Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-01
Outline of States Case
BY County Attorney Holman

Pennington, Me-, Feb. 2S-(Spec-
iaD-The outline OF the States case
i'll the trial of Mrs. Ethel II. Bean
charged with the murder Of her hus-
band. Otis A. Bean at I!aines Land
ing on the night of Oct. 6. was pre-
scented to the jury. Tuesday after
neon by County Attorney Currier c.
Holman.
Some OF you have been on a panel
at this very court where a person
has been tried on murder. The State
is going to try to produce evidence
just as well as possible 50 YOU will
all understand it by the aid of the
plans.
although this is case OF murder
as evidence is developed there will be
, one point for you to settle-WhO fired
the first shot that killed Otis Bean
on the night Of Oct. 6 because other
shots will necessarily follow, as the
State will show. by the same hand.
The crime was committed with
malice of forethought. The State will
bring in here u chain of evidence
which will. they claim, link this
woman with this crime. Circum :
stances in this case will show that
Mrs. Bean fired those fatal shots.
We shall take you on the night of
Oct. and we shall show you abso-
lutely. because one fact will follow
on with the other.
"Mr. Bean was employed by Wes-
ton Toothacher. proprietor of Pleas
ant Island camp. Bean, although a
guide. respected in the community,
a prosperous man for one in his sta :
in, fn 40, l,a 81
it was practically closed on Oct. 6.
he was taking charge. practically of
this Pleasant Islan nd camp. He car
ried the mail from the Island to the
train.
"On Oct. 6, he came down in his
usual course of business. We shall
show where he left Pleasant Island
camp and he was alone and landed
at the dock at Haines Landing alone.
the night he was shot. We shall fix
the time and / think we will fix it
very certain in all your minds"
At this point M. Holman ex-
planned the plans which were drawn
by Surveyor Keith for use in the
trial. He pointed out the pole line
which runs from point opposite the
Ioothacher garage to a point in
front OF the Bean cottage. This pole
line is marked by pathway through
the underbrush and rough going. 1t
is estimated at about 420 feet be-
tween the above mentioned two
points over the pole line path. 1t is
over this path. that the possible MUIR
derer of Otis Bean may have made
their way on that night.
ITO go back to that night. Mr..
Bean landed and we shall show by
the two boys, Wheaton and Mawson.
that he was alone in the boat when
he came, by Junior Burns that he
heard Mr.. Bean who landed there be-
cause he knew the boat. Wheaton
and Mawson were there because they
had some talk with Bean and they
will tell YOU what that talk was
about. The boat they took was
shown to them by Junior Burns and
they will tell YOU why they fixed the
time. They left Oquossoc at ten
minutes to G. about 20 minutes to
walk to the landing. One went to the
landing and the other went up to
some people working on car and
asked them the way to Burrilrs
camps. Junior Burns then went down
to the landing and showed them
what boat they could take. He saw
Otis Bean landing IN his boat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kimball had left
that morning. Mrs. Bean was in her
cottage. 1t was the custom of the
people around WEIGHS corner to
leave and go over to Oquossoc to
meet the night train. 1t was also
customary for the Burns truck to
leave them and go after and take
over the mail. same as the Bean
truck took over the Pleasant Island
camp mail.
"On that day. Mrs. Bean was more
or less current on this afternoon.
think 1t very important to bear in
mind that Mr.. and Mrs. Kimball
left on this afternoon. Mrs. Bean
was put as / say in charge of that
kimball cottage and 1t is important
to bear in mind this because the
revolver which shot Otis Bean was
taken out OF that Kimball house
where Mrs. Bean was instructed to
go in and water the PLANTS. This re-