Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-17

Pee PC sssnordent to come out to some
49,. III ~ Front street where there
1vsrs M houses and fight. AartS.
had threatened to kill him II ne couIo
get him at that place, and on oile
occa sion karter had said TO MN
"you see if 1 don't kill you, "heh
he met Shecrallah on the street
Told of Visit to House
shecrallah stated that he had once
been obliged to go away over hisn 81
and when he returned he was tolo
that Nimon had been at his mouse
that night. He had also oeen .oiu
that one time when some one Mdu
warned Nimon that he had oettel
keep away from the woman ne nau
answered that he would keep goins
with her and stop over Shecraliah
neck whether he liked 1t or not:
He had learned that his wife hao
given Karter money and that When
She was working at the Wyanootte
mill, where Karter had also "oTkeu
they had exchanged embraces wnefe
others had seen them.
One Sunday shortly before tne
killing he had been standing on the
street when his wife had gone py'
Nimon Karter who was on the olhe,
side of the street crossed over anu
after looking at Shecrallan nao
walked at a fast pace after MRS.
Shecrallah. This Shecrallah TOOK
to mean that he was going to get
her despite Shecrallah.
Asked Wife for Money
Four or five days before the shoot
ing he had gone to his wife and had
tried to get her to give him a con-
siderable sum of money which she
had in the bank as he was AFRAID
she would give it to karter. This
she had refused to do and they had
not spoken to each other for several
days.
On the Sunday of the shooting
Shecrallah said that he first saw
Karter in front of the postoffice. Kar-
ter had said to him, II am going to
take your wife from under your
moustache and kill you like dog
To this the respondent had said no.
thing but had hurried away. The oc-
currence had troubled him much and
after hanging arounc his barber shop
for some time he had gone to res
taurant after something to eat. While
he had been cleaning his finger nails
and although he did not look up he
had sensed that Karter had entered.
Karter stood in front of him until he
had finished and looked up and then
he indicated his desire that Shecral-
lah should come outside. This She
crallah did not do but he testified
that he was shaking and shivering
SO that he was ashamed to let his
friends see him in that condition and
he went outside as soon as he safely
could.
Feared Nmon
Fearing that Nimon would attempt
violence he had gone to his home and
had secured his two guns, one that
he had bought when he found that
his wife had hidden the other, and
the one which she had hidden and
which he had since found.
Early in the afternoon he had been
walking up Front street when he had
seen karter and his cousin Charles
walking up ahead of him. In an at
tempt to keep away from them he had
gone up Union street, but shortly aft
er, returning to Front street, he had
arrived just In time to find Karter
turning a corner onto the same street.
When Ksrter saw him. Karter started
toward him and the respondent testi--
fed that he felt very peculiar in his
head. He drew his revolvers and shot
Karter He declared that he could not
remember what happened after that
except that he saw Charles karter in
his way and shot at the ground in
front of him to get him out of the way.
Then realizing that be had dore some
thing wrong he went 10 the police sta
tion and gave himself up.
Brief Characterization
He was cross-examtned briefly by
Attorney General Fellows but no at
tempt was made to break up his story
DIR. NJ. NJ. Small was called to tes-
tify to the trouble which he had
found with Shecrallah's eyes and he
stated that it was what is known as
far sightedness. He said that in
most people have the power of ac-
comodation which enables them to
see properly but that age, poor ply
steal condition and severe emotional
disturbances might cause the loss of
this power. He declared that as
Stunning that Shecrallah was suffering
from this trouble, that he had been
through the emotional strain which
had been testified to. that he had
procured glasses for the trouble and
that shortly afterward it had dis
appeared, the trouble might have
been caused by an attack of indiges-
ton or it might have been due to
the emotional strain.
Frank H. Lessor, n deputy sheriff
at Waterville, was put uron the
stand before the respondent testified
and he stated that he had brought
Mrs. Shecrallah back from Fitch
burg, Mass. where she had been /!
staying. He said that she was then !
in Augusta. On cross examination !
he stated that she had been to the !
Jail to see her husband and that his !
appearance was about the same as it !
was in the court room.
Defense Rests
The defense rested at this point |
and Chicory Williams and Elias |
George were put on in rebuttal by |
the state. Williams testified that he !
had been walking with Nimon Kar- ,
ter on the Sunday of the shooting !
when the two men had met in front |
of the postoffice and that he had |
not heard karter speak a word.
George said that he had been in She
crallah's barber shop on numerous
occasions and had seen Karter in the |
shop.
Attorney w. r. Pattangall, arguing
the case for the defense talked to the
jury for So minutes. Attorney Gen
eral Raymond Fellows, took about a
half hour in summing up the case of
the state. The case was given to
the jury at s: so and at $50 after
having been served their supper in
the jury room they again entered the
court room to have the evidence Of |
Aphepha George, the twelve year old
witness of the shooting, read to them.
The definition of manslaughter was
also again read at the request of one
of the jurors and Judge Fisher in