The Portland daily press., 1886-02-26
wENTwoRTH's MURDER.
Second Day of the RrownfieId Murder
Trial

second Day OF the RfoWnTletU WufQer
Trial.
PARIS, Me-, Feb. 25.--In the Oxferd coun-
ty Supreme Judicial Court today the case of
State VS.. Foss was continued. NJ. E. Went
worth testified to cuts in the clothes of her
husband. A lengthy cross-eXamination
elected nothing new.
Charles f. White testified:
On January 4th went to Brownt1eld with horse
and pung at the request of MIR: Foss. Met Foss
near Durgin'S house In Brownfeld FoSS drove
the horse to Wentworth's house and his son came
out of the house, when Foss told him he wanted
the key to his house in Eaton. Wentworth then
pung and asked Foss what he wanted there. Foss
replied that he wanted his key. Wentworth said,
would as soon as he could wentworth then went
round the pung and took hold OF Foss's ceat collar
and told him to leave. Foss asked him who
back and dpulled the horse back, and requested
Foss to 'get out" or 'go out from here" got
took the horse by the head Did not see them all
the time; saw them near the road Wentworth
had him by the collar dragging him towards the
road Saw them in the road six or eight teet
apart going the same way. Foss following Went
worth and going quite fast; saw nothing In his
hand. Wentworth went up one side OF me and
Foss the other. F0sS's wife came to the door and
told him if he would let Haryell alone she would
go home with him. He then came to the pung,
Shut his knife and put it in his pocket; said il he
paunch ont. i asked if he struck him with the
knife and he said he did; he felt it go through his
clothes. Afterwards at my house he SAID they
had gone after doctor, and he mistrusted he had
pricked him with the knife. ! asked him II he
thought he hit him. and he said yes, he felt it go
through his clothes. Did not see Wentworth have
have anything In his hand.
Eva Wentworth testified:
Am sister of II. A. Wentworth: lived with my
father in the same house with my brother on
Jannary 4th last. On that day saw Foss and
White drive 0nDQSite the door. NV brother
came out from the barn and asked FOsS what he
wanted, when Foss said he wanted his key. Har-
leave?'' then took hold of his coat collar and
pulled him back in the pung twice and let INN up
again. Haryell then took him out and dragged
him to the road Saw him going from Foss, who
followed him with knife. He then came up into
the yard with the knife in his hand. Saw the
and was not bleeding; should think it was three
fourths of an inch wide. He was weak and in
great distress.
Samuel Wentworth testified:
Am the father of Haryell A. Wentworth He
and his wife lived in the same house with me. On
January 4th was in the shed and went to the
door, where saw Foss following HarveIl down
the road with knife and going hurriedly. took
up barrel staye and went towards the road:
They then came up into the door yard Haryell
asked him if he would leave, and he asked who
had deed Of the property White turned Tnsi the
if he had hit little higher he would have let his
paunch OUT he said it several times and also told
me tIlat ddrVeii anu were ule cduoS ol all the
trouble and we had not seen the end OF 1t yet
Edwin D. Walker testified:
Live in Brownfeld. On January 4th went to
Wentworths about 10 O'Clock a. m. Foss and
White passed me on the road. When got to the
top OF the hill saw Foss and Il. A. Wentworth
in the road; Foss was getting up from the ground
and he went for Harvell-they were lodging,
Foss following Haryell, and he went up into the
door yard, Foss following him. Foss's boy picked
up the pung seat and stepped In front of his
father and begged him to let Harvell alone. He
then stopped, took the ppng seat and came down
to the road where l stood he had knife in his
hand and said, IF had hit little higher
| Should have LET his CUTS out" and repeatedly
said, ''If had had q revolver would have shot
| him dead on the spot
The court then adjourned.