Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-24
TRIAL OF MULvERaILL.
Close OF the Cove ernment's Testimony
in tho Case.

W. p, WHIrEHoUsr, Judge.
A. c. OrIs, Clerk.
c z. McFApDEs, Sheriff.
F. A. SMALL. Stenographer.
L. +. Carleton, County Attorney.
SATURDAY, Dec. %.
The trial of Mulverhill was proceeded with
at 10 O'Clock this morning.
Mrs. Ann j. Luce, wife Of the deceased,
called by the government, testified substau-
tally as follows My husband was As years
old last April | think he weighed about
l45 pounds. On the morning of Nov. 25, he
left home between and 5 O'Clock to haul
boat up that was in the river, as be told me.
went to the church and returned home
few minutes past l2 and found my husband
at the sink wiping blood from his face. He
made no answer when asked him what the
trouble was | sat down and began to cry.
He started to walk out into the kitchen, He
put up his arms and saw he was falling,
and put my arms around his body and sup
ported him to the lounge. bsthed his head
and he seemed to be resting quietly. He
seemed to be sleeping. lie breathed with
great difficulty, but thought it was on ac-
count of blood tAat had passed into bis
threat. | let him sleep until O'Clock when
became alarmed and sent for a doctor. My
husband continued unconscious until ne died
the next day at a quarter past four. He
never recovered consciousness after | got
MIN onto the lounge. The blood | wiped
from his face came from his left eye and
nose. His left eye was swollen all around
it and completely closed up. The skin was
broken on the right side of his face.
Carl Rasmusser, called by the government,
testified am Norwegian and have been
in this country ten months On the 25th of
last November was OF a schooner at the
wharf. | saw the men at work hauling the
boat up. There were eight men there and
four were at work on the boat, | was %
feet away from them. The first | saw Of
Mulverhill was about twenty minutes past
nine. He and two others came down on the
wharf and they we're drinking cut Of a bot
tie, and the last one that drank threw the
bottle away. After the bottle was emptied
they left, two went up the hill and Mllver
| hill was down at the wharf with the other
| men who were working by the shore He
| mad row with the men who were working
| there. Nobody was speakius word to him
and he was ling on and cursi1g IA fearful
way. Mr.. Hart and Mr.. Luce we're at work
on the sSow, Hart was going round the
| capstan and sLuce vas h lding onto tae rol e
| This young man vas sstching Hart all the
| time he vas gong for him he was going to
/ hght Mr. Hart when they we're az the cap
stan. He Jumped and hit Luce on the
| ch ek, and Luce vent back onto a big rock
and fell doFn on lt,and.. nhen he had sat doTn
there for little while. Nulyerhill wake d
1 VI to him again and bit him with his right
ast and ms Jeff ist right on his cheek. and
one on the other side. AMI afterward. he took
+. bis right foot and kicked, and it went right
roand Lacs's neck; whether he hi him with
his boet could not tell. After Luce hal
been there little While be got up AMI vent
down TO the water and washed his face, an !
he was bleeding fesriuily. NulEerhlil went
of up the hill. | soon went away aud did
no. see Luce when he left | was on tnr
schooner then. did not hear any talk
Luce did not open hi, mouth to anyone but
was going On with his work Mulverhiii did
not say ~ord but went right up to Luce and
drew of his fist and hit him.
Cros. Examination came here on tha;
schooner. Luce received the fir 4 bio 8 right
under the left eye. IL Knocked him rlgh
back and he fell down and came up agzins
this big rock. He ea1ght his right foot
against the rock and fell DOM by the side oi
il; Just along slde of il His head did no
strike the ground. Dot vent down on tn.
ground in a sitting position. Ii was not I
second before Malverhiii went upto him AnG