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Murder Trial.

Murder Trial.
RoCKLAND, December 10. In the murder trial
on Thursday MI. Bliss opened for the defence.
co1tending that the medical theory of the physi.
cans IN the case was not correct; that death was
caused by heart disease to which deceased had
been subject; that the statement of prisoner, the
only witness to the transaction, was correct, and
that was that she first attacked by deceased
and simply pushed her out Of her house, when de-
ceased fell The platform: the jury could not re-
turn verdict of murder or man,laughter, even If
they could of assault and battery.
g. w. Coles testified to hearing Mrs Sullivan
charging Mrs. Thorndke with stealing ten dollars
from her.
Philip Michigan testified that Mrs sullivan ap.
pesled to be iniox cated on the afternoon Of the
homicide also to going to prisoners house in com
pauy with officer Spear after the affray and before
her death. Mrs. 5. refused to admit them, saying
she preparing supper.
James L. Thorndke, husband OF prisoner, left
home in the afternoon, and returned at $40 IN the
evening. The iron, door was not locked, he hav
ing bo'h keys; frequently fastened the door with
a piece of beGstcad
This afternoon the prisoner was subjected to a
searching cross examination, in the course of
which che stated that on the afternoon of Oct. I'd
she was drunk had drank whole bottle of IL
quor; bad recollection OF going out of the
house after O'Clock, till arrested, nor of any of
the circumstances testified to; it was not true that
she used expression, IN fix YOU, OF spoke from
the window.
DI. ". a. Banks testified that deah from con
cussion carp not be a>ceitaiued without post nor
TEN examin alton; that death does not result from
simple concession alone. If death occurs from
conclusion the SKIN would show an indication of
it did not the body OF Mrs. sullivan.
Dr. f L Hitchcock testified that such wound
as described in the medical testimony would not
be likely to produce death; spotted appearance of
the skin does not indicate death from conclusion
death Is conceivable from conclusion; blows upon
tie temple aud base Of bI ain likely to
| cause death than on any other parts of body; pal
lor, cold extrcmities aud insensibiiity symp-
tom, Of conclusion, as well of other disorders.
Iu rebuttal, Katie Donahue, Annie Sullivan and
Ellen RearIon testified that they saw no indica
tons that Mrs. Sullivan bad been drinking IN the
day of her death.
! Dr.. Boynton testified that he saw no indications
on examination of body that deceased had been
! drinking.
John Sullivan, son of deceased, estiied that his
mother had not been drinking and never had told
that she had.
For the defence, Alonzo Moore testified that
witness told him the night of the HON icde that
bis mother had been drinking and il she had
minded him aud gone into the house this would
not have happened.
TINS closed the testimony.
Store Burned.
NEWPORT, December 10. The store and stock
OF goods, consisting of dry and fancy goods, gro
ceries, ETC., owned by V NJ Vickery Of Corinns
were burned Wednesday night Loss about $1,000
| insurance $500 Cause unknown.
| Closed TO Navigation.
| BANGOR, December 10. This port was closed
to navigation to-day, having been open l62 days.
The is still open above the dam. Anchor ice
running over the dam closes up the river. Ice
men say it will iujure the winters cut. The river
is frozen over from this city 10 Wnterport.
| Mill Shut-D
LEWISTON, December 10. Anchor ice formed
in the canal to-day to such extent to crush
in the head racks at the Antroscoggin Mil. The
mill has consequently been unable TO run to-day.