The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-03-24

made sham bill of sale to Flint for the DR., which he
swears he considered bona de transaction, and this
bill of sale he afterwards burns. This man, Baker,
perjures himself here the stand. lie denies under
oath conversations which Mr. Soule afterwards comes
in and sweas that Baker admitted to him in the pres
ence of Goodwin, Gilman and Charles Mathews II
this conversation with Soue is not true why are not
the others called to show IT? This stands perured
before the jury in this trial.
Mr. B. referred to the cases cited by MI. Evans, and
the principles of law conduced with regard to the
testimony of accomplices. The evidence OF accom-.
pices is admitted in many 1t ought IN general
to be corroborated. But some will not admit OF
it. Take the case of pirates who murder all they
know. Unless on The evidence of accomplices, they
cannot be convicted, if taken. But Flint was no ac
complIce. There is no pretence that the death OF
Mathews did not take place before Flint went into
he office. he was not an accomplish in the murder
there is no pretence of it. But his testimony is cor
roborated. The murder is Proved independent Of
his testimony,
MI. b. proceeded to comment on the particular parts
of testimony. He first alluded to the letter from the
prisoner to the deceased, and read by Charles
Mathews in the possession of the deceased, in which
the prisoner inv ted the deceased TO his office that
evening, and repeal 1t mt for his lJs II is proved
that the deceased obtained that day large sum of
money al the Bank the jury cannot doubt for what
purpose: The deceased examined SEINE books. and
prepared form OF mortgage Of personal property.
II is not in evidence for what this form was made;
but 1t may be inferred from other circumstances.
John Mathews, the next morning when he heard Of
the death of Edward, knowing of the raising Of the
money and the preparing of the mortgage, goes I'M
medately to Waterville: and seeks the prisoner at
once takes him to The hall whsre the body was, and
questions him about this mat ter Why did he do this.
If he did not know of the connection OF prisoner with
the money and the mortgage. D. ...,.t
was 1t not Edward Mathew who knocked at pris-
oner's door at so'cock? Was not the reason why he
admitted them that the Dr. did not wish Flint
to know who it was? Deceased returned to the
Parker House, and quarter before 9, he starts again
is seen by Simpson on the way to the Office; Is admit
ted by the prisoner have been in his office after g.,
with $500 Prisoner says he lent Mathews $200 and
that with the whole $4,000 Mathews left his Office and
went away with two men IN cloaks the same pris-
Oner saw with him CT odwns store at O'Clock.
Now these two young men with clOaks were Jarius
A. Bartlett and college student ahmed Carter. They
were there with Mathews at 6 O'Clock. hut did not
see HIM after T. So were the prisoners hypothesis
is overthrown. Mathews is then traced to pris0ner's
Office and can be traced no further. The poison s
administered, Mathews il dead What shall he do
with the body? He tries tie cask in the closet, and
il will not hold the body. He takes Il to the window,
and raises it, But will not do to throw il out there,
He may be seen. The blood may stain The window
frame. He knows not what to do. He goes to the
tavern and looks in at the window. The curtain To-
down and he cannot tell whether it Ia safe to 60 in
there for Flint He then retreats To the passage under
the hail, where he is by Bowe, goes to Water
Street, where he is seen by Hill; TO reconnoiter tle
facilities for getting the body into the water then
returns to the tavern for Flint In the nervous excite
men of the moment, he takes the lamp from Fliht's
hand, blows it out and sets !, down. They 60 to the
office the disclosure is made, and the body disposed Of
we have .Iar
The talk about subjects throws some light on this
matter. IT would appear to have been the intention
versaton with Dinghy Indicated. 1t is we'll known
that if covered with spirits, there would bs no SCENT
The DIR said to Dingley, that the man in Clinton was
dead, and would make good subject DIngley speaks
of thu difficulty OF getting the subject The lr. says
he needs id he sis he'll subject ,chen started'
Is it not true, that he intended to put Mathews body
in the cask, and after few days dssect it with his
students
The discosatiOn of prisoner to Doe that he was
under obligation to Mathews to turn out his notes
and accounts to him. The gentlemen says this was
mnV Gn
men give utterance TO things that never happened,
and to names that they have no connection with =
Or did he not in this ungarded moment confer ms
connection with Mathews, ana refer 10 the scenes vi
the night before!
The prisoner in his conversation with Gray says he
is suspecled-that the body Cfl Mathews had been
examined, and brandy found in It, Now the blows
were supposed to have caused DEATH The physicians,
the examination, all concurred that the blows were
sufficient to death. Why then. does the DR.
tell Gray about brandy being found in Mathews stom
ach No one supposes brandy caused the DEATH
Unless his mind doubt the idea that brandy mingled
with something else was the true cause OF the DEATH
The conversation with Gilman, in which he wished
him get rid of Potter in stating to the inquest thelr
previous conversation to deny that prisoner wished
~ borrow money of him. Why these exclamations
TINT he was ruined unless the fact becoming known
and being proved that he had made similar statements
to Others, would ruin him by confirming the evidence
before the inquest already OF his declarations "aoe
to the deceased? With regard to character, witnesses
have testified to his good general epntaton we are
not permitted bring evidence of particular cases OF
vice. There is broad distinction between a mans
reputation in the community, and his moral feelings
His heart may be corrupf whilst his outward conduct
is squared to the customs ofsevety But the prisoner
is deeply in debt and pressed for money as TO Of
fer $500 70, the of $1,000 for six months 500
for the use of $4,000 some B or months. lie Is
ruiy of puiury over and one again before the IN
inuuest and attempts at ornaflon of pJury IN the
caae of Gilman, Gray and Leighton, ana in the case
of Baker he makes successful attempt al suoorni7
ton of pujulv. Then facts are not strange II tho
urIsoner is guilty put if innocent are not these
extraordinary facts. Is fair reputation an answer
usually fall at once into the deepest crimes. But
such cases have existed Ms b adtnced the case of
Arnold; man of fam reputation trusted by Wash
iuston ENJOYING The confidence of the country ill.,
nm hour ali is chasgea, and he betrays his country
The gentlemen has referred to one of Christ disciples.
Mr. would aliude DO another Judus lscariot had an
unbiemished sharact nothing to his deriinent was