Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-03
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he cared for nothing to eat or drink
and that person In fiis position could
hardly be expected to have much appe-
little. And neither did he partake o.
food, though often urged. He also sal
through the long, tedious wait with 9
heavy ulster on. He conversed with
the officers with whom he was alone
most of the time. but the nature OF the
conversation is unknown.
At o'clock the party left FOR the
train. During the ride to Wiscasset
Soule conversed with the officers and
Journal man, and when leaving the
train at that station, the latter said:
Goodbye. l trust that you will
come out OF this all right and honor
ably" he put extra pressure to the
grip of his hand and said:
THANK you. Goodbye"
Henry c.. Soule then went behind the
prison bars Probably during the last
of this week his case will come up In
court, which will re-convene. Thurs
day. If innocent of the grave charge,
we hope 1t will be clearly proven. II
guilty. he must stand the punishment
meted out TO him.
- He seoiy VI tHe QedtH VI IuW III
Moore is told in the dispatches reprinted
from the Journal of Sept. 20 and Oct.
3, 1891. The coroner's jury held num-
erous sessions from Sept. 2S to Oct. 49,
examining about 30 witnesses, and ar
irving at the conclusion that
Edwin Moore came to his death at
or about midnight. the 9th of Septem-
her, 1891 at or about the Exchange
hotel so-called in said Waldoboro by
means of force and violence inflicted
upon his body by some person or per-
sons to the jurors unknown"
In spite of all the testimony brought
out at the inquest it seemed impossible
to arrive at any other conclusion
through various opinions were enter
tanned by the people as to the thorough
ness of the investigation and as to
whether or not all the facts were Sc
cured from the witnesses that they pcs
sessed
The part of that testimony in which
Soule was connected is of course now
the subject of interest. His evidence
said that he left the hotel at 10 o'clock
and that he had no trouble with Moore.
His wife said that he arrived home at
1915 and had not been drinking, that
she could see.
1t is now understood that evidence
has been presented to the grand jury
at WiscasSet. within few days that
Soule was seen in the hotel office. on
the night of the death of Moore. after
II o'clock.and that the same party saw
him take key from the keyboard and
go out through door leading from the
Office to the rear basement entrance.
down two flights of stairs. and that
about the same time this party heard
the noise of scufile and a choking,
gasping sound from person in that
part of the house. Furthermore the
same party is said to have testified
that he heard the voice of Soule. loud.
heated. angry as though in a row.
and that he can swear to it. He also
noticed Soule's glasses. when in the
hotel office.
Other important evidence is said to
be in the hand of the authorities
though the nature of it is kept Sc
cret. and the trial alone will disclose
its value. This evidence has been col
lected as before mentioned. Detective
True has given the case much OF his
lime since June and has followed many
clues. Some. though seemingly at first,
of much Importance has proved valu-
less. One circumstances, though turn
ing out to have no connection with the
case itself. undoubtedly led largely to
the arrest of today.
Mr.. True in connection with Captain
of the Nighwatch =. j. Gaudreau of
Hath told hv hn 10,
Of a girl in that city who had made the
remark that she knew of a case where
a man had been found dead and was
thought by some TO have fallen out of
a window. but that she knew who Killed
him, but wouldn't tell even if she went
to prison.
That had the true ring of an impor-
tant clue and Mr.. True worked it for all
it was worth, only to find that the girl
knew absolutely nothing about the
Waldoboro case. Yet the working up
of that line of suspected evidence ar
reused new interest in the case and led
Mr.. true to new exertions. resulting
finally in the mass of evidence now at
hand.
This evidence must be of Importance,
Tor the county attorney. Howard T..
Hail of Damariscotta. unhesitatingly
presented it to the grand jury, and
that body after long days of the clos
est questioning of the numerous wit
nesses, returned an indictment for
against Henry G. Soule
and also going so far as to make a
special report. last Saturday night,
without having finished its other duties.
What the outcome will he will no
watched with great interest.
While the good people of Waldoboro
have for sometime been looking for
developments in the case. no one knew
what, the feeling, today. grew to a high
pitch of excitement. The news quickly
spread over the village that Soule had
been arrestedand the streets were soon
lnled with knots of men talking over
the latest phase of the mystery and dis
cusslng the thousand and one runlors
that always arise from no one knows
where. on such occasions. From con-
versation with some of them, it was
found that opinion was divided. some
believing that the right party was in
custody. and others being equally as
certain that he is innocent. Still others
think that several parties may be i'm
before the end is reached.
Soule is a short, thickset man of
about AZ or 43 years of age. His hair is