Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
ON THE STAND.
Mrs. Powell Testifes in Own Behalf In
Delaware.

! Dover, Del. May 6.-The Powell muir
der case will go to the jury, tomorrow
DEPUTY Attorney General Richards
for the prosecution, drew terrible pic
| ture in closing, to the jury, this after
noon. During this arrangement of the
prisoner, Mrs. Clara Williams, a sister
of the murdered girl, became hysterical.
In concluding for the defence Frank
Fl. Davis described the fatal quarrel
as fight between two jealous women
But / would omit an important duty,
We're l TO fail to pay attention to that
! q rch-s Queer in this case. that wretch,
who is responsible for this trial, for
the premature grave of Estelle Albin.
that unspeakablc man. Alfred NJ. Pow
eli. What manner of man is he any
how? At an early age in her life, he
wrongel a little girl, Essie Albin, and
implanted in her mind 4 bitter and i'll
satiable hatred to the woman who then
stood in her way.
But n time. will come when Alfred
NJ. Pow ell, who is now skulking away
from this scene Of action, will have to
give an account to the Great Judge"
Dover, Del. May More than ordina-
~ interest was displayed. today in the
trial of Mrs. Mary ~ Powell for the muir
der of E,stele Albin when it became
known that the prisoner would take the
stand in her own drirnce. The state rest
court and the accused woman'S counsel
l.cSan the preseptatiun of evidence. The
defence intimateS that not half the story
of the act which caused Mrs. Powell to
commit murder has been related by the
CONFERENCE.-The Witnesses
Much Of Mrs. l'uweliS defence will de-
pend ON The tlnal address of her lawyers
to the jury. Not many witnesses will be
United ANA the t.ftort- Of thu. lawyers viii
he to prove til" eNtenuating circun-
stances
The cross-examination of DIR. Albert
Robin, city bacttriologiSt OF Whining
ton. by counsel for defence developed
nothing Of Importance and the prOsecu-
t1on closed its ease.
After brief presentation Of the case
by counsel for the defence. Mrs. Powell
was called to the stand i'll her own be-
half
Mrs. Powell was asked to detail her
movements on the day Miss Aibin was
killed she described the house and said
she had gathered UP some bottles and
started for the garret by way of the hall
stairs. closing the sarret door after her.
While was putting down the bottles"
Mrs Powell continued, II heard the gar
ret door open and saw the form OF Il per-
son coming UP the stairs. 1t was Essle.
'ESSe seized me by the throat and
choked me 50 badly that ] hit her twice
with a bottle that was III my hand. She
pulled me 10 the floor with her. She again
grabbed me by the throat and said She
would choke me to death. She took off
her apron ana tried to place il in my
mouth. took q knife from my pocket
and opened it. ESSic tried to get it from
me. The knife was in my sore right hand
and knew if fSSic got it from me she
would take my life. | did not know what
I" do. | did not want to cut her. | then
changed the knife to my other hand and
when she again tried to get it | cut her
! did not know what to do and | was
blood al over. Something said to me-
Put the knife in her hand; it will loo:
like suicide and | did so"
Attorney Davis asked Mrs. Eenney
whether Estelle Abin had repeated any
threats to her She replied in the affirm
atiVe and Continued
"t.Ssie told me that she had put some
thing IN Mrs. PoWellS coffee that morn
ing. and that she would kill her if she
had to- kill tho whole family"
The morning in question was December
>; last.
WIs. Powell was recalled by the de
concerning tn" testimony of James H.
Dick rrson for the state in which he stat
ed that the defendant hold him in August
last that If F,SSic did not leave her home
she would knock her head on
Mrs Powell denied making such 4 state
ment to Dicl;crson
The IL fence rested its case and the pros
"cil.iun called Il few witnesses in rebuff
tai
1t is expected that the case will 20 to
the jury about noon, tomorrow