Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-12-01

THIRD
The court came in at . 30 A. M. ssAi-
The courtroom was nearly full of specta-
tors, of both sexes, but the crowd vas not so
dense as during the afternoon of Tuesday.
During the forenoon, however, spectator at
ter spectator, crowded into the room from the
great reservoir--the public.
| Mrs Latin, the widow of the deceased,
dressed in deep mourning and thickiy vellei,
was seated within the bar, and was accompa-
MED by her three sons,-aged II, and
wears respcetiveIy. They are fine looking lit
| tie fellows-bright and promising. During
the examination of witnesses on the point re-
lating TO the death of her husband, she gave
expression to deep mountaineering profuse-
"; she evidently suffers an affection almost
too heavy to bear. az ..a..5y E.-.
The wife Of the accused was present, ana
occupied seat only a few yards distant from
him. She was accompanied by her little son
whose father was Mr.. Smith, former hus-
band of Mrs. Roswell; this little boy is about
II years of age and seems to be much attach
ed TO his mother.
Hoswell occupied chair just outside the
bar and close to his counsel. As he came in
to court, his face wore hopeful and even
cheerful expression. ..--.. .
| At thirty minutes part 8 O'Clock, the court
directed the prosecution 10 proceed with the
case. ..-4s
DIR. J. @. A. HAYES, having been sworn tes-
tilted. | live in Hallowell and am a regularly
educated physician. Now keep an apothe-
cary shop. Was at my place of business on
the evening of the 10Th of Sept. last. Should
| say it was half past or 20 minutes past nine
when James Knight came in and told me Mr.
Latin was murdered and he did not know but
Mrs Hoswell and wanted me to go immediate
Il 4
ly. went as quickas possible, when l found
Mr.. Fowles holding Mr.. Latin in char sit
ting against the north wall OF the room. aSaw
blood flowing from Laflin's neck and imme-
diately grasped the place with my right hand
when found my two fingers in the wound.
Fowles left me to take care of him. Found
it was impossible to retain Latin in the chair
and SO lowered him down upon the floor, with
my |, it hand under his head and my right still
grasping the wound. He was pulseless and APP
parantly nearly dead. | should judge that
lie might have lived l-or 2 minutes after
the time | got there. His hat was on
his head and i removed it aft he died,
and laid it by his side. Spread some
thing over him and remained perhaps min
utes. In the mean time others had arrived.
| noticed Mai. Rowel and Hon. II. X. Baker
who had arrived in the mean time. There
were several in the room. Dr. Cole came in
put askeu niLi W ~ anu oeo .h' .. ii'' ~
also went 10 her premises. fouhu III Noie
leaning over Mrs Hoswell VINO was on the
bed making preparations to dress her wounds.
The bed was on the south side of the room
close to the wall. | found it impossible to
assist so | pulled round the foot and swung
it out from the wall. Took my position
back Of the bed. few minutes after that
Dr. Nutting arrived, and we proceeded to
dress the wounds. The first was a deep
cash in the cheek about inches long Am
unable to say how deep. Might have been
half an inch IN places. should thlnk where
the instrument first struck was rather below
the cheek bone. Cannot say that the instru-
ment touched the cheek bone. There was a
wound on, the side OF the head about an men
and half above the ear There was sllght
wound in the up IN an oblique direction.
Had little TO do with dressing the wounds on
the hands. On the right hand was a wound
from one side round to the other. There was
wound through the hand and a wound upon
some of tile fingers. She presented a very
bloody appearance. She had loose wrapper
thrown on over, her night clothes. There
was blood sprinkled about the bed clothes
some upon the wall, some upon the door,
and | noticed a few drops upon the door
sill leading out to the back way. The outside
of the door way was more or essspattered.
| saw a bundle within short distance of
Mrs. Hoswell's door,a coat and a pair of shoes.
1t was some considerable time after we had
dressed the wounds that night, was with Mr..
Fowles and others My attention was called
to them by some one else. Mr. Fowles picked
them up. He took memorandum book from
the pocket of the coat. As near as l can
recollect they were heavy thick shoes. The
| bundle was not more then two feet from the