Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-25
BY TELEG GRAPH.
Associated Press Telegrams TO the Daily
kennebec journal.
MAINE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Death Of George Morton from n Found
ing Received March 3D..

/ March 3D., George Morton was assaulted and
beaten by Samuel Li;tletcld, who wa, SEN
fenced to Auburn Jail for three months Mr..
Morton, who was able to be at the trial grow
worse, and died SUNDAY. ! Coroncr's ir-
quest was summoned and post norton made,
The testimony of the physicians will he given
tomorrow.
! The statement in relation to the assault
made by Morton at the first of his illness
was that he was coming out of hi, room, in
Lincoln block, on election night he saw Lit
tleheld going into another room and spoke to
him. Litt,ticld said. Il want to see vou
George. Come into this room" lie follow ed
ilttlrficld into the room. and I.ittlctield shut
the door behind him. saving. Now. C.
l. Won. Eve got vou where | want YOU. "
littlehcld then accused Morton of making
false statement, about lin to a woman of
Littlcteld', acquaintance. Morton denied
ever having said anything ot the kind but
Lttlcfeld would not listen to li> Genial, but
struck him with hi fist and knocked him
down. Morton unable to defend him
self and said that he did not know whether
Littletield kicked him or only used his fists.
III ia" terrible pummcling which he gave him.
MortOn's face Immediately swclled to enor-
nous proportions, lli> ewes were closed by
the swelling. and his head showed signs of
awful punishment. He was unable to attend
court the next day, and Littlcfed was held
till Saturday for trial Morton came into
court Saturday, and testified to the assault
and Judge Cornish sentenced Iitlcficld to
three months in Jail. l.ittefed and his
friends "ndcavored unsucccs,tnllv to >cttl,
the matter with Morton, and induce him not
to appear against him
Iii, physician is said 10 vcrcmarkcd that
Morton was hardly in condition to go out
when he came to court and it is stated that
at another time he exposed himself impru-
IDENTIFY. His physician states that the expos
urc dill MT probably cau>c hi death Nor
ton was attacked it'll a brain fever He BLEED
considerably from the most and continued to
grow worse until he died. His sister came
from Massachusetts and has cared for him
constantly. Morton has been married. but
his wife died and j. buried Al Buckhcld.
where Morton'> remains will probably bc
taken.
Samuel Littlcticld, hi, a>>ailant. i mar
ricd man. thirty-tour wears of age. He i,
black by trade and a native q. Bddc-
ford. For the last three year, he has worked
in the shop of Mr.. George Webb, and wa,
employed by him at the time of the assault
Mr.. Webb states that I.ittlcfcld was Il good
workman and good >hopmatc; that he
drank little bat was never intoxicated in
the shop. Littl fields wife j, at work in one
of the cotton mills.
A journal reporter. through the courtesy
of Sheriff littlcfcid was admitted to see the
prisoner in question in Auburn Jail Monday
morning. Iittlcticli was asked if he had
any statement to make in relation to the al
fair and replied: Il have been tried and
convicted of assault and am now serving out
my sentence, and that, all there j. to it,"
In response to all inquiries. Littllticld APP
pcarcd reserved.
Littlcted has been a very quiet prison.
or and has been at work in the shop since hi,
imprisonment Several of Iii, friend, have
vativc in regard to mention of Norton and
has not said much about the affair t. any
body.
Liulcfcld i, six feet or over in height
straight and slim, bat powerful and mu>ctl-
lar man.