Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-23

Ford car one Sunday soon after the coun
ty fair.
The revolver that was In the case wal
produced, and she said 1t was one thai
Prescott Pratt gave her. he gave hel
six or seven cartridges with 1t.
Mrs. Hersey, mother of Eva Dudley,
testified to essentially the same facts.
John Pierce of Paris, jsweler at Sopt b
Paris, testified that he traded watches
with Prescott Pratt about the last ot
September, 1914. Pratt said he wanted
a smaller watch.
The watch introduced In the case was
shown witness, and identified as the one
Prescott Pratt traded to him.
Alonzo T. G. Carr of Island Pond, jew.
eler, had known George W. Davis, and
had repaired watch for him in 1910.
From bis record he read the numbers OF
the case and the movement, and they
correspouded with the numbers on the
watch In the case.
Woodbury. Thayer of South Paris was
called, and testified to meeting Prescott
Pratt on the 2Sth day of September, and
going with him to Lewiston to trade
automobiles. Pratt had Ford, and said
IL was one he had traded for. he traded
it with Dwight Edwards for Penn run.
about, and gave him some money to
boot.
Cross. examinations: What kind OF
covers were there on this carp
As remember 1t, they we're light
brown.
Dwight Edwards OF Auburn testified
to trading automobiles with Prescott
Pratt. Pratt paid $40 in money. He
said his name was Charles Cash, that he
lived in Bethel, and that he dealt 10 cars
Herbert Woodwork of South Paris
that Pratt told him he got the
Ford car he bad at q secondhand store
in Boston.
Willard G. Pratt of South Paris testi'
fed that be saw Ford car, quite muddy,
in the Pratt yard on the morning of the
9th OF September. Pratt said he got
the car in Berlin; came down the night
before, and got in about 8 O'Clock.
Oramell Pratt of South Paris, who
lives with Byron Tuttle at Hotel An.
drews, saw Prescott Pratt with a Ford
car one Sunday in September. Said he
was running the car for Dslano OF Port
land. Later be saw Pratt have $50,
which was counted.
Arthur K. Sburtleff OF South Paris saw
Prescott Pratt have big bunch OF bills
during the fall.
George r. Eastman Of South Paris sold
Prescott Pratt a suit of clothes on sun
day, Sept. 9th, some time in the after,
noon. Pratt paid for the clothes, and
had roll of money in his pocket.
Byron W. Tuttle of South Paris, pro.
prietor Of Hotel Andrews, testified that
Pratt finished work for Harry Holden
somewhere from the goth to the 23d OF
September. Pratt said that he was go
ing to Portland on Saturday. Saw Pratt
with Ford car on Sunday, the 9th.
Sheriff Rockingham was recalled to
explain a plan of the roads around South
Paris, which was posted on the board by
the witness stand.
Harry B. Holden Of South Paris, pro-
prietor of the Hotel Andrews livery
stable, employed Prescott Pratt during
the sumner. Pratt finished work there
Sept. 10, according to my books. l paid
him 81. so when we settled. A few days
before that he wanted to borrow $1,000.
He used to draw on his pay before the
end Of the week.
On cross.examination witness stated
that his attention had been called to an
alleged error in the date of Prescott.
finishing work. He was asked az tn
Prescott taking the peanut man to Can
ton fair, and thought 1t was the Friday
before the 10th.
E. s. Jones Of South Paris, who had
charge of the body Of the dead man, told
the circumstances Of removing the cloth.
ing, and identified certain things taken
from the pockets, and described the
clothing.
Oscar F. B0wker of South Paris call.
ed: live on Nichols Street.
Asked as to anything that attracted
bis attention the last of September, be
related hearing two shots west Of his
bouse at 1:15 in the morning OF Sunday,
Sept. 27. The time was fixed with
hashlight. About five minutes later an
went by toward the village.
No light from the automobile shone in
to bis room, whereas any light in the
road above his house would invariably
shine through his window.
This testimony was objected to by the
defence, and when 1t was admitted by
Judge Spear an exception was noted.
The felt which had been introduced in
the case was shown the witness, and he
stated that be first saw II beside the road
a few hundred feet west of his house
while taking walk on the 1lth OF last
Oc' ober, and was present when 1t was
secured near the same place by Sheriff
on the 7th Of March.
On cross-ex by Mr.. Wheeler
witness said that the shots heard were
an unusual occurrence, of which he took
special note, but when asked why he did
not investigate the next day to find on
what they meant, replied that he did
not consider the matter OF sufficient i'm
portance. He was quite sharply ques-
TONED by Mr.. Wheeler as to whether be
had not stated to the counsel for the de-
fence that he thought the shots might be
connected with some affair that would
come out later, and that be would then
have bit of exclusive information to
impart. He did not directly admit such
statement.
Have you told certain man 10 this
place that you had been dreaming about
the Pratt case, and that you dreamed
that you bid body under barn2
Witness admitted that he might have
said that.
Mr.. Bowker's testimony closed the
case for the state, and after recess, al
q little past 4 O'Clock Thursday after.