The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-10-19

te time of his arrest, asked him if he was not ut
Trims on Wednesday and q portion of the day
Thursday, to which Smith replied that he was. He
said further in replies to nerrogaores that he did
not have any business for being there. /.
was suggested to him, that he helped to move Il
stove TO cut a hole Though chimney, etc, whel.
he recalled those matters and offered them rel-
for being there. The same gentleman on look
ing at the shirt which Smith said he had worn four
days said to him This shirt is not much soiled as
the one have on, which have worn but two days
YOU have worked in this one; if you wore it at
no. soiled? Your family says you had three calico
shirts OF different patterns and only two to be
found. Now can YOU account for the third? TO this
Smith replied that he could not
SMITH AT TRIMS.
On cdnesday evening it is said, that Il young
man and lady called at Trims for Mrs. Thayer to 90
out to Il neighborss with Them and in the presence
of the young lady Mrs. Thayer told her father TO tell
Smith that lie had better go home to his wife and
not be hanging about there much: also that She
had said the same in the presence of others. When
this was told Smith by one of the officers, he replied
Then she was Il - hypocrite." Smith and his
wife had lived with Mr.. Trim previous to Mrs.
Thayers coming home, and did not like to leave as
they could live cheaper there than elsewhere, their
rent being given them.
FEELING AMONG, TIE people,
The general tone of the conversation among the
people who familiar with all the parties and the
known circumstances of the murder is untavorabe
to the prisoner whom they think guilty, and it was
feared Monday that in case verdict was reached
that day duplicating him, mob violence might re
suit, but the steady going, reliable people Of that
thriving town are too strongly attached to princi
pies of law and order, TO resort to lynch law, how
ever damaging evidence may be against any party
under suspicion.
ECMoES AND sAY-sOS.
1t was said by some yesterday that the points to
be established for against Smith now reduced
to the time of his arrival home Friday night and the
accounting for the missing shirt, for the coorng Oh
his coat, and the blood in the pocket, with a very
strong probability that he cannot explain these
things conclusively 1t is certain that important
testimony is to come on the question of Smiths
whereabouts during Friday night Even should he
explain and back his explanations by other evi-
dence than his the public statements already made
as covering the ground will detract theretrom.
BAD RECORD.
The statement is made, showing Smiths bad
principles, that few wears ago he attempted to out
rage little girl about twelve years Of age, that he
failed to accomplish his purpose, and on being
charged with it, confessed and offered to pay
of money to have the matter dropped, which was
done, and since then lie has not paid the money and
refuses TO DO This has led some to think that
the murder of Mrs. Ihayer was for the purpose of
concealing outrage of her person, and that the
murder OF the Old man and little girl robbery, and
burning OF the buildings was an act determined on
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