Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-20
Cursed Hair in 6ooti1

- N her way, and waitress In tie
Canton Lowe rss-aurant-Icsd Eo*
Ward came there locking for whis-
key; how STE referred him 10 her
friend Bruno Albert: and how Al
bert and Ward eventually returned
% the restaurant, TWO short pinIs
triuupha-Ely Ia rneir possession
I TLey lad . drink and gave her one
While tie two men were eating din
re- oEs Of the MATTRESSES went into
! their booth 10 curl Ter nar-using an
| iron heated by q S,Eno can q con-
dsased heat 7 know how % take tie
alcohol cut CT TIA, STUFF" size quot
ed Ward IS saying 7 learned the
TICK II TIE army"
Napoleon Pinetts
Tie nexc witness was Napoleon
Ploecte, the undertaken who took
| charge os the body. The only thing
brought ont II his testimony vas
TIA, the presence Of drugs in Mrs.
L Bernier's organs could 10, be traced
To any liquid which he had useo n
preparing the body to- burial He Old
nc. .a,sc. any preparation into tie
BODY Until after he organs lad been
removed tc- chemical exanina,ion-
Capt. John J. o'cennsii
Attorney ver!u ne1i called Cap
tain John J. OConneu CO tie Lewis
ton police force
VIA. tine Old Tou 60 20 tie se--
ME: toSse:"
we we-s called .: SIS asa ar..v-
ed II about three minutes"
!. What did you 6nd OF arriving
M. B-agion. who lived OF tie
second Goe-. me- US He :o.d ieac
SINE 'so.ogs or lad been taking
pace. and told Us 10 lock II the SIT
ting room q the BeEuie- fat This
~e cid. and We found Mrs. Beraier
stretched across the door leading
from the kitchen 20 the sitting room
She was IN convUIsio.s: her Jaws
were SCI tight and her head was
rv.Ichiog back and forth I went over
20 Ward, who was lying on the
couch IN Ike condition / touched
him on The leg and he jumped into
z sitting position He seemed 20 be
able 20 understand but could give
ne 10 reply. :hen sent O-icer Ls-
vesoue fer Or. Wisenan- When TX
w.sem.an arrived and saw the con-
6i,ioa ct things he hurried back %
. his Office for his bag. and On Te-Err-
, ing q, once went % work upon MIS-
Bernie- Outside the house = crowd
had collected In il / saw Dr. De-
saulcie-, and got her 20 cJme n 20
assist Or WissEar- When i was re-
ported 20 ne that Ms Bern:er was
dead : sent for Dr. Haskell, one %
Ward - TIE hospital On removing
Wards clothing. preparatory % pur-
ting him n bed. Officer Levesque
found note II WARDS Goa. pocke--
The Vital Nete
: a. this point The note was exam
: ined by Justice oakes, shown 20 II.
: jury and admitted as Exhibi, = fol
: tie State L eas then read. IS fol
lows:
An dea.hly sick. think the
vhisaey We have heea drinking
II made from WOOD alcohol Marie
! think is dad and am failing
i. fast, cannot move ny legs now.
= Never stole autos II M life.
EDGAR WARD.
! Randolph. Ne.
II P :. Mother. Z die. an sorry
for all that / have done, father
have my watch.
Exhibit 3 for the Safe was nex
admitted. TITS was tbs se!:-ti-ir
fountain pen <ound II Wards pock
81 a. The time they found the nots
The Tag found a. The Beraier house
and belonging 10 Ward. was next. ad
! nitted with lis contents. Il con
;. sisted Of some underwear. z me1han
+. les hammer. the head % which. from
: The rusty condition would give n
; Impression that II had not been Use
for some time. and two Maine au.
license p,at.s-Iumber 1n5.9.
Where did you go from the hos
: pital. Captain?"
Back 70 the Bernier house. where
2 after making q few inquiries I -e
= turned 20 the station. Here Gale
!. Up Gardiner and told them TO in
! form Mr.. and Mrs. Ward o. thei
: sons condition. Al o'clock wen
g TO the hospital Ward told me h
b was feeling alright but that his stom
. ach muscles ached. l asked hin
; what took place. and he said he wen
2 70 the Be-nier house between 81
: ard $50 Tuesday evening with TX
: pints less three drinks. which =
: had bought % man On Main stree;
: ! asked him why he had riased Ties
p:n,s OF, after using them, ard b
r said it was q habit ne had learned
| for a. one time he had been in tn
liquor business"
= When did you next see Ward"
= The next Friday night Chic
; Field. officer Cioutier and mysel
went 10 the hospital"
What di3 Re have to say-'
I asked him If he had ever beel
| arrested before. A; first be said nc
but later admitted that he had beel
in trouble over some little things
He added that he was not guilty 0
any automobile thetts, although
someone who had a grudge agains
: him had made IL appear as if b.
were TO blame. About his troub.'
at KennebUnk- He said he had no
i hit the man with q booze" bo,tl.
but with one which contained nedi.
: cine"
! Did you ask him when he me-
s Mrs. Bernier?"
I Yes and he said he met her a. I
dance al Island Park. I then askes
? him if he stayed with her there, anc
he said he did not. She stayed a, th,
: Island Park Hotel while he went I.
Augusta. He admitted tina, the,
once made a trip to Augusta to-
! and .,