The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-06
mAssAUHusErTs.
INQUEST ON THE HOBBS MURDER.

f INQUEST ON THE HOBBS MURDER.
Boston, Aug: 5.-The jury of inquest on the
death oil Mrs. Alvah Hobbs, who was shot on
Tuesday night by Major Thos L. White, hold
session this afternoon. DIR. Alvah Hobbs
was the hrst witness examined. He stated
that be entered his parlor about ten O'Clock,
Tuesday evening, and entered into CONVERSE
ton With Mr. Bullock, medical gentleman
from Providence, his wife at that time being
in her sleeping room on the same floor, in a
wing of the house. As Mr.. Bullock was about
leaving, Mrs. Hobbs was sent for She came
10, and entered into conversation and then sat
down by a window. A few moments from
that time he heard the report of pistol Mrs.
Hobbs arose from her seat, partly opened the
door into the ball, closed it Instantly, and cried
out to him, "Doctar,. he's got pistol at the
same time putting her shoulder against the
door. The husband ran towards the door and
had advanced few steps, when another dis
charge came. Mrs Hobbs staggered back,
threw up her arms and said, 80, father, I'm
shotiG This was the term she always applied
to her husband. He Immediately went to her,
saw that she was fatally wounded, left her in
the care of Mr.. Bullock, and rushed to the
station house. When he came back few
minutes after he found his wife dead He
could not see White when he first came from
the room, but supposed that he might be hid
den under Che stairs. During the shooting he
was not certain that he saw him at all
At tea MIR. White was very quiet, and the
only conversation which ensued was in refer
ence to headache, which that gentleman was
laboring under. Mrs. Hobbs, when she went
to the door, remarked to her husband that Mr..
White was trying to frighten them He was
in the habit of airing pistols, and the first shot
he supposed to have been fred in his room,
until some time subsequent to the murder,
when the bullet was found in the parlor floor.
One day last week he followed Mrs. Hobbs out
Of the house with pistol in his hands, but
made no overt act, and for many weeks had
slept with loaded pistol under bis pillow.
vvarr 10 T. 49, -
TO request him to cease reading so loud, as was
reported, but sent girl to do SO.
Further testimony of DR.. Hobbs revealed
the fact that White was quick-tempered,
reckless fellow; that in the year 1861 he was
caught with butcher knife threatening to kill
Mrs. Hobbs, but was prevented by Mr.. Hobbs,
who threw him on his back and took the knife
from him, and gayc him in charge of an off,
GER.
Annie Coleman, o girl who has lived in DR.
Hobbs family for some time said she heard
Mr. White reading aloud She was requested
by Mrs. Hobbs to request him to cease; she
did not 60, but went to her own ROOM when
she heard the pistol fired; she screamed ran
down stairs and saw Mr.. White standing at
the door Of the parlor; she passed by him and
went to Mrs. Hobbs, who was lying ON the
floor; White came in few minutes after,
looked at Mrs. Hobbs and asked the girl If she
was dead. He said he told Mrs, Hobbs that he
would shoot her. White stayed in the room
until the officers came in. S.. A,oofes
Cherine b. McCarty, who was also employ
ed in the family, said that she went to Mr.
Whites room. knocked at the door and was
requested BY White to come in. He met her
with smiling lace, and asked her several
questions as to what visitors were in the house.
She told him, and said that she came up to ask
him to stop reading aloud; she went to her
room and it was there she heard the two shots
fired; she had several times heard him on pre-
vious occasions threaten to kill Mrs. Hobbs,
and also himself When she went to the par
Tor White was STOPPING over the body of Mrs
Hobbs. The girl further stated that White
never threatened to kill anybody but Mrs.
Hobbs, towards whom he seemed to entertain
a particular spite.
The session then adjourned until tomorrow.