The Republican journal., 1913-05-01

At the close of the Wednesday mornin.
session Mink was sentenced to three years a,
hard labor at the State Prison at Thomaston.
Monday morning the case of State vs. James
Kelley. charged with an assault, March 18th
on the person of Mary J. Lowe of Frankfort
with intent to kill, was placed on trial before
drawn jury ,as follows: Amos Nichols. Sears.
port, foreman; Austin Sheldon, Morrill,; vii.
liam G. Wood. Searsmont; Joseph M. Palmer
Montville; Burleigh Turner, Liberty; John A
Fogg, Belfast; R. C. Briggs. Freedom: I. O.
Hills, Northport; George R. Mosher, Unity: E.
.. Elwell, lslesboro; Morris D. Towle Belfast
G. Osborn Lord, Belfast.
County Attorney Littlefe!d in OPENING the
case for the State said that the crime was +bs
most brutal Waldo county had ever known
He told how the neighbors had been aroused
by Mrs. loves screams, after she had boon
called to the Kelley house by the prisoner
while she was on her way home from h.r
mothers. He described the frightful scene
which met the view of those who hastened n
the house in response to her cries. and bou
she had been found lying on the blood soak ed
bed with her feet against the window nans
which had been shattered by her strupoles
He also told how Kelley had sought to hano
himself with rope suspended from boau.
stick of wood which had been thrown across .
hole cut in the ceiling, and how he had been
cut down to save his life
Victor LeSan, Frankfort dentist wbo 10
also constable, was the first witness called bv
the State. He told of going to the Kelley home
and of the conditions there. Kelley was lyino
on the kitchen floor, having been cut down
before this. and Mrs. Lowe was on the bed in
another room with her throat cut Kelley was
banging his head on the floor and moaning. but
his eyes frequently rested on those about him
as though he was watching their slightest
move. The witness described the three foot
hole in the ceiling and the heavy stick of wood
which had been placed over it from which the
rope with which Kelley sought to hang himself
was suspended. The prosecution, through DR..
LeSan, endeavored to show that Kelley had
premedltated the assault, and testimony was
introduced concerning the two doors which
had been closed by having nails driven into
their castings and then bent over.
Mrs. Lowe the victim of the assault, told her
story at length. She said 81 was going
home from my mothers house and passing
kelley's house between and 8 when he
raped on the window and called me in, He
struck me in the teeth and loosened them, as
soon as went in, then pushed me towards the
bedroom door anG when was just through it,
he struck me again and cut me and then he cut
my throat and l fell over on the bed
screamed for help when was first cut, broke
out the window near the bed. He put pillow
over my head and tried to smother me- l got
out from under it. There was no light in the
house. He said for me to shut up, that I'd be
easier by and by. Some one knocked on the
door of the kitchen and he went out into the
kitchen and told them to go away or he would
tell Mr.. Tyler, who owns the house. and Mr..
Tyler would prosecute them. Then he came
back into the room where l was and pulled
rope down out of the ceiling. l saw him put
his head into it. Saw a razor, too. knew
what it was after he cut me-"
The witness showed the scars on her chin
and neck alleged to have been made by the
razor
The witness said she had known Kelley
since she was little girl and their relations
had always been friendly. She did his wash
ing and was paid for it, but he never boarded
with her. Knew he wss drinking man, but
never sold him any liquor. When asked if her
husband had ever sold Kelley any liquor she
repled; Don't know anything about my hus-
bands affairs, have all can do to look after
my own"
John R. Lowe, the husband, testified to near
ing an outcry and going to the Kelley house
found the door fastened and was unable to get
in. Others arrived and an entrance was gain
ed. lie heard his wife's voice and said, "are
you there Mary" and she said, Eyes, l am ali
cut to pieces" He found her on the bed anc
sat down beside her until Dr. Walton came to
attend to her. 1t was dark in the room and
when some one lighted lamp Kelley was
seen standing in the floor with a moose from a
Witness cut him down and he fell to the floor,
groaning and gritting his teeth when he
struck Some one removed him to the other
room. Witness testified to finding on the bed
and taking possession of blood stained razor,
which he later gave to deputy sheriff Berry
Other witnesses who heard the outcry and
were at the house were Miss Flora Marks, DR.,
R. D. Walton, Albert Davis. Alden Staples,
James Page. Arthur Page, Jerry Hughes, Will
liam Spaulding, Deputy Sheriff Berry, Mrs.
Esther Webster, mother of Mrs. Love- Minnie
Lowe, daughter of John Lowe, and John R.
Raymond. The State rested at 4.25 p m.
The first witness for the defence was James
Kelley, the respondent. He told of his age,
6s years, said he had always lived in Frankfort
with the exception of one year in the navy
and year and half in Millbridge; that he
had known Mrs. Lowe from childhood, that she
was frequent visitor to his house. and
that he and her husband were good friends.
He said that on the night in question
Mrs. Lowe came to his house on her own
accord, that he was asleep when she came
and she woke him up; that he went to
sleep again and was awakened by a man
and woman standing at the foot of the
bed talking about money. Looked for his
money and it was gone. Had put it un-
der the mattress at the foot of the bed. I
got out of bed. The man hit me- It was