The Portland daily press., 1870-11-30

We have made arrangements to have from
day to day Geographic report OF the progress
of of theIHoswel Latin murder trial at Angus
ia. This case is one of great interest, as it will
be now determined whether the precedent in
the Sickies case, the Mcfarland case and tie
Cole case is to be Followed in Maine. 1t is
to be determined whether man may in this
State STAY with mpunity the the supposed SO
ducer Of his wife. The circumstances of the
Latin murder are still fresh in the readers
minds, but the following account of the par.
ties to the dreadful tragedy will be found USE
iul in refreshing the recollection. We take
them from the Kennebec Journal:
In Halloweli, on the evening of September
10Th, at about 20 minutes past O'Clock Ed
ward I'll. Hoswell took the life of John B.
LafliD, by infictipg a wound in the throat.
with iack-knlfe; he was discovered almost in
the very act OF committing the fearful DIT ed,
and was arrested.
Almost simultaneously with his fatal assault
on Mr.. Latin, Hoswell made an unsuccessful
attempt to take the life of his wife, Jane L. TO
whom he had been married Tor nine years 1t
is alleged that she had desperate struggle
with her husband and finally escaped into an
adjoining room, bleeding profusely from a
number of wounds made by the same knife
which a few moments later gave her Deighbor
Mr.. Latin, a mortal cash under the left ear
Hoswell, at the time he attempted to COM
nit the double murder, was IN the employ of
Mr.. Hill, a car painter in the z. & K R. r.
Co. paint shop in Augusta, and subsequent
to the latter part of July had boarded in A u
gusta. For several months previous to the
latter part of July he lived with his wife at
Hallowell, coming to his work at Augusta On
Mr.. Holmes train each morning and return
ing in the evening But about the 10th of Jul
" there occurred bitter quarrel between the
husband and wife, which resulted in very
obscene and scandaIOus municipal court case
On the 21st of July, Hoswel "posted" his wife,
1t seems that upon the publication of the an
nouncement, which was Immediately after the
bitter domestic quarrel spoken of, Hoswell
change his boarding place TO Augusta, leaving
his wife at Halowel, where she continued os-
tensibly, the business OF dress making But it
appears nevertheless, that the husband and
wife had interviews subsequently, and that
they were not of quarrelsome nature.
On the Mon lay previous to this fatal eve
ming Mrs. Hoswell lefG Hallowell for Carmel,
avowedly to collect rent for farm in the lat
ter town, but in which her husband claims an
interest to the extent OF 5000 or over, for money
advanced by him when the property was pur-
chased. 1t appears that she went to transact
the business with the fulI knowledge aud &C.
quiescence of hel husband, who volunteered
to eudeavor to procure her pass over the rail
road on the ground OF his being an employed
by the roilrOad company. She returned the
following Monday. On the arrival OF the Train
at the depot in Augusta, Hoswell left his work
TO meet her, to learn the result of her visit.
She did not answer his quest ons satisfactorily
telling him that when he went to Haliowell to
see her she would tell him all about the rent,
how much she had realized and how she had
coll cied it, He offered 10 go to Hailowell on
the evening of that day, but she complained Of
being too tired to receive him, and asked him
to go down the neTt evening.
Hoswel did go to Hallowell on the evening
of Monday, when the bloody tragedy was COM
mitted-
Mr.. Latin, whose life was taken by Roswell,
was barber by occupation, and had resided
in Hallowell for about % years; his age was
about 40 years. He had always borne good
reputation for morality and industry, and for
several wears had been an active member of
the M. e. Church and an officer in the Sunday
school OF that society. He was the head of an
interesting family-his wife being lady be-
loved by all who knew her ana three young
sons, between the ages of and IA years, ad-
mired for their intelligence and good promise
He had accumulated but little if any property,
and his untimely end was terrible afaiction
to those nearest and dearest to him.
Hoswell is American by birth, and about A
years old. In stature he is about feet inches,
has black hair, hazel eyes, is OF a swarthy COM
plexion land wears full, jet black beard. He
weighs about IT'S pounds