Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-10-18

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pennsps ten minutes Then went into
"arren's barn and ground nv scythe on an
emefy stone. then went back home and
stayed about ten minutes, du ring which time
: took two drinksout cf the quart Of whtskey
had hid under the house.
Then went down In Greedy walls, 6s,d
ana started to NOW. Ithen went back home
sftera very few minutes and took another
win. Gus OF the quart Of whiskey. There
was then about one-half pint left Of the quart
Of whiskey. had drank the rest.
Then wandered of up the road toward
scar harbcr. went as far as Emma Turn
bulls house and went In there. Mrs. Turn
pull was there In the kitchen when I went in.
aonv remember saying word to her, and
aont remember that she spoke to me. She
was standing at the farther side of the room
near the stairs. and opposite the shed door
wnen went in. thought that she made for
me with knife, and an scared to death Of
! a knife. as have been cut with knife sew
eral times.
| picked mp something In the room, do
not know what 1t was, and struck her with It.,
threw 1t at her. and she fell on the aoor
| Inen came to myself l had been in n daxed
cona'sion up to this time. | saw her lying
there ON the floor, and then do not remem-
Der what took place. do not remem be
what did until had taken her down In the
woods. remember seeing her lying on the
ground down In the woods. came to myself
enough down in the woods to realize what l
bad done, and that had killed her, and re-
member that I started for home, and then I
went blank again and don't know how /
went towards home, but do remember CON-
ing to Jules Smiths barn. From the Jules
Smith barn was myself until got home
| think l must have followed an old wood
road that leads from the back Of the Turn
bull field. There are several old wood roads
leading in that direction.
From the Jules Smith barn I followed a
path through the DDS directly to the back
OF my home. | did not eat anything at all
that night. l stayed until my wife came
home. / had built a FIRE and l think was
sitting in the house when she came. I think
she got supper for Weber, but could not
eat anything. l walked sroand out In the
edge Of the woods back of my house for a
time before went down to fathers with the
washing.
Tha, afternoon. from the time | went after
orchids over to the tea house until cane
back from the Turnbull house I had on light
gray trousers (the trousers that match the
vest that Mason has in his possession). a
light shirt without any collar, and blue
sweater amd pair of heavy black shoes. The
trousers were old and patched and had a tear
down the right leg below the pocket. Just as
described by Lincoln Wright. did not have
the blue sweater on when went down to the
Turubuli house, as had taken II off
when l went down to Greedy Wallis field to
NOV, and did not put II on again. but with the
exception OF the sweater | was dressed as
have described when went 20 the Turnbuil
house.
Am snre that wore the same clothes all
the evening. and that did not change to the
black oyerails and black shirt until Saturday
morning. | had on the same clothes when I
went with the washing to my fathers that
had worn that AFTERNOON. My wife saw the
blood on my clothes that night.
| burned the trousers and shirt Satur day
forenoon, aftsr l came back from the Turn
bull house where had been with the officers,
as ! knew at that time that the officers were
looking for The M, and thought that the blood
on them would convict me OF the murder.
have read over the above statement con-
tanned on four sheets of paper. and know
the contents thereof. am making this state
ment Voluntarily. of my own Tree will. and
without any influence pressure being
used upon me by any person, and am making
II wholly for the purpose OF relieving my
mind. ! am making the foregoing statement
In the presence and hearing OF +. o. Silsby,
sheriff. and Fred l.. Mason. County attorney.
and the foregoing is ,rae. and was written by
Fred L. Mason In my presence and at my re-
guest, GUY NJ. SMALL.
Witness: F. o. SiLsBy.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK IS. October 6. a. d. 1915.
Subscribed and sworn to by Guy NJ. Small.
Before me.
FRED L. MASON.
Justice OF the Peace.
The indictment for murder was re-
turned by the grand jury Saturday morn
ing. At the opening OF court Saturday
afternoon, Small Was arraigned, and plead
ed guilty. The county attorney, in moving
for sentence, did not 60 into the details
OF the murder or the confession. SmalPs
attorney, E. 8. Clark OF Bar Harbor, spoke
briefly in behalf OF his client, not with
any view OF lessening the sentence, which
is fixed by statute, and is beyond the dis
erection Of the court, but in the belief that
the case might at some time come before
the governor and council in petition for
pardon. Judge King then imposed the
life sentence.
Small, who is twenty-seven years old,
formerly lived in Ellsworth, being
brought up in the family OF Augustus