Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-29
and. Her story was in part as fol-

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lows:
Mr.. Drawn said there wasn't any
thing there in the store that he
wanted just then except the ice
cream freezer which he said he would
take with him. Mrs. Chase said there
was nothing unusual about the con-
versation which seemed pleasant
said that Mr.. Drawn seemed to have
no more trouble than usual in walk
ing away; that he never walked very
swiftly. The next time she saw Mr..
Drawn was the next afternoon. She
was in the office and Mr.. Crane stood
in the door. Mr.. Drawn said I've
come down to see about that ice
cream freezer and l guess I'll take
the grindstone." She said she called
her father by telephone and he said
it was alright to let MN have it..
Drawn said he would send the boy
down after school after the freezer
and grinder. Mr.. Crane went to the
back of the store and Mrs. Crane
said she walked toward the door
with Mr.. Drawn. Then he said if it
had been 20 years ago Mr.. Moulton
would not have ordered him out Of
the store as he did yesterday" with
out some trouble. Mrs. Crane told
him that her father had told Drawn
that he would have plenty of time
to take out his goods but Drawn said
that nevertheless he didn't want to
be hurried about leaving. Mrs. Crane
said that the ice cream freezer and
the grinder had been placed in the
doorway of the Mitchell place and
We're called for. Mr.. Drawn carried
a cane, she thought, the day after
the trouble. The first she knew of
any trouble was when Mr.. Drawn told
her of it the next day. And the first
she actually knew was when the
warrant was sworn upon her father.
She heard her father tell Mr.. Drawn
that he would have ample time to
take out his good but that he pre-
ferred to have the goods taken out
all at the same time. Mr.. Moulton
upon being asked by Mr. Drawn for
the key said he would leave it with
his daughter and he could use it any
time he wanted to but that he would
rather he would not have the key.
Mr.. Moulton said he did not want
the door of/the Mitchell store open
because he was afraid of fires as
the floor was strewn with papers and
shaVings. Mrs. Crane said she tried
to buy fire extinguisher of Mr..
Drawn for rs cents but at fist he re-
fused to sell and and later did let
her have it through Mr.. Moulton.
Upon cross examination, Mrs
Crane said the building was now
used by her as store house for
automobiles. 1t is next to her ga :
rage. The conversation of which
she told took place on Oct and was
about o'clock. Her husband went
to the back of the store after telling
Mr.. Drawn about the grind stone.
Il think Mr.. Drawn is suffering
from senile dementia" said Mrs.
Crane.
DO you qualify as a medical ex-
pert?" asked Mr.. Goodspeed
Il know the meaning of those two
words she replied, having made the
statement in regard to Mr.. Brawn's
condition because he had grabbed
her father by the neck on the day
OF Oct. 2.
The time when Mr.. Moulton paid
Mr.. Drawn the money was described
by Mrs. Crane. She told where Mr..
Cookson, Mrs. Lewis ard the others
n,1IinU of hot
tents of store were itemized by Mrs.
Crane as suggested by Mr.. Good
speeds questions.
Il suppose you wanted that fire extin-
guisrer because you were so afraid of
fires?"
II know that the more fire extin-
guishers there are around, the lower are
the rates"
did you go into the store after the
auction and your father had locked the
door,"
there was"
Further cross-eXamination brought out
that Mrs Crane aid she did not go in to
look over the goods until af er they had
been turned over to her father.
In rebuttal:
Mr.. Erawn was recalled to the stand
He said Mr.. Moulton had not paid him
and that he never touched Mr.. Moul-
ton. 1t was 10 minutes before Mr.. Moul-
ton came into the store Mr.. Drawn
said it was five or six days after the
trouble that ne was ont. He sal! he did
not think he talked with Mr.. Cookson
the day after the trouble. The witness
was very feeble and had to be helped to
and from the witness stand.
Mr.. Mason was recalled He said he
was with Mr.. Drawn all the time that
he bought the goods of MIR. Moulton. He
heard no talk about fires be: ween Moul-
ton, his daughter and Mr.. Drawn.
Mr.. Peaslee was recalled. He said he
was present at Mr.. Prawn's since the
assault when Mrs. Lewis was there.