The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-10

command large and sympathizng constituent
cies. The general atmosphere OF the court
room is much like that of police court upon a
Monday morning
The prisoner is one of the mast interested
spectators in the room. He il young M an ol
q or %, with black hair and moustache, anu
deep set eyes, not very different from inc or
binary type of street corner rou2hs, only 'hae
he is something of dandy and appears Tor MS
trial with carefully waxed NOUS tache ard Il
light blue neck scarf Of size add preteusions
He cbews tobacco persiStentiy and comments
on the testimony as it is given by affirmative or
else indignant squrts into the spittoon at his
side.
The case for the prosecution was opened
briefly by County Attorney Wing The wit
nesses called for the state have been John
Craig, (who, being senseless at the time, nat
urally knows little of the assault upon Barlow,
Mr. and Mrs. Hudson, who told The story of
Barlow's sickness and death, DR.. Marble, who
attended him, and Samuel Knowles, young
man who was going home that night and met
Barlow bloody, found Craig senseless, and saw
Higgins and Lawler close by. He heard Hig
gins say, II guess those Frenchmen's mouths
will be sore tomorrow"
The Testimony.
ITO the Associated Press.]
The first witness called was Craig, who told
the story of the assault but could not identify
Higgins.
Mrs. James Hudson, who kept the house
where Barlow boarded, narrated the circum-
stances of his sickness and death. On cross
examination she testified to the quiet DISPOSE
ton of Barlow and that he never told but one
story in regard to the assault; though he did
not say who assaulted him.
Mr. James Hudson related the circumstances
of the murder as detailed by Barlow. lit diff
fers in no respect from the statement OF the
murder given in our special despatch.
DR.. Henry Marble testified to the matter OF
Barlow injuries.
Samuel Knowlton testified to seeing Lawler
and Higgins near Barlow while the latter was
lying on the sidewalk.
Especial to the PREss.l
Capt. Simmons Heard From.
WELLS, Feb. 9.-Skipper George Simmons
of the Kennebunk fishing schooner Clean, re-
ported as missing from Portsmouth under sus
picious circumstances, has been heard from at
Baltimore, having been "shanghaied"on board
a strange schooner. This irregularity, susplc
| ion. confusion and loss he puts to the account
of Portsmouth ale"
[By Associated Press.]
Ice-BOund.
RocKLAND, Feb. 9.-The steamer Clara Ola
rita came off from Vnalhaven to-day, and
was Obliged to break the ice long distance
| She could only get within half mile OF Owls
| Head, when the passengers came ashore on thu
| ice, and were brought to the city, a distance
| of four miles.
Crime in Pen0bscot.
BANGOR, Feb. 9.-The grand jury terminal
| ed its labors to-day, having been in session
week, Twenty-seven indictments were fount
| in about fifty cases which were examined b.
them. The traverse jurors were simpannelled
this afternoon, Judge Cutting on the bench. a
large proportion of the cases are for minor OF
fences, the principal Indictment being tina
| of Geo. Carson of Milford, for the murder o.
NehemiahlBrawn on the 18th of July last. AT
| ter the other cases have been disposed of tn
court will probably take recess till about tn
| 10th of next month, when Carson's trial will
take place.
| Gen. Hersey's Funeral.
The fuDeral of Hon. Samuel f. Hersey viii
| take place at his residence at 2.30 O'Clock to
| morrow afternoon. The services will be con
| Quoted by the Rev. Amory Battles, after whicl
| the remains will be taken to the receiving vaul
| in Mt. Hope Cemetery. A large number o
| friends from abroad will be present and tn
flags ON the public buildings of the city will b
| at half-mast during the day.