Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
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side. Miss Narney kept repeating over
and over again: How can that man
say those things about me? How can
he swear my life away" After time
she was quoted and the session of the
court was resumed.
Goodchild was cross-examined relent-
lessly by the defense.
He admitted that he had held long
conferences with Brookline and Prov
idence police officials in connection
with the case.
Unable to Identify Revolver
Goodchild was unable to identify pos
itively the revolver that was found
near the body of Mrs. Keyes on June
10 as the one he sold to a woman in
Providence, March 16. Neither could ne
identify hat and coat shown as those
worn by the woman on that day.
You couldn't identify the defendant
before ana you can't now?" he was
asked.
I've always said I could not posi-
lively identify her as the woman who
bought the revolver" GoodchiId re-
Piled.
On redirect examination Goodchild
was asked: is the woman at the bar
the woman who bought the revolver
March 16?"
He replied: Il think she is
Then on re-cross-eXamination he was
asked
Didn't YOU say YOU could not posi-
lively identify her as the woman?"
Yes. sir" he replied.
DR.. George B. Magrath, medical ex-
aminer Of Suffolk county, who was
called on July !. by the Brooklne au-
thorities to investigate the death Of
Mrs. Reyes followed Goodchild on the
witness stand. DR.. Magrath said he
had investigated 931S deaths by vio-
lent causes.
The witness gave it as his opinion
that Mrs. keyes did not commit sui
eide. Two revolver bullets entered
Mrs. keyes' head on the right side.
She was right handed. Even if Mrs
Reyes had held the revolver in her
left hand DR.. Magrath said the first
bullet would have SO damaged her brain
that 1T would have destroyed all power
TO pull the trigger for the second shot.
1t was his opinion. he said, that the
first shot fired by the person who kill
ed Mrs keyes stunned and paralyzed
her, and that it went through Mrs.
keyes' right hand, which he thought
she was holding to the side of her
head. The second shot, DR.. Magrath
believed, caused death.
Hypothetical Question
The witness was asked a hypotheti-
cal question that took the prosecuting
attorney nine minutes to ask. In ans
Wer DR.. Magrath said that If Mrs.
keyes was found dead at 1.2O it was
his opinion that she died two hours
before that time On cross examination
the witness admitted that ne had pre-
pared the question himself
Carl Bienscnhach, father Of the muir
dered woman, testified briefly today. He
identified as his daughters the hand
writing. in a note found by her side
when her body was discovered.
Miss Elsa T.. 3iesenbach a sister
said that as far as She knew Mrs.
keyes' married life had Been happy.
Mrs. Reyes mother identified other
handwriting of her daughter. but was
not shown the note. None of the Bies-
enbach family was cross examined by
the defense attorneys.
After adjournment of court counsel
for the defense said that Miss Narnev
would take the stand in her own behalf
The prosecuting attorney said the state
would probably finish its case tomor-
row. The defense have more than so
witnesses and Miss Narney's counsel
said it would be probably late in the
week before Miss Narney testified.