The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-10-09


by defence.
Jacob \. Nelrill of st. George. had formed
an opinion. and WAS passed.
Hosea Il. Thorndike. of Camden. was chal-
lengcd by the defence.
Freeman :. AmcS, of Ninalhavcn. WAS accept
ed and >worn--;t Young man with heavy
mou>tache and good face.
Henry H. foglcr. of Hope, was passed on ac-
count of conscientious scrupleS.
Atwood Lermond, of Appleton was accepted
ii Young man, dre> >ed like a farmer
Levi Daniels. of Union. excused for con-
sciences sake.
Benz. G. Calderwood. of North Haven. had
formed an opinion
WinSlpw Waterman. of So ThomaSton, had
>rrHple> of conscience and dropped out.
AZariah Stanley, Rockand. also was dropped
because of troubled conscience.
Hiram Wooster, of South rhoma>ton. had
formed an opinion.
Lincoln G.. johnson had also an opinion and
got of ON II.
Joel FhiIbrook. OF Ninalhaven. was accepted
and >Worn-looked like Il laboring man. per-
har> one Of the industrious stone cutters.
This made up the full jury. The court in
>trtlrtcd Capt. Robinson to act AS foreman. The
completed Jury then stood thus
t'r"rgo W. Robinson. W. A. Elwell,
a. j. II. NtWhai. Thomas T. Tate
Joshua W. Arry. Joseph NJ. Light.
AnrrW l'trkct1 Joseph Achorn,
James W. Hunt. Freeman ;. AmeS.
Atwood l.ermond. joel Phbrook.
The clerk then read the indictment. to all the
bloody details and repctioiis of which the pris-
"nrr listened lmmoVcd.
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ma
Al 4 few minutes before three O'Clock. Coun-
Is ATTORNEY Rice rose to open the case for tho
prosecution. He said there was in this, as in
All hlgh criminal eases. a divided responsibility
and 10 the Jury is committed the importan,
question Of the guilt or innocence of the accus.
ed. The Indictment charge, the defendant with
mllrrr-:lnd charges thai, and no other offence
Murder is the highest crime known TO the law
and i defined TO he the uuawful kilIing witl
malice atorythought. either expressed or inn
piled. amy human being. The attorney. nj con.
siderable length. defined the. law in Mi lis hcar
ing>. and read from rtport> the extracts of NOT
ed murder eases.
The evidence of the crime. from the nature o,
the ease must be cirerm,lantial. Inf if nj
points in an tnmisakable manner TO the mil,
oi the accused, Dr. Pcvton Randolph Rake,
was we'd known as a physi,.jan of liberal odu
cation skill and large practice. After livino
some year, in rhomast0n. he removed and wa.
ont OF The state for n considerable time III,
came back to Warren to reside and nractirn
The defendant, Miss Mnk. lived in Warran
The evidence will show her TO h,ye ived :, lis
Solutr life, and that in 1870 when DIR R.tn,
was AWAY She had a child hv another man
She lived al the house of her brother. live,
there when the Doctor returned. and an intim,
cv >lgang un between the two lie yy,S :, rnn
tieman bv education and assncatiou gane,i IN y,
but inclined to di>solIte associates Rrtwar,
the Two criminal relations cnsucd She md,
it the pretex1 OF an attempt to comncI him II
marry her This he refused 10 do whirl, nro
ducpd hard feelings and ouarrcls. Durino ties,
She threatened hi, liti. AMI wrnt. lattnrS ,amif
na;t tn ,.I Iiiv" .i''ii. n'>e pI9''itceu lnt
OF things continued lp 10 the time of thr tr,ga
dr. 4 >Iior! lime before thn shnotina 10,
brother left his hons. in choroe Of bis mot Il,
and sister. and was AWAY at the time Of thf
murder. DIV nr tvo ,t,r,,arl tnn , W Lil'
went away. and there was left only Iury An,
and the Two small bows Thr J,T rro nanl
in" Tie niyhl of fine mur,]nr ~ RE-,
visited the house about noon. whether h,
invitation or not. we may NOT ,rnvn RI,
we have evidence that At other fines h'
was ihtIF hA INVITATION. lie was at the next
, ,i,'.' N ~, ri%l' On me same day, ant
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IN Wv .;n' u" va w." ~ lFSit"e ana ue-
i,'" ''t ',,''' Wa, I" 20. ne was tempted 700
,'i"''-ia 'i"l "th' l" ntI mouse. lie TOOK MS
n ~, "I NV, ~ m IL II, l'ie Darn, ana Went
",m ~; ,,' N'ii' 10 htI room. "hal
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EVIDENCE FOR sr,rI,
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l 't'i,> ny nun i'''''' "l 'lie Mark house and
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".I"i n'''' H'.r 'i' customary caution ana OATH
t." NV III ci'''iSt Oh the Jury me Jury
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t"tt 20 ~ ,,, 'l" logging, ny haliock "
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ROCkLAND, Oct. :.
Fin. prisoner ,..,,,, in fiji. ,,n,.n;,,r with .
dress Wholly hIark. l,.rhan. in h,rmnnv VIII
1h, l,rr, .,ilno .tnrn nntsil Sha fIj,, " h ~,
shawl u,,r H.. ,h,ir S't Down ,I, a,'t ie
skirts. took of her r,hhnrs ,mi hr"ho ;rt ~
l.ud d.. sh InI M '','t Lynn NV "
'rhr,, thr.,r;nn, h, ,' $50 iioi ms
room. She .r1iI intn hn 7,..,t ,,,j nli
for buSiru.>s IN. ,,ttrnIn,,. i. nnt .' I,rcra ~
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hnmlni.oa,a,. r,. a. pi. III "a1iei
t,n nl fii,, t '.''1 va. pI.n t't!g
and ,n,l>lf ,,,. HIM IN! i.'.c Slii
IN forenoon t IN n,lI a.'t i ~ t,t. Nv
th, .,ft,an ,t ~ I La. t INV. ~
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fare his .tnLm. WA an va. wa. ~ '''s "
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WIN s;,,tn '"'i 80 nun return sa" MN
=" N..inS nv 'ni"' y" ~ ~ ny mousse ABOUT
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twn. that an ,;lar VI ,,,,,'h nous, an pc
saw him ,li"' .yanino, h" ~ ,l;, nIhtl iast
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