was hard job.
and l told him 1t wasn't as hard as
the one | had totinG her back there.
O. Now. Jim. from the time thar YOU
came up front there on the second fioor
to ask Mr.. Frank how YOU should
carry the body. from the time YOU went
back and found the little girl dead and
did all the things that YOU told me,
how many minutes was that until YOU
got back on the second floor? \. Until
l left the basement and got back?
O. When you left the front and start
ed to go back to the little girl. from
that time until YOU got back to the eie-
vator. how long was II? y. Well, !
don't know, siH.
Q. You told Oh, % ;Ac officers in
tina, statement At tha; time that it was
tn."ty m!auec. d!iu'; >ou' \. d"n''
kr.ov. s.r dnu'l .CmrH' .. Sd. ms
auythiuG ahou, th.~v wr1u'oe. W.
soft said ~. q NJs sn.uc,lur
about thirty minutes, wasn't IT, and
The Washington times., 1915-02-07
Didn't You Lay
Down Your Broom!

Mr.. Rosser (rcsumins eNaminIt: IN
Jim. on Thursday. May |, while YOU
were working around Miss Carson :
place on the fourth Moor of the pencil
factory. didn't Miss Carson say wv AeA-
ever they find thc real true NluraeEeF
Of Mary Phagan 1t vii! be the ma"
who was standing or sitting there a
| the elevator when Mrs. White went up'
stairs-he Is the very one that k!!Ic'
Mary Phagan," and didn't you lay
down your broom and didn't tnish
your sweeping? A. No. sir.
G. And you came back in minute
and took UP your sprinkler and left?
No sir.
: . Didn't Miss Carson on Monday,
| April IS have this conversation with
! YOU: didn't Miss Carson say: Jim.
where were you on Saturday' and
! didn', you say: Il can't swear where
was: was drunk all day and
Snowfall (another negro employee
who was pres Mt, said: II AN prove
where was" and didn't YOU say:
well can't because was drunk
all day." y. No, sir.
Redirect examination by Solicitor Dor
seq.
Q. Jim, tell the jury what Mr..
! Frank did with reference to writing
those notes. Did Mr., Frank or not
touch your pencil while you were
! writing those notes? A. He took
tho pencil out of my hand and told
! me TO rub out the s. ] had down
| there.
q What was the s. on? A. That
! s. was on negro
, O. On negro? A, Yes. sir.
q. Did YOU ever see Mary Phagsn's
! pock tpook or mesh bag" A. Yes. si!'
/ saw Il.
. Where was II, jim \. IL vas -
Nj Franks office when We got la
, flom The basement
lContinued ON Follow inG PaKs,l
The Washington times., 1915-02-07
Said He Didn't
Know Who It Was.

a. You told Black and Scott you heard
Miss Emma Clark say: GOOD morn
ing" A. No, sir. I didn't; told them
] didn't know who II was.
q. Well, 1t was some woman? A. I
told them I didn't hear but one voice.
q. You stayed In there seven or eight
minutes? A. They asked ME how long
. il seemed to me I stayed in there, and I
said It seemed like to me l stayed there
seven or eight minutes.
Q. Now. you wrote two notes: Mr..
Frank didn't like them and you wrote
two more? A. Yes, sir.
Q. What was In the first two? A.
disremember what was in the first two
! but ] know
Q. What sYas in the last two? A.
know what'was on the head of one OF
| them.
Q. Why didn't you tell Black and
! Scott you wrote four instead of two!
! A. They didn't ask me how many
/ wrote.
; Q. You were doing the telling-why
didn't you tell them. tell me? -. Be-
cause they didn't ask that's one reason
didn't tell them.
@. Any other reason: A. Another rea.
( son didn't tell them ] written the note
/ on the green tablet was because Mr.
! Frank taken that and kinder folded II
! UP like he wasn't going to use it.
The Washington times., 1915-02-07
Frank Came
Down Running.

Mr.. Rosser continuing: Tina, is very
funny is it, 4. No, sir. II is not funny
to me-
.. Very funny? A. No, sir. it is not
, funny.
q. Well, You laughed about it? A.
was laughing because the rest OF them
laughed.
Q. Didn't YOU laugh firs," A. No, sir,
they started 1t first.
.. And you followed them and
laughed. too? A. Yes, sir, because after
7 looked at it | seen the thing was a
little funny, me saying she was both
ways.
G. Well. YOU dropped her" A. Yes.
sir. | let her fall
q. And then you called Mr. Frank?
A. Yes, sir. l called him.
.. And he came down there? A. Yes
! sir.
=. Where was Mr.. Frank then" A.
Standing up at the steps then. right at
the top of the steps.
.. Well. how far ls tho top Of tho
steps from the street door? \. | don t
+ know. sir.
! q. We'll. was it as far AZ Mr. Frank
is from you now A. | don't know sir,
whether it was that far or not.
! G. Now. outside Of the story YOU told
. Dorsey, can't YOU tell me some facts?
Is there anything that YOU know? Out
side of that story that you stated yes
terday on direct examination. is there
! anything else about this case you can
answer other than: Il don't know"
A. Well. no more than after l called him
down, there he come down. he come
a-running down.
Q. You said Mr.. Frank picked her up :
how do you mean? A. I mean Mr.
| Frank got hold Of her feet and l got
hold of her head and Mr.. Frank was
nervous and trembling and he wanted
to walk faster than I did and he had
J me backing back.