Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-01
VIII Begin in Supreme
Court, Bangor, Tuesday.
Man Taken Back to Bangor
from Augusta Insane Hospital.


Bangor, ME-, aug. ol.-lHe GUNNER
cial says: Elmer keyes, who, Tues
day. will be placed on trial on an in
dictment charging him with the MUIR
der Of his wife, Isabelle n. Reyes, was
brought TO Bangor, Thursday, by
sheriff Gilman, and will await his trial
in Bangor Jail. Everything is in read
mess for the trial of the issue. Attor-
nry General Hannibal l.. Hamlin of
Ellsworth. and County Attorney Pat
ten Of this city, have been in consulta-
uOn for the past two days and, Thurs
day, Mr.. Pattcn said that everything
had been arranged for. A special panel
Of 81 jurors has been drawn for the
cnse and will be present at the OPEN
ing Of court. Tuesday.
For several weeks past Reyes has
been III the Maine Insane hosDital at
Anguish, whore he has been under OBJ
s-rvation by ID. Bigelow r. Sdnborn,
superintendent OF Ia" hospital and a
well-known alienist. who is expected 10
~ "a witness in the case. While there
Reyes underwent a surgical operation
for thu removal of the bullet from mis-
the time OF the tragedy. Reyes Is said
10 be In good physical condition not
outstanding reports to the contrary.
he recovered quickly from the effect
nI the operation to- find the bullet and
suffered no Ill effect.
BY the impaneling of 60 extra jury
men tn serve during the trial it would
seem as though some trouble was looked
fol ins-curing a panel Of !: men To sit
on the case whose minds have not been
rrejudiced by reports of the case which
they have heard. All of rhe extra jury
men have been summoned from outside
Bangor. Orono and Old Town where the
respondent In fhe case was well-known
and where he has attracted widespread
and unusual interest. In addition Will
H. the IL jurymen. who were regularly
impanneled To serve during the term and
who were not excused from further at
tendance at the time the recess was ia
ken last week, making n total Of 20
jurymen.
AS IL Is usual In murder trials. it is ex-
pected that great care will be taken.
both by the state and the defence, in Sc
curing the jury. It is hoped that jury
satkslanior " ia, otlsf sides rmaybe speed
ily secured without unnecessary delay.
Judge Savage will preside during the
trial OF the case The State will be rep
reese nted by Atty Gen. Hamlin and
County Atty Pattcn and the respondent
hy Judge r J. Whiting. Judge Louis c.
Stcarns and Joseph F. Gould, Esq.
Judge Stearns will be senior counsel for
the defence and will undoubtedly con-
duct the cross examination on the States
witnesses. Il Is presumed that the de-
Tense will lay it's greatest stress on the
issue of insanity, which Is specially
pleaded when Reyes was arraigned in
the lower court. He has. however. not
been aira:gned on the indictment found
by the grand jury at the August term
of tomt. so that his plea to the lndict-
met. has not been recorded.
The interest in the Reyes case is un
doubleday larger than that of amy muir
der case which has been in the courts Of
the eastern part of the State for Il num-
Der of Years past. Wide publicity has
been given to 1t and the case has been
the subject of general conversation since
the date of the tragedy, June =.
The case in brief is Isabelle Neil
Reyes. wife OF the respondent. was ia
tally shot in h,r room at tiaJ on Third
street on Sunday night June -, Of this
year She died few minutes after in
the arms OF her sister. Mrs Sawyer, who
lived In the same fiat and who WAS arous-
ed. with her husband. b. the nois, Of tn.
trouble and III. shooting i'll the Reyes
rnDmS.
When Mrs. Sawyer entered the room
with her husband she met her sister in
the doorway. blood streaming from the
fatal wounds which had been inflicted
from a revolver. Al that time She IS al
Legged Ia have twic" said Ia her sister.
he has shot me- She died shortly after
ia an adjoining room.
Mr. Sawyer grappled with l>eyes. who
Is said 10 have had the smoking revolver
in his hand, but Reyes pointed the re
volver down his neck and fired. the bullet
entering his shoulder. He was thrown on
the bed ny Mr.. Sawyer and soon alter
ward IN" polio" arrived. k.yes was taken
to the Eastern Maine General hospital.
where he stayed for some time before ne
arraigned in the police court on th,'
charge of murder and held without ban
for the August term of court Judge r.
J. Whiting counsel for the respondent nj
that time catered special plea OF inSan-
ity and obtained an order OF the court
for Nryes' committal to the Maine insane
hospital for observation.