Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-30
THOMPSON is GUILTY,
| A verd ct Of MansIaushter found in The Vile
Killing Case.

BosToN, Sept. .9-"Guilty" was the
verdict of the jury in the case of George
Thompson, charged with manslaughter.
which WAS tried before Judge Dewey in
the superior criminal court yesterday.
The dead woman's aged mother was
present., and during the questioning ap
piled to her she dramatically exclaimed.
You had better stop now; You killed het
and you know you did"
Thompson is n tail, good looking man.
with bushy, tlpck hair. slightly tinscd
with gray, aud wears black mustache.
The crime was committed in the evening
at heir home, where the couple, together
with Mrs. Mary Murphy, mother Df the
deceased resided
Assistant District Attorney S.lghrue
p. osecuted the case for the government.
The trial was opened about 1880 o'clock,
a., and thu government witnesses, 10 in num-
Der, were sworn.
DIR. William i. Warren of ll3 Falmouth
street was first called lie testified that
! Thompson called nj his house and asked
hiin to 90 with him to 81 Dundee street,
as his wife was seriously i'll and needed
medical attendance at once
lie accompanied the man to SO Dundee
street. ard Thompson led the way to the
kitchen, where he pointed to woman
lying PROSTATE on the floor very scantily
clad, whom he designated a. his wife The
doctor felt Of the woman's pulse and
found that she was dead. Suddenly he
heard "a voice exclaim: You killed her,
you know you didH
Turning around. he saw an old woman
who had made the statement.
In reply to the womau's denunciation.
Thompson exclaimed: ''How did l kill
/ herr"
The old lady, who proved to be the dead
I woman's mother, answered: You killed
/ her, that's all; You know you did"
George Stedman, assistant medical ex-
aminer. corroborated this statement.
DIR. Draper also testified. and when
cross examined by Thompson, said that
the conclusion on he woman's head could
have been caused Dy blow or a fall.
Mrs. Murphy Te.ttfies.
Mrs. Mary Murphy, the aged and feeble
mother Of the unfortunate victim, was
next called.
( She said that on the fatal day she was
lying on the sofa in the front room Her
daughter and Thompson We're in the Their
room drinking, and soon they commenced
to quarrel.
They had hot words, and soon Thomp-
son commenced to beat his wife. she tes
titled She stayed in the front room
while longer; when the noise In the
kitchen ceased, she went in and found her
daughter lying on the floor dead.
She further testified that her daughter
never touched liquor until after her mar
rage to Thompson.
At this point Thompson attempted to
cross examine the witness. who, after an
sweriug a few questions, exclaimed, You
had better stop now; you killed her and
you know you did,
She, however, answered several ques-
tions further and admitted that her
daughter had been under the influence of
liquor.
Captain William H. Pierce testified to
an interview with Thompson in n cell, In
which the latter said that he had been
out all day on Aug. /, and. returning in
the evening, he found his wife in an I'M
conscious condition. that he attempted to
place her in chair. but was unable to
do so.
Patrolman Cieary testified to going TO
the honse aud seeing the body, as did Ser
geant c. III. Denton.
Herbert Henderson. WHIP resides at ~
Dalton street, lived next to the Thomp-
Sons on Aug. 1. He testified that there
were frequent quarrels in the Thompson
home.
On the Sunday before the fatal evening
he heard Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have
bad quarrel. which ended n Thompson
giving his wife BEATING. lie heard the
woman yell, and could hear the sound Of
blows quite plainly.
The jury. at As. returned a verdict Of
mauslaughter-