Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-11
ATTACHMENT.
Charles Morgan Wallace Before Judge
Andrews fer Murder.
Testimony of Several witnesses Iu,ro-
duced I'm Court.

Charles Morgan. otherwise known as Cbas.
morgan Wallace. was arraigned before
Judge Andrews at 10 O'Clock An vesta,.
aav' tor the murder of Thomas F. Malloy at
Chelsea, Thursday afternoon. Prior to the ar
raignment the prisoners being locked in their
cells the portals of the jail were thrown
open and all desiring. gained admittanee. The
Iogus murderer vas of course tine chief OBJ
Ject of attention and the guard-room and of.
nee were thronged with people. Several visited
Mrs. Wallace and endeavored to engage the
woman in conversation The arraioomsnt
was conducted in tine guard room Of the Jail.
the Judge occupying position on the south
side OF the apartment. crowd filled the
standing room, and the corridors above were
Hinged with men and boys. When the
prisoner was brought forth all eyes were
directed toward him. His appearance was
even more pitiless than on Thursday
evening. He gazed at the crowd
dehantly. and the cold, stony
glitter of his steel blue eyes, was almost
sufficient TO make on, shudder. There was
fresh scar on his right cheek bone, and his
cheeks were sunken. f. W. Whitehouse
Esq. appeared as his counsel; County Attor-
ney Haines for the government. When the
warrant was read and tue customary interro.
CATION propounded, Wallace answered firm
ly "Not guilty He then took seat by the
side of his counsel Three witnesses were
sworn by the government viz: Amos +
Prentiss' Joshua Downs and Sheriff Stephen
Cobb of Chelsea, all Of whom witnessed
the shooting. Sheriff Cobb testified:
was walking up the road from the Sol
diers' Home on the afternoon of the 9th. about
O'Clock Z. in company with Sheriff
Thomas +. MallOy When got near Downs
residence, saw 4 team near the house. and
Wallace's wife coming out of the door. Mr.
Malloy said he thought the team was there
for no good saw Mrs. Wallace return to
the house, and pretty soon husband and wife
came out and entered the wagon As the
team came down the lane we met it near
the road. | grabbed the horse by
the bits, upon which Wallace took
his whip from the socket and com.
menced laying it over the horse and myself
and brother officer. Pretty soon Wallace
reached down to his hip pocket as if to pull
pistol. On perceiving the motion Mr..
Malloy said, Don't do that, don't do that "
Wallace then drew pistol and pointed it at
me, exclaiming at the same time, ''let go of
that horse" | jumped in front of the animal
to protect myself and Malloy grabbed Wal
lace, upon which he whirled about. and
aiming the pistol at the officer fired
at him. Malloy said. 80 I'm shot
saw the blood flowing from his
mouth. and at the same time. n moment
after the first shot, Wallace fired again. At
this my companion officer fell to the ground
and was taken care of by Mr.. Downs at
once jumped for the wretch in the wagon
lie pointed the pistol at me within six inches
of my face. The weapon was cooked |
made grab for his hand and turned the
muzzle away, at the same time getting one of
my fingers behind the trigger so that il would
not snap then put the pistol in my pocket.
pulled HIM f''m the wagon and arrested
him after st'uaVl- IN which | was obliged
to call for help. | ,ft wards took the pris-
oner to Augusta jail
Cross Examination I did not feel around
Mrs Wallace's feet when searching the way
on. was rummagiAg in the bottom of the
wagon when she ordered me away. / did
not see Mr. Malloy draw pistol. Mr..
Downs. Mrs. Downs and Amos +. Prents
Wallace out of the wagon After | got him
out, led him off towards the road. | held
him there and he struggled to get away.
was satisfied when we met Wallace that he
had liquor aboard in transit. did not have
a warrent to search the wagon. While COM
ing out to Augusta Thursday night Wallace
commenced conversation with me. He
said he never had anything against me; that
ii he had been pleased to have had the same
feelings towards me as he did against others,
he would have treated me the same; that if
he ever got out he would injure me and that
he could remember a kindness as well as an
injury; that he wished it had been General
Stephenson instead of Thomas Malloy; that
Thomas Malloy had been putting General
Stephenson up to this.
Joshua Downs was the next witness called
and he testified substantially in accordance
with the report in Yesterdays Journal. At
IL o'clock NJ. the court adjourned to 80
p. NJ
Afternoon.
Joshua Downs recalled BY defense, testified
substantially the same as on direct examina-
ton
Amos +. Prentiss called. testified Am n
painter and paper hanger; reside in Gardin-
or was at work at Downs at the time of the
shooting; was at work on the ell of the
house; saw Morgan come in; first thing that
attracted my attention was the snap of a
whip; came down off from a ladder which
was on the house, which | had assembled