Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-27
Mrs. Bean Confident
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yers she was bothered slightly with
4 cough. but her sister. Mrs. Frank
T.. Hollis of Portland, who is staying
at the Stoddard House, just a short
distance from her sister. was OF the
opinion that the change OF air might
have provoked Mrs. Beams cough.
Among the arrivals on the early
train, Monday. which. by the way,
was over an hour late, was y. II.
Hamilton of Auburn, y. V. who it is
understood will be a witness for the
defense, having previously qualified
in a number of lines, Gunshot wounds.
handwriting, etc.
Attorney General Ransford w.
Shaw also arrived Monday afternoon
and at once went into private confer
ence with County Attorney Currier
c. Holman. who has been holding
down a tight lid on all references to
the States case. The conference
lasted the rest Of the day.
Sheriff w. Burton Small has the
"housing" situation we'll in hand, az
he is issuing admittance tickets to
those who will be permitted room IN
the courtroom during the trial. His
historic method will doubtless do
away with much confusion. \ corps
Of cleaners have been busily at work,
putting the courthouse into ship
shane manner and Monday every
room was spick and span.
The two leading hotels OF the town,
the Exchange Hotel and the Stod-
dard House are filled to capacity with
LAWYERS. witnesses, visitors and news
paper people. Practically every avail
a ble room in the town has been
rented by the hotels ana Sublet 10
out of town patrons. 1t Is reported
that IL newspaper representatives..
besides photographers will be on the
scene of action.
Mrs. Russell, mother OF the ac-
cused woman and two daughters ar
rived Monday afternoon ana are 10
Gated at the Stoddard house. MIS-.
Hollis, the sister of Mrs. Bean VIM
has been here for the past 1nree
weeks, in order to be near MIS-. Dea',
stated Monday that her sister was as
oa,,fort.h,e as possible in the county
i,il "She is warm there as she mas
stove in her room" and Mrs Holils
was most optimistic as to the oul-
COME of the charge against her SIS
ter. vii
The attorneys for the defense, WILL
linn r. Pattangall and James D.
Perkins of Augusta and cyrus ~
blanchard of Pennington were III
conference Monday.
A number of Haines Landing resi-
dents arrived Monday, among lhelll
n1anv witnesses. Some of those VINO
viii doubtless be called for the state
and the defense and VINO nave a.
ready arrived are w. a. -oothaIliei,
nroprietor of the Pleasant !sia',u
camp and Mrs. Toothacher' %lpe.
Bean of Berlin, n. H., hair protnei VI
the murder victim; Aubrey be'n n+ y.
Milan, n. H., own protnel -. of
| Eean. George FANCY, proprietor VI
| tho Faniov sporting camp at Cup
huntic river and Mrs. FanJoy; MISS
I.Iizaheth Rease and Miss Mary
Wells of New York City, for whom
Nv Reon acted as guide, last year
~ Ein,ball Of New York City, thelr
a. tornev. w. A. Toothacher. pro-
nrietor OF a sporting camp at Haines
rond;n. and Mrs. TOOthacher; MIS-.
pav Woodside of Georgetown sister
nf Mrs. Bean; Walter Russen .,
portland and his wife, Mrs. Beans
brother: James Mathieson' supeiin
tendent of the Oquossoc Ansi .,,e
association; Frank kins VI
Brown Lumber company; Ha III, So
Amber, Rangeley Trust CO. ln
aIr and Mrs. b. E. Kimball. Halnes
I M owners of the revolver
which it is claimed was used in Kill
;nr Rean: William B. Grower
n lnn American Realty company.
From Ormand. Fla mas CONF
rrederii Bacon Burns, the ls-S ear
old son of Mrs. Mabel B: Burns, PR
nrietor of the Mooselookmegan.,n,cc
hotel. who will probably be one 'ne
witnesses. o,a . long
Another one who has come a .oms
distance is Miss Eleanor rerc ,s,,,er
Mem mp SMooselookmegantic hotel.