The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01

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Marshal Bridges furnished him money with
which to buy his meals and got him several
odd jobs of work. At the same time he was
constantly working on loves fears. telling
him that Wormell had got something fresh
that looked very bad for Lowe. Wormell was
also continually around where Lowe could see
him, and Lowe took all the Marshal said as
gospel truth.
In the meantime the Marshal had measured
the footsteps at Cumberland, that led from the
harm to the brook, and found that they exact
ly corresponded to the pair of boots that wero
found in loves room at the New England
House. He had also ascertained, as had Dep
uty Sheriff Brown, that Lowe never wore these
boots afterwards, although they were constant
ly worn by him before the murder. This set
tied one important link in the evidence.
The most important link of all @as to ascer-
tain if Lowe left the New England House on
the night of the murder. In order to try and
see if they could not hear something Marshal
Bridges and Mr.. W. rmell secreted themselves
near the head of the bed of the loves room
at the Cumberland House one night but
Lowe spoke in such gutteral tone, and the
couple had changed the foot for the head of
the bed, that nothing could be elected Final
| ly the Marshal decided on a bold strike on
Friday afternoon last.
MRS. LOVES CONFESSION.
About one o'clock Friday James was at tie
Marshals office. Mr.. Bridges said to him
Games, must see your wife. Wormell has
| got the strongest evidence against you, but she
| and may be able to arrange matters" James
went directly to the Cumberland House and
sent up Mrs. Lowe. Mr.. Bridges said to her
"Wormel has got his evidence solid against
| your husband. Now Mrs. Lowe [ cannot save
him, but if you are innocent it is for you to
| save yourself. You can only do it by telling
| all the truth. 1t is perfectly well known that
only one person slept, the night OF the murder
on your bed at the New England House.
| Where was James that nght?'
Then Mrs. Lowe grew pale and frustrated
and finally said: "Mr. Bridges, James went
out to the house that night at about s O'Clock
and returned about 430 Saturday morning
| When he came back I asked him where he
ha been. He replied Don't ask me; time
will tell.'' The link of evidence was then
complete, taken with that the officers already
| p assessed. But to make matters sure Deputy
| w 1rmell visited Mrs. Lowe at once at the Cum
| berland House. having been informed by the
| NJ lrshal of her admissions. To Mr.. Wormel
| she spoke as follows:
| On Thursday evening, the 26th, James got
re ,dy to 60 to ca n5erlsal. felt confident
| his errand BODIED no good and l urge him not
to Co. He was finally persuaded and stayed a
home. The next evening we went down to the
tsa-table and after supper James went up
stairs first I waited and went after him l
| found him with his coat on all ready to start
I asked him where he was g,ing but he
wouldn't tell me, and no persuasion OF mine
would induce him to remain. He went out
the front door and up India street about
O'Clock That was the last I saw of him until
about 4.30-as near as ] can judge-the next
morning. He came in and I said "where have
you been Janes?" He said ''time would tell
He lay down on the edge of the bed and [ no.
ticel he was exhausted and excited After
while he got into browse and then went
throu IN his pockets. I did this because L had
heard him tell about Mr.. Raymond Of Cum
berland keeping a safe in his kitchen in which
he had seen him put money and take it out,
and feared he had been to Cumberland and
com nitted a burglary. When the breakfast
bell rang he washed and dressed and we went
to breakfast. Then he went out but soon
came back and said "Joseph was murdered
last night" replied "James, you done it!''
He said "You always lay things to me" and
refused to talk. looked his clothes all over
for signs of blood (for he wore the same
clothes) but there were no stains. have often
asked him if he was guilty since, but he has
always evaded the question.
Last spring when L was in Cumberland with
him had an experience that made me believe
he could commit such crime. He got angry
with me and threatened to kill me. He chased
nue. to the edge of the woods, threw me down.
drew a sharp knife, and threatened to cut my
heart out begged hard for my life and
finally he let me up
TRAPPED.
After taking down Mrs. loves confession
Mr.. Wormel told her that he should arrest
James and while he could make her no prom
ses, if she was really innocent of any compiled
ty in the matter, it could be so arranged that
she would not suffer serious Imprisonment.
But he should pu. her in cell at the station
next to James and she must frame questions
that would draw James out This was in ac-
cor dance with the Marshal's and his own pre-
scribed plan. Mr.. Wormell then took her to
the station and placed her in cell. He ar
rested James, who was at the station, and
placed him in an adjoining one. Then the
two officers secreted themselves to hear the
conversation.
When they were in the cells and all was
quiet Mrs. Lowe began to cry, and James said
for cd. 10 no,,
away You'll get us both into State Prison.
Sadie however kept on crying for some ten
minutes, and finally burst out: I've told you
James what this would come to- You have
got us into an ugly scrape."
To this James, alarmed and watchful, cried
out" For Gods sake don't talk so loud. Some
body will hear you"
The wife then said, "you ought to have told
me James all about it,"
Some conversation then ensued as to who
arrested them after which he remarked Sadie,
you have given me away. That has been the
officers programme and now we shall both
go to State Prison. Did YOU tell L was out of
house that night?" To this she did not
respond at first and then replied 81 shall go on
the stand and tell the truth James. 1 cannot
le.' Then said James % shall not go the
stand and they cannot make me. They will
ask me if guilty and / shall reply not
guilty I shall not employ any counsel"
Here the conversation ceased and James
would talk no more.
HE ADMITS HIS GUILT
Saturday morning Marshal Bridges went in
Ito James's cell and said "James, heard every
word that passed between your wife and your
self last night. 1t is better for you to tell the
whole truth now. Mr.. Wormell was with me
at the time and knows all as do. 1 cannot
save you but you may save your wife. if you
tell the truth James hesitated and seemed
confused Mr. Bridges called in Mr.. Wormell
and some of the officers and said "Well James
do you wish to say anything?" 1t is for you to
do as you choose" James hesitated as if he
did not know how to approach the matter and
then said, Il done it, but my wife knew
nothing about it and had no hand in it,"
County Attorney Haskell having learned of