The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-12

There were present at my house that night
before went to bed, moself, sister Karen aud
Anethe. There were no other persons upon
the lsland; went to bed about ten O'Clock; L
slept In the western part of the house in bed
room; Anethe and slept together; Karen slept
on the lounge in the kitchen. When we retir-
ed that night, the door between tue kltchen
and the bed room was left open; the curtains to
the kitchen did not haul down. The outside
door was not fastened, lock was broke. There
was n clock in the kitchen over the lounge;
was first awakened by Karen's saying John
scared me, John scared me- The clock fell
down on the lounge and stopped at seven min
utes mast one Karen then said "John killed
me. John killed me-" when he struck her with
a chair. As soon as l heard her haloo 'John
killed me" jumped out of bed and tried to
open the bed room door, but could not, it was
fastened. lie kept on striking her, then tried
to get the door open, but could not Karen fell
down on the floor under the table, then the door
opened. looked out and saw fellow stand
ing right alongside OF the window; saw it was
great tall man. He grabbed chair with
both hands and hurried up to take Karen and
held one hand to lock the door; took her in nv
arms and carried her in as quick as I could.
When was there he struck me twice and |
held on the door; told Karen to hold on to the
door when opened the bed room window she
said "no, can't do it am SO tired" she laid
on the floor hanging her arms on the bed; 1
told Anethe to come up and open the window
and to take some clothes and run aud hide
Anethe was in my bed room when she said
this. Anethe opened the window and jumped
out. leaving the wndew open. l told her to
RUIZ, she said Il can't run; you haloo, perhaps
somebody may hear you from the other island"
she said cannot haloo.
To go back; when was standing at the bed
room door, he tried three times to get in When
he found he could not get in he went outside,
and Anethe saw him at the corner of the house
and llalooed Louis, Louis, Louis,'' a good
many times. l jumped to the window and
looked out, and when he got little farther, I
saw him out at the window and he stopped
moment out there.
QEWho was that man? A-Louis Wagner
He turned around again, and when Anethe saw
HIM coming from the corner of the house back
with big axe, she haooed out: Louis, Louis,''
till he struck her with great big axe He
struck her on the head once and she fell down;
after she fell down he struck her twice Back
he went to corner again and jumped out the bed
room window and told Karen to come. She
said, 81 am so tired can't | ran to her house
and thought of hiding away in the cellar. but
saw my little dog coming and was afraid to hide
because he would bark. | ran down to landing
place to see if he had his dory there; did not
find any. went out, and when little way
from the house saw light in the house. He
had the curtain down too. l did not haul that
down. went down on the islan and ran a
little ways, and heard my ster haloo again.
so plain thought she was outside of the house
ran and hid myself ava, in the rocks I
SuErISa.
Two days before had an axe on island to cut
ice in the well, and left it light by my door.
had known Wagner for year and a half
He boarded seven months with me last sum
mer, 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 lounge
Karen had half dollar silver piece, which she
Kept In her purse saw the purse that after
noon; she had lots of copper money in that
min to Ar&,
gave her ten cents to buy me braid, and Anethe
gave her three-quarter dollars. Besides the
money saw her put white button in her
purse that afternoon. She took it from NV
lar buttons on it. WITNESS exhibits the night
dress) Karen had some small pieces of silv-
er, about the size of a five cent piece have
traveli ng bag here that was Karen's; ON the
night before this happened it was on the table
right alongside by the lounge. have not seen
the travelling bag since. have not been on the
Island OF Smutty lose since that night
Cross e1d11ined-When saw this man he
was standing right by the window next outside
the door. He had ON short clothes saw him
he struck; had my back towards him. saw
he grabbed chair. He had hat on his head
dark, wide rim, short clothes; no other descrip,
ton. did not see his face. He stopped mo-
ment outside of the window, then went away
spoke nothing to him.
John G. Hontvet testitied.-Have known
Louis Wagner about Is months; first met him
in Boston; he boarded with me from April 11tb
till sometime in November. | employed him
November. My business is fishing; had a lit
tie schooner We left home about daylight
March 9th: went to Portsmouth about O'clock
that night; saw Louis Wagner on the wharf
He asked me twice or three times if was go.
ing to the Shoals that night told him was
not. / asked him if he would help me halt
travis after the bait came at II o'clock; he said
he would. About o'clock that night left INV
boat and went to Matthew Johnson's to see If
could see Louis Wagner; did not find him;
remained at the house 20 to 80 minutes. / went
round on the wharf, could not see Wagner any,
where; then went to the boat and remained till
half past II; about quarter of one we went to
Johnson's, remained there till half past six in
the morning, in the front shop, lower story of
the house. George Lowd helped us till about
o'clock. Back of the shop is sitting room: in
that We're three or four chairs, lounge and
counter. was in that room every hour or
every other hour during the night Lowd Law
on that lounge from 2 O'clock till after s.
Before this happened had talk with Wagner
about money. He was telling about his bad
luck; he had no money, no clothes; he SAID he
had to have money if he had to murder for it.
In the fall Wagner knew the amount of r.on-
ey we received for the fish. Through the win
ter he used to come down to see us about every
tune we came into Portsmouth, and ask us
what price we got for our fish. From the time
we started till this affair happened We had re-
ceived $1,000.
L went to Smutty Nose Island about 10 O clock
March 9th. 1 found Anethe Christensen on the
hoor FACE down; found chair broken all to
pieces, and the clock knocked down from the
sneit and mark on it where it was struck with
something. 1t lay on the lounge, face down.
stopped at seven minutes past 10. Before this
time had S145 in trunk, S135 of it nv wn.
man put IN trunk among the sheets. two a.
pills IN pocket-book. I found the pocket
Ia md Al
gone; left the pocket-book in a trunk in bed.
room where my wife slept; 1 had another pock-
et-book in the bottom of the trunk with a few
pieces OF foreign coin there; no other money!
L found the pocket-book in the trunk open
strap open, none of the money taken found
Karen's travelling bag in the room broken open.
nothing in It, This S135 was left in the bottom
OF the trunk in my bedroom; found it among
the sheets; saw two spots of blood on the sheet
That night it was low water at 6 O'Clock. 7
have been from Smuty Nose to Ports
mouth in dory, alone, going from our moor
ings at the Isle OF Shoals to Whales back light
at the mouth of the river. L was one hour and
forty Minutes From there to Portsmouth [
had very strong tide against me. 1t took me
one hour and fifteen minutes to go up. With
fair tide think should have done il in half
an hour. Have sailed out from Portsmouth i'm
whale boat in three hours; once with tide
against me, it took me three and half hours
| have done this number of times without not
ing the time.
The night of March 9Th, was moderate calm
night, clear moonlight.
Hontvet was cross-questioned at length by
Judge Tapey, but nothing new elected.
CHARLES H. JOHNSON.
Charles Fl. johnson of Portsmouth, testified
to knowing Wagner two years Had said to
johnson two or three times, that he must have
money if he had to commit murder to get it.
Never saw Wagner drink much; probably ten
glasses of ale in year. The talk was made
about week before the murder.
CHARLES E. CAMPBELL
is Waterman in the navy yard Saw man
walking hurrledly towards Portsmouth, on the
morning OF March 9Th, at twenty minutes to
z. In the afternoon saw tracks made by LARGE
rubber boot tap, going back to heel.