Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-06-12
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SonsxvlLLE, June 1.-THE people o.
this qniss. lav-ahiding town are considerably
wrought up over . ed s,abhiDg aRair,
which occurred here wednesday night
about O'Clock. Charles r. Hnler and
Selden G. Hislsr, aged respectively IA and
Is years. were f.hing, In company with
several others, on the shores Of 6heepscos
Long Pond. The two boys stood aide BY
side upon . large slab By The shors Of
the pond. They bad mot ashed long before
they sn ioto quarrel - to whore each
should dsh. They became very
angry and Selden pushed his COM
panion from the slab. Charles re-
taliated BY drawing heavy sharp pointed
jack knife from his pocket and throwing Il
at Selden with considerable force. The
blade entered inside Of right thigh sevsring
the femofsl artery. The wounded boy
immedistely started for his homo which 10
near the pond, but before he had gone vesy
far be fell to the ground from loss Of blood.
His parents were sent for in hot haste. They
arrived on the scene just in time to see him
breathe his last about twenty minutes later.
DR.. Wellington johnson wAa sent for, but
the boy had been dead about an hour when
he arrived.
ATS o'clock this afternoon Coroner Seth
PAtsefson held an inQuest In Summit hall,
The following gentlemen constituted the
Jury: Josiah Bruce, Merrill Turner. Van
Buren, Pesslee. James n. Evans, Frank
Blsckington, o. p. Brand. The Hrst
vitness called was Peter Hisler,
the father Of the murdered boy.
He identified blood stained pair Of pansa-
looms - the ones worn by bic son at the
time Of his death. He testified that Martin
Hislef had run to his house and informed
him that Selden had been stabbed. He at
onceshurfied TO him. and took him home.
The boy lived but . few minutes after he
reached him
DR.. johnson testified that the boy had
been dead almost IN hour when be reached
him The wound wss in the right thigh. II
vas an inch ard half deep and half an
inch 10 diameter. The femorsl artery was
severed. Death was undoubtedly caused
by hemarfhsge.
Cyrus G. Lewis testified that hs was With
the boys for . short time on their fishing
trip. The other members Of the party were
Hiram Kennedy and Martin Hislef and his
son Frank. He hsd stood upon the ssm,
slab with the two boys. Was busy nshing
| and paid but little attention to what lhey said
Before long they began to quarrel. One of
them said, II have - good right to flsh in
this pond - you have.' The other hotly
asserted the iame right. Upon this, Seiden
pushed Charles backward from the .lsb on
which they were standing At this time the
boys were about four feet apart. He saw
Charles draw back his hand and throw
something, and heard il strike. He did
not see the knife at the time and thought
that Charles had thrown . email fish.
Immediately after he heard Belden cry out
Hes fixed mel" He turned and told
Selden to cisp his hand over his cut and
get home - soon ~ he could Selden said.
"Plsase take care Of my pail and Ash and
pols." The boy started for the house bu,
before he got more than twelve rods he fell
| to the ground. Whe1 he reached him be
was laying there and bleeding profusely.
He never spoke aftefward. He ard
Hiram Hisler went immediately to tell
Selden's father and mother of the accident
They came to him at opce snd the boy was
t.ken home. The knife with which the
stabbing was done was his properly. He
had loaned it to Charlie Hisler 10 cut bait
| with. The quarrel and It's fatal termination
did not probably occupy more than three
minutes.
Hiram aud Frank Hislef coforber-
sted the testimony OF Mr.. Lewis
as did also Hiram Kennedy. The
latter witres said: "Hiram groaned
terribly. After he fell to the ground l
turned him over. He tried to speak to me
but couldh't. He vomited considerably.
His eyes we're glazed and saw that he was
going fast. Very soon heard screaming
and his mother came to him. She ssid,
Ny child my poor child = and kissed him.
He tried to speak to her but couldn't"
This closed the testimony. The juPy
| were out but . short time and returned .
verdict that 6eiden Hisler came to his death
by knife wound. the knife being In the
hands Of Charles r. Hisler.
Immediately after the announcement Of
this verdict, Charles was arfaigned before
Trial Justice Albert q. SouIe ON charge Of
manslaushter. He pleaded not guilty. He
slso refused to make any statement Of the
affair, simply saying that he did not think
it would do any good.
The boy had passed . sleepless hight and
HE pinched and tesr-stAined face made him
. really pitiAbls sight. He vas committed
without bail, TO await the action Of the
grand jury in October. In the evening
She Yif G. r. Choste took him to Wiscasset
Jail.
A sad feature Of this affair 10 the fact
that The boy and his victim are related by
near ties Of blood. Selden His,er. the
murdered boy, was son Of Peter Hisler
Charles is . son OF Miles Hislef, Who 10
also Peters son, BY former marrisge.
The murdered boy vas therefore q half
uncle to Charles. The shsir hiss created
much exciteeent.