Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-18
WHO WERE THEY?
Two Men Seen Standing Over
the Body Of Moore.
New Evidence in Soule Murder Tria
Now on at Wiscasset.
Guest at Merrimac House Sees Two Men Over
Body Of Third.

Wiscasset, Nov. lin the soule
stand this morning and described the
condition of Moore's stomach at the
post norton. fluid in the stomach
smelled strongly of rum or whiskey.
Said DR.. Eveleth examined head and
body and l saw him move the head
about. From his examination. should
judge the neck was not broken. My
| opinion at the time was that the man
had been strangled and a heavy weight
| fallen on him. There We're alternate
! marks of red and white on the throat
which could not have been caused by
rope wound once around. If the as
sailant had jumped on the body with
| his knees, l do not think any external
signs of the assault could be found with
clothes covering the body. Did not
think the body fell out of the window.
Thought it was brought and placed
there. All the windows above We're
closed but one.
DIR. Alden's new testimony regarding
the case excited much interest
James w. McCarty of Bangor, testi-
fed that he boarded in Exchange hotel
at the time of More's death and worked
! in the shoe factory. During the Sunday
previous to Moore's death he visited
a bar-room several times. He retired
between 8 and 10. Soule came to his
(McCarty's) room. after witness fell
asleep and took money from his pocket;
supposed it was for board Soule made
a disturbance and witness was knocked
down and got a black eye. Saw Moore
in the doorway next morning. Missed
81 from his pocket, had been drinking
all day Sunday but none in the even
ing.
Herman B. Welt. the boy who first
found Moore testified that he went to
bed that night at or o'clock. Next
morning went to build a are in the
kitchen. Emptied the ashes in the
rear of the hotel and found Moore's
body, called Rogers and Bracket and
went for doctor.
Charles O. Davis testified that he
stopped over Sunday night. September
21. at the Merrimac house. and went to
bed at o'clock. At II or ] o'clock
awoke and heard a noise. Saw two men
in the rear of the Exchange hotel, bend
ing over the form of man lying on the
ground He left for Rockand Monday
morning. Did not hear of Moore's death
until some time during the next day.
Coroner Seth Patterson testified con-
corning the inquest. The clothing
taken from Moore's body was shown
the jury. also the whiskey tumbler
found in his hip pocket and the half
pint bottle of liquor at his side. At
torney Bliss pronounced it rum and
mighty poor rum at that. After the
testimony of Geo. w. Ellis concerning
some measurements. the prosecution
rests.
The defense was opened by True l..
Pierce. The first witness, Miss Maggie
Shuman, kept boarding house where
Moore boarded. He left her house at
o'clock, Sunday afternoon. He had
been drinking some. He returned al s
and said he was going up street. Did
not hear him come back or see him
alive again after. Mr.. Patterson, the
next day. handed her the key to the
front door, found in Moore's pocket.~
Witnesses We're called to refute sides
evidence as to the time he was on the
street, that night, and made it about
10 o'clock. They also said that Sides
told them he had 5000 of his money
in the case for evidence.
Soules wife stated that they had been
married q years. were in the laundry
business and had one son,aged 16 years.
She heard of Moores death at 10
O'Clock the next morning. She retired
Sunday night at 10 O'Clock, and her
husband came home, 20 minutes later,
went to bed and did not go out again
that night She had no conversation
with. him. that night. She testified
that for the last five years, her husband
had not been out after 10 o'clock at
night.
The following were chosen members
of the jury, Monday: Charles NJ. Hall,
Nobleboro: George A. Houston, Bristol;
Charles W. Bickford, Dresden; Frank
f. Dodge. Newcastle: Winfield S. Hodg-
kins, jefferson: Newell Jackson, Wis
casset: Joseph w. Cashier, Damaris-
Gotta: Samuel Barter. Southport; James
Moody, Jefferson; Henry Q. Wiley,
Bcothbay Harbor; Herman Carlisle,
Boothbay Harbor: William Greenleaf,
Wiscasset. William Greenleaf was APP
pointed foreman.
All the jurymen were questioned
closely by His Honor. All had heard
of the case but all very earnestly dis
claimed any prejudice or preconceived
theories. BY mutual consent all jury ,
men from Waldoboro We're excluded