The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-03-16
TRIAL OF DIR. Y. P. COOLIDGE.
For the Murder of
EDWARD MATHEWS.
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SECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY.
AUGUSTA March Is, 184S.
The Court assembled at half past s o'clock
in the morning; the Jury and the prisoner
were soon after conducted in by the officers in
charge, and the examination OF witnesses for
the government proceeded.
J0Sepb HaSty was sworn. Saw the body of
the deceased on Friday morning between &
8 o'clock, in the cellar of Charles Phillips
store. 1t was in a sitting position on the wood,
the face towards the door, the left hand and
arm drawn up over the face, and the right
hand extended on the wood nearly straight.
the right foot was behind the door that swung
open, the left foot in the opening. Witness
had been told by number of individuals
that man had been found dead in that cellar
witness went round by Dooittles store to
the north, in the rear of the building, and
could see the body about three rods from the
door-could see the face and about the whole
body. The face was about four feet from the
flooring overhead-the coat, vest and panta-
looms were pulled up towards his head. Thinks
his coat tail lay back on the wood-does not
remember seeing his hat--boots were clean
pantaloons were about as usual by the boots
docs not remember-a number were there
when witness arrived does not think the
body had been moved. Witness took him out
of the door alone. The opening of the door
was about IL or IA inches wide, at first, at
tempted to take him out, and could not, end
some one went round into the cellar and NOV
ed the wood and opened the door wider
thinks it was Mr.. Luce who moved the wood.
The wood when witness came was so firm be-
hind the door that the door could not be open
ed wider. Witness tried and could not get it
open. 1t was about feet from the top of the
wood to the floor overhead. Deceased's head
came up about to the top of the wood Thinks
the coat when found was unbuttoned. First
discovered that it was Edward Mathews, after
he had taken him out, carried him or feet
and laid him on a plank. Some one said it
was no other than Mathews. Looked and
saw froth on his mouth and nose. The froth
appeared yellow. Saw the deceased the day
before met him between Williams tavern and
Barker House. Mathews was alone. Saw him
again on Thursday evening just before dark.
He drove up TO the Barker Honse alone. This
was the last he saw of him. Cannot say if his
dless was the same as he had on when the
body was found. Cannot say if he had his
watch, but had his gold chain Thursday even
ing Witness left the body after 1t was found
thinks it was carried to Williams tavern /;
it was kept in the hall of that tavern. Wit
ness was at the tavern Thursday night. Saw
no one except the person with him. The tav-
ern was not lighted up as witness Thinks
Does not remember seeing the hat at all that
morning. The clothes on the deceased when
found were not muddy or dirty. Thinks it
was the same dress he usually wore. Witness
had been riding Thursday night some-the
travelling was muddy-the night was rather
light-not much overcast. Was not out till
after 8 or 10 o'clock.
Cross Examined. Several persons were at
the back side of Phillips store when witness
arrived. Some dozen persons were there
Does not know what was the condition of the
body when found. The foot was not out of
the opening of the door. The arms and legs
were rigid and unyielding, so that the body
had to be taken out in the shape 1T was then
in Did not measure the height from the wood
except by the eye. The wood was loosely
thrown in. The coat was dress coat. The
vest was as usual. Laid the body on an old
plank. Did not see any other boards there
Left directly after the body was laid on the
plank--left number of persons there. When
witness returned, the body had been removed
to the hall. The cellar door was slightly be-
low the level of the. ground /; there were one
or two steps. There are about five steps from
the cellar to the focr Of Phillips & Shorey's
stores. Did not notice the quantity OF wood
did not enter the cellar. Thinks the head
of deceased came to the top of the wood. The