Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-17

The court room was crowded all day,
hundreds being unable to get in. There
have been no such throngs at trial
since the famous Stain and Cromwell
case.
Grasse, who has been arraigned and
who pleaded mot guilty" to the charge
Of murder, was brought in and seated
in the dock at the rear of the room
until the trial began, when he was al
lowed to sit near his attorneys .os
Little Girl Chief Witness.
The murder of Mrs. Applebee took place
about 10 o'clock on the morning of Oct.
s at the home of her sister, Mrs. Flor
ence Torrens, In the Blake place in this
city. Mrs. Applebee was stopping there
with her sister. The only witness to the
shooting was the niece of the victim, IL
year-old Marcia Torrens.
She will be the principal witness for the
State, it is understood. She according to
her story. was in the next room when the
shooting occurred and saw Grasse with
the revolver in his hand when she ran
out into the kitchen where the shooting
occurred. Mrs. Applebee was lying on
the floor dying.
Hon. Scott Wilson of Portland, the at
torney general of the State, is in charge
of the prosecution assisted by County
Attorney Donald F. Snow. Gillin & GIL
lin of Bangor represent the respondent.
The Jury.
The jury as finally selected is as fol-
lows:
Hazen L. Mayo, foreman livery stable
keeper, aged AZ, Bangor.
George w. Sprague, farmer. 55. Carmel
Bernard II. Harris, laborer, 81 Green
bush.
Albert S. Damon, farmer, AZ, Stetson
Harry A. Smith, farmer. 81, South Or
rington.
Mansur Russell, loom f1xer. 40. Old
Town
Marcellus Mason. farmer, 6S Lagrange
Walter NJ Nickerson. carpenter, 62,
Brewer.
Fred w. Downes, mill aborer, IS, Milli-
nocket.
Patrick o'Leary, truckman, 6s, Bangor.
Ossian A. Hurd, farmer. 32 Bradford.
NJ. M. Hart, farmer, 4s. Holden.
The States Case.
The state says that Mrs. Appleby
said to the little girl, Tell the truth.
Marcia; if you don't Henry will kill
me-" The state claims he had a re-
volver part of the time in his hand
during the conversation.
The three went down stairs and
the little girl left them in the kitchen
She went into the sitting room and
in a moment she heard a shot and
cry. When she went into the kitchen
she saw Mrs. Appleby fall and heard
her cry: "Oh, Henry, Don't! Don't"
The little girl made Grasse, the
State sysa, place the woman on a
couch. Then Grasse went to the house
of Mrs. Rimbach nearby and asked
her to come down to the Torrens
house saying: II wish you would come
down. Nettie is dead"
She went to the house and Grasse
went with her. She found the woman
dead, and asking little Marcia who
had done it, the child replied, point
ing to Grasse, HE did it."
what with?" asked Mrs. Rimbach,
and the State says the child replied,
with a pistol"
The State told of Grasses disap-
pearance ON Wednesday morning aft
er the shooting and his giving HIM
self up at the home of Mr.. Watson.
caretaker at Mount Hope, Friday
night.
The county attorney said that in the
detention room at the police station,
after Grasse had been arrested he
asked him-the county attorney
u,rh,v, Aid aboot her7" and after the
county attorney replied he wished to
know IL she had died instantly, the
county attorney replying that 1t was
within two or three minutes.
The State promised to show where
and when Grasse purchased the re-
volver with which it is claimed that
the shooting was done.