Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-12-02

SEES. Mrs. Hoswell did her COOKING at Mrs.
Henderson's, up stairs saw Latin come out
one evening after heavy thunder shower, at
about quarter before 10; it was the 4th Of Au-
gust.
Cross Exam wife of last witness; my
window gave full view of back yard; after
they had their trouble / was at home most of
the time. Lived there from March to 9th of
August. They did not attempt concealment;
never saw Latin go in before the trouble;
have seen her go in his back shop. He used
to frequently come up and get water from our
stove; he was a very neighborly sort of man.
l joked Mrs. Hoswell about his coming out
that night.
Mrs Ann L. Patterson, having been sworn,
testifed-Reside in Hallowell; have lived
there with my family five years; after 9th Of
August lived over Mrs. Hoswells from 9th of
August until the 22d of September. Mr..
Henderson had moved out then. Mrs. Hos
well did her cooking on my stove no water
in back yard; never knew of her having fire
in her tenement except when she was sick =
she hail one air-tight stove with one hole in
the top. Have seen Latin 90 to her room
cannot tell how often was at home only
evenings and mornings; l worked in the fac
tory. The first day l NOV, d there noticed
the visits Latin went to the bed room door
from the back yard; have been there myself
four or FIVE times When Latin was there
once saw her give him some gum.
MIR. Libbey-Describe how it was given.
Witness-She said Come" He came
right up and took the gum from her mouth
with his. was present, and they knew it !;
my sister, Miss Meader, was also present.
That was on the day before she lett for Her
mon. Invent in through the back door; have
seen Mrs. boswell scufle with Latin; never
saw anything more intimate than that have
seen her motion to him with her finger;
could moi see him at his back door, but could
see her; he came, following her motions. |
was at home on night of homicide the first
that attracted my attention was noise be-
low; was in at Mrs. Hoswelrs that evening
two or three times heard noise at back win
dow there was stick thrown against the
screen; it was at the window OF her sitting
room; it was probably at k-lf past o'clock.
said it was Hoswell, and she said NO." it
was Mr.. Latin. She went out and did not
come back while was in there. went out
to 90 home; she was in her back door, Latin
was going to his shop. The noise heard
sounded like some one in distress. ] showed
up the window and saw Hoswell coming out
Of the barber shop with two men. l dressed
and went to Laf1in's shop; cannot say wheth-
er he was dead DIR. Halves was with him.
Then went into Mrs. Hoswells sleeping room,
as near as l can recollect, and asked Mr.
Thing to go in with me. l went in at the
back door. Had light with me; have no
recollection how l got it, was SO excited
No one was in the sleeping room when
went in. Mr.. Thing was with me. The in
n;r door was shut, bat not fastened. The bed
clothes were turnd down when first went in ;
expected to find Mrs. Hoswell dead. line
pillow on the tore side of the bed was little
jammed; saw the wrapper on chair in the
sitting-room when first went in other articles
of clothing around the chair; they were la
dies clothing; did not notice the condition of
wrapper. She asked for her wrapper on the
chair. Mr.. Thing handed it to her. l did
not notice condition of il at all When went
out wen, up to my room. Was down again
when the doctors came to dress Mrs. Hoswells
wounds. l did not get anything to put on the
bed. Noticed when first went into the room
the blood in the room, a large spot, as large
over perhaps as large dining plate. Another
one was smaller; don't think noticed spot near
the door; noticed spot on outside OF door, but
not on the inside, because it was swung back.
The under tick of the bed was hay; the upper
one was filed with husks; the little boy slept
in little dark room; saw the boy in the first
of the evening" did not see him to speak to
him after heard the noise, took blanket
from the bed to put around Mrs. Howell,
who was cold, l then saw the boy hut did
not speak to him-he was asleep. When we
washed her we took off her clothes. They
were saturated from her neck to their bottom,
with blood. She had her wrapper on when
the doctors were dressing her wounds.
Adjourned until 2 80 Z. NJ.
The Court came in at 2 80.
The jury were in their seats.
The prisoner was in the dock.
The usual throng Of spectator filled every
available inch of the court room.
Mrs. Ann l.. Patterson, who was on the
stand at the moment OF adjournment, was
again placed on the stand, aud testified:
Heard the 8 o'clock bell that evening; was
reading a newspaper; read column and q
half before went TO bed; was awoke from
my sleep by the cutlery.
Cross Ex.-Moved into rooms over Mrs.
Hoswell's the 9th of August; lived in Hal
lowell previous; was in her rooms often, was
was in her room with Miss Meader the day
before Mrs. Hoswell went to Hermon. The
gum was given when we were all there.
Stopped in there few minutes; have seen
MIR. Latin and Mrs. Hoswell talking together
in the yard; there was no concealment at
tempted by them that could observe; They
could see me in full view il they had looked |;
was in Mrs. Hoswells house three times on the
evening before the affray; Mrs. Hoswelllsaned
me the sewing machine; l used to 60 down
for her to learn me to run it; Mrs. Hoswelrs
sleeping room was used as thorOughtare !;
when awakened by the noise looked out of
the window and saw two men and Hoswell /;
put on my dress and pair of slippers and went
into Mr.. Lafiin's shop; then went into Mrs.
Hoswel's bedroom; had my lamp but do not
know how got it. l got the blanket to cover
Mrs. Hoswell. The wrapper was made OF
some kind of "sheeney;" saw it over chair in
sitting-room did not notice wrapper in bed
room. and my husband carried down sew
ing machine between s and o'clock; that
was the time stopped and talked with Mrs.
Hoswell. Something was thrown against the
Window expected it was by Hoswell; he
generally came down two or three times a
week. Mrs. Hoswell said ''No it is Mr.. Laf-
lin" Mrs. Hoswell at noon requested me to re-
turn sewing machine, but at any time between
noon and night.
Ellen Meader having been sworn, testified !:
Reside in Hallowell; am sister to Mrs. Patter-
son; work in cotton mill and board at the
boarding house; was at my sisters at the be-
ginning of September. knew Mr.. Latin and