The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-03-17

showing desperate state of his affairs, and
preparing the mind to expect resort to the
most deperate means. That he had offered
$500 for THE loan of $4,000 for six months, and
the same even for $1,000 for the same tineC
that he had attempted TO borrow of a great
number of individuals, on extravagant terms,
and latterly under strict injunctions cfsecre-
cy, will appear. At the time of the murder
he was indebted more than $4,000. Whether
his embarrassments arose from extravaganza,
or from speculations, it may not be SO easy to
show. 1t will be shown that the deceased had
what the prisoner wanted-that he had about
him that evening $1,000 and gold watch, and
that he had it in the prisoners office that ev-
ewing. 1t will also appear that just previous
to this murder, the prisoner sent to Hallowell
for one ounce of hydrocianic acid, the strong
est that could be made-and also that he sent
to Boston about the same time for an ounce of
the same acid-that this acid is not needed by
medical men, in inis form-and that he had
previously in his possession medical acids suf-
hcient to last him a whole medical life, and
therefore these acids could not be wanted for
medicine. The prisoner had also the Ratchet
in his Office which inflicted the blows on the
deceased. 1t will also be shown that the de-
ceased had an engagement with the prisoner
at his office that evening, and was seen on his
way there. Mr.. NJ. exhibited plan of the
Office to show that when there the parties
would not be likely to be disturbed. Under
the office was tailor's shop, which was clos
ed at eight o'clock. The rooms in the adjoin-
ing tenement were occupied by the tailor like
wise, and were sedarated by stairways from
the office of DR.. c.: After o'clock all there
were closed, and all were absent. The DIR.
had two students and an Office boy; but one
of the students and the Office boy resided a.
cross the river in Winslow, had lelt Tor the
night, and were not in the habit of returning
in the evening. The other student was in the
Office at eight clock, and left at the Dr's re-
quest, who pretended he had secret engage
ment with person to procure dead body
Mr.. M. then showed that there was no diff
culty.in taking dead body fromIthe Office into
the tailpr's shop, and thence into the cellar
In the office, the brandy bottle stood on a
shelf in the back room on a row with the
acid bottles--that after the murder, an empty
acid bottle was found on that shelf, and an
other acid bottle partly empty-that the de-
ceased; had drank brandy with the prisoner I'm.
that brandy bottle at o'clock that afternoon
that the deceased had been specially invited
by the prisoner under injunctions of secrecy
to meet him there-that the employ bottle
was the day before full-and that the prison.
er has declared that the deceased drank from
lie OTafluy UOttle dIlu lell uOWfl Qedu-Cudt
the prisoner had been seen the day before
back of his Office probably accommodating to
see whether the body could be taken from
his office to the river-tha the went TO the tav-
ern where he boarded about ten o'clock and
looked into the window and then went away
that afterwards he went into the tavern at
the moment Flint, his student. was retiring to
bed: that Flint went to his Office with him,
and returned about half-past ten the prison.
er came in about'eleven: requested to be call
ed up at four for an engagement was up be-
f)re that time and whenscalled to go to pa.
tient about four O'clock was found coming
from the direction where the deceased's watch
was afterwards found in his sleigh: that the
prisoner had inquired whilst the deceased was
absent at Brighton how much money his drove
probably costhim that he endeavored to see
the deceased on his return before he went
home TO Clinton: that he did see him subse.
quently and arranged with him the terms of
Ian, and appointed meeting at his Office to
consummate the business, proposing to secure
him by an assignment of his books. Mr.. M.
said he would now proceed to another species
of proof-the acts and declarations of the ac-
cused after the murder: his denial of any at
tempt to negotiate loan of the deceased, of in
viting him to his Office on Wednesday. He
would also show that the prisoner had repeat
eddy offered money to suborn witnesses to tes-
tify in his favor.
Mr.. NJ. spoke next of the testimony which
Flint would give, that he had been called by
the prisoner into his Office and had there found
Mathews dead-that the prisoner had told him
that Mathews had drank brandy in his Office,
and had fallen dead there. That the prisoner
had cut his head with hatchct to carry the
idea that he had fallen by violence-that the
prisoner made various proposals for the dispo-
sal of the body, one of which was to carry the
body to the river. and another to place it in the
he front street-that it was finally decided to
take it down the stairs and leave it on pile
of wood in the cellar 1t will be shown that