Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-05
THE HURD TRIAL.
Evidence that wit Send Murderer
Hurd TO Jail for Life.
CITY Marshal Marmon's Testimony on nurd's
Cohesion Oughtto Be Enough.

Alfred, June 4.-Hurd was brought
into court at 2. The clerk called 80
Jurors before the required II were Sc
cured, II being challenged by the pris-
oner and three by the State. The jury
was composed as follows: Biddeford.
Higgins of Huntington, Joshua G.
giagdon of York. Benjamin 7. Cole
man of Kennebunkport. Thomas J.
carrie and Hollis ]. Hawson of Lyman,
rohn A. Pease of Parsonileld, Horace
~ nonnett of Sanford. Chas. A. Hurd
-, North Berwick, l.. d. Fernald OF
North Rerwick. Arthur w. Chadbourne
~ North Berwick, Hiram Billings OF
North Rerwick. Abraham Hill OF Eliot,
who was appointed foreman.
County Attorney Emmons opened tne
Government ease at $50. occupying ~
minutes. He said the respondent mace
!. full confession to City Marshal liar
no, before the coroner's inquest, stat
In. that his motive was that his fathef
la be.n harrassing him because he
d,d not seek manual employment. lie
Iosirea literary work was fitting him
self for 1t. a.
After 10 minutes recess the govern
,neut called Charles h. Harmon, James
Nocan. John Traywon. John HaWson
T. w. Hayes, W. J. Gilpatric. Bert Lit-
tleiield, Harry Jose and Dr. FRANK .
Warren. all of Biddeford. Dr. warren
| the first witness, was the coroner. aho
| was called by the prisoner To go 10 IN.
house where his father was Killed. nc
discovered wounds on the head and
neck. The prisoner was excited, ner'
vous and much paler. An axe or s"ni'
sharp instrument caused the wounds
He had been two hours when ne was
called but the blood had not coaguiatcd
| He held an inquest, Dec. IL.
| Harry Jose. civil engineer MACS
| plans and described the location OF th'
rooms in the Hurd house.
! CITY Marshal Harmon was called Il
tho Uurd house at rs in the morning
Eoupd the prisoner and his mother
| told him that Mr.. Hurd had been killed
and his body was up stairs; think Al
| red indicated the room: the throat wa
cut, and the body was warm, ana bee
| clothes bloody. There was blood OF
the door knob. found a razor and mad
up his mind it was a murder led Hurt
| into the room and siad: 1t was very
| wicked man who killed your father.
Hurd finally replied "Of course II was.
| Asked him who he thought did thu
| deed and he answered: Il am not go
| ing to criminate myself, you think
did"
| then arrcsed him.
| officer Mogan brought in an ak,
with fresh blood upon 1t: 1t had beef
| in his possession since; showed Hur'
| the axe at the police station and h
| denied that he ever saw IT. in tn
Iafternoon he sent for me tthe witness
and admitted killing his father; he SAT-
| he went into the room about $50 in tbs
| morning and found his father asleep
| Went to carpenter shop and got ar
axe, went up stairs. and struck him
then went to his room and heard his
father groan. Took a razor. went into
| the room and cut his throat He sale
| he did not want to be driven from
| with his father often; he wanted hin
| to follow a manual occupation and tn,
prisoner wanted To follow literary pur-
suits. and in a moment of unconscious
| ness he did the deed he had long
| thought of. He, admitted the axe was
| the one he struck his father with twice
| in the same place; the razor was not
| the one. but he told where Ii would he
| found and the officer found it. He said
II know what | have done and know
Of the consequences
Cross examination brought out moth
| ing new The prisoner sat during tn.
examination with his back partly to
the jury and showed no interest in the
| trial.