The Republican journal., 1915-08-26
A TRAGEDY In LINCOLNvILLE.
joshua "A. Marshall Charged with Killing
His Brother-ln-Law, Edward c. Higgins.

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Joshua A. Marshall, aged so, farmer of
Aihcoinvllie, was arraigned in the Municipal
Court before Judge Lord Monday afternoon
on the charge of the murder of his brother.in-
law, Edward C. Higgins, aged Al, last Satur-
day afternoon by shooting with a rifle. County
Atty W. A. Cowan conducted the case. Mar.
shall, represented by Hon. ]. H. Montgomery
OF Camden. waived the reading of the war
rant and pleaded not guilty. Judge Lord found
probable cause and he was held without bail
Tor the Supreme Court, which opens here Sept.
2lst' and was committed to the county jail
The principal evidence introduced by the
State was a deposition by Nellie E. Higgins,
wife OF the slain man. who was Frustrated and
unable to appear at the hearing, which set
forth that her husband came to his death be-
tween and o'clock Saturday afternoon that
her husband and Marshall, who is her brother,
were the only people on the place so far as she
knew and the men had been drinking hard
cider that afternoon. She deposed that Mar
shall came to the house from the hay field
bringing jug of cider with him and went to
went up stairs and she heard him coaxing her
brother for some cider, but does not think he
got any. She went to the barn and returned
few moments later, leaving her husband sit
ting on the doorstep. When she returned the
stairway door was open and her husband was
standing on the top stairs holding out both
hands to He fell and she caught him in her
arms. He was dead when she laid him on the
kitchen floor. She went up stairs and found
her brother lying the bed, rifle on the
floor near him. He came down, and staggered
as if intoxicated. She notified the neighbors
to call the officers and In the meantime had
hidden the rifle.
Edwin Goodwin of Lincolnvile, constable
and ex-deputy sheriff. was the first official at
the scene and the first witness called by the
State. He saw the body on the floor but did
not examine it; also saw Marshall and realized
that he had been drinking, but did not talk
with him. He notified Sheriff Cushman. who
with Deputy Sheriff ]. A. G. Beach, arrived at
the home at 8.35 p. m. Saturday.
Deputy Sheriff Beach, who arrested Marshall
testified that he had talked with him about the
case. and Marshall said that he had been drink
ing hard cider during the day and he had no
recollection of the shooting.
Dr. o. S. Vickery of Belfast, medical exami-
ner, testified 22-caliber bullet had entered
the back, severed the pulmonary artery and
aorta and came out through the left breast.
the wound was sufficient to cause de.+b
The bullet found in the front of Hippins,
clothing was produced by Sheriff Cush.
man ana was identified by Dr. vickery, who
also described the room occupied by Marshall
who had lived in the Higgins home for some
time-in relation to the stairs on which Mira
Higgins saw her husband standing.
Marshall's brother and sister, Leslie Mar.
shall and Mrs. Ada Macomber. both of Cam
den, were present at the hearing. The family
believe the shooting accidental as there had
never been any ill feeling between the two
| men. who had always been like brothers,