Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-08-30
FOURTH DAY.

pstsr NAEiGer. trcallci-Saw wash
bowl that night. IL va. situn: on "a little
shelf There va. lio0iy water N the bowl.
There wa a cloth hanging over the shelf ~
bsuch with blood omit TWAS clear wealth
cr that night. Don't rccollcct whether
there was any moon. John Cola showed
m, wound on hi- thumb ah1u, a. bi: a-s
three cent piece, where tic ssin wa. RULED
sad that wa- all the one be had. IL
i. nearly miles from ihls house TO John
Evans. Amos T.. McAlir,,cr lives between
the two places.
Crpss ENmined-Thc prisoner had gone
away tur ,he night. when ! saw ihi- wash
dish. 10 Was ln che entry. The cloth hung
thumb looked new. a, though u was made
tie night before.
G.grss M-ltiHr-t vas EtCalyin Nc.
Keen. On the night Of Au:. Q. Got there
between II aud II. Thomas Swain notified
me 20 20 there. Fold tue wha; bad happen
81. IL Wa quarter 90 II o'clock.
Jane, NrALhNcr-l vas a, tho house OF
CALVIN MrKe,u on the night OF the 9th Of
August. Was put as guard at the bed room
door. - keep people from going IN. at
on the little bench between the hcd room
door and the ash hole. saw a towel. IL
was hanging over my head. Saw blood on
IL. There were sOuie spots Of blood on u :
not much.
started from home at ) minutes to eleven
n'cllck Went within twenty rods ul the
house. and then went t. Winthrop Me-
Keen's and hack before went To the house.
eros. EIiminei-li nigh, have been an
hour alter got there before Jaw the tow.
IL. Was not witness at the coroner m
quest. | told some one month or two at
tsrWarl. that Jaw the towel. told Mr..
Virgin this morning IN = room that lad
seen the towel.
The tawel hun. there nearly all the fore.
noon. Mr.. " McKcen wanted the % guard
the door. Also Mr.. Coffin. the prisoner
father.
Trhi. closed The testimony for the Gov.
ernmcui.
oFKNiNG 90 DEFT>sE
Mr.. Hastings opened tor the defense by
reminding the Jury Of the weighty respon'
,lbiliiy that rested upon them. They must
icvi that this young mans li'e-h'- every
thing IN life. and the happiness OF bis friends
and family. were IN their hands. lie felt
the sryat responsibility resting upon him
as counsel for the deirn'o This Young man
whom be bad known 50 long, and - we'll
whose Prospects IN lite up tOa year ago
were bright, was now arra'gned ior capt
tai crime
The Jury il aware from the able opening
Of the attorney for the government. that
the State must make a clear case. IL there
were any doubts the prisoner wa. entitled 10
It. Mr.. H. pioee 'drd at length TO address
the Jury respecting the legal points IN the
case.
This voun. man !. charged with murder.
n. penalty i a severe one. Death or life
long imprisonmeni in the state prison.
= ms persons think Capital punishment !.
abolished. ltIs not 30. Our siatnte still
provides for punishment by death. IL -
therefore. the duty Of the jary To consider
well what the crime is OF which the prison.
er stands accused.
Every killing ot human being - not
murder. There are two divisions OF homi.
eide. One &. Unsuitable. the other .. not.
Unjustihable himicids !. farther divided III
10 three sub misunderstanding to the do
gree.
You are to determine whether the homi-
eide was ja.tlhable or mt. Look at the
rarties. tho circumstances. the INSTRUMENT.
aud consider IL this may not be Unsuitable
homicide. |, - no use Tor me 10 tell you
wha, is iu.,ifaole homicide. Na,Lre teach.
est. IL i. homicide committed in self.ds
isn.e. We know the Iarty. xs know OF h's
threats. We are sensible Of our d-nger, are
attacked and kali our sssailant, this IL JUS
tifthe.
The mex, case for US 70 take IL 20 see
whether the crime may he MURDER IN tho
second degree or msnslaughtcr. This you