The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-12
Portland.
Portland.
correspondence Of the Herald.l
PORTLAND, May 9th, 1913.
Criminal Trials in Portland

DEAR SIR
This morning. at o'clock, the jury in the case of
the People rs Thomas Thorn, indicted for the muir
der OF Elisha Wilson, came into Court with a ver-
diet OF guilty, and Thorn was remanded TO prison.
Another jury were then empaneled for the trial OF
Mrs. louisa Wilson, also indicted for the murder of
her late husband, Elisha Wilson, and the trial is
now in progress before the Supreme Court OF Maine.
Present, Chief Justice Whitman and associates
Sheply and Tenny. Counsel for government, Otis
L. Bridges, Attorney General and Augustine Haines,
County Attorney. For Mrs. w., Messrs Howard
and Osgood.
Mr.. Haines opened for the People by defining the
crime OF MURDER and produced skull He said he
should prove that Elisha Wilson was about forty
years OF age, and stupid that Thorn about 81 !;
Mrs w. about 20. That Thorn was engaged to
be married to Mrs w. about two years ago, but
that Wilson married her while Thorn was at sea
Mrs. Wilson sat in the prisoners box, looking
through the iron grating placed upon the dOor-iron
bars round, square, pointed curved-the ten of dia-
monds; remnant of barbarlsm; a reproach to the
present age. Mrs. w. is pretty woman. fair com
plexlon, auburn hair plainly parted, and almost hid
by her black bonnet contour pleasant, innocent
indicating much of the simplicity which Yankees at
tach to the word clever.
You will have seen the evidence of the three
doctors, Mckeen, Cushman and Lincoln, in the
of Thorn, and therefore omit to copy it from
my notes. The Doctors were permitted to hear each
Otner TESTIFY, while OIner Witnesses were sent
of Court, under an officer, and perhaps to pri
son.
Samuel Toothacher, called by District Attorney
Lives in Harpswell when at home, between thirty
and forty rods from Elisha Wilson's late residence.
On the 9th Feb between and A. NJ called to
scene of murder; went to the bed; put hand on WIS
face; appeared not cold; hand cold; warmed his
hand and then found the face cold; colder than his
hand; one foot cold; didn't feel the other; don't
know that | made inquiry how long dead. Mrs. W.
said she sent Thorn to call witness; she told wit
ness she was frightened; thought her husband was
faint; did not know what she did Counsel for Go.
vernment ask leading questions without note COM
men from Court or opposite counsel.) Saw piece
of cotton in wound about as big as is used in an
inkstand or small via asked Mrs. w. how it came
there; she said she put it there to stop the blood;
no pillows nor holsters on bed; some kind of cloth
under head of deceased; not much blood little pud-
| die as big as dollar; began to shave deceased
turned up his head when blood gushed out; gave up
razor to another man; witness shaved no more
| blood upon deceased as low as waist; not lower
| witness probed wound with shears or scissors hall
an inch wide; end broken off square; half an inch
| wide no blood on clothes of Mrs. w. or Thorn
| looked particularly and saw none
Such MIR. Bennett, is literally the testimony of the
prosecution. have not time to copy more from my
notes, which are full, before the mail closes. The
counsel have proved Mrs w. dutiful and af
| fectonate wife II they have much more proof OF
this sort in reserve, they will prove her an angel
| More Tomorrow,