Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-15
BATES HELD
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! officers. two hours AFTER kne Shoot-
ing took place.
The witnesses above mentioned
we're sworn in by Judge Matthew and
the first on the stand was Elnont
, Roberts, who gave his age as ID
years, and who said he was present
at the time the murder took place
! Tuesday evening, between and SAC
o'clock. The young witness stood on
the stand with his hands behind him
and answered briefly but quickly
questions that We're asked by Coun-
t. Attorney Fisher and the attorney
for the respondent. Carol Perkins
When asked to tell his story he said:
Il have known Langdon Bates
about one and a half years and sa"
him last evening on the o-called
two Simpson hills, on the road Lead
ing TO Benton. about l and a hall
miles from his home. He was COM
int from the direction of Benton.
When [ first noticed him he had a
rife in his hand and was coming out
OF the tall grass beside the fence on
! the road side. He passed me and
! spoke to him. He then walked along
the road and passed the two women
, and after he had passed about so feet
he fred in the direction Of the wo-
men, at their hacks"
| Roberts testified that he was on
his way home and that he was a
: short distance ahead of Goodin and
/. Ward, the other two witnesses.
! He said that he was in front Of the
two women about so feet down in the
gully ward who was in company with
Roberts and Goodine, said: Hello! Are
you after big game The respondent,
Bates, answered: II don't know wheth-
err it will be big game or little game"
The next that Roberts knew was that
| Bates had fred shot and heard the
two women scream. Mrs. Cole saying:
You have shot me- The two women
went to the side OF the road and toward
! the brook, and then jumped out into
| the gully again Five shot followed,
and there was only an instants hest
tation between the first and second
| shots. After the six shots were fired,
| Bates went up over the hill and disap-
! peared. Toberts went on his way
/ home and notified his father who told
| him to go upstairs and get the gun.
which he did and passed the gun to the
! father
| When Roberts first noticed Mr.. Bates
in particular he heard Goodine say TO
Ward that something was wrong. and
| later heard the shots There had been
| notalk between the three men and
! Bates except the words that Ward had
spoken to Bates When Miss Simpson
| noticed Bates with the rife she started
/ toward the side of the road and Mrs
! Cole followed her. He was about so
fact away from them when they noticed
! nm. Bates was about 100 feet away
| when Roberts noticed him, and said
that if he had been looking he could
| have seen him. but said that Bates did
not take much notice as he did not seem
| to be in any hurry
! Chester L. Ward. who is employed az
cook tor the Ho.lingsworth & Whitney
! Co. on the BOOM and who ,naEns his
! home IN Winslow, was the second Wit
ness on the stand. He satd he saw Rates
shoot Mrs. Cole between s and 8 10 Tues
! day evening. firing six shots before he
! disappeared. The first shot was fired
/ when he was about 80 feet away Who,
! he first noticed Bates he stepped out of
the grass as he came by the road j.,
/ company with Goodne. The two were
| taxing graphophone and records from
me nome OF Miss Simpson to the home
OF Miss Thihodeau. where a bir,h1a y
! party was said to have taken nlana
! AS Ward passed Bates he said that he
spoke 70 him and, seeing the rife IN HE
f, hand. remarked: Are YOU after hig
game and bates answered: II don't
Know whether it is big or little game >.
I lie said that he did not know pat.s.
name and had only seen him onca ha
iore, but because of seeing the rife bo
made the remark
| Ward testified that he cana 70
W 'nslow about 3 months ago rro,,
Augusta, where he had been on.
ployed at the Cony house as nigh,
clerk later being employed in HAYES
restaurant as all round cook H..
said that he left the boom house he-
'"een and 7.15 Tuesday eyenin.
70 attend the party at the home ~
Mrsh Thtbodeau, which was r,ren ~
honor Of her sons birthday ~
| said that he left the Thibodeau bor,s
for the Simpson home in comn,nv
with Goodine for the purpose or gel
ing the graphophone and records
ana said that Miss Simpson and Mrs
cole left the house at the same time
We TWO men did, as they were all TO
re guests at the party. Bates re-
marked that 1T might just as wen he
Iow as any time" and with these
WORDS ne raised the rife ana shot At
me women. said the witness. When
Mrs. Cole screamed, you've shot
me ne said, Il have got YOU this
time oid lady" and then fred nve
SHOTS according to Ward.
Ward said that he had never seo,
Mrs. Cole before that he remembe,ea
but that he did know who Ms.
Simpson was.
Ward and Goodine ran toward tho
house thinking it best for them to
keep out Of the way of the rife and
dld NOV return on the spot unit, Soma
time later. when the officers and o
nnfnher Of other people had sssen.
pieh on the spot where the trapedv
took place. e0'
ward also testified that Bates had
2 very peculiar look IN his eya ~
tha' ne could not help noticing how
starinely he looked at tho ~, -"
passed by. as i-e