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OREIN DE WOLF. 541

June 10.

Today began the trial of Orrin De Wolf. The first count of
the indictment charged the prisoner with committing a
felonious assault on William Stiles, at Worcester, on the
fourteenth of January lest, and producing the death of said
Stiles by strangling him with a silk handkerchief. The sec-
ond and third counts alleged as the cause of his death, a large
quantity of a noxious ingredient, called first-proof gin admin.
istered hy the said De Wolf to the said Stiles.

Ur. Wilkinson, District Attorney, said that it would be
probably shown that death was occasioned by strangling, and
therefore, the government would rely wholly upon the first
eount. The prisoner having previously pleaded not guilty,
his defense was assigned by the Court to B. F. Thomas* and
A. H. Bullock.”

The following composed the jury, which was sworn: Abra-

SWruxinson, Ema, (1805-1882.) Born, Attleboro, Maae.;
recaived early education at Day’a Academy; graduated, Brown
University (A. B, A. M.), 1824; from 1824-1826, was principal
of Monmouth College, Maine; studied law with Peter Pratt in
Providence, R. L, and with Josiah J. Fiske, in Wrentham, Moss.;
admitted to Bar Dedham, Mass, 1828; after practicing short time
in Freetown, Moss., and Seekonk, Mass., removed to Dedham, where
he remained until death; from 1843-1855, served as District Attor-
ney of the Middle District; in 1843, the office of Attorney General
was abolished and not renewed until 1849, during which interval
‘Wilkinson conducted ten eapital trials; member of Mascachmuetts
House of Representatives, 1848-1849, 1851-1852, 1856-1857; mem-
ber of Constitutional Convention, 1853; was one of judges sppointed
to the bench of the Superior Court at its establishment in 1859,
eontinaing on the bench until his death, at Dedham, Mass; was a
mewber of Phi Beta Kappa, See Davis, William 'T., Bench and
Bar of Masanchusetts, 1895, Vol. 1; Historical Catalogue of Brown
University (1764-1914), 1914.

¢ Tuomas, Bensauin Fravxun. (1813-1878.) Born Boston;
mamber of Congress, 1861-1863; Justice Supreme Court of Massa
ghusetis, 1868-18595 author of many legal treaties; died Salem,

ase,

7 Burrock, Auzxanper Hamron, (1816-1882.) Born Royal-
ston, Mass.; member of Massachusetts Legislature and Senate for
several terms; Commissioner of Insolvency, 1853; Judge of In-
solvency, 1855-1858; Mayor of Worcester, 1859; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1866-1870; died in Worcester.

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