The Portland daily press., 1870-09-21
horrible Murder in HallOwelI.

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The people Of Hallowell were thrown into
intense excitement Monday evening, by hor-
rble murder that occurred there. Edward s.
Hoswell, who has ha1 domestic troubles, and
has recently become enstranged from his wife
in consequence OF alleged crina con-, staope"
his wife Monday evening with con mon JACK
knife, and afterwards with the same weapon
cut the throat of John Latin, barber
The murder occurred about half past nine
The scene was in Laflin's barber shop on Waite
street, and the crime became known almost
Immediately to the city marshal and patrol-
man. who at once went to the shop ana iouno
Latin staggeringthrough the back doorway
very weak from loss of blood and unable to ar
ticulate word. LIE was assisted to chalr
near by and DR.. Halves was Immediately sent
for. He arrived soon after and made an ex-
animation and found him dying. The MUIR
derer was found on the spot and was immedi-
ately arrested and conveyed to the Jail at Au-
gusta. In his right pocket was found six
shooter and in the left side pocket bloody
knife with which he had committed his foul
crime. Previous to this the murderer had
made an attempt to kill his wife, Mrs. Hos
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| just back of the barber shop. He made the
assault upon her with the same knife with
which he afterwards murdered Mr. Lafln.-
| The implement was a common jack knife,
| which, TO all appearances, had been ground to
the keenest edge for the occasion. The cause
of this bloody outrage, is jealousy on the part
| of Mr.. Hoswell.
| After being arrested by Marshal Fowles, ne
said to him, while the man was dying, in rela-
ton to the murder. Damn himl have been
watching him for some time, and. now have
fixed him"
The murderer appeared to be entirely COM
posed and seemed to look upon the dying man
with feeling of satisfaction.
The murdered man, Mr. Latin, was by pro.
fession barber, which occupation he had fol-
lowed in Hallowell for twenty two years. He
was esteemed as peaceable and worthy citi-
zen by the whole community. and for many
years had been member of the Methodist
church of that city. He was about As years OF
age, and leaves wife ar three children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoswell were married about
nine years ago, and ever since, that time the
pair have lived an unhappy life, as he termed
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looking woman, has full, rounded face, dark
hair aud rolling black eye.
| Although having received eight gashes about
the head and neck she is still thought to be out
of danger.
The scene of murder presented q sckenine
scene of blood and confusion. The ordinary
tools Of the shop were scattered about here and
there, and the murdered man with throat cut
almost from ear to ear, was stretched out or
some boards, with his face covered with g
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A large crowd assembled in and about the
premises viewing the back yard, the dead man
and his blood, which is scattered about ovel
the floor and the doors leading out to the bach
way.
The excitement on the part Of the populace
is intense. 1t was with great difficulty that
the officers succeeded in arrcstiDg the culpit
as several attempts and loud cries were made
to lynch him." As he passed out from thu
door in the hands of the officers he received
several quite severe kicks, but nothing of any
great injury.
An inquest was held Tuesday forenoon al
the City Hall, and the body viewed by many
hundreds ofpeople.