Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-30

starting the doctor took something from a
box in the corner of the room think. When
| got back to the shop Latin laid Oh the floor,
and they told me he was dead Bent over
him, and l think l saw the muscles of his
face move once. The condition of his clothes
were bloody. Blood was about his neck and
face. His clothes were all buttoned up with
the exception of his coat. His hat was by
the side of him on the floor. Hat was on his
head when first saw him come in with Hos
well. Do not know how far it is from
Laf1in's shop to DIR. Coles. Latin usually
closed his shop about 8, when there was not
business to speak of after that time.
Here carpet was displayed to witness by
Mr. Reed.
Witness. / have seen that carpet before.
Saw it previous to the murder on the shelf in
the back shop that Latin used to saw out
picture frames on. Saw it about 5 or 6 o'clock
in the afternoon, as near as / can remember.
1t was covered think, with the exception of
one end. Saw it next after this affair oc-
Cured after had come back with DR.. Cole.
Saw it as soon as could get into the back
shop. 1t was then lying about a foot and a
half inside the inner door, on the left hand side
as you go into the front door. Standing in
the door and looking toward the back shop
would be the left hand side. This is the side
the bench was on. The corner of the carpet
was turned right back. Could see little of
the figure ofthe carpet on the end by its be-
ing turned back
Here the Counsel for the defence viewed
the carpet.
Witness. Latin went to his meals through
tire back way a great many times. Have
worked for Latin s or months. Believe we
built fire once or twice in the shop during the
summer season. Don't think oftener than that
Brought his hot water down from the house
in pail. Saturday nights we usually closed
between ii and Ills, or ll.20. NOTICED
blood on the back door of Lan's shop on the
night OF the affair. 1t looked as if LARGE
quantity of blood had been thrown against the
door.
Objected to by Mr.. Libbey.
Court Confine yourself TO the size and
quantity.
Witness-Well, there were large spat-
tiers of blood all over the upper panels
of the door-that seemed to be where the big
gest quantity was cannot tell how long the
blood was allowed to remain think it was al
lowed to remain until the 9th of Sept, when
1t was washed. No one gave me any orders
to wash it off; only that Mrs. Latin spoke to
ME something about it-that the shop ought
to be fixed up.
Mr.. Libby-I object to what Mrs. Latin
said.
Ar. Reid did not suppose l was to elicit
such an answer.
Witness-I did not wash it off, but hired a
woman to do it.
Cross examination. By Mr. Libbey-The
first thing that attracted my attention was the
noise | heard. There was no door to the
doorway from the barber shop to the back
room, it was torn away. When | saw the
two men come in, the back door was open-I
could see right through. When | heard the
noise and looked toward the back door |
jumped back. saw the door was open-did
not see any one open it. The first | saw was
the open door and the two men. The first
noise l heard was kind of humping against
the back door, and heard kind of gurging
sound; did not hear any voices at that mo-
ment; did not go where they were al once !;
when l first started from the chair where
stood, stopped by the side of this doorway !;
did not pass through the doorway into the
back shop at that time; there was bright
light in the shop; it was at the second mirror
from the street, on the south wall of the shop.
Diagram of the shop was here shown and the
position of the lamp pointed OUT l could see
parties in the back shop from the light shin
ing from that lamp,-that is all | can say
about it. There was on the north side of the
room, near the back door at that time one or
two coats hanging up, think; think they
were of q dark color. Do not know whether
noticed them as soon as l went into the back
room; knew they were hanging there. Went
in the back room within 5 or minutes, or as
soon as l returned from DIR. Coles. Would
not swear whether there was was not any
person in the back room when went in.
did not go in there with the intention of see
ing if there we're any coats there. l saw the
coats when went in the first time because
knew the door was opened sell up against one
of them. When heard the noise and saw
the men, | was not so excited but what
knew what l was about. l first took up a
spttoon but did not throw it. | next went to
the door and hallooed murder.
Here the witness gave description of the
position the two men were in when he took
up the spittoon.
Witness. Mr.. Latin was side ways toward
me so could see the s:s!; III his throat
Latin had hold of the right hand of Hoswell
with his left Would not say whether it was
before the coroner's inquest or the grand jury
that was first askedto state the precise posi-
ton of the two men. Latin was over the
threshold of the door leading from the back
to the front room, while Hoswell was on the
other side of the door, in the back room. 1t
seemed to me that Latin was almost down.
When my eye first caugh: them, should say
they were entirely in the outside door. |
should think the roll of carpeting was brought
into the shop about l or o'clock. lie did
not show it to me, but knew he had the
carpet. Would not say that saw him when
he brought it in. Saw it lying on the bench
in the back shop between and 6 o'clock, but
not to know what it was made of until after
this affair. Do not know what called my at
tcntion to it in the afternoon. The next
saw of it was near the doorway in the back
shop. Did not examine its condition, but saw
"A corner of it turned down, and that it was
saturated with blood. That was the only ex
animation 1 made of it. l think there was
blood on the floor near it, and all about the
house. Did not hear any one open the door.
1t was fastened by bolt on the inside. The
tights were all extingnished when went to the
shop as if for the night, and the front door was
locked. l unlocked the front door without diff
ficulty Do not think was in the shop much
over three minutes before l heard the first
noise which heard against the door. Heard
no outcry before that. Noticed some coats
hanging on the north side of the back room.
might have noticed them the next morning.
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