Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-02-22
the BoUsMAY muabeR TRIAL
Commences In Penobscoi Supreme Court
Insanity 10 Be the Defence.

The trial of Louis BOushay OF Old
Town. for the murder Of Mrs. Nellie
Donahue at Old Town. Jan. lG. was
commenced, this morning. in the
Penobscot supreme judicial court
Judge Haskell. presiding. 1t took
hour and 45 minutes to draw the fol-
lowing Jury: George NJ. Jones. Etna
Nelson A. Powers. Medway: Joseph F.
Richardson, Carroll: r. H. Rich. Lee.
Thomas w. Robinson. Orrington; Levi
d. Crook, Brewer: William X. Ather-
ton, Brewer: Henry Fuller. Hampden;
Otis O. Hartman. Brewer; Leslie :.
Hammond. Charleston; John b.
| Walker, Old Town: q. F. ABBOTT,
OronO.
| Attorney General W. r. Haines and
County Attorney b. l.. Smith Will nan
die the case for the government and
! VIM. Fl, Powell of Old Town. and John
f. Robinson of Bangor. will look out
for Bonshay's interests. County At
| torney Smith made the opening for the
| State.
| Insanity will be the defence and
| Superintendent b. T. Sanborn of the
State Insane hospital will be one of the
| most important witnesses. The pris.
| oner acts very strangely in the dock
! his features twitching and eyes roll
| ing like a man having a fit. He can
only speak French and has to have an
| interpreter. 1t is expected that the
| trial will last until Wednesday or
| Thursday.
Walter r. Jordan of Old Town, testi-
fled TO selling Boushay revolver and
| identified the weapon produced by the
| county attorney as the one.
Hugh G. Brown Of Milford, testified
that he sold Boushay several packages
of cartridges in January
w. H. York of Old Town, said he
saw Boushay. a few days previous to
| the shooting, Boushay making mo-
| tions to him as though he were chok-
| ing some one and pointing to the local
! ty where Mrs. Donohoe lived.
Deputy Sheriff Noah Gould testified
! to being called to the house. after the
| murder, finding the murdered woman
| living at the foot of the stairs covered
with blood.
| The officer found Boushay at Luke
| Whites house. He approached him
! from behind seized the revolver and
put on the hand cuffs. He said there
were no marks of a struggle at Mrs.
jury on her body except the bullet
I holes. Boushay seemed to be intoxi-
| Gated when arrested.
Luke White of Old Town. testified
that he lived near Mrs. Donohue apd
| was called there, about 10 p. NJ, by
! Deputy Sheriff Gould. He found five
empty shells on the floor.
| Coroner Prentiss of Milford. testified
| that he gave the remains an examina-
| ton and told of the location of the bull
| let wounds.
| DR.. C. b. Porter described the loca-
ton of the wounds and stated that in
| his opinion any one of the bullets
| would have caused death. He thought
| the revolver must have been held near
| the body.
Allie Donohue a son Of the murdered
woman. testified that he was awaken
ed by the report Of a revolver and
| jumped up in season to see his mother
! fall down stairs. He ran down and
saw Boushay standing in the kitchen
holding a revolver in his hand. He ran
out for help and got Sheriff Gould.
Found some empty shells on the floor.
He said his mother was forced to move
from Veaze on account Of an attempt
made to blow up her house with dyna-
mite He had known Boushay several
months and thought him queer.
Joseph Gotta. a brother-in-law of
Boushay. testified that Boushay came
! to his house after the murder and told
him that ne had murdered the woman
He had a bottle of whiskey and asked
him to have a drink. Boushay asked
witness for IS. as he wanted to go to
Canada. Witness asked him what he
killed the woman for and he answered
that she had given him a bad disease
and that he killed her for it, Witness
said he could talk perfectly with the
murderer after the murder.
The State then rested it's case and
the defence opened, Attorney Powell
making the opening plea. He stated
that the defence would be insanity.
He said that Boushay was born in
Canada. q years ago, and when young
had diphtheria, leaving him totally
deaf and since that. time his mind had
not grown. He has acted like a child.
!. Court adjourned to morning at the
conclusion of the opening plea of coun-
sci.