Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-01
DISCHARGED.
ompsons Not Held for Muir
Ter OF Augustus Sawyer.
|nty Attorney HessIton Recon-
mends the Discharge.
|emonium and Various Else in Meonian
He'll on the Announcement.

promptly o clock, n large, but
ly masculine crowd had assembled in
han hall to hear the wind up in the
pstus Sawyer murder case. IL was
ned to be treated to delay. but the
interesting features of the case
plenty Of subject matter for CONVEX
h:
the weather cleared away, more
|ators began to pour into the hall,
by 10 O'Clock the seats provided were
" we'll filed up, by the addition to
audience of fair scattering of
fn, who had not previously cared to
} the boisterous wind, with the
fects of rain hanging OH.
WAS 10. 30 when the hearing finally
fd. County Attorney Heselton
|, and addressed the court us follows:
Fay it please the court:
litter mature elaboration, shall not,
% representative of the county in this
urge your honor to hold the respon
+ for the grand jury. 1t is perhaps
,cessary for me to state my reasons
his at the present time. HoweA3.
4 say that the government has mot
fit, on account of the violent abuse
|ne very important witness, to put
on the stand; but, wish to say here
he has from the start, had the fullest
Ition of NY predecessor and myself
1--WE know he has rendered disinter
\ and very valuable aid to the govern
'he defense has sought in every way to
BUS to disclose his, as well rs the
r. important testimony which we
This, Is the counsel stated in his
ling, is never done by the defense, AT
lliminary hearing, much8 less by the
@lrnment, and this we have not done.
bet thando it, and thus put the de-
b in complete possession of all the
Irihnent's cast, i would much prefer
hischargtof the.respondents here; for
Istated in my opening, the reaG6ns of
procedure by< complaint and war
\ itstcadof WHITING tie actiAlof the
htion of j. "A. Thompson, and to
Ire us tat e would be,wherc we
IA lay hnds pon him in case of
and twas {! d sole purpose of the
irnment,o shoS simply so much of its
den 10 aginst thesc respondents, as
In, Il -. ,o,o d. IL, oa,ga npd w n nj,
pualic BIS full possession of.
. Nov, blowing that ]. A. Thompson
rstognse tile fact that escape is I'M
liblh, an expecting to fully Ind com
bly, inv,tigate the case in tbp.grand
at its nxt session, wish to say thar
h now teparsd to ask the court to
barge he prisoners. and thus relieve
OF any emb Frassment, thai there
lot be irurgila their detertbn. Z
|rhe pubic nj y rest ASSURE that no
IT will b sparH for the discovery and
Eshmeni Of tie murderer or Ipur
|rs of Agustui Sawyer
l. the onolusbn of the, argument,
ge Anrews. without TIL slightest
!, ltatiun granted the prisoners a full
Ihargc.
: here VS. a big demonstration at his
Iouncelent; hats flew in the air and
! he wasa concentrated wedge move
! BIT on te part OF half the audience if
lmore,D get at the erstwhile prisoners,
:; poul forth their congratulations
feuninutes. the two brothers were
" busynen.
tffar II confusion had subsided, Ed
4 The1,son's face darkened. He made
lway tthe reporters and demanded All
: lience 5
i wiscou to state, gentlemen that at
h tinof ny arrest, in Monmouth,
'tk i,ete last, I did not tramble, or
kw pa aud show signs of fear, as re-
Hts ba stated. / wasafraid of moth
III IH nothing to fear, and gentle
Alny / Ia my brother al, are innocent
'lSo j. disputed this statement, and
4 briff Iorton who had made Thomp'
1isantst and who was Goseby his side,
lrothted his statements about his
ltinkhown no signs Of fear at that
70.
4 Aftethe brothers had seen their many
Ifnds they departed, one 10 the JAIL to
IA witt clothing had been, eft there and
u cher to the office q Heath and
Iklr.ss.s After attendingto some bust
Is .about the city, Edgar vent to Mon
anti, accom- panied by Mfs Thompson
L, Had been with her husband through,
! Tie entire hearing. Albrt returnee
.rln Forks, where he will resume MS
lies as cook at the camp wfTe he vas
lbleye / at the time of his RECENT arrest
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