Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-02


latter part of the summer Mrs. r'Cn-
| or and Mrs. Bean had a talk on the
dock, and Mrs. Bean asked her who
| were the women in the car at one
| time with Mr.. Bean. Later another
conversation took place between the
two, and Mrs. Bean was heard to say:
! "My husband wouldn't do it and get
away with it," when reference was
made to a married man running
around with married woman.
Upon cross examination Mrs.
Kicker stated she was working on
the dishes when she heard the first
shot There was quite pause"
before the second shot. After the
been taken to the Welch house, Mrs.
Bean kept asking them to bring Otis
body INTO the house.
"At mat time YOU regarded II as
a j,.n.e. - referring to Mrs. Bean
| remark about a married man going
with a married woman.
mo, | didn't"
Elsie NJ. Stewart, reputcd to be the
mystery girl, was employed as a
| waitress for Weston Toothakcr at
Pleasant Island camp last summer;
She had been away last fall, ana
returned the night of October .. she
saw Mrs. Bean at the Oquossoc sta
ton that night. Miss Stewart went
to the Island that night. Mr.. Bca
being a member of the party on the
night of August 80. She danced with
Otis Bean. There were no scars on
his face then but the next morning
sine noticed scars on his face.
Monday night of the fateful week,
Tuesday and Wednesday, Mr.. Bean
was not at the Island. All other
nights from August 80 she knew ne
was at the Island because sic saw
him. The Tuesday morning before
the murder. Miss Stewart SAID she
was at the Toothaker garage. Hhe
went to the dance of August 50 Will
a party from Pleasant Island camp.
The Pennington fair party was aiSo
recalled under cross examination,
when Miss Stewart rode home in the
! back seat of the car with bcan anu
q man named Peterson. -,
..What did you do evenings!
"Narous things.
81 supposc. there were moro or less
nights when you went 70 !oui ioo''i
carly"
, Not many"
"Was MIR. Bean in YOUR company
every night in September?
"Practically every evening.
so YOU have exact run OF ms lil,e
cverv night in September up 10 ihIu
night with the exception oi '"i> :
nights?
yes" o,,oe
Mr. Bean vas in her presence
ovc,v night from Aug. 80. until ne
was killed. with the exception OF tht
thrco NIGHTS. Miss Stewart declared
undcr cross examination. Bean totu
Miss Stewart ct one time tnat ms
wife was in Portland undergoing an
operation. a.. ao,-
she returned. Miss Stewart saw UT.
and Mrs Bean talking together: She
could not tell if they were talking
pleasantly or not.
Are YOU married.?
No
Nellie May Greenwood. who work
ed at Pleasant Island Camp, last
summer, was another soft voiced
witness. She it was who was in
company with him the night before
Bean was shot. when Mrs. Bean
spoke to her husband and he made
most casual reply. Mrs. Bean
went over to the garage and got into
the car. as did Miss Greenwood. be-
fore the car was driven out of the
garage. Mr.. I<imball also got into
the car. Mr.. and Mrs. Bean were
on the front seat and made hardly
any conversation She could not
hear what they said.
Sheriff w. Burton Small testified
to going to the scene of the murder.
He stated what he observed. He
saw by flashlight. blood on the
ground. spattered, and in pool.
Tell what YOU saw on the door,"
asked Attorney General Shaw.
There wasn't any blood on the
door to speak of There were par
ticles of flesh spattered. There were
four marks on the door which dent
ed the wood. On the longest dent
we could see the lead marks
The clothes of Otis Bean were Of
fered as State exhibit and Attorney
Pattangall asked that they be re-
served and examined during the
noon hour. Mrs. Beams head was
turned directly away from the CEN
ter of interest. her dead husbands
clothes. when they were produced
were also brought before the jury
A bullet was found by Small and
Kimball on the sill of the Toothaker
garage.
Mrs. Bean testified to Sheriff
Small that she went to the house
or the night of Oct q, after o'clock
to get Otis stockings on the line,
went to the post office. came home.
wrote letter. saw WEIGH in the
car and got into car. She said she
had not seen Otis that night. That
afternoon she saw four men on
Kimballs piazza-one had some
thing in his hand that looked like
an axe handle.
h,1nch ~ h,,r1,o- C....r
told of his investigation, INSTRUCTED
the view to the Kimball cottage.
He said Mrs. Bean told Miss Percy
she would not get her yarn that
night. as she didn't have her wallet
to pay for it. Miss Percy has pre-
viously testified Mrs. Bean said she
would not get the wool as she want
ed to write a letter. Sheriff Small
later saw Mrs. Bean in Portland
and she asked if it wasn't possible
that Mr.. Bean shot himself and if
it couldn't be dropped with regard
10 wheaton and Mawsen. She said
sne diont know If they were guilty
or not.
In Portland she told that she
split up some kindling wood. that
night just before she Joined Mr..
WEIGH in his car.
The time Martin left his camp was
called to Sheriff's Smalls attention.
then watches agreed.
Small also compared watches with
Wheaton.
Mr.. Pattangall objected to record
ing time Sheriff Small took in walk
ing by way Of comparison.
When Small and Holman called on
Mrs. Bea9lat Haines Landing she