The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09
wALDoBoRo MURDER CASE.
Arrest of II. @. souIe Has Stirred Town
to Its Foundation.

to Its Foundation.
Waldoboro November New develop
ments in the case of Henry @. Soule of
this town. arrested on a charge of killing
Edward e. Moore of this place five years
ago tend to show that the trial will be-
one of the most sensational ever held
IN Maine.
= The accused is the last representative
in Waldoboro of one of the Oldest and
best known families Of the town. He
is business man, with means, and
many friends, and has influential rola-
tiyes outside the state. He arrived at his
home last evening, having been released
from jail yesterday on bail A dozen
or more representative citizens are on
bis bond, which names the sum of $780,
Since Mir. Soule was committed to Jail
last Monday, his brother. Porter H.
Soule Of Boston, has been busy in his
behalf, and without difficulty secured
leading men of the place to become sure
ties. Yesterday quite party of bonds
men WAS organized, ana dozen or more
citizens went to Wiscasset, al interested
in securing Mr.. Soule's release. Among
them were: George w. Caldwell, chair
man OF the board of selectmen; George
Bliss, ex-colleotor OF the port; John Tyler
Say, leading grocer; Geo. W. Welt, ex-
representative to the legislature; VIM. A.
Richards, well-k known hardware mer-
chant; John e. White, V. H. Benner and
w. II. LevensRler. These gentlemen
represent probably $50. Geo. They be-
AeVe IL Soule's innocence and most of
them are actively working in his behalf.
The accused is preparing for very
vigorous defence Ex-AttoIney General
Littiefeld of Rockland and Hiram
Bliss, Jr., of Washington, have been Sc
cured as his counsel. and the case will
probably come on next week at Wisoas-
set.
Moore, the victim. a shoe operative of
loose morals and iissipated habits, was
found dead in September, 1891. under
a back window of the Exchange hotel
in this town. Soule. who has been
lifelong resident Of the village, was
quasi clerk at the hotel but lived with
hiH wife in another part of the village,
and always slept at home James W.
MCCARTHY and Isaac Rogers, shoeshop
boarded Mt the hotel They
liked liquor and INDUCED in more or
less hilarious orgies.
On the evening preceding the tragedy
Soule was running the hotel, and Land
lord Brackett had retired early. Moore
lnafed there good deal, and was there
that evening, drinking at tho bar. BOG
ers and MCCARTHY were about the house
intoxicated. Early in the evening there
was trouble. Moore informed Soule that
Mccarthy had collected his pay that day
and was planning on skipping out with
but paying his board bill. Soule called
into Bracketts room and in
the dispute that followed Soule slapped
the alleged delinquent. MCCARTHY,
little later, overhauled Moore in the bar
room, and slapped Elm for tattling to
snule.
Both MCCARTHY and Rogers claim they
went to bed shortly after O'Clock, and,
owing to the liquor they had taken, re-
manned unconscious of anything that
may hare taken place that night.
Souls asseI Is that he went home at 10
O'Clock, and his wife says he got there
at 10. 10. He says Moore left the barroom
after the clinch with MCCARTHY and was
not seen by him again during the eve
ming.
George l.. Sides, who at the time CT the
tragedy was ayoung man learning the
printers trade in the. Lincoln County
News office, testified at the coroners' in
guest that he had been making call
that Sunday evening. When he came
up street he stopped at the News office
TO smoke a pipeful. The Office is opposite
the hotel Soon he heard the noise of
breaking glass and something that
sounded like seuffie.
Soule says he killed rat i'll the CORR
dor early in the evening and broke
lamp chimney.
Sides further testified that while
landing in front OF the hotel he saw
nRn walk into the Office and go to the
key rack. He didn't recognize the man.
AS tn the exaetl time this happened.
young AIg. Sides WIS vague. Now, it is
Iaid, he asserts, that it was little after
II O'Clock. He says he didn't tell this
at the inquest through fear of Soule.
Furthermore he now says the man he
saw in the office was Soule.
Sides was at restaurant near the no.
tel few minutes before he saw the man
,nteT the Office. Both he and Restaurant
Keeper HuId testified at the inquest
that they heard somebody moving In
ihe rear of the hotel Now Sides will
testify, SO it is claimed, that the sound
be heard was more like Choking, and
le also adds that he heard Soule's voice
in that direction.
But the defence. it is said, will intro
luce as a witness ex-Collector Bliss. who
will testify that he met Sides near the
lotel that evening, and that the no ur
was barely $50.
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