The Portland daily press., 1874-03-16
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MATTERS In MAINE.
The Reed Murder Trial.

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Reed murder trial to-day was Margaret Fisk,
who testified to Reed coming to the house
where she lived to get bunch of shingles to
carry to Parsons between four and five o'clock
on the afternoon of the day the murder was
committed, Fillian Fisk, daughter of the last
witness, corroborated her testimony and stated
that she saw the prisoner before and after he
got to the bars with the shingles on his back.
Thinks she saw him pass the bars and is sure
she did not see him fall. In the former trial
the defence claimed that Reeds hand, which
was hurt that night was bruised by his falling
over these bars with the shingles on his should
er. Mrs. Ira Parsons testified that Reed
brought the shingles to her house and put them
down with both hands near the door, between
5 and p. m; knew nothing of his hand being
hurt Park Parsons, husband of last witness,
corroborated her testimony. John r Boynton,
boy, testified that after school that day he
went up to Rays house and saw Reed near the
stove whiting. Eva Emma Ray, daughter of
the murdered man. testified that on the day of
the murder her father came home at sunset land
after eating supper went out after the cow,
which she and her brother failed to find. New
Theodore Ray, son of the murdered man, COR
federated his sisters testimony. Mrs Augusta
Fisk testified that as she was going home
through the woods at twilight that evening,
when about thirty rods from the island where
Rays body was found, she heard a smothered
shrek. Mrs. Martha Jane Severance, the wild
ow of the murdered man, who has since mar
ried, next took the stand and testified that Ray
came home to supper about p. m. Tuesday,
Sept. 20, 1870, and soon after went out to look
for the missing COW, About an hour and half
or two hours after, the children being abed and
asleep, she went out to see if her husband was
coming, when she saw Reed standing abont
three feet from her door, his coat and hat gone
and his sleeves rolled up. He had rope in
his hand, He said to her, have done hor
rible deed. l met John and got into quarrel
it'll him and | have killed him. Told witness
not to tell of it or he would place the body so
it wodld appear that she comm tied the MUIR
dur. Witness then went into the bouse and
Reed left towards the river Witness next saw
Reed the next Sunday night at the ferry when
going to church. He said something to one of
his sisters about Ray but don't know what it
was. Witness was at home Monday and Mon.
day night, and Tuesday moved down to a
house she formerly lived in. Wednesday went
back to the old place for some hens. Rays
body was found the next day, After some I'M
important Details witness said she next saw
Reed in December 1870, at VIM. Boynton's, and
asked about her husband and why he killed
him. Reed said he was driving Rays COW out
of his field down the hill, and on the fiat he
met Ray. He got mad and they got into
fight, and he struck Ray with club and Xxi lied
him. Had a smart fight and was crazy and
didn't know what he was about. Should not
have killed Ray if he Ray hadn't struck him.
Said he hurt his hand in the fight. Said Ray
hallowed. Then some one came into the room,
and witness and Reed did not converse further.
Reed said he did not want witness to tell about
it. Said it would be as bad for her as for him
if she did. Said he burned his hat on the is
land under a stump. Didn't tell witness where
he buried Rays body. Witness was subject ed
to searching cross examination by Mr.. M c.
Crillis counsel for the defence, but she did not
vary from her testimony in the direct examina-
ton.
In the two former trials this witness has de-
MED on oath all knowledge of how the murder
was committed or who committedit, aud her
testimony to-day created sensation.
Larccny-Court.
RocKLAND, March 14.-The hardware store of
j. P. Wise & Son was broken into last night
and about $50 worth of goods stolen!
The grand jury finished its session yesterday
Among the indictments found are three for
breaking and entering, one for larceny, and
several in liquor cases, only two of the latter
against persons in this city.