Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-16
GIBBONEY
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asked District Attorney Merrill
! Curtis replied the Witness
| Did Gibboney identify Curtis in any
further manner?"
; mo. he simply said Curtis
What was the cause of Gibboney's
death?"
Strychnine poisoning"
! That is your professional opinion ,"
1T u.s."
How long do you think it was from
the time that you reached the room
until Gibboney dicd?" asked Attor
ney General pattangall in cross-ex-
| animation.
Not over 10 minutes" replied the
witness.
DR.. W. II. Harris of Augusta, medi-
cal examiner for kenncbcc county. tes
tlhed that he was called to tho Ma
tional Home at II o'clock in the fore
noon OF Nov. last, the day after the
death OF Gibboncy. He was summoned
by Dr. David l.. Williams. who was
acting surgeon at the Home, who told
the witness that there was a suspect
ed case of murder, which he thought
demanded an investigation. He made
an autopsy and the int rior organs
We're sent to Prot. T.. y. Whittier at
Iso"doln College for analysis. An ex-
animation showed traces of strych-
nine.
frof. Marshall p. Cram, professor Of
chemistry at the Bowdoin Medical
SchoOl. testified to making AN exam
NATION of Gibbonty's inner organs. He
round Strychnine in the liver and also
found strychnine in the bottle and also
found strychninc in the liquor which
was sent from the Home some OF 4 he
contents of which Gibboney is sup
posed to have drank
GustavuS II. Long testified that he
had been a member of the Home for
III years ana slept i'll the next bed to
that occupied by Gibboney. He heard
what he judged was the pouring of liz
uor and thought that Gibboney might
be taking drink. Gibboney called for
a man named Morton and said: Van
come here. | want to see you and talk
with you. That man has tried to poi
son me. He is a murderer and a thief.
He has robbed me of 5000" Gibboney
talked in loud tone to Morton.
On cross-examination by Attorney
General Pattangall. the witness testi-
fed that he did not know where Glib
honey was the day before he died, but
supposed that he was in the company
quarters. as he went out but very
little. The witness knew nothing about
the health of Gibboney.
Van r.. Morton testified that he had
been a member of the Home for 16
and that he ioI l,n
ward with Gibboney. At 10 o'clock or
Whereabouts on the evening of Nov. 6
last he was called by Gibboney.
Gibboney said to the witness: Go
get doctor as quick as you can as I
have been poisoned. / let the man who
poisoned me have 5000 to keep for me-
thought that he was an honest man
but he is thief and murderer. It's
Curtis of Ward A.
Continuing, the witness testified
that Gibboney told him that he was
dying and that he didn't have long to
tell the witness what he wanted to tell
him. He had known Gibboney 10 or
IL years and there was no other man
named Curtis In Ward 4.
"Where were you when Gibboney
called" asked Attorney Pattangall in
cross examination.
II was in my bed" replied the wit
ness. HE called my name"
John Donohue testified that he was
in the same ward with Gibboney at the
time of his death. Gibboney had n
spasm and some one asked him what
the matter was and Gihboney replied,
Curtis has taken my 5000 and now
he is a poisoner; he is murderer"
| On cross animation by Attorney
| Pattangall the witness testified that
; Gibboney did not 60 ont doors much.
He didn't take any particular notice
of Gibboney that day. There was no
moving from one ward to. another in
the night time and the men generally
20 to bed about S o'clock
, Thomas A. Coombs, sergeant of Co
L, testified that he was called on the
night of Nov. last in connection with
the death of Marvin Gibboney. He
heard Gibboney say that he had been
poisoned and that his money was
gone. He did not know Gibboney very
we'll.
Harry S. Richardson, a member Of
the Home, testified that he had heard
Gibboney call for Van Morton and also
heard Gibboney say that some one had
poisoned him.
Curtis was remanded 20 the Kenne-
bee county Jail at Augusta without
bail.