Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-12-03


his wife; he said who the man was he called
his name Butler: he had suspicious that ev-
erythng was not right; he said he had burnt
| up her clothes, and wondered why he had not
gone further. The night he came to our
house to board, heard a man walking in
tIoswelPs room; this was at eleven O'Clock (;
aeard walking in bis room when got up at
half past four; he went to his work in the
morning: he came home to dinner; he was out
some evenings, but was generally at home !;
The conversation held with him was in the
presence of my wife, and after the other
boarders had retired he seldom took part in
conversation with other boarders, lie looked
like a man in trouble; have seen him resting
his head on his bands; the conversations were
in relation TO his wifc--seldom about any
other subjects; have frequently heard him
| walking in his room at night at ii o'clock,
and when we got up at half-past four to five !;
here was change in his appearance as to
melancholy after he had been with some 6
weeks; once told me he had been to Hal
jowell; had seen his wife; he said she had
| aiken an oath on Bible, and all but one thing
| was cleared up; he appeared quite cheerful,
md seemed to grow more so until the 18th :;
lie left my house that night not far from half
| past six o'clock. After be grew more cheer
ful he went to iIaiowell twice; would say to
NY wife; IF | am not in by o'clock, you
had conversations ACKNOWLEDGMENT set any
time.
Cross Ex.-Was 60 years old last October
Adjourned at y so.
AFTERNOON.
AT 80 the Court came in also the jury;
the prisoner was placed at the bar.
The court room was filled to its utmost ca
most capacity. F#E
Clarinda NJ. White, having been sworn,
testified--Am wife of Henry B. White; know
Mr.. Hoswell took him into our family as
boarder he appeared sort of gloomy he
made very little conversation with any OF the
Doarders; he made conversation with MIR.
| White and myself; he said, 81 have been
having some trouble with my wife," he said
he happened to get to his home before his
wife, said his action was because she
had been seen riding with another man;
said he had destroyed her clothng.-that no
man could have the privilege of riding with
the clothes he had bought with his money said
he had right totear them up; he appeared
TO be aft cted he said Had gone home and
found my wife dead l should have felt better
than to have found her in the way did," he
said Il have lost Il wife and daughter, and l
never had anything take hold OF me like this;
at times he seemed very absent minded;
have heard him walking in his room nights;
has told me he had feeling for his family;
once said "a things stand now, | will live
with her within weeks, but one thing must
| be cleared up" when that is cleared up | will
live with her, but never can live in Haliowell-
Remember when he l,ft our house for the
last time; he came to supper little late; ate
it as well AS usual; prepared his room for
morning as usual; gothis usual pitcher OF
water from the river: came down stairs and
did not have on his work clothes; he went
IL. frnD
quarter 10 half past 6; did not 90 into his
room until heard of this affair next morn
ing; found everything prepared for the morn
| ming. ..t-.~-
Cross Ex.--Said when he tore the clothes
was because she went to ride. He always
gave me reasons for being jealous OF his wife.
| He talked with me on other subjects aside
from his troubles acted ike man who had
same trouble with his wife and considerable
Of ii.
f. Oh. Dodge, having been sworn, testified
Am conductor on the Portland kenne-
bee Railroad; have seen prisoner on the cars
between Hallewell and this city during the
months of August and September. He at
/ trac,ed my attention by standing with his hat
over his eyes, without paying attention to any
one had to ask him for his fare twice; he
had no ticket but wanted to be passed; said
he worked for the Company; have seen him
previous to this but did not notice this partic
nlar behavior before; saw him coming from
llallowell to this city.
Cross Ex.-Have seen people act as if they
didn't want to converse, and who had to be
asked more than once for their tickets when
they did not want to pay their fare.
Selden b. Worthley having been sworn.
testited-Liyc in Augusta am keeper of
kennebec bridge; know Hoswell by sight
can't state when first knew him; saw him
on the bridge, standing by one of the win
dows on the south side; it was forenoon;
can't say but that he was there three hours,
more or less; had very little conversation
with him; he asked me if was in the habit
of noticing people: he gave me a picture and
asked me if | woman who looked like
it to let him know; he said it was picture of
his wife; he thought she was in the habit of
crossing the bridge for some bad purpose
that it. he was judging her wrong he wanted
to know it; next time saw him he came to
my shop in the afternoon; he asked me if
had seen her; then went to south side of
bridge; think he may have walked there two
hours; did not see him have any conversation
win any one saw him another day, about
lighting up time-perhaps & days after he
there before he came to my place, and as
ked som questions as before think he walked
across the bridge; this must have beeu very
near the time of the homicide. 81 ~s&
Frank ). Severance, having been sworn,
testified. Reside in Augusta on east side
keep livery stable; saw Hoswell at my stable
sometime in Aug. late in afternoon; he asked
me il | had let team to man named Butler
that day; told him | had not; asked me if
had let n horse for an hour or two; told him l
had he asked me if had seen Il lady with
him, could not tell wins it was; said he was in
search for his wife that she with some
man; at his request took a team and carried
him about mile and half and left him at
Mrs. Folsoms; he tried to get admission TO
the house: ! came back and got and officer to
search the house, and they forbid him;
brought Roswell back with me and carried
him to iiallowell he appeared excited and Sc
emed in trouble; he went to Hallowell to
see if his wife was at home; there was light
/. there and he did not go in,-said that if she
was not at home there would be no light
there; he came back to Augusta with me.
Cross Exile did not give me the name
Of Mr.. Butler and believe did not tell
me where he lived said he should know him
if he saw him; believe he said some one had