Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-04
Refuse Information
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extent, the time had passed. Abuse
of the confidence placed in the off,
Gals, caused the attorneys to change
their viewpoint regarding informa-
ton an aid, Mr.. ,Rabenold said.
Allen +. Campbell, another MEM
Der Of the Rabenold firm, went fur
Their than Mr.. Rabenold. he said, re-
fusing to admit that the attorney
generals staff had any legal right
al all to question the attorneys for
Ward despite the fact that their in
vcstigation is being carried on under
an act of the Legislature.
AS in his testimony yesterday, Mr..
Campbell declined to answer any
the information upon which the
ustatement given to the district at
, torncy was based. The statement
purported to describe the shooting
as Wards version. Both attorney
General Sherman and Deputy Cham
bers again attacked that point to-
day. but their efforts met with little
more success than yesterday.
MIR. Rabenold admitted that he
had drafted a statement for the pur-
pose Of giving District Attorney
Weeks something to give the news
| papers. He did not identify the pub
| lished statement as the one he draft
| cd. however. stating that some
changes had been made in his draft
by John NJ. Brennan, Of Yonkers.
The statement that it was drawn
up in order that the papers might
have information on the case was a
new development. The request was
| not made directly TO him, Mr.. Rab-
enold said but came to him in some
good authority.
Further questioning on the truth Of
the statement given to the district at
torney drew from Mr. Campbell the adj
mission that it was not, strictly speak
ing. true.
You said in the statement that
Ward laid the facts before the district
attorney. did YOU mote" Attorney Cen
cral Sherman asked.
We'll. we did it in his behalf" Mr.
Campbell replied.
! Then. in order to speak the truth
about it. YOU should have said that
Wards attorneys laid the facts before
the district Attorney" Mr.. Sherman
persisted.
Perhaps that would have been bet
| ter was the answer.
Testimony offered by Lieutenant Eu-
gene Roberts of the state troops. who
was second in command of Troop X.
stationed AT W mite IlalnS at the time
| or the killing, and who investigated the
case. tended to disprovc the Ward YER
| sion of the shooting as contained in the
! statement made public by the attor-
neys.
When he examined Peters body.
Lieutenant Roberts testified. he found
| a film of sandy loan. similar to the
patch of sand in which tho body was
| found, adhcring to the solcs of both
| shos. Had Peters been shot as he
stood on the running board Of Wards
car and then staggered across the road,
falling in the position he was found.
there would have been no signs Of the
| sand on his shoes. the lieutenant de-
clared. That virtually was the Ward
version Of the actual shooting.
! Lieutenant Roberts said that despite
most careful and thorough search
of the ground surrounding the spot
where Peters body was found. there
were no signs of the bullet which pass
cd through him. The empty shells
that must have been elected from the
automatic pistol used by Ward when
as Ward says. he fired several shots
\ at Peters companions. one of the shots
! wounding one of them, were not found
| either, he testified.