Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-10

Downs out to the piazza and asked If
she knew where she could get a
physician to help a friend of hers
(Mrs. Dore's) who does not want
any n.ore children, to which Mrs
Downs replied:
mo. and II did know would
not tell for something might happen
to the lady"
She inquired of Mrs. Dore who her
friend was and Mrs. Dore refused
to tell.
Mrs. Evelyn LaGross. formerly
Miss Evelyn Cromwell, a niece of
Mrs. Dore. stated that she and Mrs.
Dore worked together in a mill in
Harmony and she told of the fol-
lowing conversation which she said
she had with Mrs. Dore: that Mrs.
Dore asked Mrs. LaGross what she
had said about Beatrice, and Mrs.
LaGross told her that she had said
that she was pregnant, which she
had heard.
Olive Stevens, who resides at Main
Stream, stated that she visited Miss
Mae Dore, Miss Beatrice's grand
mother, about the first week of Sep
TENDER and was in the yard when
she heard Mrs. Mertie Dore talking
to Beatrice and heard her say: you
have disgraced US; you have dis
graced the whole family" Mrs.
Stevens further stated that she
talked with Beatrice about two
weeks before her death.
Avis Cromwell, the fourth witness,
niece of Mrs. Mertie Dore and who
resided at the Dore home and is en-
ployed in the mill. said that she and
Beatrice were playing cards the first
part OF the evening Of September Is
and Beatrice seemed in good spirits
Beatrice retired between $50 and 8
o'clock. Miss Cromwell remained
down stairs for a short time and
then retired.
She stated she heard Mrs. Dore
say: Il am coming into your room
Beatrice and Beatrice replied that
she did not wish her to come. She
did not hear Mrs. Dore when she re-
tlred. The next she heard was in the
early morning, perhaps about 2
O'Clock, Beatrice was CRYING and
screechln9 and saying, THE pa!r, Is
awful mamma she said she could
not tell whether the sounds came
from upstairs or down, but thought
1t was from downstairs. Miss Crom.
well SAID, she did not get up until
II was time to go to work and did
not see Beatrice that morning and
not again until after her death.
At this time the State exhibit Of
the plan OF the house was intro
duced.
Emery Post of Waldoboro, is EN-
ploEed IN Corinna and is said to be
keeping company with Miss Avis
cromwell. He stated that he went tc
the Dore home on the evening of the
18TH to call on Miss Cromwell and
arrived about 10 o'clock. driving from
comma by auto, and found that Miss
Cromwell had retired The only per
son he saw was Mrs. Mertie Dore. in
the kitchen, who invited him to stay
all night and assigned him a room,
next to the one occupied by Beatrice
he SAID he was tired and slept very
soundly, getting up early when called
by Mrs. Dore.
Percy Richardson, of HARMONY
who lives next house to Mrs. Mertie
Dore. said he heard screening in the
night. The next he heard was some
one calling, Charlie Dore, Mrs. Afertie
Dore's son. from without. Charlie be-
Ing in the same house with Richard
SON Richardson said that at one
other time he had heard CRYING and
heard Mrs. Dore say. You have dis
graced us. I am going to have a
doctor and see what can be done"
Charles Dore, said the first he
heard was his mother calling him to
get up and get a doctor, saying
Beatrice is dreadful sick" He went
down stairs and telephoned to DR.
Wilson of Cambridge but could not
get him. He then went into his
mothers home. going in through the
tstore, and told her he could not get
DR.. Wilson. She told him to get his
grandmother, Mrs. Cromwell and DR.
Ellingwood Of Athens and he wen,
for Ellingwood by auto
Dr. Lewis n. Ellingwood of Athens
said that earlier in the evening he
was at the I. o. o. F. lodge meetins
in Harmony and parked his car lust
in front of Mertie Dore's house. and
that he made a number of trips to the
car during the evening and heard nc
cutlery from the Dore house. He
further stated that he was abed anc
asleep when Charles Dore arrived
He reached the Dore home. which il
s miles from Athens village, about
4 $50 in the morning and saw Mrs
Cromwell and Beatrice lying on the
/ bed beside Mrs. Dore. who said. "II
tell YOU what the trouble is. Beatrice
! is four months along and keeps hav.
/ ing pains" DR. Elhnswood said he
told her that they could do nothing
for her--if they did some of then
might be peeping through the CRATES
I but he made an examination anc
said if she continued to have pains il
would be advisable to send her to q
hospital They all fell in with the
idea of sending Beatrice to the hos
pital He did not see her again unit
Saturday morning at 9 o'clock wher
they called at his house in Athens
There were two cars, Mr.. and Mrs
Elmer the parents Of Beatrice and
Peatrice in one car and the brother
Charles in another car, and said they
were on their way to Skowheean hos
pital and wished DR.. Ellingwood te
telephone to Somerset hospital tina,
they were going there.