Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-14
MATE BRAM'S TRIAL.
Will Commence in United
States Court, Boston, Today.
Charged With Triple Murder on Bark
Herbert Fuller, Last Summer.
Some Delay Expected in Securing a Jury
-Goyernmcnt's Witnesses.

III the United States court at 10
O'Clock. Monday morning. He is ac-
cused of having murdered Capt. and
Mrs. Nash and the second mate of the
harkentine Herbert Fuller, on the
High seas, last summer. The circum-
stances, as detailed by those on board
the vessel have been published.
Judge Colt will preside at the trial,
and his associate will be Judge Webb OF
the Maine circuit. District Attorney
Sherman Hoar will represent the gov
eminent, and will have as assistants
Messrs. Casey and Cabot who have
been connected with the case from the
outset, and who are thoroughly con
versant with all the testimony.
Bran will be defended by James r.
Cotter of Hyde Park. and Asa p.
French. who looked after his interest Is
when he was brought before the court
before.
There Will be formidable array of
witnesses on the side of the govern
ment. both scientific and otherwise.
The question of whether blood stains
were found ON the clothing of the de-
PENDANT or any of the other sailors.
aware of their presence may to some
extent enter into the case.
There are to be at least 26 witnesses
put on the stand on behalf of the gov
eminent and how many on the part of
the defense will depend altogether on
the case which the prosecuting counsel
will present.
Bran does not seem to be in the least
worried by the ordeal through which
he is passing. He is as bright and
cheerful, according to the statements
of those who have had an opportunity
of studying his action, as if he were
at liberty. However, he will have 10
take his place in court tomorrow morn
ing, and answer to the charge of muir
der.
Every precaution has been taken by
the marshal's assistants to see that
proper accommodations are supplied
for those whose duty imposes on
them attendance at the trial. Arrange
ments have been made for the seating
in the court room. first of the members
of the bar who can be accommodated
between the bench and the reporters
table, and then of the general public
until the seats are filled. After that
is done no one will be admitted. Dep
uty Fred Macdonald will be in charge
of the court while Deputy Waters will
have the prisoner in his custody
1t is expected that the greater part
OF the first day will be taken up with
the effort TO empanel the jury. If that
duty is performed within a reasonable
time the counsel for tho government
may make the opening statement to-
morrow.
The best judges of such trials state
that Bram's trial will occupy from
seven TO 10 days. There are a number
Of witnesses to be examined on both
sides, and nobody not excepting the
counsel who have summoned them
IAN state with any degree of certainty
inst what length of time their exanlin-
alton Will take.
The list of government witnesses is
IS follows:
oscar Anderson, Charles street Jail.
Walter H. Collins. clerk in L. s. Gus
tom house. residence 81 Pinckney
street.
Lawrence Cain, police captain, CT
Allen street.
DR.. Frank W. Draper, 30i Marlboro
street.
Alfred Ellis mate of steamship Hall
AK, Halifax. n. S.
DR.. William d. Finn. Halifax. n. S.
Ernest Is. Grant, II Waumbeck |
street.
Darius II. Ingraham, T.. S. consul |
general. Halifax, n. S, and Portland. |
jaime.
William f. Jones. 20 Columbia street.
Thomas +. Kline, policeman, Hall |
AK. n. S.
Francis NJ. Loheac, Charles street
all.
Robert n. Leahan, policeman, Hal
fax. n. $.
William A. Macdonald, engineer,
Halifax. n. $.
Lester II. Monks. Monmouth street,
Charles Nicklas. 1926 South Ann
treet, Baltimore. Md.
Henry r. Nash. 279 Shawmut avenue.
William G. Oakley. 50 Elm Hill
venue.
Hendrix Perdok. Charles street Jail.
Nicholas Power. detective. Halifax,
!. S.
James A. Ross. photographer. Hall
aX. N. S.
Henry ]. Slice, Charles street Jail.
John Snow, Undertaken. Halifax,
:. S.
Jonathan Spencer, steward, 215 Ber
Ell street. Brooklyn. N. Y.
FoIke WATSON, Charles street Jail
Justus Leopold Westerberg. alias
harles Brown. Charles street Jail.
James H. Waters, L. S. deputy mar
1al, Waltham.
Some trouble is likely to arise over
lie question of impanelirg a jury. In
he order of the court. dated Nov H.
Judge Colt directed that the Venire
Mould be issued for 100 jurors. COM
rising is from Boston, 9 from Adams,
from Cambridge Il from Woburn.
from Nantucket, from Hyde Park, /
from Chatham, 9 from Stoneham. 9 ,
ON West Newbury and 3 from Plain
cid. f,
In the list of jurors returned to the )
ourt three are set down as mot c
arved," or excused the remaining |