The Republican journal., 1874-02-19

became so much affected by the sight OF
the chain that she nearly tainted away. and
was obliged to sit down and pause in the
testimony On resuming, she said she had
never seen the chain before this morning
since she saw it on Mrs. Lowell. Mrs.
Blood saw Lowell the neAt morning. lie
drove past the house, and She, who had
been Watching for him. ran out and said :
"Where is Lizzie this morning?" lie
answered, Il left her at Your door at 10
o'clock, last night" Witness continued |
replied You did not do any such thing
| sat up till after 10 : he said "'Yes, did F.;
it was ten o'clock. because the clock WAS
striking 10 when | turned to 90 on the
corporations | suppose She went off with
that damned circus Teller" Lowell did not
get ont Of the carriage; he did not look at
me, but gazed down at his feet | insisted
on his looking round and finding her. and
he said that he would; it was the same
team that he had the night before: the
next time | saw him | asked him if he had
seen anything of Lizzie; he said he had
not, but he was going to Portland to see if
he could find the circus A few DAYS after
he said he had been to Portland, but had
heard nothing; the next time saw him
he called for her clothes; it was about
three OF four weeks after she disappeared
he said he wanted liZzie's clothes to put
with the rest of her things; | refused to
give them up and he went off; he said he
had not heard from Lizzie; two or three
weeks later he called again and demanded
the clothes once more refused and gave
them to LiZzies mother two months later
Here the witness was given Il paper
marked I'D. Mrs Blood recognized ii as
a scarf which was picked up in her back
ward within two weeks after the DISAPPEAR
ance; a part had been torn OF, from the
bottom and DESTROYED: at the time Mrs.
Burton came down witness was asked
what was torn off. and objection being
made the question WAS excluded; some
time after She saw Lowell, and he said his
wife was in Lawrence: do not fccollect
his saying he had received letter from
her. Mrs Blood here examined the rem
nants Of the drrs&. almost tanting ~ She
did so. She pronounced the sleeve and
front trimmed rs Mrs LoWcll's dress was |
Continuing her testimony, Sic told Of IN
stances of abuse on loWrll's part
The cross examination drew forth mass
Of collateral testimony, bat did not shake
or materially alter t.
THE LApl WHO ILlrIp ~ MAKE rlIE
slLk DRESS,
ON which 50 much depends, was listened
to with almost breathless attention by spec
tators and jury. As She told with a minute
ness OF memory which only " Woman could
attain, and that only on matters of apparel.
how almost every stitch of Mrs l4owclrS
dress was seWcd After fully describing
the dress made nearly tour Years ago, her
attention was called to the tattered pieces
of cloth before her and as she examined
them and verified her statements point by
point. her voice could be heard in all parts
OF the room. Just rs she YVES about to be
asked to state positively that the two
dresses described We're one md the same.
the court adjourned and tie rest of her
story will be heard Tomorrow.
LEWISTON, Feb T.. II the Lowell
murder trial, this morning. Mrs Clark,
who helped to make The dress Mrs Lowell
had on at the time Of her disappearance.
her testimony. She expressed
her belief that the dress on the table was
the dress She had made for Mrs Lowell
She was handed Il parcel OF articles which
She described As fragments OF velveteen,
of ribbon and Of lace; She thought they
might have been parts Of bow; She re-
membered two bows Mrs Lowell had 4
pink anc 4 sort of lilac one; Mrs Lowell
was perhaps ~ inch and a-halt shorter
than witness, perhaps five feet five inches.
Mrs Clark then explained to the Jury the
difference between Il plain and Il gored
dress. The witness proceeded to give an
account Of the difficulties which Lowell
and his wife had while boarding with her
He once locked his wife up in her room
On her cross examination Mrs Clark was
most definite andpositivt in her adherence
to the statements made in the direct en-
The crosse Examination failed
to shake her testimony or to bring out any
new point OF material Importance
THAT GOLD CHAM
James T. O,Nulliyan. n police officer of
Lawrence, WAS handed gold chain and
stated that he had seen it ii Mr.. LuWcll'~
house in Lawrence. In consequence Of 4
dispatch from Lewiston. he searched the
house, and found the cold chain in \ Kid
glove in Il bureau drawer; he sent il inn
to Lewiston; think il was in
been arrested in Lawrence
Cross-eNamincd-S Should think that the
'hain was brass found il in the room oc-
aupied by Mrs. Lowell; She showed me
where the chain was and handed II to me
had been there before With another officer
from Lawrence and got some other articles
Of ieWrlly; had instructions to search for
The chain; Mrs Lowell gave it TO me with
out hesitation.
TESTIMONY oI THE MOTHER on ruE BIZ
CEASED
Mrs. Sarah f. Burton (Lizzie LoWell's
mother) testified; Reside in East llolden
post office address, Dcdham live hum
bred rods from the line between the towns;
Lizzie was twcntv-eight years old when
She disappeared did not remember how
long Lizzie had been married to Lowell
it was since the death Of witness husband
seven years ago first learned of her dis
appearance by 4 letter from Mrs BIethtn
on the 10th of August had had Il letter
from Mr.. Lowell ON the 9TH OF June wrote
often to them, but cot no reply couldn't
get any answer from either Lowell, Lizzie
or George Burton, my other daughter
who lived there; | wrote to Lowell andre
ceived an answer Letter marked b
was handed to witness This is the letter
| received from Lowell; the letter is dated
Aug. 4 receiyed,it after the 10th: bne" it
to be in Lowell's hand writing.
The Developments this afternoon have
been both important and Interesting. some
explanation may make the report " the
testimony more mteligible There has
been a current rlmor, founded ON l.uyelHs
when arrested, that he was not
LiZzie's legal husband, she having been
previously married The searching cross
examination to which Mrs. Burton was
subjected by the counsel for the defence
mas settled this point. Fifteen wears ago,
when the murdered woman wa, but 1
child Of sixteen, she married one John
Nichols Of Ellington, 4 hunter and trapPer
For FIVE Years she lived With linn until he
went of TO California He stayed there siX
Years and then returned IT, this part of the
country Mrs. Barton admitted that there
had been no divorce
The Aitorney-General strongly objected
to the admission Of this testimony, claim
ing that the legality or ille%ality of the