Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-16


Norton and Wallace F. Johnson
against the Australian Davis cup
captain, James o. Anderson.
She saw Shecrallah stand near Nj
mon Karter and fire shot into his
back He had then turned ami fired
a shot toward her house at Charles
Karter who was hiding behind a tree.
Charles Karter ran away and the res
pondent chased him, shooting with
both hands
Charles karter Tells Of Shooting
Charles Karter. a first cousin of the
dead man, stated that he first saw
the respondent that Sunday when he
was at church. The services were
over by one o'clock and later he went
to a meeting of the Lebanon Society.
He saw Karter at the meeting but did
not see Shecrallah. He met Karter
outside the building and they walked
along together. Karter went into a
restaurant and the witness went to
his home. Later he had been with
Nimon Karter when he was shot by
the respondent. The witness declar-
ed that Nimon was shot in the face
and that he fell into a ditch in front
of the house of Charles George. He
got up and fell and the respondent
had shot him again while he was on
the ground. The respondent had used
two guns.
County Attorney Southland asked
the witness how many shots had been
fired at him by Shecrallah and he de-
clared that he could not keep count.
The witness stated that he went to
1NJo he 20 nd
that the respondent went down Front
street. He did not know how many
shots Shecrallah had fired but there
were several. The respondent did
/ not speak while he was shooting but
Nimon as he fell called to him in Sy-
rian to stop shooting.
DIR. J. G. Towne of Waterville, a
medical examiner, testified that he
was called to Front street on the af-
ternoon of May 81 to attend Nimon
Karter and that he found him lying
on his face with the ground around
him covered with blood. Karter was
| in great pain in the region of his
stomach. The man was put to bed in
the house of Charles George and cr
examination was made. The witness
testified that there was a gun shot
wound in the upper lip. one in both
arms and one in the back. the latter
he said being in his opinion the fatal
shot. On cross examination by At
tornev Pattangall. the witness testi-
fed that he administered opiates to
Karter.
Albert Thibodeau. deputy marshal
of Waterville, testified that the re-
spondent came to the police station
and turned over to him two revolV-
ers. Shecrallah laid them on the
table and seated himself, asking for
drink of water. When he was
locked in his cell he said that he
would not talk until he saw his law
yer, Mr.. Pattangall. The witness
thought the respondent had come to
the police station about = O'CLOCK
that afternoon. He also remember
ed that one of the guns contained
two shells. The two weapons were
offered as exhibits by the state.
Matthew Joseph, a Waterville res
taurant keeper, testified that he saw
Nimon Karter on the day of the
shooting, at the lodge meeting which
was over about 1.30 that noon. Kar-
ter had dinner in his restaurant. He
saw the respondent sitting outside
the restaurant while Karter was eat
ing and at that time Shecrallah
seemed to be the same as usual. The
witness had not seen Shecrallah at
the restaurant later in the day.
Mr.. Joseph continuing his testi-
mony said that he saw the respond
ent after the shooting and declared
that when David George had asked
him what was the matter Shecrallah
had replied II will shoot you. Don
come near. me-"
Other witnesses who testified IN
this case were Ajaj Elias, Mrs. Fran
ces Karter, mother of the dead man.
Chicorv Salem. Abraham Williams,
Bolus Karter, Peter Thomas, Joseph
Nicholas, Chicory William, Elias
Mitchell, John Coro. Mrs. Elias
George and Elias George. The great
err part of the testimony of these
witnesses was with regard to the
whereabouts of the respondent at
various times previous to the shoot
ing and to the effect that he appear
ed as usual.
This case was particularly notice.
able for it's lack of cross examlna-
ton on the part of the lawyers for
the defense They admitted that
Shecrallah had shot Karter and no
attempt was made to cross examine
the various witnesses, except in one
or two cases.
It was understood last night that
the defense will put on but two or
three witnesses today and in all
probability the case will be partial
~ argued to6av and will go to the
jury on Thursday
Attorneys w r. Pattangall and
Herbert f. Locke of the firm of Pat
tangall, Locke and Perkins are con-
Quoting the defense. The case will
be resumed this :. morning at $50
o'clock,
HON. J. F. STEVENS