Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-28

by Mrs. Bean sitting erect in her chair
and putting her handkerchief to her
mouth. "Otis Bean was shot in I'M
suspecting manner. Whoever shot Otis
Bean on the night Of October was
somebody Otis Bean did not fear and
someone he trusted near his body that
night. They got right back Of him
when he was unlocking the garage Of
the Toothachers."
The words which fell from the lips
Of the county attorney were charged
shock of verbal electricity which shot
through the crowd and held everyone
tense in their seats.
Relatives at Trial
The mother and the sisters and the
brother Of the accused woman watched
the days proceedings with closest in
terest, being seated as near as possible
to Mrs. Bean. Mrs. Nancy RUSSELL
mother of Mrs. Bean. is whte-haired
and has very sweet face. She kept
closest attention on the proceedings.
With the opening Of court Tuesday
morning the jury was selected in two
hours bringing the morning session
up to close at noon.
OF the jurymen, no woman being Sc
lected. nine are farmers. Ernest V.
Thompson is in the business most ex-
tensively. having IS cows which are
MIXED by machinery.
County Attorney Holman called at
tention to the marks on the garage
door. bullet marks, which the testimo-
ny will doubtless bring out as those
made by the bullet which passed
through Otis Beams head, entering at
the right ear, in front and passing
through the head. going out on the left
side just beyond the outer edge of
the eyebrow. The second bullet was
in the back OF the neck and the third
was in the back.
rs Witnesses. for State
About 70 witnesses were called by
the State. including County Medical
Examiner Dr. G. l.. Pratt, Il. f. Kim
ball and Mrs. Kimball, owners of the
revolver; N E. Welch, who found the
body; A. E. Blodgett. deputy sheriff;
Nellie Greenwood. John Gendrou, Elsie
Stewart, Edith Kicker. Robert Martin,
who is allowed to have heard the shot
which fixes the time of the crime; Miss
Percy. bookkeeper at the Mooselookme-
guntic Hotel; +. b. Burns. Archie
Lufkin. Wheaton and Mawson. the two
men held previously on the same
charge.
Witnesses who testified Tuesday aft
ernoon included Leonard S. Keith. who
made plans of the scene of the crime.
He stated it was 420 feet from the
Toothacher garage where the body was
found to the Bean home. Cross-ex-
amlned by Attorney Blanchard, he
stated that the road or path along the
line of the poles through the woods
was rough.
DR.. George T.. Pratt, county medical
examiner. testified that he was called
to the scene of the crime on the night
of october and saw the body at the
Toothacher garage.
In the pockets was found the sum of
Sl2. a checkbook, operators license
which he gave to Blodgett.
Describes Wounds
The medical examiner described the
wounds At the wound by the right
ear he testified that he found powder
marks. In his opinion the wounds
could not have been self-infiictcd.
In cross-eXamination DR.. Pratt stat
ed a shot in the head such at that
would not make it probable that the
man would go very far from where he
was shot. Then upon being indirectly
examined by the county attorney Mr..
Pratt said it would not have been in
consistent of this man in taking few
staggering steps.
AlteXis T.. Blodgctt, deputy sheriff Of
Rangeley, testified to going to Haines
| Landing that night and taking the
| body in charge. He stated that he OBJ
served blood stains all over the mail
bag. The clothes seemed clean ex-
ccpt for stains on the knees, which
seemed to be mud.
| Cross-examined by Mr.. Pattangall,
the deputy said he saw the track of
mans foot near the body
Saw no womans footprint there ?"
asked the attorney for the defense.
NO
Court was adjourned until $50
O'Clock Wednesday morning.