The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

These additional CASES OF preiudi5ial
opinions formed caused releases: Charles
II. Clark. Sanford; Alden Kicker, Ly
man; Charles II. Novel;, Sanford; VIII
liam NJ. Dresser, Kennebunk; George K
Allen, Sanford.
The following additional parties were
challenged by the defence: Charles W.
Allen, Alfred; Eugene II. Glare, Water.
boro; Horatio Grant. Acton; Thomas
Jones, Berwick; Joseph Mclaughlin,
Lebanon; Frank Moulton. Hollis; 10 hn
I. Nutter, Alfred; Charles II. Ogden,
Jr., Sanford; George W. Pray, Sanford; |;
John w. Kicker, Alfred; Summer 5.
Richards, Saco; Richard S. Stanley.
Alfred.
Charles NJ. Boothby Of Kennebunk and
William u. Emery Of the same town were
axcused ON account Of illness, and David
Jefferson of Water boro, Charles w. Kelley
OF Kennebunk and ii. NJ. Littleiieli OF
WATERFORD because Of sickness in their
families.
The ten men accepted oa the panel
were, Frank s. Libby, waterboro; Mar
shall Pike, Shapleigh; Bred, u. Hill, San
for; Ivovy W. Murphy, Sanford; Jethro
Hurd. Sanford; Elmer Littlefeid, Alfred
Charles W. browns, Lyman; Flbridge
Tibbetts, Lyman; Almon Walker, Water
boro; Herbert W. Emmons. Lyman.
Parks appeared unconcsrned most Of the
time. but seemed to appreciate the embar-
rassment Of the jurors who we re SO anx-
ious to get excused from service. His
father, respectable. kind-hearted man,
sat beside the prisoners counsel.
The crime of which Parks is charged
was committed on the afternoon of Janu-
ary 23. Mrs. Tarlton lived alone In lit
tie house on the river bank near the Kit
terry ferry slip. Nsighbors had seen an in
toxicated man enter her yard, and George
A. Williams went there, found the doors
locked and heard groauing. He started
to cross the road to neighbor's, but
heard crashing Of glass in the rear of
the Tarlton house, and saw man run
ming off towards the woods.
Accompanied by James Boardman,
Mr.. Williams entered the house through
a broken window, and found Mrs. Tarl-
ton in an unconscious condition ON the
kitchen floor, with ugly wounds on her
face and head, and her clothing smesred
with blood. A tloody bread knife and
pieces of bottle that had contained
molasses lay near her.
DR.. e. Shapleigh Of Kittery and DIR. J.
]. Perry of Portsmouth were summoned,
and Corstables Perkins and Lamber
started OF with posse to hunt for Parks.
the supposed assailant. The doctors
found deep cut across the left side OF
her face, extending from the mouth to the
lobe of the ear; the cheek bone was frac-
ture5; the left eye had been forced out
of the socket; there was cash over the
left eye, cut on the lower lip. and five
distinct scalp wounds were counted; two
teeth of the victim had been knocked
out. Molasses from the broken bottle was
strewn over the floor.
Mrs. Tarlton rallied about midnight
long enough to converse with her attend
ants. What they learned from her will be
brought out in the trial. She died about
one O'Clock the next afternoon.
Parks was found at his fathers house
and taken to the town lookup. So far as
is known, he has made no admissions to
anyone. The states attorneys will at
tempt to directly connect him with the
commission Of the crime. 1t being claimed
that daubs of molasses were discovered
on his clothing at the time of his arrest.
About fifty witnesses are in attendance.
In anticipation Of plea Of dipsomania
as line of defence, DR.. Sanoorn of the
Augusta hospital and other experts on
insanity have been summoned.