Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-05-13
Sup. Jud. Court-.-April Term, 1886.
l.. A. EMERY, Justice Presiding.
OFFICERS OF THE COURT.


OFFICERS OF THE COURT.
Ill. Is. SAUNDERS, Clerk.
.. +. FELLOWS. County Attorney.
MISS MINrA 5. POWERS, Stenographer.
u. l.. FIELDS, Sheriff.
7. W. FORD, Messenger.
State vs.. Edward f. Mills. We continue
here from last week, an outline Of the princi-
pal evidence In this case
Testimony Of Mrs. Herbert Penney: ON
the night of the fourth, about IL O'Clock. just
before my husband got up to call Mr.. Wood
worth 10 see to his horses. was awake; don't
think had been TO sleep heard team go By
coming from the corner and going in the direc-
tion OF Mariarille. 1t appeared to be going
rapidly. Very soon my husband who was
sleeping In another room got up to cali Mr.
! Woodwork TO see TO hi. horses and gave the
alarm of fire Mr.. Woodwork came down
as soon he could aud he and Herbert went
to the fire.
Testimony of Mr.. Jewett: am black
smith. Have known L. +. Mills for IA or Is
years-was at the fire the night Of the 9Th Of
January. Examined the tracks near the on
slings. II was a peculiar track, such rs would
be made BY horse that had been shod for
toeing In. The frog Of the foot pointed 10 the
inside Of the shoe. have shod Mr. Mills horse
several times. When shod him, shod him
for toeing In; that is swung the forward
shoes a- near straight a. | could. which would
bring them little crosswise OF the foot and
cause the frog Of the foot 10 point nearer the
inside Of the shoe. The track made in the mud
was made by the same size shoes that had
behind, and No. 3 forward. There Is moth
Ing uncommon in that .ize; perhaps one-thlrd
OF the horses are shod " III those size- did
not follow any tracks.
Testimony OF Thomas IIanScomb | i've IN
Mariavile Edward Z. MIL. came To INV
place on the might Of the ith about O'Clock
| should thInk-,io not know exactly. We sat
and talked about one-haf hour. | should think.
He said he had Just come from Eddingion
over Rebel hill which i on a cross-road from
the Bangor road 10 the Marlayille road His
horse was not very mn,ldy or very wet: did
not look a. II he had been driven fast, lie
stayed at my place until between nnc and ten
the next morning. found halter from
which part had been cut away near my sta
bic door next morning. /; va. not there the
day before and did not long to me. car
ried It into my shop.
Testimony Of Mr.. Goodwin. NE in
Mafiasllie, work In ths shop with Hanscomb
saw the rope which was found at Hsn~comb'- :
stable. There wcrc several in the shop Mills
was thcrr; the rope was halter from which
part had been cut away. II wa- cut ~Iantina
not square acro>-. some one asked Mill II ~
Wa his and he .aiI 1t wa. not. Then I; WIS
throw on the floor near the stove. soon they
went out, Mills with the re>, and a. .oon II
they went out went and put the rope in my
pocket. Mill> went a few rod, from the shop
and came back. looked around the door a. 4
searching for something. but aid nothing and
went right out again. While In the shop in
the mornin. heard some one tell him that
there wa. bad new. from hi. town. that MIL
ard Fosters store was burned lat night |
think he made no reply to that then ,h.y
asked him how much Of a stock h. carried
TIi- reply wa. II don't know anything about
them or don't care"
Other witnesses testified 10 conversations
had at various times with MIL. In which be
told them that they were not Obliged 10 20 To
Ellsworth unless they were paid before they
went, aud told them that man might help an-
other sometimes, II b. did no, tell all he knew
about him
The theory Of the State l. that Mill-. instead
Of going The crps>-roal. wru, from EshIn.ton
TO Amherst corner tied hi hur>e to the ling,
At the blacksmith shop. while he -et the drc.
and then drove to Mari1yillc