Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-03-06
Of Murder
Abner D. Thorne Goes
to Prison for Life.
Murder in The Second Degree
is the Verdict.
A Crowded Court Room and q
Trial Ably Conducted
on Both Sides.
THUS clossrH TIE BOOK
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statement that the intsr-
ct woald ~ Intense.
On the mn. wher, the tragedy o.
Cured. the matter tsssn Ia be re'iNcn
and tried over la the court III public
opinion for two az three days previous
", Without definite result.
ou the morning u the trial, long be-
fore the hour, the .pe,tstor. began Ia
assemble. sud before the orcnins sll TIE
space In the curt room, except that &c.
served Tor otfiors of the court ana
others, ~.s fillei.
At eleven o'clock Monday morning
the Judge took al. seat upon the bench.
4 fe~ minutes later the pfison.r ~ss
brought In hy the ofilc.rs, aud the ccun-
~ attorney moved that he hc srrsignet.
"AbDsr Dollor Thorne," ssh the
clerk. aud Abner arose. Then followed
the reading "a the indictment, which
was .hort. charging him ~'th the mur-
der % Harrison \. Whitman. To the
question u the clerk. "whst sAy YOU To
thl. indIctmrnt. Are you guilty or not
gulltsr' be responded In elcsr voice.
Not guilty"
Abner'. thrre months imprisonment
has told upon him very little. lie is IN
good fi..h, aud the healthy brown pat
upon HI. face by life of outdoor work
!. hardly faded.
Following the srrsignmsni,
MESsEs. Wright AM risnEs
~sr~ appointed by the court Tor the de-
fence Of the prl.oner.-th having al
r-ady undertaken and prepared Tor the
defence.
The attention 20 the court va. then
given "a the empaneling % jury. Tn
callln, ~ the Jury list showed total 81
u Juror. present, Walter y. Holmes ~
Oxford and J. y. flummer 81 fsr'.,
from the special hsi, being ehsusei on
account 20 sickness.
TuE DRAWING 80 rHt JURi.
IN. Carter, Bethel. Acc.pted.
g.. ". Holmes, Norway. AcSpted.
4. 4. IiOxker, Woodstock. Had
formed .omevhat % An opinion. Ia
Cu.od.
An. True. Bethel. Challenged By
counsel for defence.
George q. GATES, Dlsneld. Could mo-,
say whether he had expressed an opln-
Ion. Objected 20 by state. Excused.
u. \. fhayer. Paris. Excused after
the frst question, answering that u
might rcquir, evidence Ia o,ercome hi.
formed opinion.
calvin l.. sanbotn, Bethel. Accepied
Prank J. Russell. Bethel. Challenged
by deiencc.
Ebsn u. Chapman, Gilesd. Had
formed some opinion al the time 1T the
transaction. Excused.
". \. Holt, Greenwood. Had forme'i
an opinion. Excused.
Chsrle. Edwards, Paris. Had formed
an opinion that woald need e'ljence Ia
overcome. ENcussNi.
Benton l.. ssift. Paris. Had formec
an opinion. Excused.
Gcorg, ". Gray, Denmark. AoCspi-
Ell.
Fr-,i n. Howe. Bethel. Had formed
an opinion. Excused.
AZ. Brooks, Grafton. Had formed
some opinion. Excused.
III. Millstt. Norway. Had forme'i
an opinion. Excused.
Hiram X. Hubbard, Paris. Had de
cussed the matter, aud had formed an
opinion. Excused.
Ellery 4. FROST. Hanover. Acccp,ed.
81. Curtis, Woodstock. Challenged
by defence.
Iloratio Chandler. >umn-r. Had dis
cussed the matter somewhat, and hsd
heard opinions expressed about u AZ hl,
boarding place. Had not expressed any
opinion regarding Il. ObjeSts'i To By
the state. E,cused.
Charlie. .. wheslsr, Iumiord. AZ
csptsd.
ingalls Brsgg. AndoYer. Accepted.
Prank 4. Earrar. Paris. Had iOrmcl
some opinion. but did not think IL would
prevent his acting without prcjadlcc.
AcC,ptei.
". ". Hastings. Bethel. Ac~pt-i.
samuel =. Dorr. Mexico. Had formed
an opinion. Excused.
]. N. Che.ley. Hebron. Challenged
peremptorily hy the state.
GeOrge ". Richards, oxford. Had
formed an opinion. Excused.
". &. IsaVitt, Norway. Challenged
p-rvmpiorily by the state.
John l.. bike, Hiram. Accepted.
Nirgil 4. Dee Oster, Buckheld. Chsl-
lenged peremptorily BY the stats.
4. q. bryant. Bethel. Acc-pted.
Luther n. STONE, Paris. Had formed
an opinion. Excused.
l.. 4. Carter, Norway. Had d.
cussed the matter, bat Was not consciou.
% auy prejudice. Excused.
Altert William, Oxford. Had formed
an opinion. Excused.
Ar. farnam, Norway. Had express
"a some opinion. Excused.
n. II. Cushmss, Woodstock. Hal
formed an opinion. Excused.
josiah Hall, Peru. Accepted.
The jury =. finally empabsled WAS
composed % the follo~ingi
George ". Gray. Denmark. Foreman.
]. n. Carter, Bethel.
a.. ". Holmes, Norway.
Calvin l.. Ssnboru, Bethel.
Ellery 4. FROST, Hanover.
Charlie. y. Wheeler, Rumford.
ingall. Bragg, Abdo,er.
Frank 4. fsrrar, Paris.
". W. Hastings, Bethel.
John l.. Dixie, Hiram.
q. 4. Bryant, Bethel.
Josiah Hall, Peru.
The drawing of the jury occupied the
tim. until . 10 Monday afternoon. Thlr-
ty-ssven we're called, from which the
twelve we're selected. The state made
three perrmptory challenges, the defence
two.
The Judge gave the jury some instruc-
tons regarding the WAY In which they
were 10 b. kept by themselves, and al
lowed no communicstion With any one
outside. The sheriff furnished two
officcr.--Deputies Tucker and Porter
Who we're 10 have charge % the jury
night and day, during the trial Of the
case.
The remaining jurors we're discharged.
ATTORNEY GESERAL rowERs
then openei the case for the state, 20
yieNlng bri-hy the Facts To lie disclosed
by the e,ideuce.
Mr.. Powers occupied sboa, half IN
hour. after ~hlch the jury were taken 10
view the scere 81 the affair. only q few
rods from IN. court house.
The evidence for the state followed.
pR. ISAAC ROUNDS