The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-03-22

left Coolidge in the Office. was absent about hour
Oh ltle more. little after stepped to the door,
met Soodge who requested me &c 60 to the office and
read books IN reiatoa to he had at Skowae
gan. some time after ten left The Office. DR.. Cool
age remained in the ofice-l returned to the honse
land went to he'd. THOMAS FLINT.
Oct. l."
Oct. 2d.-Last Tuesday or Wednesday saw let.
ter on the table in the Office directed TO Edward Math.
eWs, In DIR. Coolidges hand writing, which Coolidge
SAID might be given to MI Mathews if he called for it
Il do not know that Mathews receive the letter, |
have not seen the letter in the Office since Mathews
was in on Tuesday or Wednesday. Coolidge wss in
the office on the evening of Thursday-I cannot say
how long he was there. saw him there before eight
O'Clock. left it about 8. Next saw him at Mr.. vii.
liams' door after O'clock. II returned to the Office
with me. and stayed TIL after 10. then left him in
the Office. did not again see him during the night.
THOMAS FLINT.
The statements of Dingley & Robinson before the
inquest do not vary materially from their testimony in
this case, except in being less full.
Mr.. Noyes wished to introduce the sched-
ules of DIR. Coolldge's notes and accounts, but
could not have them here till morning.
Mr.. Morrill,, for the government, wished to
call a witness.
Ph,lander Sou1e recalled. Has had a CONVEX
sation with Daniel Baker, about the contents
the stomach, and he told him that DIR. c.,
OF the stomach, said it was probably too late
Recolect who it was who made certain re.
marks to him. Thought it was Baker, ant
asked him about it last Thursday or Fridgy
He said he would tell me what he did saw
He said that he had talk with Or. C. at hi
room, and said to DR.. G. he would bet $40,
there was no prussic acid in t'ne stomach. ant
would give S. to have them sent to Rrnns
wick and Analysed DI. G.. remarked that !
there was any prussic acid there, it would es
cape before it got to Brunswick. Baker also
told witness he asked Flint if there was any.
thing he could do at that office. and Flint tolc
him to turn the water out, but he did not.
| Cross eramlned.-Is a relation to the deceas.
ed-he was member of witness family
Asked Baker in order to draw him out Did
not write down. his answers. Has conversed
with Flint twice at the Mansion House in
presence of Gilman and Others
Joseph Mud recalled. Mr.. Morrill, pro.
posed that witness bring in the brandy
bottle. Mr.. Evans objected. Witness
took possession of The goods on Monday
morning after the murder. There were
two bottles on the shelf one had some
brandy in it, the othel had not. If there
was anything in It, it was hardly discover
able. Perhaps there was a half teaspoon
full of a liquid in ii. There were many
bottles on the shelf; cannot say how MANY
some were smaller. There were other
shelves with bottles. These two stood on
short shelf over the wood box, TO the
right of the door leading into the front Of
flee. Most of the bottles on the shelf were
labelled. The one that he'd brandy in it
wrs not lebelled the bottle with no bran.
dy in ii was labelled Brandy. 1t was a
white quart bottle.
Cross eatmined. Thinks the sleigh in
which DR.. c. formerly rode was gilded
and Powered. Does not know that the
sleigh has been recently painted.
The witness brought in two white glass
quart bottles which he took from The shelf.
There was nothing iu either bottle. Wit
ness does not know what became of the
contents of either bottle. The sleigh top
brought in here was DR.. Coolidge's.
DR.. Jchn Hubbard recalled. The essen
tial oil of bitter almonds is said TO be a
deadly poison, supposed to derive it's pos-
onous properties from prussic acid in its
native state, combined with other veoeta-
BILE substances.
The testimony was here closed, and the
Court adjourned to s o'clock in the morn
ing.
SEVENTH DAY.
AUGUSTA March 81 1940