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

Question-Then was it your purpose to get
evidence and try to convictt
Answer presume it was SIR
Witness-After my return from Augusta l
examined the premises to see if could find
blood, looked in Laflin's back shop and along
yard, but not a great deal. Did not see Mrs.
IIoswells boy when went into her sitting
room on Monday evening. He was not in
her bed. No one was in the bed He was
not in the room with her. | know the boy
when | see him. Should think him about
years old. Do not know where he slept that
night. Did not look TO see where he was and
made no inquiries. Saw good deal of blood
in Latiin's back room that night. Saw blood
on the back door of his shop. This door l
examined the next day and found that it fas-
tened by sliding bolt on the inside. 1t had
no lock. Saw little blood on stable noticed
pool of blood in Mrs. Hoswel's room--will
not call it large, it was perhaps as large as my
two hands, could not say how near to the
not been there particularly to examine the
carpet. Never examined the door of that
room.
Question-Was you there when Mr.. Pills
bury and Mr.. Choate were down? Did not
Mr.. Pillsbury request you to preserve that
spot of blood for evidence?
Mr.. Reed-I object.
The Court-Not admissible.
Mr.. Libbey-I submit it is, your honor, for
this purpose Here is one of the principal
witnesses for the government who has been
engaged in preparing the case and looking up
the evidence. We have right to test his
credibiity. He says he has been active in
looking up evidence; the bleod on that door
was material piece of evidence to us; he
as the officer in charge, was specially re-
Qusted by the defendants counsel to see that
the condition of the blood upon the door
was kept as it was, and that piece of evidence
not destroyed. Now he says he never no.
ticed it at all. We claim to show the manner
in which this officer-this witness-was dis
charging his duty, if he claims to discharge
duty.
The Court,-Not admissible is my opinion.
Mr. Libbey.
Witness. i saw blood on the DOR, but
never examined it,-so that | could be pre-
pared to tell how much or how little; was
present at the post norton examination. |
think l have collected all the articles of
clothing bearing on this case.
Have signed statement of what l know in
this case. The remark of Hoswell was not
made on the way to Augusta. Witness dem
tilted statement signed by him. Have no
recollection of making the remark in Mr..
Hobbs shop. that hoped no lawyer in Hal
lowell would be concerned in the defence of
Hoswell
Redirect Libbey Deputy Sheriff
and Coroner, wrote the statement signed by
me. He read it to me.
Henry Chase, having been sworn, testified;
reside in Augusta, and my place of business
Is in Hallowell publish the Saturday Ga
zette examined the premises the morning
after the murder, between and o'clock, to
get the facts for my paper. Saw blood on
the outside of Mrs. Hoswelrs back doQS; saw
some blood in the path; by the corner of the
barn, saw the ground had been trodden,-
think it was confined to the corner appeared
as if some one had stood there; did not see
any heel tracks could not say that bean poles
were there; saw blood on Latlin's back door;
it had the appearance of having forcibly
struck and ran down.
Cross Examination. Have written articles
for my paper, have never applied to officers
for statement of facts; think l have had con-
versation with them. There was not a great
quantity of blood on Mrs. Hoswelrs back
door, did not see any on the doorstool; did
not look on inside of door. Was present at
examination in sleeping room but did not ex
anime its condition.
Chas E. Nash, having been sworn, testified.
Reside in Augusta; formerly resided in Hal
lowed; was in Mr.. Lafiin's back yard the
next morning. There was very hardtrod-
den path leading from Mr.. Lahin's back-door
to Perleys Lane; in looking about the prem
Uses, at the corner of the barn the ground APP
peared newly trodden; did not appear
to have been by boots and shoes with heels;
it looked like slippers although it may have
been stocking feet. Examined inside of out
side door TO Mrs. Hoswelrs sleeping room;
it bore quite number of stains of blood,
varying in size from small specks to perhaps
larger than an old-fashiOned cent; the bot
of the door bore stains of blood-not spatters.
Cross Examination by Mr.. Lbbey-The
bolt on the inside of the door was stained
with blood, as if taken hold of; the ground by
the corner of the barn spoke of was not en-
tirely dry nor was it muddy; it was the same
as common soil think a light loan. 1t was
moist so far as newly made footsteps could
make it. 1t was soft enough for boot to
make an impression. Was there between 8
and o'clock; there were many about there,
going and coming all the time. There may
have been there at one time when was there,
twenty persons, and those walking about the
yard. There was stain, about feet above
the Threshold of Mrs Hoswells back door,
on the outside of the door 1t was blood
stain apparently, and appeared as if lot had
been thrown against the door. The stain was
dry, think, at the time l saw 1t. 1t had run
down on the door-stool in two or three places,
in small quantities.
Mary M. Latin called and sworn, testified
Il am the wife of the late John B. Latin.
Question-Will you state whether or not
any arrangements were made between your
husband and Yourself on the 10Th of Septem-
Der last, for laying carpet in your front en-
try?
Mr.. Libbey-I object.
The Court-Think l will exclude the evil
dence.
Mr.. Reed, Attorney General will ex-
plain the object of the evidence offered. The
theory of the government is that Mr., Latin
started out of the back door of his shop on his
way home with the carpet which he proposed
to lay in the entry of his house; that while on
his way he went in to exhibit it, and did ex-
hibit it to Mrs. Hoswell. That is our theory,
and it seems to me that the fact that he had
made arrangements that night, would be ma
terial. But if your Honor does not think so,
we will not insist Az '-'
The Court shall exclude it, sir.
Jane N. Hoswell, was conducted to the