Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-06-19

, half. He boarded seven months with me
last summer. occupied the big room at the
easterly end OF the house; had his bed
there and one big trunk belonging to
Karen. Karen used to visit me sometimes.
Usually no one slept on the lounge. Ka.
rem had half dollar silver piece. which
che kept in her purse. I saw the pur Sc
| mat afternoon; she had lots OF c0pper
money In that purse. She was going to
Porssmouth and gave her ten cents to
buy me braid. and Anethe gave her three
| quarter dollars. Beside the money saw
her put a white button in her purse that
afternoon. She took 1t from my work
basket. have night-dress with similar
buttons on 1t. (Witness exhibits the night
dress.) Karen had some small pieces of
silver about the size Of five-ccnt piece.
have travelling bag here that WAS Ka-
reifs; on the night before this happened
It WAS on the table right alongside of the
lounge. have not seen the travelling
bag since; have not been on the island
Of Snutty Nose since that night.
Cross erdmifed When / saw this man
he was standing right BY the window next
outside the door. He had on short clothes
saw him In the room but once. did not
see him when struck; had my back to
wards him. | saw he grabbed chair.
He had q hat on his head. dark. wide RIM
short clothes no other description. l did
not see his face. lie stopped a moment
outside of the window. then went away.
| spoke nothing TO him.
ALFRED. Me-, JUNE A. Special Des-
patch to the Boston Herald. There is a
marked difference ia the sentiment OF the
masses as regards the guilt or innocence of
Wagner to-day. Ever since the day when
Wagner was brought To the Portsmouth
police station the people have looked up
on him as the murderer of An.the aud
Karen Christensen. and not as an innocent
man as he was entitled TO be con idcred mi.
til proved otherwise. To-day his story has
been the most remarkable one the reporter
ever listened to. coming from man
against whom the strongest circuinStautial
evidence has been shown. He denies In toto
the conversations which Government wit
nesses have testified were from his Inns,
and looks each accuser In the face when he
denies these stories. His story of the
treatment he received at South Berwick NJ
the hands of Portsmouth officers causet
sympathy for him. and if it is true 1t should.
When the shirt alleged to have been his
and sworn To was tried on aud found not
large enough by at least half an inch in the
wristbands there was marked difference
In the assemblage, aud the jurors counten-
ances also frightened up. His account of
the way in which the blisters on his lett
hand occurred is a most reasonable story.
much more so than the presumption OF the
Government that II was caused bv a long
aud hurried row. because the hlisterS we're
on but o3e hand, aud that the len one.
which he used. according TO his story. in
sculling aud Il will be remembered that he
yesterday testified that he sculicd out IN a
dory when dropping travis. In tact. hi,
story throughout has been a careful tracing
of hts whereabouts, of what he did aud said
from O'Clock of the evening OF March 9Th
until his arrival at the jail in this place
lie states In clear manner and II has the
appearance OF the truth. The completion
OF his testimony is anNiously looked for
wari 10, aud the most intense interest il
manifested, it ; 20 O'Clock the court
In. The council for the def nee asked
that a delay be allowed. As Il was OF i'm
paratlSe necessity for the defence. They
wished il In order 10 procure witnesses
and Information which has been found ma
tcrial since the opening Of the Court thi-
morning. The Attorucy-t.encraI had no
objection, and Vas satisfied that il WA,
reasonable request, therefore the Court
granted the request aud adjourned until
Monday next The jury were Instructed
10 keep their minds in a cheerful state ami
that If they should unanimously desire 10
attend church on SUNDAY they could DO 80.