Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-12-05

SIXTH DAY-SATyRDAY.

More than an hour previous to the opening
of the court, the Grove began to assemble in
front of the court house anxious to gain adj
mission; at o'clock the doors were opened
and in a few minutes the room was entirely
filed.
The prisoner was brought in and placed in
the dock at Q 20; the jury came in and took
| their seats at 9 :2j the Court came in at pre-
cisely 8 :35.
| The health of Mrs. Latin was such that she
could not be in attendance, although she
| had been summoned as a witness. The shock
sustained by her the day previous when the
prisoner began his description if the manner
| in which her husband received his DEATH had
not yet been overcome.
Mrs Hoswell, the wife of the prisoner, occu-
pied her accustomed seat among the witness
es.
At $40 the Court said you may proceed.
| The prisoner again took the stand and the
Attorney General continued his cross exam
nation.
@. You say at Hermon you had the first
trouble with your wife arising from jealousy 7
A. Yes SIR.
Q. Did you have any trouble with her in
Lawrence? a. Yes, sir.
q. Did you post her in the newspapers In
Lawrence? A. Yes, sir.
O. What day of the week was that? A.
| Could not tell you, sir.
| O. Was she at work in the mill at that time !?
A. Yes, sir.
c. Did she bring home to you the pay Fri
day night of that week before you posted her !:
A. Do not think she did. Do not rem, mher
Q. What was the occasion of your posting
! her? A. 1t occurred about her stealinga five
dollar gold piece from woman that boal
| in the house where we boarded two or three
weeks before.
| Q. And therefore you posted her? A. did.
Q. What occurred from that? A. She
wanted me to give Ter some money, and
told her | should not.
Q. Well sir, state the conversation. A.
She said if | did not give her some money
that she would run me in debt. forbid any
one trusting her and posted her in the news
paper.
Q. Did you have any other difficulty with
her in Lawrence: A. Only about this five
dollar gold piece she had stolen.
I Q. What did you do to her for that? A. Do
not remember that there any thing of
any consequence done. | tried TO get the
gold piece away from her and she swallowed
it,
Q. Have trouble then? A. We had some
words about IT.
O. How long did you remain in Lawrence
after you married her! A. From July to
January.
@ Where did you go from Lawrence? A..
TIE Piermont in n. Y.
@. Did you have trouble there? A. Yes,
sir.
Q. Did you, while there, throw burning fluid
over her? A. No. Sir.
Q. Did you throw anything over her as she
Law in bed? A. No, sir.
Q. Not at any time? A. No, sir.
@. Nor at any place? a. No, sir.
q. What was the difficulty at PermontI
A. Only about this FIVE dollar gold piece.
| O. Did you and she quarrel about it? A.
| l left some money with her to buy quarter
of beef She did not buy the beef nor give
me back the money. She said she had sent
it to Lawrence to pay back the money she had
taken.
Q. Did you do anything to her? A. No,
| sir.
@. Did you tear her clothes? 4. No, sir.
Q How long did you remain there? A.
A little over year.
Q. Did you have any quarrels with her be-
sides what have mentioned? a. Had this
quarrel about this matter
O. Did you have spats with her? A. none
at all | think.
O. Where did you go then? A. To Iud
son City.
Q. In the State of New Jersey? y. Yes
sir.
@ How long did you live theref a. think
about five years.
Q. Have any difficulty with her then? i
Some, nothing serious.
Q. Have Won turned her out of doors? A
Yts, once.
Q. Did you turn her out of doors NOR,
than once? A. presume did.
Q. What for? \. The cause was jeal
ousy.
O. Who were yon jealous of? A. No
about any man, it was about some neighbor
woman.
@. Jealous about Il woman? A. 1t wa
something about her being there and being
gone when | came home.
Q. And you turned her ont of doors be
cause she was gone when you came home? A
think so.
Q. Did you have any talk about it: A
When she came ! would not let her in.
Q. Did you let her stay out all nightT A
No, think she came back that night.
Q. How long did you keep her out? a
| think she was in at the next neighbor's unit
bed time.
q. The next time didn't you make her sta.
out all night? A. Only once she stayed on
all night
q. What was the cause of that? A.
forget what it was. Something about lam
in the house. She said she had right to dC
as she was mind to. think the door wal
open and pushed her out and locked the door
Q. Was your motive in pushing her on
because she said she would do as she was
mind TOT A. | think that was my motive
Q. Did you ever while in Permont, n. Y.
turn her out of doors? A. No, sir.
Q. Did you ever turn her ont more thar
the twice you have mentioned in Hudson City
A. think not.
Q. Did you have any other difficulty will
her therel A. No, sir.
Q. Don't you remember of any? A. No
, sir.
Q. Where did you go from Hudson City
A. Over to New York
Q. Over to the city of New York? A.
Yes, sir.