Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-19
Albert 3. Bean Held for Grand Jury.

Albert B. Bean Held for Grand Jury.
STATEMENTS MADE TO MEDICAL Elk.
AhINER PRINCIPAL EVIDENCE IN
HEARING FOR MURDER OF DAUGHTER.
In the Norway Municipal Court Fri.
day, Albert B. Bean of Waterford was
ordered held without bail to await the
action OF the grand jury on the charge
OF murder of his daughter, Inez Bean.
The hearing was opened the week be-
fore, but was continued until last Friday
to allow OF the examination Of certain
organs which bad been sent to Professor
Whittier Of Bowdoin College.
At the continued hearing Friday, the
state was represented by County At
torney Albert Beliveau OF Rumford.
Capt. L. w. Blanchard of Rumford, who
10 county attorney ELECT, and will begin
on his term Jan. LIST, was also present.
Beams counsel were Alton q. Wheeler
and James s. Wright.
The court room was filled with peo-
pie, including some of Beans relatives
and neighbors in Waterford. The time
actually occupied in the bearing was less
than three-quarters of an hour.
Two witnesses were called for the
state, DR.. 81. L. Bartlett of Norway,
medical examiner for Oxford County,
and Professor Frank NJ. Whittier Of
Brunswick.
DR.. Bartlett In answer to inquiries by
the county attorney stated that he was
called to the Bean place about the first
week in November by Mr.. Bean on ac-
count of his daughters illness, but did
not determine what was the nature of
her illness. Again he was called about
two weeks since, but did not see the
daughter at that time.
After controversy over the admission
OF the testimony, DR.. Bartlett stated
this visit related to the daughters con.
dition, but any statement of the CONVEX
sation was objected to by Mr.. Wheeler,
and the inquiry was not pursued.
The next visit to the Bean place was
on the 9th of Decemb Der, when I was &C.
companied by DR.. b. NJ. Allen. 1 was
summoned by Mr.. Bean, who said bis
daughter was sick. When We arrived
the girl was dead, her body being on a
bed in the front room.
Did you have conversation with Bean
regarding the girls deatb9
did.
What was his statement az to how the
girl came to her death?
aokaI 1hot honnono1 Poan aaid
the girl worked as usual In the forenoon,
and after dinner had sort of spasm,
and fell over dead. / said that was
strange, and asked him If anything had
been done by him to bring on an abor-
ton. He nodded his head. l repeated
the question, aud he said yes. / asked
him how and he said the old way. l
asked him II he was responsible for the
girls condition, and he nodded, and on
my asking the question the second time,
said yes.
performed an autopsy in the evening
of that day. At that time Bean again
made a statement, and ] reduced 1t to
writing and he signed it, That state
ment is now In my safe. 1t Is sub
stsntially the same as what he said In
the afternoon. he also gave me the in
strument which he used. sent certain
of the organs to Professor Whittier for
examination.
Cross. examined by Mr.. Wheeler: Did
you, when this statement was made,
give Mr.. Bean any instructions as what
bis rights were?
No.
Have you had any further statement
for him?
ONLY what he said In the evening,
which was practically the same as in the
afternoon. took it down and he sign
cd 1t.
Was any caution given him as to his
rights?
No. I asked him If 1t was Of his own
free will and accord, and he said 1t was.
Mr.. Wheeler asked to have the writ
ten statement produced, and there was a
strenuous controversy between counsel,
Mr.. Wheeler declaring that this state
ment was part Of the case, that the
medical examiner was q public official
and that bis doings should be open to
every one concerned, and County At
torney Beliveau oontending that the
statement added nothing to the evidence
already given by DR.. Bartlett. Judge
Jones ruled that it need not be produced.
Professor Whittier described the con.
dition Of the organs sent to him, and
gave it as his opinion that death resulted
| from the admission OF air bubbles into
the circulation through liberation or
tear in the wall OF the uterus.
For the defence there we're called
Sheriff William o. rockingham and
Jailer John A. Titus, who arrested Bean,
DR.. Allen, and DR.. Bartlett. The sheriffs
both testified that they had in their pos
session no evidence in the case further
than what had been given, and that they
had not had any conversation OF impor-
.ance with Bean regarding the case.
DIR. Allen was asked as to what &C.
Cured at the Bean place when he was
there, but could tell nothing of impor-
lance. He said that his recollection OF
Beams statement to DR.. Bartlett In the
afternoon, at which he was present, was
prac tically as stated by DR.. Bartlett.
DIR. Bartlett was then called to the
stand by the defence, and asked to pro-
duce the written statement regarding
| which he had testified. This began
another controversy between counsel,
followed BY conference of court and
attorneys, but Judge Jones ruled as be-
fore that the statement need not be pro-
duced for the preliminary hearing.
The hearing then closed, and Judge
Jones ordered Bean committed to jail.
Since bis arrest Bean has improved In
personal appearance considerably under
the hands of a barber, but he shows
no deep feeling or stress Of emotion In
| connection with the proceedings. 1t Is
intimated that an investigation OF bis
mental condition may be asked later by
his counsel.
The Legend Of Cathay.
"This strange country is called Cathay,
and the ruler thereof is one Kublsh
Khan, q mighty warrior, who by reason
of his strong will and trusty sword has
made himself lord of the whole land.
bis government is both wise and just,
and is administered to rich and poor
/ ILL., y;thout fear mr. favor. On the