Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-05

and Warden Richard Upton called
upon .Ailard that day and bad asked
him about his gun being dirty. AL
lard had remarked that It had oecn
sometime since he had used his gun
and the last time he fired at marx
in the yard. The wardens had caiieo
upon Mr.. Allard about Dec. 4.
Have you made any effort to find
you who owned Ss-5S rifles in that
vicinity" asked Attorney Earring
ton.
NO sir" replied Warden Smith.
Upon cross examination Warden
! Smith testified he had never told
/. anyone that If it hadn't been xor
Guy jackson there would never have
been anything done in the case. and
testified that he was not Influenced
by Jackson in swearing out the war
| rant agains. Aliard. Warden Smith
testified he has quite an interest in
the prosecution OF the case. and tes-
! tiled he had made the statemnt that
he would crawl on his hands and
knees to Cocpers' Mills in order TO
/ convict the man.
| Warden Richard Er,on OF Augusta
gave testimony corroborating that OF
Warden Smith about their call upon
Aiiard. He testified that Allard had
+, agreed TO so with them to the spot
where the moose fell and did 60 with
them. In the talk Mr.. Allard rad
told them lie had offered SIS for the
carcass OF the moose and the permit
from the State to peddle the meat.
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lad asked Mr.. A!lard if he had seen
any moose and Allard had replied
re f'au seen no tracks. but had been
tod that there were three moose
down IN the bog.
Defense
! Tie defense in the case was a
complete denial of tie charge. and
II outlining the defense Attorney
harrington stated ;ha, the State in
'Ss case mad not connected the Ic-
sponcent with the crime in anyway.
Zen witnesses were sworn in Tor
tie defense.
he respondent. Charles A!iar;l
or Scnerville. testified tat he j.
married anc Lad three children. He
u, urea a. u villa. lie hal .ye-a
o"-he "a TIE day in quest!on-raul-
!hS grave! and sawdust from ,hy
pH- Late that afternoon as he mas
oriNins IN his cart along the Soner-
vie road. tie horse going down lie
hill. began to at frightened and j,
tpped. Mir. Allcrd had looked
aiitau ana "a" the moose lying
across the highway some distance
aheao He hit Ire .orse ard i;
reared CD and went fast down the
roac ana oct around the moose. Thai
evening lie went over To where m.
moose lay and number vi people
were there An examination w.
MADE Tor blood spots along the road.
II" heiped load the moose upon ire
IAN and 1t vas taken over 10 ,Ir
ht'ls"S house. In hauling -be
Sa"ousi ard gravel tina, DAY he had
several times seen Mr.. Moore. nat.
roman Oh the State road there He
and Mr. Bartlett and Cleo Bar.,a,,
nao sometime later talked ab,,,.
'uSihe TIE carcass Of the moose. he
o,her TWO having offered to pay half
OF the purchase price
DID you have anything TO do with
me shooting of the moose asked Al
torney Harrington.
No. sir" Mr.. Ailard replied
Dld You have gun in your hand
that day."
NO. s.r, the respondent answered
respondent testified that the know
OF 10 or l: other people In tina, vicin-
ity who own SIS rifles
Cross-examiHeI by the county at-o,
hey, respondent testified he had never
hunted these moose OF had never told
anyone he had been cunning for them
| Mrs Allard, wife Of the respondent
resumed she remembered that on Oc-
tooer % her husband was hauling grav-
e! and sawdus,. She saw his rifle
standing in the corner where il usual
~ was. and she remembered tina, that
afternoon Mr.. Feyler had taken the gun
from the children. who were playing
with in in the house.
Ossood Moore. patrolman on the State
road, testified to meeting Mr.. Allard
several times that day going back and
forth with his team.
Horace Cooper OF Jefferson to meet.
ing Mr.. Allard that day walking with
his team along the road.
| James S. Pelton testified to seeing Mr.
Allard with his team that day. He
could look into the cart. he saw no gun
there nor anything to cover a gun.
| Charles E. Feyler of Jefferson. who
is in the employ Of Mr.. Allard, testi.
fed that on the afternoon Of October
30 he had taken Allard's gun from the
! children. who were playing with it
| in the house. The gun was standing
! in the corner Of the kitchen, where it
| usually was.
Perley S. Whittier. who conducts ,
store at Jefferson. testified about the
tracks Of the moose and he testified
about the offer to go $3.50 with Allard
| in the purchase Of the carcass of the
moose.
Samuel Bartlett and Cleo B. Bartlett
testified that at the suggestion OF Sam.
uei Bartlett. Mr.. Allard had gone 10
Whittiers to see If they could purchase
the moose carcass. They were to pool
in with Mr.. Allard in the purchase.
Dexter J. Woodbury. of jefferson tes-
titled regarding the tracks Of the moose.
He met Mr.. Allard about $50 that eve.
ming driving along the road in his team
He testified that in his conversation
Warden Smith had said that If il had
not been for Guy Jackson there would
not have been all Of that trouble.
Rebuttal
In rebuttal. Warden Smith testified
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