The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01
STATES EVIDENCE IN.
And It Does Not Include Thorne's AL
legged Confession.

Paris, Me-, February 2S- The fore
noon of the third day of the trial of Alb
| ner d. Thorne, for the murder of Harri
son A. Whitman, brought out the larges
attendance since the erection of. the
court house in 1914. Sumner E. Newell
was recalled amp testified that he did moi
hear the burglar. He grappled with
him when he entered the store on the
night of the tragedy, but did not fire any
shot. He did not know that he fired.
He thought the mark of the glancing
bullet on the store was made before
Whitman was shot.
Cyrus Ripley testified that Thorne had
lived with him for Ii years. He identi-
fed the clothing, pocketbook. ETC., as
Thorne's, but could not identify the 81
caliber revolver exhibited as Thorne's.
Benjamin S. Doe testified that he dug
three bullets from the store walls after
the murder, and identified the bullets.
On cross-examination he was not sure of
their identity.
A. P. Wedge testified that he saw Mr..
Doe dig the bullets from the store and
kept them until delivered to the coroner.
He positively identified one bullet.
Isaac W. Andrews testified as the cor
oner IN this case. He identified the
bullet delivered to him by DR.. Rounds as
taken from Whitman's body. He recog-
pized it by marks. He dropped it on the
floor of a crowded room. 1t was found
and handed to him by an unknown man.
1t was free from blood. The bullets
were lost for while. and were in an
oyeycoat pocket in the hotel Office
Didn't know where the bullets were Sun
day. They could have been tampered
with, but he didn't think they were.
A. S. Austin testified that he was iu-
ror, at the coroner's injuest. The coron-
er gave him bullet taken from Whit
mans body for safe keeping. This was
the bullet Different persons examined
this bullet in his office. Sunday the
other three were in locked valise in
back room. He did not touch them nor
did any one else.
George M. Atwood testified that he
was awakened by the shots that night
and heard Officer Garland shouting
Hold up there
Testimony was suspended during hot
light over the admission of an alleged
confession by Thorne.
In the afternoon the court rnled that |
he alleged confession of Thorne was in |
ldmissable, which is a strong point for |
he defence
Herrick Davis testified that he was
wake on the night Of the tragedy and |
leard two shots. After an interval he
ieard four OF tive more, and after anoth- |
II interval there were more shots.
Loren B. Merrill testified that he found |
mpty cartridge shells in paper in
.horne's room just after the murder
lie thought these were the same shells.
L. K. Stone, recalled, said he saw Mr..
Ierrill take these shells from paper in
box in Thorne's room. He found one
hell with the primer exploded. Thorne
Did him where this exploded shell was. 1
horne confessed to the witness that
ms was the shell taken from. his revolv-
the morning after the murder when ne
as ON his way home back of the houses
the fields. Thorne said he knew he
red only once that night, because he
'ok out all the shells in his revolver
1d found only one empty shell, and
zen put the whole in the paper in the
brother-in- law of Officer Garland.
Stephen D. Hutchinson testified that
, picked up the false whiskers, dark
intern and bag in front of his store on
70 morning after the murder He did
It know what became of them.
Flora 3. Garland said: 81 am the wife !
Officer Garland. l sat up all the \
ght of the murder in a dark room ]
itching. Instantly after the shooting 1 a
n to the bureau and found Mr.. Gar E
nd's 30 size revolver in the drawer.'' I
Samuel r. Whitman testified that he :,
'rked at Officer Garland's. He saw
rs. Garland take this revolver from the q
aver that night. o
Three witnesses testified that they saw K
mark of glancing bullet on the n
re SIX months before the murder. The :,
tie rests here.