The Portland daily press., 1874-02-18
MATTERS IN MAINE
The Lowell Murder Trial
SEVENTH DAY.
TpStiunOOv All I'm
Testimony All In.

LEWISTON, Feb. 17.-Court called at nine
o'clock. A large audience as usual, in atten-
dance.
Mr.. Wilmot Nelson-Am twenty years old;
reside in Lawrence, Mass; resided in 1870 at the
Dewitt House, Lewiston; had lived there six
or seven years knew the wife of James Lowell;
knew her by sight; saw her frequently; saw
her last in Lewiston at the depot; saw her at
the Dewitt House Saturday night of the circus;
1 was bell boy at tie Dewitt House at the time;
l saw her at the back door and saw her in a
room OH the second or third f1oof; there were
two men and one woman with her; let them in
about half past eleven or twelve o'clock; did
so at the request of two circls fellows; l was in
the sink room about five o'clock and two circus
fellows asked me to let the girls in between
eleven and twelve; let them in and showed
them to their rooms; stood in the door at the
time; ] recognized one of them as Mrs. LOWELL
got two dollars for it; l then went and got
some liquor for them, and carried it to their
room; l staid in the hotel that night; 1 slept
with one of the circus fellows / was going to
work for; staid at the hotel Sunday night;
Monday went off with the circus, and contin-
ued with them until they broke up in Pawtuck
ct, r. / we went from Lewiston to Portland;
il was the Great Australian Circus; saw Mrs
Lowell on the platform of the cars Monday; we
showed at High Park on Tuesday; then a lady
came in with circus fellow; she had a vail on,
and L thought it was Mrs. Lowell; it was Just
after the afternoon performances; the other
woman WlGl MIS-. Lowell was Sn0rter than
her; spoke of these things first to Mr.. Wiggn
Of Lewiston, at the franklin House in Law
renee, and went up to his room in Lawrence; 1
told him 1 didn't want to go to Lewiston on
any account; he said it he wanted me he would
call on me the next morning; he said if /
wouldn't say anything about it he wouldn't; 1
was first summoned Sunday afternoon last.
Cros examined by Plaisted-First Saw Mrs.
Lowell in 1869; didn't speak to her; think she
had on dark clothes; don't know the names of
the men that were with the circus; the woman
that started from Lewiston with Mrs. Lowell
only went to Danville Junction; think came
back to Lewiston some time in May
Mr.. George A. Drew-Am a jeweller in Lew
iston; have been for thirteen years; is shown
the piece of ear jewelry; says it is piece of
bone ear jewel.
William n Tuttle-Resde in Lewiston; am
hack driver; in June, 1870 1 worked for Mr..
Clark remember the day of the burning of Cen
trail Hail. think 1 saw James Lowell that
morning; he drove round to the stable about
dark that Sunday night; don't know how long
he stopped; think he had white horse; saw
him leave the stable door; am not positive it
was that Sunday night, but think it was.
Mr. Albert Templeton-Reside in Lewiston;
am acting cashier of the Lewiston Bank; have
been in the bank fourteen years; have been
Secretary and transfer of the saving bank also:
have been called in court once before to testify:
my study has been principally signatures. not
handwriting; witness is handed letters E. c. l.
and j., have examined those letters; think J.
T. c. are written by the same hand; as to
tie letter marked E. l., am in doubt as to
whether it was written by the same hand:
think they might have written it in the letter
E. the letters are not as well connected as in
the other three letters.
Mr. Asa P. Moore-Reside in Lisbon; am an
attorney at law; have been called number of
times as an expert to testify in regard to hand
writing. This witness is shown the same let
ters; his opinion is that all but K. were written
by the same hand; think E. was written by an
| other hand than the letters j., 1. and c.; think
| the signature Lizzy NJ. Lowell on letter E. was
| written by the same hand that wrote the scrb-
bling on that same letter which Georgia Burton
| says she wrote.
The Detective Wiggin again called by gov
ernmen l heard Nelson's testmany, saw him
IN Lawrence; our conversation was about the
same as he stated with few exceptions;
asked him if he knew Mr. Lowell's wife; then
called his attention to Mrs Lowell what her
| name was when she was married; but he could.
not call her to mind; he told me that one of the
ladies went as far as Brunswick and then went
backsto Lewiston; he said that the man that
| was with the lady that went with the circus
was the treasurer of the circns, and that he
ran away with her when the circus broke up.
Mrs. Burton, the mother of Mrs. Lowell, was
| recalled-Remember when Lizzy came home to
my house; it will be five years next March;
| never wrote to Lowell that if he would come
after her she would come back; did not let him
| know she was there; he said my daugnter
Martha Parker of Brewer, told him she was at
my house; have seen picture of my daughter
| IN Mr. Plaisted's charge, since 1 have been
here to this trial.
| AFTERNOON.
Mrs. Lowell, the prisoners present wife, sat
by his side during all the trial to-day She is a
nice looking woman and appears well, wearing
a black hat aud FALSELY shawl The testimony
of Nelson, who was bell boy at the Dewitt
House in 1870, and went away with the circus,
has put new aspect on the face of affairs, and
there is much excitement in tine court room.
/. Mr. Dow called-Reslde in Lewiston have
lived there seven or eight years; remember the
day OF the burning of Central Hall; | was IN
Llttleheld at the time; got back to Lewiston
Sunday night. Saw Lowell at Charles HALEY
between eight and nine o'clock. Monday morn
| ing.
Col. Phinevs Lttlefield called-Reside in
Auburn; am jailor at the Auburn Jail; IS
shown copy of all indictment against Lowell
for stealing hay some years ago, to which ne
plead guilty, and Identifies prisoner as the man
whom he arrested on the charge
Henry j. Tripp-Reside in Durham; have
lived there one year and half: resided in Lew
| ison in 1870 on Bartlett street, remember the
day Central Hall was burned; it was Sunday;
went to ride Sunday; l rode round some and
went by the house of Mr.. James Lowell;
then came down Main street home; know Jas
| Lowell; have known him for dozen years
have traded with him. saw him on that Sun
day night; passed Mr. James Lowell that