The Portland daily press., 1896-11-17
EDWIN MooRE'S DEATH.
Was Soule Of Waldoboro Responsible
Therefor?
THIS THE QUESTION JURORS HAVE
TO ANSWER.
Hearing Began at Wiscasset Yesterday
jury Obtained and Evidence introduced
Young Mr.. Sides Damaging Testimony.

Hearing Began at Wiscasset Yesterday
Jury Obtained and Evidence introduced
Young Mr. Sides Damaging Testimony.
Wiscasset, November 1e.-This morning
at 10 O'Clock Henry C. Soule of Waldo
boro was put on trial In the Lincoln
S. j. Court, charged with comprising
the death of Edwin E. Moore in Waldo
boIo in Septem her, 1891. The indiot-
ment.alleges manslaughter.
The case has beens discussed SO long
and so fervidly by the people of this
county; there are SO many theories, sus-
picions and doubts; the man to whom
the law has finally placed it's hand Is so
well and favorably known in Waldoboro,
his home. and the citizens generally have
arrayeds themselves in factions so unoom-
promisingly that the trialspromises to bs
the cause celebre of the decade in Lin
coin.
When the chief Justice was escorted to
ths bench at $50 o. NJ, he beamed out
over his eyeglassessat packed auditori-
um, men and women pressing elbows un-
comfortably on the long settees. The
lawyers enclosure and the juries were
aanked closely by the throng.
Mr.. S0rle, the accused, arrived on the
9. 55 a. m. train from Waldoboro.
Accompanying him were his counsel,
Hon. Hiram Bliss. Jr., of Washington,
True B. Pierce, Esq. OF Rockland. How
ard Rawson, Esq, of Waldoboro, Mr..
Soule's brother, Porter Soule of Boston
and brother-in-law, John L. Ambrose
Of Chelsea, Mass, assistant clerk of
courts Of Middlesex county.
Mr. Soule was in good spirits. "If
the evidence in this case can come out
fully. absolutely tue and untwisted
shall be glad that the case has como to
trial, said he. s. / feel bad of course
that I've got to stand all this, not merely
for my own sake, but on account of my
family and relatives. But I'm tired of
hearing filings and suspicious. II any one
knows more about me than know
want them to tell 1t out. If everyone
will tell tie truth I shall not be wor-
ried." ssss. ------
MI. Soule spent yesterday in conference
with his attorneys in Waldoboro.
The rumor that during the trial witt
ness will be produced by tine prosecution,
who will testify to having seen, the
crime committed seems to be little
else than rumor, as the prosecution
will not admit that there Is any proba-
bility that such Witness will turn up
of fhiS 1oAn d.,u 4bot AZ
has some peculiarly sensational and
signicant evidence up its sleeve, is sug-
gested by those in a position to know
considerable of the inside. 1t ia said
that the state produced but listle new
evidence before the grand jury three
weeks ago.
Rather the county attorney confined
himself to arguing that justice to Mr..
Soule, If nothing else. justice to the COM
munity and to the county's good name
demanded that the case should be fully
aired before the bar; in order that the
suroharged atmosphere of Waldoboro
may be cleared over and for all time.
This forenoon after the Indictment had
been read. the court proceeded to i'm
panel jury.
At 1l.3o a. M, court adjourned until 2
in the afternoon, by request of the prose.
cution. William H. Hilton of Damaris-
GOTTA was asked at short notice to assist
the county attorney. and wished an op-
portunity for further conference. +
In the afternoon jury was sec ured
and the respondent arraigned. He waived
the reading and pleaded not guilty.
The case was opened by County Atuor-
Ley Hall. About s o. M, September 81,
1891, the body of Edwin &. Moore was
found by young man named Welt, in
the rear of the Exchange hotel. He noti-
fed Geo. Z. Braokett, proprietor Of the
hotel. who summoned DR.. Eveleth and
the town officers. Moore was found ly-
ing on the side with his head resting on
heap OF coal aahes. The body was re-
moved to thessundertaker' At the autop-
sy 10 was found that the liver was
ruptured. every ri on the rjpht side