Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-08

GUILTY OF, MURDER.
Micah Notion Stands Convicted
OF a Terrible Deed.
His counssl'S Brilliant Argument 10 Save
Hin, Vain.
Aitotasy General Litiisnsld's Eloquent
Efsost WIN Apply for New Trial
So [ o the x nne bed Joa.aa!. !

I -.f~f- W ~ a tPAJ tot <ss" <tizi-
Special To the ksnns bee Journsl
sK0wHECAS, Oct. The hour pfecsd-
ing tie opening OF the eourt this mcrair Z
| vas passed in a general kan ef eonversa-
ticn. in which the IDEAS aad sentiments OF
those presett were we'll ventilated. Ole
xomaa thought il WIS too bad for an old
men ike Norton to Dc srr4igned on ,uch 4
| crime. Il don care hether he is guilty
or rot, I am sorry for him just the same Of
Another thought and expressed her thou. h,.
10 tae following: Il believe hc killed her
and tLiuk he ia an CID brute. 1 only re-
| gre. that they don't hang ia this State" A
can9ass cf the court room shows that the
auiiience Is about equally divided As To
shat the result Of the jury deliberatisn
will be. Mary cannot see that the State
mas proven s case aad as many think that
| Norton will be convicted.
| Deputies were kept busy bringing into
| the ourt loom extra chairs to aceommo-
| cd'e the SPECTATORS, end everything was
| dose 90 afford these who desired t1 attend
4 gc01 chance to see and hear. Sheriff
| Vaughan Instructed lis deputies that a.
/ ,here would BE- q crush, il would deyOive
| upon them TO distribute themselves through
the audie uce for the purpose Of maintain
| ing qvlrt and suppre.' iag any disturbance
that might arisr. Depa'y Sheriff J0us
who has been in charge Of the jury since
| they were empaT elied, says that no cne
| has been allow el to speak to them nor they
to any Que, no papers have reached them,
or any letters, aud they have written no
ietfera 70 ary one except such as have been
seen by the court. The lsry haze taken
their ms ais at Hotel Coburn ard passed the
| ghts in Mrs. iaines' cottage on Cross
suest, arching in column OF tsos between
| these places and the court in charge of
! Sheriff Vaughan and Deputy Jones.
| The PRISONER, in chargs OF Deputies
| Sa~yrr and Grant. uassed sleepless nigh'
ard was very nervous. At times dufir Z
| the ght be would fall INTO a doze and be
gao 10 whimIer and thea would start up
! fully awake.
| Al < Is. NoTtou's son, Sumner. came IN
10 tue room and took = seat within the bar.
| A few minutes later Norton came 10 AMI
took his seat. The Journal man approached
him and pr, ,ssnted hIm with tso pictures,
!
one Of the hotel at North New Portl and ard
that Of tie jail at NorrijgewOck. These
| pictures. together 18th that of Norton i
| house presented to him yest riay by
! the Journal man, were tal en- at the time of
the inques 81 last tprif Z. Promptly ~ . the
| Cour! came in. The counsel were all pres
ett and Attorney Walton, after arrangiu /,
large los of rapers, at % began J is ar
gumt M to The Jury.
| Mt. Foreman ara ueut.emea OF the jury
| Fer mofe 'haa week you have been prac-
| tea ", IA cue sense, prisoners yourselves.
You have, and nightly to, been Isolated
from your irierds' With no means OF com
mun.catlng with them bnt through the
| court. You ave. Ike myscf, very urei,
hut ask you TO bear "'th me anil i'stsn 70
| the facts ot tins else "a "e believe 'ht
ltc's 20 snni. Ihi' man Who was reared
| N the county OK oihtrset' ai"ay an Ia
Ins.i.ots. hafd working ara active man .
iits been arrts ed on the charge OF mnrier'
wh3, after he ha' "a S7d the allotted age
| OF man, Ter ne p's b'sd more tlsn thr'
score ana EN- - pas IN } al to- mohths oi
wesry val x ~ are nov fl say whether
or io nc - !" speHl 'e req p' ms i'ie IN
p'lseh '-ll' hu' nave iso'' Deen nr''ieu'
W.
20 you' a. IL necessary ~ such cat's A.
| th'S. Ila' ne IS Sulty Nf}ohl reason" PIC
d1uhtE me p.esuHiE 'i'n OF innocence AZ
tAo" t's 20 t'f l''seh' At tlis ,nif, " o''e
isa IIooabl iiy 81 th' woman h'''ng tchi-
ui 'ed sH'lNr' taeh tuete temAo' me
dpu't n nus man " ~ ana lie c'AA"' pe
coz ii''' Oi '''s 0f'ine'
IL Genes 'f' III 'i'e 9'S.e tns' vas No' an
" 4 r. a
"e itek up we papers t9"sy an" ts"l OF
syn 'ie'f ~ we" 'ne i'c's as we Ne
iheh' We e'a''h "t' voc rear o' 'e'u'' "s