Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-15

to the rescue. He is not we'll man,
though, and after he pulled Knox off
from his wife, Knox broke away from
him. Mosher called out Run for
your life." and Mrs. Knox and her
four children started from the house
and fled to the house OF a neighbour
Lafayette Cochrane; about so rods
distant.
Their screams for help attracted the
attention of Cochrane's family and
Mr.. Cochrane ran out to help them
along, especially Moshers wife who
was carrying her little child. When
they reached the shelter of the Coch-
rane house, KNOX, it was testified,
was about 20 rods down the road and
coming with his gun.
Mrs. Knox said that Mr.. Cochrane
stood in the door of his home and
Knox, who was a short distance
away from the door demanded his
wife and children Mr. Cochrane
tried to- reason with Knox, but the
latter, she testified, dropped on one
knee and pointing his gun at Coch-
rane's breast, demanded his wife and
children.
He told Mr.. Cocnrane, said the wit
ness, that if he didn't give them up,
he would shoot him. Mrs. Knox and
Mr.. Cochrane then held a short talk
in which Mrs. Knox said that if she
had to take her medicine she would
go out and take it. She then stepped
nj h, ha J,
she would come out if he would put
the gun down and this, she said, he
refused to do. Some one then men,
toned the back window and Mrs
Knox and the children got out of the
back window and ran for the next
place, the home of Arthur B. Collier
Mrs. Knox said that she heard the
sound of shot and heard the bullet
singing through the air. She had not
seen her husband since then until in
the court room.
Lafayette Cochrane gave substan-
TALLY the same testimony but added
a few details. He said that Knox
asked him to deliver up his family,
so that he could blow her - heart
through the back window, Cochrane
said that he told Knox that they
weren't there and to come in and
look for himself. But he went out
between the barn and she'd" said Mr..
Cochrane. ''and fired once and threw
out the shell and loaded the gun
again and fired again. On cross ex-
animation Cochrane said that Knox
had the appearance of a man who
had been drinking, that he was a good
that they had never had
words. He said that Knox put his ri
file to his shoulder and fired after
his family and then turned around
and went towards his home
Wallace Mosher, son-in-law of
Knox. also told about the same story.
In fact, the evidence was character
lied by the fact that there was little
deviation of story among the wit
nesses. Mosher said that Knox
threatened to shoot him if he didn't
get out which he did, following the
family in their flight. Questioned as
to the shots, Mosher said that he did
mt see when the shots were fired: he
was making quick moves over Tie
cradle knobs into the bushes. 1t was
also testified that Knox pointed the
rifle at his daughter, Mrs. Mosher.
and pulled the trigger but that the
weapon missed fire.
Attorney Plumstead brought out the
testimony from each witness that Mr..
Knox had been in very poor health
for several months past and had suf-
fered severe pains in the head.
John Donahue, former deputy sh ar
IN. stated that he was called TO the
scene by telephone and answered
that his term had run. out, but .nat
he would notify Deputy Sheriff Will
l,anis, and that he told Williams .aat
he would go with him. He said that
they found Knox in a swampy pIac,
beck of the house and Knox didn't
want to come with the officers .t
hrst, but finally they persuaded aim
to come.
Knox looked very feeble in the court
room and was suffering from a bad
cough. His sister, Mrs. Elizabath
Stevens of Oakland, sat beside him
during the hearing and attended to
his wants when he was carried back
to the cell.