Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-25
MURDER CHARGE.
Piscataquis Grand Jury Con-
sidering the Wyman Case.
That Man Killed His Wife
in Kingsbury.
Other Matters at February Term Of
Supreme Court.

Dover, Me-, Feb. 24.-One charge Of
murder. one of manslaughter, one of
assault with intent to kill, two for
burglary and two for forgery, besides
several for liquor selling, is the grist
on which the Piscataquis grand jury
began grinding. yesterday.
AS soon as Justice Whitehouse sent
the grand jury to their room, Country
Attorney Durgin began with the wit
nesses in the Wyman case, where
Charles II. Wyman is accused of MUIR
dering his wife. The evidence against
him is along the line of a claim that
he had exclusive opportunity. At any
rate. she was believed to have been
murdered at their home in IIingsbury
Plantation, Sunday mornig, Oct. Is,
and the children are brought into court
to establish circumstances pointing to
their father as the murderer. Wyman
is Il model prisoner in the Jail. In his
own ncishborhood opinion as to his
guilt is divided. Certainly the children
are entitled to sympathy when they
show by their looks how abhorrent is
lI'h Sltu'tllOll 10 tIitlii
The fight of the term will be on the
Wyman trial. Attorney General
Soldiers and County Attorney Durgin
will conduct the prosecution. while
Hudson & Hudson will present the de-
fences views Of the case. Two strong
teams on each side, and the courthouse
will be crowded. At the time of the
preliminary hearing $50 of Wyman's
neighbors came 20 miles to listen to it,
and similar crowds are expected when
it comes before a jury.
Only one civil case of Importance is
liable to come up. and that is an APP
peal from decision of the Judge of
probate. 1t is another chapter of the
famous Eveleth estate from Greenville
John Fl. Eveleth was an eccentric
character. but he accumulated several
barrels of wealth. He was always too
busy making his money to go counting.
He married his fathers hired girl for
his first wife and his own hired girl for
his second. He once broke his leg. and
had it splinted up and stumped around
on it, attending to money making
while it healed. He had d great store
and numbering business.
had left several hundred thousands OF
property. but had planned to give all
but very small percentage of it to
his daughter. Mrs. Crafts, whose hus-
band was appointed executor. He had
made what he considered ample pro-
vision for his young wife, but she
wanted more, and employed a lawyer
to get it for her. The judge has at va
rious times allowed her different sums
amounting to hundred thousand Or
more, and and in the last fall made an
other allowance of $40. 900. That was in
consequence of finding Il large sum of
money which he gave to his daughter a
short time before he died. The executor
appealed from that decision, and it will
doubtless go to the law court if Il way
can be found to take it there.
1t is supposed that Mrs. Eveleth, who
is now living in Brooklyn. N. Y. will
ask for still more, but there was an
understanding that she would rest con-
tent if the last allowance was not con-
tested. Tier attorneys are Hayes Of
FOxcroft and johnson Of Waterville.
while the executor is represented by
Hudson d Hudson of Guilford, and
Parsons of FoXcroft.
There will be plenty Of interest in the
court after the grand jury reports.
The juries were empannelled as fol-
lows: Grand jury-John E. Ames, c.
q. Arnold. John c. Bishop. James M.
Braun, Elmer Chase, Walter J. Coch-
ran, Moses s. Grass. a. S. Genthner.
c. w. Green, Asher E. Hail. William H.
Lindie, c. 3. Noble. John Pitman, Rus
sell J. Powers. John Rhody. ]. NJ.
Richardson, Harry A. Saunders, NJ. J.
Ward. Otis p. Witham.
1st Traverse Jury-John L. Brown,
Brownvile; George M. Brown. Green
vile; Freeman Crockett, e. H. Curtis,
Abbot; Bryon r. Clement. Guilford;
.tlphonso Davis, wellington: Charles
c. Durham. Foxcroft: S. 3. Drew,
Guilford; John c. Bean. Sebcc; William
F. Dutch, Llilo: John B. Emery. Med
ford; Warren ]. Eldridge, Foxcroft.
End Traverse jury. L. Flanders,
Sangcrvile; NJ. f. Flanders. Whitman
tic; Charles S. Hasscll. Sebec: F. L.
Hutchinson, Sangerville: John E. Jack
son, Monson; J. W. Merrill, Parkman;
Willie Z. Merrill. Dover: w. II. Merrill.
Atkinson: David A. Noyes. Dover: S.
II. Patten, blanchard: Andrew Peter
son, Moilson; Emery C.. Perkins, Orne-
VILE
Supernumeraries-Joh Randall. Shir-
ley: Granville Roberts, Brownville; +.
S. Waugh, Parkman; Henry Witham,
Atkinson. w. A. Whitney, Milo.