The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-12
MATTERS In MAINE.
The Higgins Murder Trial.
A SUDDEN TERMINATION.
Higgins Retracis His Plea Of "NOf Gull
ty' and Pleads Guilty of
Granddaughter.
TSpecial to the Press,1

Especial 10 the ffesS,l
LEWISTON, Feb. H. The trial of Rugus N.
Higgins came to a somewhat unexpected end
| this morning The case for the prosecution,
| which was closed up last night. showed itself
| to be a strong case in every particular Hig-
| gins had talked so much about his trouble that
numerous witnesses were not wanting who
| could confront him with his own words. And
| the prisoner, with that fatal facility which
| guilty parties seem to show for the writing of
| iminating letters, had not neglected to put
| practical admission of his guilt upon paper.
His counsel therefore felt it best to compromise
a bad case. The Attorney General making no
| objection, the prisoner was allowed to retract
| his plea of not guilty, and to substitute one of
| guilty of manslaughter. A mol. pros was then
| entered on the indictment for murder, and
| Higgins was remanded for sentence, which, if
popular anticipation be correct, will be ten
| years, the limit allowed by statute Higgins
| having been disposed of, Lawler, his compan-
| ion and ally in the expedition, which resulted
| in the death of Barlow. was brought in and ar
| raiened on an indictment for assault and bat
| terry, to which he pleaded guilty. His sentence
was also postponed.
| The conviction of two roughs who crused
| about and struck blows so recklessy and wan
| tonly as did these men, is regarded here as a
matter of congratulation. The case for the
state has been vigorously pushed by General
Plaisted and County Attorney Wing.
Portsmouth, Pedestrian.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 1.-THE Portsmouth walks
| on his way to Halifax arrived here at IL
| o'clock this evening, having walked from Bow
| doinham, twenty-five miles, to-day, and is five
miles behind time. He has seen nothing OF his
| attendants since leaving Portland.
| ITO Associated Press.l
Au Ice-BOund Coast.
| RoCKLAND, Feb. 1.-THE steamer Clara
| Clarita came off to-day and made her way
| through the ice in the harbor some distance,
| but could not get within mile of the shore.
| The passengers came ashore on the ice. which
is eight inches thick. A sleigh load of milk,
etc., for the island was run off to the boat. 1t
| is showing; wind south and weather moderat-
| ing.
| Maine Ship swept Ashore by Ice.
BOSTON, Feb. 1.-THE brig Carrie Purington
| of Topsham, Maine, Whittemore, from Leg
| horn for Boston, which has been detained in
| Provincetown harbor by adverse winds for sew
eral days past, started out last night but was
caught in large fields of drifting ice and swept
| ashore at Moon Pond, Truro. No assistance
| can get to her at present. but her subsequent
movements indicate that she is afoat again, as
| she apparently moves with the ice.
There are large quantities of ice along the
shores of Massachusetts Bay, and the change
| of wind to southwest has softened and detached
large fields of ice in Barnstable Bay, which are
| being carried over towards Provincetown,
threatening to block up that harbor Temporal
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