The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-14
BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS in MAINE.
Trial Of Wagner.
OPENING OF THE DEFENCE.
Testimony Of Wagner.
Testimony Of Wagner.
Especial Despatch to the Daily Press

Especial Despatch to the Daily Press.l
ALFRED, June 13.-Mr. Fischacker'L opering
/ occupied an hour and half. Tie defence is
that Wagner is not the man. He is not bound
to show who the man is. The most important
facts will be in the testimony of Wagner him
self
Mrs. Benjamin Muggridge had girl in her
employ by the name of Matilda Folsom New
er saw Wagner till this afternoon; did not see
him with Miss Folsom to know that it was him;
she told me that Wagner was in the room when
passed through.
Louis Il. Wagner, age %; been in this couu-
try seven years; was in Portsmouth eight weeks
before that nine or ten months with Hontvet at
Smutty Nose; before that three months ON Star
Island; before that fifteen years on board of
vessels OF an on, sometimes ashore eight days
at time; sailed in old country ten years; first
came to Boston seven years ago last April; first
heard of the murder as was taken by the po-
lice officer in the city of Boston.
Wagner in answer to counsel commences to
give an account of himself from the day before
the murder till the time of his arrest, and con-
tinued his story two hours, covering the time
to the purchase of his clothes from a German
aNIudhutduCc OdCOu lOeubudL OF I lt6G SLFc6I,
Boston. At o'clock took the lines of H"nt-
vets little schooner at the wharf; Hontvet
stepped ashore; prisoner asked him if he vas
going to the shoals that night; he answered me
yes; told him that there was woman who
wanted TO go with him to the Shoals, named
Johannah. He answered me if she was going
she would have to crawl Into the bunk, for he
calculated to bait travis in the forecastle Left
him. Found out that herring bait was coming
that night at II o'clock Then he asked me if
would bait travis for him; answered would
If not employed somewhere else Took supper
at Johnson's. Saw Hontvet again Hontvet
told me it was too bad that he could not get
bait pleasant night; a fair breeze over to the
| islands. man OH the wharf, do not know his
name, asked me to bait travis for him on board
his vessel; baited two sets of travis, about 800
hooks; left between 9 and 10; drank in saloons;
returned to boarding house through back door;
saw Hontvet at work there batting travis; did
not speak to him; was sick and did not want
to work for him; slept on the lounge till morn
ing.
Wagner continued, meeting the.stories of the
government witnesses, giving his version with
minute details. Says he kissed both of Mrs
Johnson's daughters before he left for Boston;
that he was in the habit of doing that thing
The prisoner occasionally smiled as anything
humorous occurred in his story, but in general
appearance sad and sensible of the situation.
His story will continue in the morning.
ITO the Associated Press.]
Fer Dingley.
EAsTPoRT June 13.-At the Republican eau
Gus held last evening, C. B. Paine, Alden Brad
ford, Joseph Anderson, ir., and j. w. Huxley
were elected all favorable to the nomination
of Dingley for Governor.
For Edward Kent.
BsNGoR, Me-, June 13.-At the Republican
caucusses in this city, u delegates to the Re-
publican State Convention were elected, and
unanimously instructed to support Hon. Ed
ward Kent of this city, as their candidate for
Governor.
Man Killed.
Mr.. Simpson, of the firm of Clapp g. Sinsson,
of New York, was thrown out of a wasOn at
Machias, Wednesday, and was killed.