Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-23

the man had continued to run, but
had thrown the revolver down. Pick
ing it up the deputy found that il
was Pinkham's. gun. The man had
come from the direction of Brooks
street.
Warren e. Moses Of Waterville, a
deputy sheriff. testified that on the
day that Washau is alleged to have
struck Deputy Pinkham with an axe
he helped to arrest Washau and there
were no signs of liquor on him.
DIR. John G. Towne Of waterville
testified that he was called to the
police station to make an examina-
ton of Washau, that there was a
swelling around his mouth and nose
indicating that he had bled profuse-
ly, but he did not detect the smell of
liquor on his breath.
Arthur j. Crafty Of Waterville,
senior counsel for the respondent, in
his opening for the defence, stated
that there was no intention on the
part of the respondent to kill Deputy
Pinkham or to injure him in any
way.
Frank Ockomensky of Waterville
was sworn as interpreter.
Respondent on Stand
The respondent, Stanley Washau,
took the stand. He testified that he
understood that the officers were
coming after him on this Tuesday
afternoon and he was hardly away
from the house from the time of the
visit of the officers on Sunday and
Tuesday. When Pinkham opened the
door he thought Pinkham or some
one fired a shot. He was so fright
ened that he really did not know
what did happen. He told Pinkham
to throw away his revolver and
Pinkham told him to throw down his
axe.
Il told Mr.. Pinkham to shoot me if
he wanted to-" testified the witness.
The respondent testified that Pink
ham hit him in the jaw and he re-.
members nothing until later in the
Waterville lookup. He did not re-
member of seeing DR.. Towne in the
Waterville police station.
Did you intend to hurt Mr.. Pink
ham in any way" asked Attorney
Crafty.
81 did not" replied the respondent.
Continuing the witness said that
he came from Poland to this coun-
try 16 years ago, was a wooden mill
operative and has wife and seven
children.
On cross examination by County
Attorney Southland, the respondent
testified that he had used the axe for
cutting tin.
Continuing, the respondent testified
that there was no one in the house
when Deputy Pinkham called except
his wife and children, and he did not
know that it was Pinkham who forced
the door until he entered.
When Pinkham forced the door, did
you have an axe?" asked County Attor-
ney Southland.
L did not" replied the witness.
L thought that when the door OPEN
ed that Pinkham had fired" continued
the witness. II was scared. so | took
the axe. I thought that Pinkham was
going to shoot me believing that he
thought I was going to run away"
Did you at any time strike at Pink
ham with an axe?" asked County At
torney Southland.
Il did not" replied the respondent.
Did you at any time threaten Pink
ham with an axe?
Il did not"
VIE Test1fies
Mrs. NASSAU called to the stand tes-
titled through the interpreter that
Pinkham had not waited for her to
open the door but had broken it open
and had rushed into the kitchen. He
had seized drinking glass apparently
with the intent to hit Washau with it,
and then seeing that her husband had
caught up an axe which was in the
kitchen, Pinkham had rushed back to
his car.
Coming back into the house he point
ed the revolver at Washau and told
him to throw down the axe. which her
husband had done. The deputy had
then thrown down his gun and had
struck her husband He had continued
to strike and beat NASHUA for half an
hour, not giving him time to get into
his feet before he hit him again. He
had beaten her husband so badly that
she had attacked the deputy in an at
tempt to stop him. Washau during
all this time had made no move to
strike Pinkham. She pleaded with
Pinkham not to strike Stanley. but he
continued, and when he was done the