Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-14

MI Etnei a2tex, WIG o1 AAn8uoE
Raies. Vas then called 70 the witness
st1nd. She testified ,ha, she IS {. years
Of age. TIA: she and Rates were mar
led Z. 80. ana they have . son AMI
tgn daughters. seventeen FEARS asa
,hey moved TO W:nslow anu NJ Sat ,
we:t INTO ne employ nf the Hcl.inSs-
worth & Whitney ca IN the early pa:
Of their lie ~ W!nslov Bates and hts
.a-rlly were n unusually good health,
II he LATER par, u November. I'd.
there began 20 De sickness n ne IAN.
IL which .asiei :cr zoou, three yea.-
FIRST the g.ri vas taken Ill. Then
A.a- Bates contracted blood POISONING:
ana vas very SICK. "A anxceas .or-nei
under ner arm During ner sickaer.
Bates lid AL he saudi sor her N n,
she vas III about nine weeks Thea
the son mac attacks Of Aapsndic.t.H.
The slr. lad cold and Wa threat
eHed With pneumonia, Bates did every.
hing he could :or MS family N tns
sickness. seldom su!rE 70 led oetors
i or Z o'clock AZ aignt aud wcrk;n :
during all u the t.!ne AZ .he mil The
ceI, year As. Bates underwent surg
=! t7ea:nsa. FOR a second time. rre~
e.npiovei a nurse and Ms. Bates VS.
-.v@n ne oes. OF medical attention. To-
= daCs -.,ev I'D rot think she would
we and TOR sonS -:me she could nc.
GO much
TIE Tex: sar.ng ,Lle.r laughter was
-aft. ~ rom 0verycrk ana ial 70 "a
.aAe1 rom school She vas .asen With
AZ at-acs u epilepsy anu lie doctor
ioit 'e- ,-lar sac Eouid have ~ civ,
II scHool for -.-ae. In the ,a.l :hs
.it,.e s.ss vas taken s,ck with a sora
's@nat- aid later he older daughter
lad another attack Of epilepsy Erar1
lSi- y -s15 Bates vas working at .ae
mil aad devoted much If MS nigh;
time 70 the care or his family E.s
expenditures we're much create. than
zig income.
Ars- Bates .es-.fesi ,hat she ae.!c !:
4 change IN he- husband. Bates be.
LAME tired ana n Tie as, tao yeas
! became mora pronounced N that
me on some occasions he would 20 N
WORK and come home feeling and al.
bearing iae. TAan again. he would
-9ne Tome and would nor SPEAK % M
O ITEM. He would appear ,n.la,chnt.
ana moody. His facp vas ..ushe., and
lis eyes had peculiar glitter r5e7
he Vas himself Bates vas ve--- pl.,5.
- 1'an .1C ani lis chi!t - - !
7iaT:r ;nllv MS '.-sesher. T.i.s. s,~IIz
nat E1tes rad usually te-rH..cd "A
Ss"e-e aestacaea.
Iu-1s these moody spsiis s1scs
Nouic 1ot pay Muc., attention 70 ao-
= ais ta.li,y AaE ae would answer
taen1 Te-3' abruptly. Bates auntas and
1sHec a good deal His attacks oecsu.
more pronounced - tie summer ot a.e
he d.a .or appese % nadrrmand what
vas SAD 20 him. "{t seer.,I II n I
vas talking 70 5ertec: stranger.
Ir~. Bates testified.
C'on DISCRIMINATION ~ Attorney
Genera! StI-g:s. Ms. aa.e. esiif.i
..at - times Wen Bates va. r.iao-
c1oiy and complained mat EVERYBODY
Vas isa:rst Inn he would nor tell INV
they we're against lin She k--t-y IN,
Gate. lAd neAE trouble Ms. Bates
testified .ha, she knew Hiss Simps. n
aad she knew ina. al officer had coyns
10 see Ha,es ABOUT INA, marrar. Mr..
safes SAID that n rhe summer 3f .2is
lc- husband losr weight, Re vas no,
i ir.HHtng man.
Afternoon Session
Tie arst witness at the afternoon
session vas Ars. IaGYe Bates Morse.
Years old. daughter OF Bates. she
vas married Tsa- ago last A1gus.
and her husband enlisted in the arm
E-om december -si- TO Aug :: last
she ra living with ae- father and
mother az home. She san he- lathe.
charge rom 4 ve-:- oieasaI. man 70 l.
depressed man. he would corae home
*,rh ais face flushed and oIna:e: aad
MS eyes giitrerng 2Cd hIoctshoc When
his family spoke as -.-.y noticed
nam. Re complained Of sarsre head.
4cnes and sometimes he would ss. I'D
and 50 out.
I-s. Morse testified tina. her ser.re
sickness had oee1 epiepsy ana she TAD
SIX attacks n all
| pom c-css-ex3rinat.1n sne testified
,aa. when Ier tathers FACE became
flushed ne seemed 20 hav. hear oslo.-
'ation. Re rad a ~av Of stopping ire
sralls by sitting DOWN, bat tina, nj no,
always <ori.-
Mss Gieneys Bates Test,f7es
Hiss Gleasvs Bates. the ls-yea--.gIa
Laughter Of Bates. ten testified 81.
sa-d mat she noticed a change n h-r
>-,2e- &c had these spells when lis
ace ~ou.d lush up. A. other tines
&c would play with her she ,es,:fa!
Gp9n c-oss-exarinaton tia, she knew
Tar .a,he- mad hear trouble.
Mother Of Bates an St,nc
NJ Della Bates of Leeds, mother of
-22gcon Bates. 81 Years II age. rs
he TEX. x,tness. n her testimony saa
7a-ned relatives ~no had nad mental
--olb.es and suicidal tendencies and
7tEe-s who had epiieps:c Ats iurax
ra.lGhnot periods She TESTIFIED ia.
rzngdon Bates vas = Years OF age
When he left home. he vas a rice Der
and Mrs- Bates never knew Of his xiv
Es her c-oss word
Sisters 81 Bates Testify
The next witness vas Ms ses..e
Fogg " Greene. sister II Bates. WIG.
testified thar . o. = FEARS ago she
lad ! mental trouble
Ms clara A Este4 Of H-es Pr;