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

A. No sir; the light was in the sitting room, turn
ed partly down.
= Where did the light sit in the sitting room !!
A. On the table
two rooms open: A. No sir; when she got on to
the bed she shut the door, making the room per-
tectly dark, except what light came i'll through the
window; the curtain was down.
| q Then what occurred? \. In a few minutes
after she got to the bed the door opened aud a
man stepped in; could see his feet as looked out
from under the bed; he shat the door and fastened
1t: she says; "lIave you fastened the door," he
said Yes" and she Immediately Unattached the
! door of the sitting room, which sprang open about
one-thrd the way, and let the light shine right
across the bed room, making it quite light in that
room.
/ Q. What did the man do after he Went in? A.
! thought by his motion that he laid his hat upon
the table, but did no. that; he stepped up
to the bed and by the motion and their talk thought
that he put his arms round her and Rugged her.
and they kissed each other.
q. Did You hear any words between them? A.
Yes. sir.
Q. What: A. He said to her-''You love me,
don't you;" she said-"If didn't, I should not do
| as do;' she said-'Are you not going to I'M
dress said he-'I cannot tonight, l am in a
! hurry-you know | have got to put that carpet
down | showed you to-day something said
about the boy that l did not fairly understand and
then thought he said he would 'have one of those
things" and | thought he got on to the bed; l
hit my shoulder against the bed coming out, which
made noise; when | came went under the foot
of the bed-it is low and could not rise up much
as came out under the head of the bed he jumped
up-he had Just grabbed his hat off that table; how
l got the knife cannot tell; l had the pistol in my
pocket. and have had it ever since l was on the
police in Lawrence.
Q. Have you carried it with you about your
work: No, sir; always took it evenings when 60
ing out; if L was travelling on cars | always took
it; have no recollection about opening my knife
l know that clinched him; we were all three
clinched in the bed room. and that was the most
|
to pieces-that was my idea sr,-to tear him all to
| pieces.
Q: Then You say you have not a distinct recol-
lection of what occurred? A. No, sir; have not
| do not have distinct recollection of anything
that occurred until the next morning; can recol-
lec some few things that occurred, but not distinct
Q. Do rccollect of coming to Augusta? A.
do not hardly recollec about coming to Augusta
| know recollected after / was here and put into
Jail, and kind of realized where [ was.
Q. Do you remember anything about being ar
rested: A. do remember of Mr.. Kendall speak
ing to me and telling me that was his prisoner:
told him Yes sir all right" or something of that
kind-do not know exactly the words.
z. When you went there, had you any purpose
to commit any homcide,-to kill any one: A. No
sir, had not.
The prisoner was subjected to long and search
ing cross examination by the Attorney General,
without bringing out any new fact of importance
A large number of other witnesses We're eXamill-
ed, but without bringing out anything material.
| me testimony OF ItosWells wife was rightly offer
ed because the wife may testify with the husbands
permission. The prisoners counsel declined to
give that permission and therefore Mrs. lIoswell
was not allowed to testify. She showed trghttu
scar running from her neck the right side of her
face.
On Monday, Mr.. Pillsbury made Il most brilliant
effort i'll behalf OF the prisoner in his address to
the Jury. He was followed on Tuesday by At
torney General Reed, for the government, and af-
ter the charge by the Court the Jury retired.
THE VERDICT
After being out nine hours the Jury came in on
Tuesday with averdict of Guilty of Mansaughter"
The penalty is imprisonment for not more than ten
years, or fine of $1,000.