Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-06-11
Police Court.

Before Jastiee Greea.-The case Of Hiram
Kimbal, charged with the crime of adultery,
which was adjourned from Friday last, was re-
sumed to-day. PREVIOUS to the sitting of the
court, the defendant made his appearance in the
Court room in a state of intoxlcaton. He walk
ed up and down, uttering loud EXPLANATIONS and
cries, and conducted himself more like crazy,
than n sane man. When the Judge took his seat
on the bench, Kmball seated himself beside his
counsel, II. D. Stone Esq, and laying his head
on The table, dropt into drunken sumber
Mrs Hale was sworn and placed upon the stand
She is woman Of most respectable appearance,
and has mild and prepossessing countenance.-
She stated that she had known Klmbal several
years ago in the State of Maine, and had been in
tmately acquainted with him and his flmily, for
some time past. ~ this city. She and her family
had lived nthe same house with Kimball and
his family After leaving Kimball's, she and
her husband and her son went to board al Mrs
Chase's, on Maple street. While boarding there
Kimbali visited her twice, On two occasions,
she went temporarily TO Mrs Andross's with
Kiu:baIl. The first lime in carriage in compa-
ny with another lady. She remained about two
hours at this time.
Kimball then repeated proposals lie had made
previously to her to go and board at Andross' s.
On the second occasion she remained from noon
to the next day at P. NJ. Kmball remained
there all that time, and she left him there Pre-
vious to going to Andross's to board, Kimball told
her how and when TO go. He told her that if she
wanted 10 speak to him or 10 say anything to let
him know, TO leave a note with Dodge, the hack
man, to deliver to him, He also said that he
would pay all The bills. Kimball visited her once
after she went 10 the Andross house to board
The witness had not finished her evidence when
KimbalI uttered incoherent noises, and interrupt.
ed the proceedings of the Court Officer Wat
kins lifted the wreched inebriate in his arms and
carried him out.
The Judge proposed to adjourn, but the counsel
for the defendant expressed his willingness to con-
tinue the case. The examicaon was resumed
Mrs Hale remained three weeks at the Andross
house. The house consists of apartments on the
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ground floor there is a paror, bed room, sitting
room, and kitchen. She occupied the bed room
leading from the parlor. Mrs Andross occupied
the chamber over the sitting room, the only ac-
cess to which was had by stair leading from the
sitting room. The chamber over the paror could
be reached only by stair leading into the parlor.
The cross-examination by the Counsel for the
defendant was mainly an Inquiry into the worldly
circumstances of the witness, and her husband
He dwelt with much emphasis upon the point
whether the witness and her husband had ever
been "town paupers,'' and evidently wounded
the feelings of the witness, if he did not in the
least invalidate her testimony
About year succeeding his marriage, Mr..
Hale, who was painter, fell from the steepe of
meeting house in Ware Village, and shattered
his feet and ANGLES, besides injuring his spine He
was unable 10 move from bis bed for six months,
and during that time did receive some assistance
from The Selectnen Of Springfield. Since that
period he has wrought at shoemakng, and atho'
suffering from his injuries, has never obtained any
other town relief.
Kimbal was bound over in the sum Of $4,000
TO answer for the crime with which he stands
charged before the September Term of the Grim
inal Court