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


Invent in. Kendall was standing by his side
Heard nothing he said that | can repeat def
nitey. Hoswel was then standing between
the stove and the doorway which leads into
the back shop. Did not speak to him that
night. He left the room with the officers, l
should think within five minutes after L enter
ed. | might have remained in the shop prob
ably as many more after Latin died. / found
Mrs. Hoswell on the bed, and she was not of
from it while I was there. I was present at
the post norton examination, so were Drs.
Cole, Nutting. and Brickett. Did not exam
inc the body particularly. The wound IN the
lip had the appearance of being cut with
id sharp instrument. 1t was possibly. half an
inch long; its depth | do not know. The
wound on the breast was one which would
admit the blade of knife larger than this.
displayed n common sized pocket knife.
Think the locality of the wound was in the
centre of the breast. Latiins coat was but
toned up. Did not look to see if the cut was
through his coat. Looked at both doors OF
Mrs. HosweIl's house as soon as we got
through dressing the wounds of Mrs. Hos
well. Cannot say thUt there was blood on
the inside of Mrs. Hoswells outer back door
Did not think to look. 1t was swung back
against the wall when | viewed it. the on
ly recollection have are spatterings on the
outside. Did not think it a great quantity,
cannot say that there was so much that 1t ran
down upon the stool. Looked for it again
last Monday. Had heard that it had been
washed off before that time. There was con-
siderable blood in the bed room on the car
pet, but cannot say how much. Carpet was
more or less saturated. Think there was one
place larger than another. DO not remember
how large the largest place was. My impress
sion is that it was little nearer the bed than
the door. DO not remember that there was
large spot near the foot of the bed The
wound on Mrs. Hoswelrs head was under the
hair, OF which she had heavy head Her
hair was not down but in the region Of the
wound was very much rumpled 1t was full
of blood Her night clothes were extremely
bloody. The artery in the head cut, was not
the main artery. Passed through her sleeping
room in going out doors into Perley's Lane.
NY impression is that there was a kerosene
lamp lighted and sitting on the table in the
sitting room. Did not look for blood there.
DO not know at what time was there the
next morning. Did not make minute eX-
animation then. DO not know that l have
ever seen the inside of Mrs. Hoawells back
door. j. think saw blood upon the stable
My impression is that it was little south OF
the place where the path passes around the
fence. 1t was the next morning | s'w this.
The surface of the ground was uneven. DO
Il w.,
not know that it was ever cultivated. Think
/ have seen bean poles somewhere about the
premises, but cannot tell where. Cannot say
that there was any grass there. The surface
where discovered the blood was hard trod-
den path Saw roll of carpeting on the eve
ming of the 10Th of Sept, after this affair in
Latin's shop.
Witness described the position in which
he saw it.
Witness-Cannot say whether / stepped
into the back room of Lafn's shop before
emit into Mrs. IIoswell's, or not; might
have looked in.
TCarpet was shown to witness.
Witness-Think this is the carpeti am not
certain that any one called my attention to it..
| did not move it from its place.. Remember
of hearing conversation about the carpet be-
ing in the entry; cannot say that it was before
/ looked at it. The carpet laid near the outer
door of Lafin's entry inside. Don't think the
door could have been swinging back without
hitting it. Remember distinctly that the COW
erng was turned down when saw 1t
looks as if there was as much blood upon II
now as then.
Witness placed the carpet in the position
he saw it in. b. sF. se@ ~ so Hl
Witness-There was considerable blood
about the floor of that back room. Do not
down. &~& ---~ -"
Re-direct-Dd not notice whether Lat1in's
pants were buttoned or not. | merely no
ticed spatters of blood on the stable las though
blood on hand had been thrown, letting the
drops hit where they would. Cannot give the
number or size of those spatters. .-s- ~-wu
Dr. Lorenzo S. Cole-I reside in Hallowell
and am a physician and surgeon. About half
past nine, James Knight came to my house
all out of breath, as though from running
He told me what had happened, and | went
with him to the shop. He stopped ten seconds
perhaps after he came. We started into a
quick walk till we got to Tucks corner,
when we struck into sort of trOt, which we
kept till we got to Lat1in's shop. Latin was
lying on the floor; had no pulse. He gasped
twice after came in. Some one said Mrs.
Hoswell was bleeding, and l went round Per
ley's Lane, into her house. Saw no one in
Latin's shop | can name but DIR. Halves.
Was not in the back shop at all. From Per-
ley's Lane went into the sitting room of Mrs
Hoswell. She stood in the middle of the
room; cannot name who were there. There
were quite number. Saw she was quite
bloody and took hold of her wrist, for her
pulse. Said she must lie down, and she re-
fused. Told her she must. Asked some one
there to get something to spread on the bed
to keep the blOOd from IL. spredu tHem on
myself and assisted her on to the bed, which
was smooth and unruffled. The covering was
turned down though person intended to
get into bed-the same as any one. 1t was
turned at an angle from the further side of the
bed to the foot post, think. Mrs. Patterson
was there, and assisted me in getting the
things put on the bed. When l first entered
the sleeping room there were quite number
present. | did not notice whether there was
any one in the sleeping room when went in.
The first thing that attracted my attention
when stepped into the door from Perley S
Lane, was Mrs. Hoswell; her face was very
bloody and the front part of her night clothes
were saturated to her waist with blood. Sup
pose blood would flow freely from such wounds
as / found upon her, they were not bleeding
freely when i saw her--they had ceased to
flow. When first saw her she was standing
near the centre of the sitting room; little
nearer to the sleeping room door than to the
partition between that and the saloon. She
had wrapper on over her other clothes
over her night clothes. Do not know what
time remained there Was called away
after dressing her wounds. The first