The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-12-08

V,> in Mrs. HoSWelfS room between 10 and II
o' leck on the day before she Went TO IIermon.
RUtStlDu-Dd YOU see any gum pass from Mr..
i.tilm To Mrs. Roswell?
Wltnc>,-Nes, sir; did.
toUn@i-llesrIibe what occurred before that be-
tween them, If there was anything.
Witn">~-Mr. latliu came round the house
chewing gum. and Mrs. Roswell said she wanted a
it u gum and he told her she could not have ii
said she must haye it; and he came in and
yun he came in she locked the outside door of her
sleeping room. She began 10 scuffie with him, and
th'2 went against the bed and sat down upon it :;
Thru be gave her the gum by putting his mouth
r",e to hers when She put her mouth close to his
tnd to1h 1t. Ny sister was not there then. Mrs.
iio>Wcl soon let her in at the back door.
tlnc,uon-What took place after that, if any
Wltuess-She sat on the bed by the side of him.
She add ONE .'-and she then put her mouth
- his and put the gum back again. She sadly OIL
lA>e cot more than your half" left with my
lister.
Charles H. Thing. having been sworn testified
Reside in iallowell. On the evening of the 18th
ut September. at the time of outcry, was at Niles
Livery stable, about ten or twelve rods from barber
>5aD. When cutlery was made Immediately went
~ LHns shop; some boys said Latin was killed;
when stepped into the door Mr., Latin was stand
i1y on east side of the doorway, and HoswerS
hand was on his shoulder. Mr.. Latin was led to a
chair ana seated. Hoswe arrested On be-
inI asked for weapons, Hoswel said he had none.
NlW Slr, Kendall take revolver and knife from
IIo>weu. lioswell ironed, taken out doors,
and presently brought back. Heard Mr.. Fowles
say, Mr.. Hoswell, You ought to be shot, and I've
good mind to shoot you" Hoswell said, "Oh.no,
Nr. FoWles You better have justice DONE" This
" rs after iloswel was brought back into the shop.
Before they led him out asked him what he had
cl Latin for, He said, "What would you have
4 NE if You had caught a man in bed with your
Nite; | also heard him say "I've got you son of a
.-h where ] want you.n l went with Mrs. Pat
i"rNon through Latins back door to Mrs Hoswell's
back door; went the back way; the door was wide
open and there was no light in the room-it was
dark Mrs. Patterson went up stairs to her room
and got light: we went into the sleeping room to-
@ether' and there was no one there; the door be-
tween the bedroom and sittng-room was closed.
Noticed the bed; went to it expecting to find Mrs:
lIo,We in it murdered. The covering OF the bed
WAS turned down quite to the foot of the bed.
Thought | saw blood on valance of bed; cannot
swear whether bed was or was not in a tumbed
~tale remained At the bed minute and then went
into The sltiing-room. Mr.. Ingraham was at the
&oorin Pclleys Lane; think asked him to 60 for
the doctor. was blood near centre of room, where
Mrs. lIosWel stood; did not then see wrapper
first SAW it on chair in bedroom with other clothing.
Mrs. Hoswel said she was cold and wanted some
tAng t. put Oil. [ started for and took hold of a
quilt on the bed she said. "No. my wrapper"
She took it from my hands took it from the chair
ih, was in slecping-roOm; do not remember seeing
her put it on it was on the chair cannot say GER
ainly whether | moved quilt when l took hold of
IT, When first went into the room noticed blood
near the door and on the valance of the bed; did
not notice large spots near bed; saw blood that
evening on outside door. Think I was not in bed
room when Mrs. Hoswell was put to bed.
ross Ex-Cannot say who was present when
banded the wrapper to Mrs. Hoswell, except Mr..
Patterson.
Miss Mary f. Douglass having been sworn tosti-
iiel-Rc-ide in Hallowell; was acquainted with
Mrs. boswell. having met her few times; was at
her house the LIST, 2nd, and 81 days OF September,
To- have some sewing done; went in thro' the house
the door from lerlcy's Lane; MI Latin was there
when | went IN | remained about five minutes :;
called there third day and the door fastened !;
DO one was present that l saw; 1 presently
LII, lin, Sy Nod
WAS in The forenoon, between 10 and quarter past
10 o'clock; was sitting at a window that opened
nto The back yard; was facing the window and
looked out; did not see him go into the yard was
in The room from 10 to - O'Clock.
William y. Nichols, having been sworn, testified
HE 18Th of September resided on Winthrop street
in iIallowell about one hundred rods, perhaps, from
Aallin's shop; that evening was at my home until
o'clock, then | went directly to Lanin's barber
shop; Went into the shop to get shaved;
was there but Lallin said he was In a hurry and
wanted nc to come early the next morning. l
went out On the street then; heard Latin lock the
rlpor and soon saw that the lights We're put out I
went homo: learned OF the homicide the next morn
ny.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
\ good many witnesses examined. who
testified to the general good character of the prison.
cr and Ia his innrdlnate and insane jealousy of his
WIr. lie watched her himself and employed
others i1 wat her when she visited Augusta and
Ii:dlOWeli.
The testimony Of IIoswell himself was then Of
tered in his own behalf, and allowed under the
law which allows parties to civil and criminal pro-
rccdngs in this state to testify. He related the his
tory Of their married life mostly made up of quar-
lri- and reconclliatiOns. Mrs. Hoswel was ma
i've of llemon, whose name previous to marriage
was Norton. She had been married and divorced
iroln man named smith, and had one son by him
who i, now with her. After relating quarrel and
reconciliation i'll August last, HosWells testimony
WAS a. follows
e. Did you visit her after that-before she went
To llermon? A. Yes, sir; could not tell how
many times because the little boy got bit and she
was sick; visited her every night; | wanted to
90 down and Stay until she got WE'LL but she
Thought better not; said she should not be sick
Dut few days; said she did not want people in
liaIowe to know that she was going to live with
NE again.
q. State whether you We're still attached to her?
n, | was, sir.
q Did you know when She went to Hermon?
\. Yes. sir.
Q. After the reconciliation, did you sleep with
her III the same bed: A. Yes, sir.
q. When did she propose returning? A. The
talk was when she went away that she would be
back by the time it payday in the mill.
g DID you know when she was 10 return? A.
She said when she went away she would return
ON Wednesday OF Thursday.
O. Did YOU know she was coming that day she
came from IIermon? A. did not
q. Was the meeting by design? A. No, sir
O. Did you go to the depot expecting to meet
heI P; ~. | went to see if she had come; it was
The first time the train had ever come across the
new lIluSe, tnOuSnl II l. stepped up TO the depot
could see her if she in the train.
q. Did you meet her there? A. Yes, sir; /
said to hcr-''Io on have got back" she sad-'Yes;
! >ad-IIoW lid You make out'-she had been up
10 sell some hay-she said-"I will tell you when
YOU come down; She said-''when are you coming
dowH:N | sad-"To-night;" she said-sNo, /
don't want you come to-night;" said I-"Just as
You say
q. Thereupon did you leave her: A. Yes
sir.
e. State ifyour jealousy was excited by her de-
sire that you should not go down that night A
| thought it singular, after she had been gone q
week and did not want me to go down that night ;
had jealous feeling, and her looks and actions
raised such jealous disposition in me that | could
not control myself-to keep myself from going
down; | wanted to know whether was right or
wrong.
q. Did you go? A. Ibid.
Q. What time did you start? A. Cannot tell
exactly; it may have been quarter past when l
started.
Q, How did you go down: A. Went down on
foot sir
Q. DO you know what time you arrived in Hal
lowell? 4. l do not.
Q. For what purpose did you go there? A.
Went there to if there was any one going
- be there to meet her at my house-or her
houSc-whatever you may call it-that night
@. What did you do after you got there? H.
When got there / found the front part of the
house on Perey's Lane, closed up as it had been
after left her; finding it closed up on the lane
a.