The Portland daily press., 1873-06-13
THE WAGNER TRIAL.
FOURTH DAY.

FOURTH DAY.
CONTINUATION OF THE GOVERNMENT.
ALFRED, June 1.-THE court came in at $50
this morning. The interest of the spectators
does not seem to flag.
The first witness called, was
MARY A. JOHNSON,
who testified Is follows:
Reside at No. % Water street, Portsmouth,
at my fathers, Matthew johnson. Lived at
home last winter. Know Louis Wagner; first
saw him year ago last winter wnen he came
to the house with Ingerbretsen and Johnny
Fritz. Early last March. Wagner boarded At
fathers. Had been boarding there eight OF
nine weeks. He occupied a room at the head
of the second flight of stairs with Moore and
Remission I know John Hontvet and his
wife. Remember the evening before the muir
der. DO not know where Wagner was that
evening Saw him the day before the morning
of the murder. Last Saw him that day at
twenty-five minutes of seven, when he went
out of the shop door. His room was occupied
that night by Moore and Remission. Three
beds in the room. did the chamber work for
that room most of the time. Wagners bed
that morning, was Just as l made it the morn
ing before. After Wagner went out of the
house the evening before, / saw him the next
morning, about O. clock. The first words he
said to me was when he was going out OF the
house, "Mary / am in trouble. have got my
self into trouble, and l know he then
heard mother coming. He shook hands with
me and stopped crying. I saw him take his
hand and wipe off his face, and as ne hfted
his hand, i saw scratches on his hands, ana on
three of his knuckles I said to him, you say
you wa tight last night, but you do not LOOK SO;
YOU look as though you had no sleep AS said
that, he stared his eyes open, and then he said
"Ann, l must be going P" That was the last
he said 20 me, and he went out of the back
door. That morning. he was dressed in rub
Der boots. blue overalls and brown jumper. The
night before he had on his rubber boots, over
oils and blue jumper. outside of his brown one,
He was dressed as usual, when he was going to
bait travis Had a red and dark scarf around
bis neck. Had on a plain white shirt. with a
little collar sewed on to 1t. i ironed that shirt
about five weeks before that, and laid it IN a
drawer down in the sitting room. j gave this
shirt to him the Sunday before the murder. l
can also identify that shirt by the button hole
being torn down some ways and butt0ned IL
over that afternoon before the murder next
saw that shirt after it was taken INT from t Inc
shirt. That is the same button buttoned over.
was not present when it was taken from the
vault but they called me after they got 1T from
the vault, and l described it before they showed
it to me. The morning he came IN a1ter tne
murder, he had his jumper buttoned up SO close
! could not see his shirt. The scratches on his
knuckles attracted my attention. l am ac-
quainted with Wagner's wardrobe l know of
no buttons on his clothing like the button shown
me. When went to bed the night of the 9TH,
the back door was fastened l held the light
for mother to fasten it. 1t was then - o'clock
Cross examined at length by Mr.. Fischacher
TESTIMONY OF VIM. 8. KENNIsTON.
Reside at Portsmouth Follow the sea.
When at Portsmouth, reside with Mother
johnson Have known Wagner for one and
one half years Occupied the same room with
him about four weeks Saw Wagner the day
before the murder, between 3 and 3 o'clock. L
next saw him the merning following at z. he
came into the back part of the house. l asked
him where he had been. He made no reply. L
saw his pants filled with snow ard wet. got
home the night before this at IL o'clock. a
few minutes past twelve, l came home. went
up and washed my face and hands az the scui-
lery. entered the middle door of the house.
The scullery is in the back part Of the house.
The back door was bolted
TESTIMONY OF FREDERICK MOORE.
Reside in Portsmouth, at Matthe ,Johnson's S.
Have known Lewis Wagner since last Janu-
ary. / occupied The room at JOhnson's with
Wagner. saw him on the morning of March
9th, about o'clock. When he came into the
kitchen, says 1, "Where have you been; you
have had quite tramp somewhere? He did
not say anything, but started to 60 up stairs.
1 said, II guess you have had good tramp any
how; you have been somewhere" He said.
If I have, was not drunk" replied, Il
did not say you was" He went up stairs and
came down. 1 heard him talking with Mr..
johnson. johnson said, 'here comes the lost
sheep; we all thought that you had gone out
in somebodyelses place. Wagner says, "no, !
baited four tubs of travis last night, and slept
three hours on that lounge. johnson said "how
is that; Hontvet has been here all night, and
did not leave till O'clock" Wagner stopped
then he said, Il knew it would be late wheE
Hontvet got his bait, and went haiting some
where else" Then he went into the front
shop and pulled off his boots and overalls; He
kind of bad,'' johnson said eff you feel bad.
you had better take some composition and turn
in awhile" He saws Il dou't want that, i
want something else" 1 saw Wagner between
9 and 10 o'clock. standing on the corner of
Water and Court streets, facing down the
wharf.
CATHERINE BROWNS TESTIMONY.
Reside at 1876 North street, Boston; keep a
sailors boarding house; know John Houtvet
and wife; have known Louis Wagner about
five years; last March he came to my house
about o'clock p. m; said he had come from
sns that day. s1ys W ass have
| asked him when he saw John and Mary
last; he said he had not talked with or seen
him since May last; said he came to my house
first on coming to Boston; he said he had lost
all his things; he asked me if he could stop
and board for few days; told him did not
know; he said he should ship in two OF three
days; he went out to the door and met my hus-
band and came back in the kitchen and kind
of dozed off to sleep at the stove; when supper
was ready spoke to him and shook him on the
shoulder; 1 said, you look like somebody thai
has lost all his friends, and what makes you sc
Sleepy?' he said he was up all night batting
traule with John; he went out after supper
and came back with pair of slippers; he took
off his gaiter boots and put on those slippers
after that he got up and walked out; did moi
see him again till yesterday.
EMMA JANE MILLER
Of 295 North street, Boston, testified: was
working there when knew Louis Wagner; he
went by the name of Louis Loverck 1 knew
him three years ago and got acquainted with
him there; saw on March B; he cameln about
or5 o'clock; saidI Good afternoon, Louis; u
name" Said /: "Guess [ am not" well.
said he, 81 am the person." Said L: "Whai
makes you look so pale and thin?" Said he
81 am just after numbering two sailors coming
to New York The mate put me in u boat
had to run away and came to Boston. have
had my whiskers shaved 50 the officers may moi
know me, want to murder another girl, Mel
lie Mahoney, and then am going to leave the
country" She was a woman for whom he had
bought some clothes, and then she ran away
WIN ner husband ana WeuG 10 new YOrk.
Gross examined-T was on the Island foul
months for noisy and disorderly conduct; have
lived at another house of not very good char
acter. That evening the officers came and in
luired for him and gave them a description Of
him.
THOMAS WEIR.
Am Sergeant of Police Station / in Boston
saw Wagner 9th of March in evening in Gus
tody of Officers Haley and Gallager; they
brought him to the station and asked if he was
the man wanted; replied: she isl He in.
formed us where he had purchased the new
suit he had on and there we found his old
clothes.-Adjourned.
A HUMOROUS RUMsELLER.-The following
story comes from Ohio, in connection with the
civil damage liquor law:
In Akron Ohio, 1 heard of funny temper
ance case; A rumseller, whom will call Hi
Church, because he was ''high" most of the
lU1 IN nod