Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-08

OATH, S2u d
The Richmond murderers, Hopkins and
Turner, we're brought to Bath from Augusta
on the frat train this morning. Turner.
the younger of the two, 10 beardless. under
sized, with reddish hair and irregular fes-
lures He wore q soft hat and dark clothes.
His companion, Hopkins, is tall and mus
cular man. He wore silk cap with . high
policeman's crown. He has . heavy black
mous,ache. He would weigh $50 pounds.
He looks to be between 80 and IS years of
age. They we're attended BY Sheriff BaIlou
and Deputy Sherifs Leonard and Aillay.
They we're neither hand-cuGed nor masaeled.
They we're both smoking in the smoking car.
When invited to move nearer the IRE Hop
kins said, Don't want to make 90 much
trouble for you fellows; you'll get disgusted
with rs before you get through With u.s."
bystander remarked that they would get paid
for it. I'D lucky then. We'd never pay
for it, cause We couldn't" said Hopkins.
Judge Libbey and Herbert NJ. Heath, ESQ.,,
of Augusta, attorney for Turner, came on
the same train.
The trial began at 10 O'Clock. The fore
noon Vas occupied in empanelling a jury, as
follows:
Mark L. Percy, foreman, Of Phipsburg.
Horace w. Malcolm Of Phipsburg.
Frank w. Harnden of Woolwich.
Charles J. Maxwell Of West Bowdoin.
John Curtis of Bowdsinham.
John Pitman Of TopshAm.
John s. Bailey of Woolwich.
William X. Maxwell of Bowdoinham.
Elisha Msloon of Bowdoin.
George Berry of Georgetown.
Alden T. Quint of Topsham.
Humphrey s. Varney of Bowdoinham.
Attorney General II. B. Cleaves and
and County Attorney F. J. Buker appeared
for the State; Herbert NJ. Heath for Turner.
and J. w. Spaulding for Hopkins. A mo-
ton that the prisoners be tried separately for
the alleged crime, was overruled.
County Attorney Buker opened the case
for the government. He said the parties ar
raigned were charged with grave ofense.
The prisoners are charged with the murder
of Joseph Denny. In the house where the
deed was committed there were three fsmi-
lies. Joseph Denny was one of the inmates.
When visited by the prisoners the inmates
were basket making. We will show that
Turner struck Joseph Denny down and that
Hopkins kicked the PROSTATE man and death
resulted from blows received at the hands of
the two men.
DIR. c. w. Price testified that he called at
the Plummsr house at o'clock on the night
of the murder; found man on the floor !;
made an examination; the man was dead !;
the body Was lying face down across two
logs; there were Commissions on each side of
the face; the blood was oozing from the
mouth; pupils dilsted; cut under the right
eye, from the nose to the angle Of the eye !;
Commissions on the lower jaw extended to the
neck the blood was oozing from the wound !;
made comparison of the heel Of the boot !;
found that the discolored spots corresponded
with the double rows of nails in the heel Of
boot; performed the autopsy; found that the
dura water had been separated; this indi-
Gated shock or conclusion; that alone was
sufficient to cause death.
DIR. Abisl Libby testified that he called at
the Plummer house; saw the body on the
floor; assisted in the autopsy: found extra
versation of blood in the membranes; rup-
ture of the blood vessels caused death and
blows caused the rupture; don't think the
wounds were caused by falling; the depres-
sion indicated that the heel of the boot caused
the wound under the right eye.
William Lint testified that he went to the
Plummer house with Turner and Hopkins ;
was about 10 P. NJ; went into the kitchen
and talked with Plummer. then went out !;
len Turner and Hopkins in the house; after
wards went into the kitchen of the house
and saw the Indian lying on the floor; Hop
kins and Turner were not in the room an
old lady was on the lounge; went into Plum
mer's room; Turner came into the room and
said he struck the Indian and Hopkins said
he kicked him after he was down.
Lint's testimony was not concluded at I'D.
adjournment.
BETHEL FRIGID BUT LIVELY.