Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-22
The Peaob scot Co. Murder Case.

\ jIrY WAS panueicd 4, Bangor Friday.
~4', The nag Tor the trial of Joseph u.
s~ipHi,. for the murder 81 Thomas Jo>>lyn
q, Charleston Maine last sept. I6ih.
County Attorney Stet>ou opened for thu.
:. t-r and e. I'D a Ion OF the deceased who
sad AZ ql4gct past ten o'clocA GA the
Ion. lac found NJ father Just outside the
hpa,eiu>rI-i0lr from " ruad-: hi, pocket
book win ROLL OF bills wa> not un hi
prt~oa: a club wa> found near by. O,hrr
witnesses showed tina, the prisoner wAs
near ihc cuII-r> OF the mdrdrr on the
li .'ti oH ~ hicti 1t occurred. Ihc ify Mar
s4Ai of Bai-ar. -;liird that he prisoner
bad SOS iu bills on hi- person when HI
rested. aHd thar he had hid The notes AID
papers under a 81 ailogn IA Neazie. Ate
ipI-luE him ia jail. weni 10 Heazie and
found the papers. Gu the road | ASKED
SIN IA how he could do such thing. lie
said hc did ii for the money; that he had
lost his money. about five dollars, and had
nothing with which 10 get any thing to eat.
or with which To get away. Said he struc K
Mr.. Josslyn with a maple stick about three
feet long. but could not tell how many
times lie struck him. The pocke book
found al Veazle was identified rs that be-
longing 10 the murdered man. Here the
case for the government closed.
THE PRISONERS STATEMENT.
Smith the prisoner came TO the witness
stand. and throughout the examination
maintained the same composed appearance
which he has manifested throughout the
trial.
lie admitted having seen Mr.. Josslyn at
the camp ground. but stated that the con-
spiracy TO rob Mr.. Josslyn was made with
Que MarrowS. whom lac met GA The round.
Marrows told him that Mr. Josslvn carried
large amount of money on his person.
and suggested the plan OF robbing him.
They were 10 follow him from the store
where they saw Mr.. Josslyn Saturday
evening. Smith vas TO engage him in con-
versatlon. aud Marrows was 10 come up
behind them and grab Josslyn. and togelh-
er they were 10 effect the robbery without
inJurins him. Smith further testified that
when he came up with Josslyn. the Mrs,
that he heard was blow and thar Jos>lyll
called out and Tell over towards him when
he took the pocketbook. Marrows rau
away. and the neat morning he gave Mar
rows some nonev-how much he could no,
say. At this point Smith was asked If he
recognized Marrows as being IN the Court
room, and was asked 10 20 and point hin
out lie Immediately len the witnes,
stand aud pointed out a Young man appar
entity some Is years OLD sitting In the
Courtroom. a. the one.
The Young man, whose appearance would
not cause suspicion that he could be guilty
OF the terrible crime thus charged upor
him, stood the trying ordeal very manfully
and on being ca led to the stand BY III,
Government, testified that his name wa
Amo, g Pagr ;shat he resiued in Charles
ton; was twenty years old. Saw Smith OF
the camp ground last September; neve
saw him before. When lac saw Smith OF
the camp ground. Smith had strap anC
there was talk between them about betting
on a game. Did not bet. and never hat
any talk with smith afterwards Their,
are people IN Charleston by the name o
Marrows. Willard Marrows was on tn,
camp ground. Did not see him with Smith
Marrows is now AT work in the wood,
Smith was found guilty of murder in tn,
frs. degree