The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-10-16

| sWOrn-a stout and solid man. of apparent III
| telligence.
Sylvanus L. Young, of Camden had fornel
an opinion and was excused.
Joseph Achorn. of Washington, was accepted
and SWorn-an elderly man who looked like
hard working farmer.
William Mcdowell of Washington challenge,
by defence.
Benz. Z. Paul, of Camden, challenged bv state
James W. Hunt, of Nmallayen, accepted anC
sWorli-a slender and youngsh man. with in.
telligence in hi, face.
Lysander Facs, Of Rockland, had >rrllple,
about capital punishment. and was excused
Joseph r. ThomaS. of tamden,Wa> challenged
by defence
Jacob 4. Nerrill, of st. George had formed
an opinion, and was passed.
Hosea b. Thonuilc of Camden was cbal.
lcnged by the defence
Freeman 5. Ames. of Ninaihaven, was accept
cd ana sWom-a Young man with a heavy
moustache and "A good face.
Henry II. Fogier. of Hope, was passed on ac-
count OF Conscientious scrllpleS.
Atwood Lermond. of Appleton, WAS accepted
"a young man, dressed like farmer.
Levi Daniels. of Union. excused for con
sciences sake.
Benz. G. Caldcrwood, of North Haven, had
formed IN opinion.
Win-low Waterman, of so. Thomast9n, had
scruples of conscience and dropped ont
Azarah Stanley, Roclllanc. also was dropped
because of 4 troubled conscience.
Hiram W ooster, of South ThonaSton, had
formed an opinion.
Lincoln G. johnson had also an opinion and
got of on ii.
Joel Philbrook. of Ninalhayen, " lS accepted
and swom-looked like n laboring man. per-
hapS one Of the industrious stone cutters.
This made up the full jury. The court in-
structed Capt. Robinson to act as foreman The
completed jury then stood thus
George W. Robinson. w. A. Elwcll.
4. J. H. NewhaIl. Thomas T. Tate.
Joshua W. Arey. Joseph NJ. Light.
Andrew Burkett, Joseph Achorn.
James w. Hunt, Freeman s. Alnes
Atwood Lermond, Joel Phibrook.
The clerk then read the Indictment, to all the
bloody details and repetitionS of which the prs-
oner listened unmoved
OPENING FOR THE STATE.
At a few minutes before three o'clock. Coun-
ty Attorney Rice rose to open the case for the
prosecution. He said there was in this, as i'm
all high criminal cases, a divided responsibility
and TO the jury is committed the important
question of the guilt or innocence of the accus-
ed. The Indictment charges the defendant with
murder-and charges that. and no other offence
Murder is the highest crime known to the law
and is defined to be the unlawful killing, with
malice atorethought, either expressed or I'M
pied, any human being. The attorney. at con-
siderable length, defined the law in all its bear
ngs, and read from reports the extracts of not
ed murder cases.
The evidence Of the crime, from the nature of
the ease must be circlrmstantial, but it all
points i'll an unnlistakabie manner to the guilt
Of the accused. Dr. Peyton Randolph Baker
was we'll known as physician Of liberal e,ltl-
cation. skill and large practice. After living
some wears i'll ThomaSton. he removed and was
out Of the state for considerable time. He
came back to Warren to reside and practice
The defendant Miss Mank, lived in Warren.
The evidence will show her to have lived dis
solllte life, and that i'll 1870, when DIR. Baker
WAS away, she had a child by another man.
She lived at the house of her brother, lived
there when the Doctor returned, and an intinli-
cy >prang up between the two. He was Il gem
tlcman by education and association generally,
but inclined to di>Soutc associates. Between
the two criminal relations enSued. She made
it the proteNt of an attempt 10 compel him to
marry her. This he refused to do. which pro
dueed hard feelings and QuamelS During these
hin shn woI1lj .hom1 Yin rhn.n ,,,.i,i H.
eirr' l" iehuef nm say ~ neg: Ahd TINS state
q lhlhaa continued up 10 me tme OF the TRACE
uN' shori ilnhe before the shooting, her
bfothcf ltlt hlS mouse IN charge OF hl> mother
allu sister ali1 WAS away at the TIME OF the
murder. : uiI or Two afterwards lhe mother
went away ana 'hHfe was ieit only Lucy Ann
M ,,I' tI tL@ MI slntil hoNs. me day preced-
I'll ti'' ,'Sl' ] - ~ h'tfutr' II bakti
;n,,itation NV, on "VuS' U "o'", noon, or Mncillef nl
,,', H., i'tI"i NV VI III W. nay n"l prove. bl'l
was there by invitation, lie WIS ,t thr no%1-
house that of Spear, on the same day, nd
passed the Mank house on his way back. lic
inquired for Lucy Ann. and found that only the
Two boys We're at home. After tea that night
he Went III his gig to lIulfs house, near by. tell
ING his houNekecper he should soon return. At !
he left llulfS house and drove off. AS he EN-
tered the road he was seen 10 hesitate and de
libcrate which way to 90. He was tempted Toe
strongly, anu Went to her house. lie took hi,
horse from the gig put if in the barn. and Went
into the house, He went 10 her room. Wha
transpred there no ewes but theirs SAVIOUR
that some fresh quarrel arose, and that she
murdered him, there can be no doubt. TfTht
Attorney here related the remaining circlIm.
stances, as have been before given. He alSt
exhibited to the jury plans OF the Mank housC
| and vicinity and described the dead body, the
wounds sc. Mr. Rice closed after mn onrnine
address Of about an hour.
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hN Ni'rtNN ~ ''l' Aif''
| The first witness examined was EuNiu ro,,
Esq, Clerk Of Courts. Who testified that he WA.
| also n civil engineer He cynlainpI ,t lcnptl
| plans by him made of the Mmk Ln,,sr m,
| vicinity.
At thr ,nnrlItsinn of his tnstimony t,n ,.ni,r,
adjourned, after the customary rmI.ion and oafI
to the officer, in charge Of the Jury. Tile iurv
mon aru not allow 81 tn Snn,,:,il and ,ra NV,
vided with food and lodgings by kol]ocE A
White Of the Tholmdikc House.
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| ~ Man ~ o''' .
me prisoner came IN tins morning, with ;
! dress wholly black, perhaps III harmony witt
the prevailing storm outside. She folded hel
shawl over the char, sat down, shook out hel
| skirts, took OFT her rubbels. ami broke into
lall%il as she paue htf counsel good morning
| lhen throwing Lcf Keen glance around tht
room, She settled INTO nor seat and was ready
Tor business. 1hc attendance IS not 50 large a
| yestsraN.
Mr. Rose look tiie staht a%ain. testltylnS con
| cernlh9 lhe Aiithk mouse ana surroundings.
Mrs Lunrr MIX, sworn Lave IN W Marren
housekeeper Tor )r. Baker last May beenther'
ten weeks iamliy Were the Dr., my little cir
and myself; day ne was Killed, he went ava.
m forenoon At ~ O'Clock; got back about ,; il
the afternoon was about the place; didn't TAKE
dlnner al hohie' tooh1&a at nome about u; a1le
Tea he smoked tnen1Went from home, saying M
was going to Hull $; Went With horse aQi gig; h'
didn't lock stable asked gira to 90 tor his even
ing paper TO post ofhcc; about O'Clock Whel
| ne LETT; ne never came back; ne was sort o
careless about ms dress on tnat day or day be
fore his stockings We're on wrong side out;
| Went there lo'h OF March; Ee had then hytt
there about Week.
No cross examination
Robert HUI ''r., sworn. Live Warren
on west hlll, aboni Il mlie below The village
nortl - Mhlk hou1e' aboui quarter mlie on
| knew ~. Baker; was III a1tenuan'e ON me Il