Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-23
THE MYSTERY MAN
OF ASSAULT CASE
IS STILL UNKNOWN
Nc Light or Identity of Man
Who Is Said to Have Assault
ed McDougal and Mckenzie.
Ed. Buber Given "Clean Bilr

Ed Buber was discharged at the
| close of the assault hearing Wednes-
day morning which had been continued
from Tuesday morning. I'VE give you
a clean BILL" said Judge Lancaster,
land you can consider yourself a mar
tyr of justice or an effort to obtain JUS
tice." The hearing came to an abrupt
close after hearing two witnesses,
Charles G. Hunt Of As State street,
where the assault occurred. and
Frank Best, driver Of the public auto
mobile seen before the house by
Fred Edwards at the time Of the as
sault. Neither witness threw any light
on the case to aid in Identifying the
man who is said to have assaulted
McDougal and Mckenzie on the night
Of Sept. IA.
| Mr.. Hunt testified that McDoueal
lives in the other side of the house in
which he himself resides. He said that
at the time of the disturbance he heard
an automobile and got out Of bed to
| see what was going on He stated
that he looked out the window, heard
steps in the hall. and then went back
to bed without learning who the men
We're
| The greater interest was shown in
the testimony of Frank Best, but
though he remembered that he took the
mysterious person into his car near 4S
State street and took him as far as
| the junction of Winthrop street with
State he did not know his name He said
he had seen him number of times
but had never known his name Best
testified that he saw two men. prob
ably McDougal and Mckenzie, walk
ing down Water street a short time
before the hour at which the assault
is believed to have occurred, that he
afterwards drove a fare to Sand hill
and drove back toward the waiting
room at the junction via gas house
hill, ocalled He said that upon ap-
preaching As State street he saw a
man fall off the steps. got out of his
car helped him up. and drove on to
the junction. The mysterious unknown
rode with him as far as Winthrop
street. He later testified that he saw
this man walking up the hill behind
McDougal and Mckenzie as they went
home and that after leaving the man
at Winthrop street he again saw him
on Water street, at which time the
mysterious one had told him he escort
ed the two compliments in the assault
case to 48 State.
Attorney Melvin f. Sawtelle, repre-
sentins the compliments, addressed
the court and said he believed the
witness was Withholding information
deliberately and was guilty of con-
tempt of court and asked that he be
committed. Judge Lancaster said he
believed rather that Best might be
guilty of perjury, as such a charge
might be preferred against him if he
knew the man, the mysterious man,
whose name he said he did not know.
Attorney Sawtelle remarked that such
charge might be lodged against Best
in an effort to cause him to reveal the
name of the mysterious parsonage If
he in truth knew it. Best had testi-
fed that he did know certainly that
the man was not Ed. Buber and with
the discharge of Buber the hearing
ended. There may, however. be furth-
er action in the case aimed to bring
forth more complete testimony from
witne sses who may have withheld i'm
portant information in their possess
sion