The New York herald., 1873-10-12
MISS MINK on TRIAL.

The Accused Woman Details Her Meet
ing with DIR. k--~Ser on the Night Of
the Murder-How Her Baby May Have
Died ssyvith Her Fingers on its Throat"
RocKLAND, Me-, Oct. IL, 1873.
The examination OF the prisoner, Miss Mink,
was continued this morning. question as to
whether the prisoners BROTHER Alanson, had re-
ported that he mad found in his brother Roscoe'S
handkerchief letter written by Roscoe to Dr.
Baker threatening to shoot him, was asked and
excluded.
The prisoner testified to Roscoes staying at the
house Sunday night, and also Monday night She
detailed where she was and how engaged up to the
time OF the murder; saw DR.. Baker pass Friday
afternoon. as she in the pantry washing
dishes; she was afterwards out In the pasture an
hour more; the little boys were near the house
when she returned; she had fastened the doors on
going away; when she returned, the porch door
was open; no one was there to her knowledge but
herself and her little nephewS Till she went to bed.
She then testified as foows:-
l fastened the doors before went to bed; sat
up awhile alter going TO my oom; not Ian an hour .i
saw no one; heard noise; don't know what 1t
was sounded to be behind the bed or down that
way; seemed to be on the outside Of the plaster
ing; sounded like something hit against the plas-
| tering; heard 1t only once; room was plastered
on the inside and outside; went to bed In a lew
minutes; was asleep when the doctor came; was
awakened by something thrown against the win
dow; heard the clock strike eight for the last time;
got up and went to the window and pushed
Il up; said, "Doctor, is that YOUR" he said,
" "Yes;" he asked me "il Roscoe was there;'
! said .sNo;'' he said, 'COme down and open the
door and will come - he said, II will go and
put my horse around the corner" and went down
and unlocked the door ana stood-there minute or
two; he came TO the door and tnen went right up
stairs to my room. She then told what passed be-
tween them and stated that only pleasant and
She Continued went to Sleep the next knew
was the report OF gun; when lheard the report
l left the room; don't know how got out OF bed;
heard nothing sad; screamed; don't re-
member what part of the room l crossed;
went as quick as could; went down
stairs and out OF the front door: do not remember
/ OF openingit: the door OF my room was open when
went to bed; went down to Mr; Spears; had on
my night clothes screamed as l went; do not
remember mnch about what said, or who saw
| there.
! pened next. She testified that she never had
| pistol at any time, and had never discharged or
] handled pistol in her life.
| The cross-examination OF rhe prisoner was be-
gun by General Plaisted at q quarter past eleven
and she was asked whether she wrote it. She
sald:-"I can't say" On being requested to ex-
anime Il, she spent several minutes in doing so,
not write 1t; and on being pressed Tor a definite
answer or opinion, she only gave substantially the
the birth and death Of her babe three years ago.
She said she didn't know how long 1t lived. and on
being pressed to answer as to the time, she said
she thought 1t might not have lived an hour; didn't
know the cause OF Its death; presumed it was in
her bed when 1t died.
O. Did you have your fingers around the throat
OF the Child when 1t died A. Could not say that
O. How long did the child live after you took
your fingers from its thrOatS A. Don't know when
1t died; didn't know whether 1t died In her hands
don't know whether she said so in writing.
Being closely pressed by the Attorney General as
to whether she wrote certain passages in q letter
woud ne y d IN % s
she did not. Another letter was handed to her.
which she said was written to her by gentleman,
but something had been added to it since it went
from her possession She declined to say who
was the writer.
The cross-examination of the prisoner continued
this afternoon, occupying two hours She was
closely questioned as 10 the interview in October
OF last year, when. the prisoner says the promise
OF marriage was renewed, and the visit to Boston
in November, where sne was sent by DR.. Baker.
She testified that she did not apply TO MISS
could not get work; came back by way or Bath;
wrote from there to young lady. A letter wa3
her. She was closely questioned as to the succeed
ing interviews with DR.. Baker up to the
time OF the murder, but did not remember. With
reference to many inquiries as to the particulars
OF these interviews, she gave the incidents OF his
visit the night OF the murder substantially as in
her direct testimony. DID not feel for the doctor
when she heard the sound OF the firearms; did not
hear him when he got up; he always spoke to her
before when he went away; screamed when she
stairs and on the way to Spear's; did not
recollect that she saw or heard anything as she
was leaving the room; did not remember that she
stumbled over the doctors body, or over anything,
in escaping from the room; her relations with DR..
Baker were. friendly; expected to be married to
him he had given her no reasons to distrust him;
did not remember that she said to Dr. banks that
DR.. Baker had no enemies; did not expect DR..
idea he was coming. She was questioned as to tue
other circumstances, but nothing else or imp0f.
tance was elicited.
Alexander Spear was called, and answered few
inquiries.
Mr.. A. p. Gould was called and testified That
suit was brought in behalf OF the prisoner for
breach OF promise or marriage against DR.. Baker,
IN the spring OF 1865 In his office, returnabe to the
September term; but before the term DR.. Baker
came In with q written discharge Of the writ,
signed by Miss MINK
witness who was wanted being absent, at
quarter-past four O'Clock the case was adjourned
till Monday morning.