The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-03-20


now shown to him is not the Ratchet, he
thinks. Thinks the Office Ratchet was about
as dull, and about the same size; there was
Ratchet there; saw it there after the murder;
it was there the last he saw of it; thinks this
is not the same.
William, Ho,cc sworn. On the evening of
Sept Both, about 9 o'clock, witness went from
the bar room at Williams to the sitting room
Flint was there playing checkers with Will
liams' daughter; ha staid there about thirty
minutes, and then took lamp and went into
the entry leading to the bar room; saw no
more of him; heard no one speak to him in
the entry. Witness found some money Oct.
4th, in the walk leading from the house to the
privy, $l55; delivered it to Mr.. Shaw the
coroner; the place where found was four feet
or over from the ground; in one position
person could see it readily; my curiosity was
awakened by the plastering being started from
the ceiling then looked behind the plaster
ing and there found the money; this was af-
ter the coroner's inquest
Cross eran,ined.-Remained in the front
room some ten minutes after Flint left; the
yourg lady left first; witness was boarder at
Williams cannot say whether Flint closed
the door when he left /; witness retired quar-
ter past ten did not sleep near Flint OR Cool.
idge.
Adjourned to s 1-2 o'clock in the morning.
Second Statement Of Dr. Coolidge before TIE Cor
oner's Inquest, Oct. 2, 1S47 =
l did not have medical consultation at
Skowhegan on Thursday, nor any time this
week. l have never told any person that
had. I was at Skowhegan on Thursday last
visited the family of Joseph W. Porter.
have an uncle in Hallowel Of the name of
Coolidge. have not visited him nor had any
consultation with him, except that called on
him on my return this summer from Booth
bay. have made no application to him for
money. did not take letter from the Post
Office Wednesday from any person in New
York or Ohio. 1 did not see Edward Math-
ews last Saturday that recollect after his re-
turn from Brighton-he was not at my office
last Saturday evening. l have not within ten
days past written "a letter or note to Edward
Mathews. l did not see book of forms
shown to me by Edward Mathews. l did not
tell Edward Mathews that had received a
letter from DR.. Potter stating that time
when he could make a profitable purchase
would expire. have not delivered my books
of accounts to Mr.. Nudd for collection. l
have drawn off some bills for him to collect
1 cannot say whether had conversation or
not with George Gilman in relation to any
subject. ! might have said something to him
near the north end of Williams platform, but
l do not recolect whether l have or not had
any conversation with said Gilman at any 9TH
er place. do not recolect that 1 even asked
him how he was on it for money. Sometime
within ten days said something to him about
specializing, that if a man mad money he
might make something out Of it, and might
then have asked him how he was on it for
oil I ha6 do fun or
three thousand dollars out of one speculation
l rccollcct of saying that man might make
two or three thousand dollars by speculation
if he had money, or something like that-but
do not exactly reeollect-l did not say to
George Gilman that if I:had $4,000 to make
up S 900. | could make grand speculation
nor anything to that effect. l have stated all
that have ever said to him on that subject
l have heard the testimony l gave yesterday
read over, and find it correct, and do not wish
to make any al teration in it. was at Show
hogan at Joseph w. Porter's on Friday morn
ing.
When l started fIom Williams hotel on
Friday morning at clock, went first to
the house of Johnson Williams ID, to visit a
patient; from there went to John Beales' ; and
from there out to Poole's, in Skowhegan, cross
lug Pishon's Ferry. l did not call Edward
Mathews into my Office on Wednesday last.
went by him on Wednesday, near Mr. Perci-
vas store; Mathews said, will see you di-
rectly; said "well,' and passed along. A
few minutes after, he came into the office. l
have not written any letter to DR. Potter with
in tive months past; have not written any
letter to him since yesterday morning, nor
has any person III nay behalf. When Math-
ews talked with MIA about the speculation he
| L I
ulally who it was with, or who was concerned
with him. supposed it had all ccme up since
he returned from Brighton. have had con-
versaton with David Leighton o-day, ASK
ed him if he would allow me to say that l had
$500 bill of him; he said he had had no
money lately. thought that as had stated
that l let Edward Mathews have a 500 bill