Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-18
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THE LOWELL TRIAL.
SEVENTH DAY.

IA JUNE, low Knew LIZZIE Lowell ny slgut
by people pointing her out as the wife of JAS.
N. Lowell; saw her at the Dewitt house on
the Saturday night before the Sunday morn
ing when the Central hall was burned; was a
room on the second or third floor; there were
two men and one women with her; I believe
1T was between the hours Of half past eleven
| and twelve; admitted them at the request of
two circus fellows; when they came | let
them in and show cd them to their room had
two dollars on the start for my services and
some more afterwards; recognized one of the
women as Mrs. Lowell. Later l went and
got some liquor for them; they did not allow
me in at that time was at the hotel Sunday
| night; Monday morning l started with the
circus in its employ and continued with them
till they broke up for five weeks; Portland
was the first place we went to; it was the
great Australian circus; at the depot Monday
morning saw Mrs. Lowell! standing on the
platform of the cars; the woman who was
with her at the hotel was with her at the
cars also; this was the Monday morning af
ter the Central hall was burned. Afterwards
saw Mrs. Lowell at Hyde Park with the same
man; she was with him at the Dewitt house ;
the other woman was not 80 tall as Mrs. Low
ell, and stouter; first communicated these
facts to Mr.. Wiggn, police officer, in Lowell,
in Lawrence the first of this winter.
Crosa-examined-She had On a dark dress
on the Saturday night saw her at the hotel ;
can't tell how she was daessed; don't know
the man who was in the room with her. he
was connected with the circus. but cannot
give his name never spoke with him can't re-
member the name Of any person in the circus;
was with it till it broke up; think the circus
disbanGed in Pawtucket, II. L.. think it must
have been in May, week after we started;
think the circus exhibited May llth; can't
tell what part the men who were with Mrs.
Lowell had in the circus; can't describe
either of the men; frequently saw them
around the circus came back to work for
Mr. John Barry in the Androscoggin Mills in
May; do not know the man who hired me had
to do with the circus do not know what his
name was; last / ever saw of Mrs. Lowell
was at Hyde Park; George A Drew a jewel
Ter of Lewiston was handed an article found
near the skeleton, which he pronounced
piece of horn icwelry made for n pendant TO
an earring.
Sarah J.. Carville, wife OF David Caryill,
testified in relation to tie injury received by
Lowell while working for her husband;
blood flowed freely from the nose and very
little from cut in the check wiped the
blood from his shirt and pants with wet
lowell; identified the cinnamon colored uants
as the ones he had on at the time; W. W.
Tuttle worked for me; Clark as hostler in
June 1870; think James NJ. Lowell drove
around to the stable on the night the Central
Hall burned just about dusk: think he had
white horse; he was alone at the time.
William Webster living at Bankers Mills
blythe Switzerland road testified there is much
travel on that road on Sunday evening, some
days not so much.
Albert L. Templeton, acting cashier of the
Lewiston National Bank examined the letters
purporting to have been written by Mrs.
Lowell and testified that his opinion was that
The handwriting was not identical with that
of letters known to be Mr.. Lowe!i's
Asa Y. Moore an attorney of law a. Lisbon.
testified as an expert that the letters ''E" and
''D' were not in his opinion written by Low
ELL This completed the case for the defence.
Il. ID. Wiggin recalled by the government
as rebutting testimony, testified with regard
to statements made to by Wimot Nelson. At
that time Nelson said he did not know James
Lowell's wife, and that he did not know the
two women whom he admitted at the dewitt
House. He said he was so young at the
time he did not notice. Astertained that his
statements about the break ing up of the cir
ems were false.
The Court adjourned to afternoon.
AFTERNOON.
The government proceeded with rehutling
testimony in the Lowell murder trisl this AZ;
tcrnOon.
James Dow testified sAat On the day after
the Central Hall wa burned, Ne saw the
prisoner at Charles Haley il Lewiston, at
some time between and 8 o'clock Monday
morning. This witness was pu; on the stand
to controvert the prisoners statement that he
did not come into town that morning,
Thomas, Littletiell, sheriff of Andr0scog
Gin county, was called 20 identify an indict
ment Of Lowell on a previous occasion for
stealing some hay, TO which he plead guilty.
and was fined $50. This testimony was puu
in as an impeachment of Loweii's credtabi!i-
ty as witness.
Henry j. Tripp resided in Lewiston in
1870, remembered the day Central Hall was
burned; went out for ride that afternoon;
passed Mr.. Lowell about sunset; lie was driv-
ing' towards Basker'S Mills ); he had his wife
with him; he was driving a white horse, u
little lame; afterwards owned the same horse );
said GLOW do you do Mr.. Lowell" and drove
by; did not notice how Mrs. Lowell was
dressed noticed the horse more than did
her dress; it was quite dusky when l got
home.
Mrs. Trip, the wife OF the last witness.