The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-12
MATTERS In MAINE
The Lowell Murder Trial.
SECOND DAY.
Continuation of the Prosecution

The first witness called was Mrs Blood Re-
side in Auburn; at the time of Mrs LOwelps
disappearance kept a boarding house on No.
10 Hill Corporation; knew Mr.. and Mrs. Low
ell; she first took her meals at our house; re-
member the fire at Central Hall on the Sunday
she was missed; Mrs. Lowell was at work for
me then; did not see her in the forenoon; saw
her at noon ;she help do the work at dinnershe
had on light dress with purple spots at the
time; went out after dinner; left Mrs. Lowell
doing the work; went to Golf street; had
Mr. Lowell's horse ana wagon; he brought the
horse for me, having engaged il the night be-
fore when Mr.. Lowell came for his wife to 90 to
the circus with him; my daughter went with
me; it was an open buggy wagon.with white
horse little lame; we had dinner at half-past
twelve Sunday; wanted Anna Nancy, girl
that helped me, to go to rids with me, but she
wouldn't on account of the wagon being muddy;
so my daughter Jenny went; first went to Golf
street, Auburn, to see one of my daughters;
from there came back to Lewiston and saw
Mr.. Lowell, whom L was to meet opposite
Central Hail. and gave him his horse, which be
drove up Main street; saw Mrs. Lowell oppo-
site the hall; saw Mrs. Lowell next at my
house going to the door about four clock; she
went to see Mr.. Lowell; was there few mo-
ments; she then went up stairs;I didn't then
see his team; saw her again about FIVE O'Clock
at supper; after supper she helped to wash the
dishes; saw her last when she went to ride
about six or seven o'clock l should think: she
went to ride with Mr.. Lowell: didn't see him
when he called, but saw them get iu; they
drove towards the Bates Mills; have never seen
her since; Mr.. Lowell stopped at my house
some four or five nights; Mrs. Lowell came
from Mrs. Clark's on Park street, to my house;
she had no trunks; she had a black alpaca,
black silk and print dress, with white stripe,
and a velveteen sack. pair of gold ear Jewels,
and pair of jet ones, gold chain and pin;
think there was lOcket.o the chain.
Is shown chain by Mr.. Wing, and thinks
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again Monday morning driving past my house;
spoke to him and asked HIM where Lizzie
was this morning; he said, L left her at your
door at ten o'clock last night, heard the clock
strike ten as turned the corner. 1 said, no
you didn't, l waited till between ten and eleven
last night and she did not come. suppose she
has gone on with that id circus fellow He
looked down to his feet while talking to me
about her | asked him to look for her, he said
he would. Saw him again two or three days
after in front of my house, he didn't come in.
He said he was going to Portland to see that
circus fellow; saw him few days after and he
SAID he had heard nothing of her. Saw him
again when he called for her clothes about three
or four weeks after her disappearance. He
SAID he wanted Lizzy' clothes to take to her
fathers l sad would keep them till she
called for them. He stopped about ten min
utes. Said he hadn't heard from her. He call
ed again about three weeks after; asked me if
was ready to give up her clothes yet; / said
was not. He never asked me if she had left
any clothes there. Mrs. Blood is shown a let
ter marked ID, recognizes it; says it was picked
up in my yard, and brought in my house, about
two weeks after her disappearance; that was
some time before Mrs. Burton, Mrs Lowell's
mother,) came to Lewiston, Mrs Blood is
shown a letter marked L.; don't remember of
seeing it before Asked Mr.. Lowell two or
three times if he had heard from his wife; and
he told me she was in Lawrence. Is shown a
dress, says the front and sleeves are trimmed
the same as Mrs LowelPs Mrs. Lowell had
been up to take care of my daughter who was
sick in Auburn; went up with her but came
back the day after the child was born. She re.
manned about ten days and then came back to
my house. She went from my house to board
at the Continental block, and boarded there
two or three days. She asked her husband for
money to pay her board with, but had to give
her money; gave her dollar. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lowell went quite often to ride, and my daugh.
ter Jenny often went with them at Mrs. T. s
request
He sometimes saw his wife in my sitting
room and sometimes in my kitchen; once 1
foun them in the kitchen together; when
went in they went into the shed; in few mo.
ments Mrs. Lowell came back crying, and ask
ed me to look at her head and arm which were
very red; her neck and arm were red all the
evening; kept the letter marked D found in
my yard till gave it to George, (sister to Mrs.
LOVELY; think it was about ten o clock the
Monday after Mrs. Lowells disappearance that
saw Low III; had been to the door two or
three times to see if could see anything of
Mrs. Lowell as needed her very much to help
me; saw her driving past the last time l went;
was asked about her chain the next morning
after her disappearance; lady and were
talking about it; Mr., Lowell never asked me
to board his wife.
Mrs. Francis A. Jefferson called--Residence
Lewiston. three miles from the city; knew Low
him two years; worked at Mrs. Blood's with
Mrs. Lowell; remember the day of the fire; was
at the American house at work then; left the
American House after tea Sunday; about six
o'clock went from there to my fathers house
on Lisbon street; went to walk on Main street,
as far as the cemetery, with my mother; saw
Mr. Lowell that night with his wife on Main
street, between Central block and the town
pump; they were riding up the street; only
passed the time Of day with them; worked for
Mrs. Blood some four weeks before; knew
some of the boarders at her house then: heard
she was missing the next morning after her
disappearance; saw Mr.. Lowell that day; ask
ed him if they had found her; he said she was
gone away with the circus; that was in my
fathers doorway on Lisbon street; saw him
next that week; asked him if he had heard
from Lizzie he said he had not. but had be- en-
to Portland to find her; said he had police
man with him; never spoke with him again
till the next summer; when he said he was
married again; they passed me on Main
street. I should think about half past six.
Mrs. Dorcas Pray-Live in Lewiston; living
there in 1870; am tine mother of Mrs. Francis
A. jefferson, the last witness. Mrs. Pray sub
stantiated her daughters testimony
Amaziah M. Stewart called-Reslde in Lew
iston; resided there in 1870; know the prisoner:
saw HIM on the day of the fire on Main street
near Bates street. with lady; don't know who
the lady was; thought it was Mrs. Lowell; saw
them before that day on Lisbon street about
six hours before near Mr.. Barbours drug store;
Mr., Lowell told his wife to go home and mind
~ m hcIn no ai q
when she got ready; she went down on LISBON
street.
John N. Small called-Reside in Lewiston
is a farmer near Bankers mills, and hrst saw
the skeleton; had been cutting wood near where
the skeleton was found last winter; was in the
Immediate peig hborhood and had cut trees al
most over the place where Hound the skeleton;
went there in September to haul some wood,
and found the keletOn almost covered with
leaves; it lay with legs and arms extended, flat
on its back; went out to tie road a short dis
lance from there and called a number of per-
sons passing by to view it; then summoned
the coroner and marshal: cut a tree in the win
ter Within one foot of where he discovered the
body, Plan submitted to witness and local-
ties pointed out. The place where the iremans
were found were not enclosed but were use as
common.
b. q. Kenway called-Reside in Auburn;
testified with regard to plan drawn by hiIu.
Ham Brook, Ooroner-Reside in Lewiston;
VI huuiuS VI oOPoSu-
TENDER 18th; proceeded to the place and remov-
ed them to Lewiston, and put them in charge
OF the city marshal; found jury andIheld an
inquest; described position of the remains near
ly as stated by Mr. Small. The dress, etc,
were lugged out again and identified by wit
ness as being the same found upon the remains.
ID. H. Richardson, the City Marshal, was
next called: reside IN Lewiston; arrived where
the skeleton was found quarter OF an hour
before Coroner Brooks; the remains had not
been disturbed; did not touch them until Mr.;
B. arrived; helped him take it up and handed
everything to him; one knee protruded through
the rotten dress; when 1 opened the dress l
found that pearl button laying on the oreass
bones; Lowell was arrested at Lawrence .te
18th of October last: brought him from tnsIe 70
Lewiston the next day; called Lowelrs atten-
ton to Paragraph about hin in paper ape s saiS
They've got it SO It reads pretty well; ! didn't
kill her and can prove that l didn't; ! nave, ut
seen her since the night of the circus: De tnen
said be had not seen his wife since SUNDAY Oh
the fire, when he saw her on the opposite sue
of the street from the Central Hall hre; some