Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-02-27
OLD SERIES, VOL. "a, NO. IA

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Did not return that night. DO not think
that Mr.. Knight said an thing that day b.
fore he went away about putting stalks on
20 the cart. knight, Dennis, aud Anslsy
Pulsifer put the shingles on thecart lsaw
nothing think but shingles on the cart.
The stalks had oil b,en got in from tho
field into the barn did not, as ] rccollcct,
hear him tell his wife he was going 10 Mr.
llcrrick's belicyo | asked him where ho
was going; believe asked him what ho
was going % do vita tn shingles he got az
Mr.. llorrick's lie said he was going 10
haul them q Gray. Had a talk with Mr..
Knight when be came buck next day don't
remember who spoke first. cannot remcm-
ber ANYTHING ho said thnt day twas ia tho
shed believe no other was pre-"nt. b.
lieyc told him | thought she did IL hersclf,
be- sad be- guessed she did Il herself. llr
she'd no tears about H. Had n talk with
him between the two hrns-b"lie,c IL was
On Wednesday | nnotrcmember the c1n-
ycrsation. From the umc I heard aunt
scream it was ten 0r Gltorn minutes before
We had a light Hannah was asleep when
called her. believe ,hc door between our
room. was not shut when | came back
with Mr.. Rice thc oil Iady vas IN tie l.d
in tho sittiug.room. Believe Knight tJ.I h,,
wife De- should b. back ;hat night.
have assisted knight a. sharpen kuiyo''
IL was about month before MIs. Knight
Ilcl .larpsnel two .niSc.-iirst kui!"
which wa, borrowed Of Mr.. Grant, tumal
the srind,tone be- 'ail Lc had another %
grind went aud glt It, and turned tho
stone ~ grind that. lIe got 70 somewhere
around the .lcigh-l.l no. notice. ll'
ground il and tried the cdsrO 10. Ib.,lc,o
a.kgl him II be was gong % cut stalks
with that knife. H. dduut answer. '.u.t
know what be- dii with il LETT the barn or
tcr Il was ground. To stone was In tho
old barn. The fr,t knife was ground a. cut
stalks with. Ilr askri me to turn the siou"
t1 help him grind the knife did rot know
that there was 20 b. more than Onc'srOunl
until saw the second.
Ne,rr ,aw the second knife bcrorr saw
II again in about q fortnight; took q oui"1
ih, hay.m0w then, in the old larn vas
lookin. iu the hay mow alt'r aIplrs. Ansiry
Pul,iicr was out back Of the harm went
whore Doe was with it, showed it o. him. lie
took the knife aud pulled q hair out OF his
head and cut IL oI-hc held 10 by one cua.
took the knife and pat 10 hack in The hay
NOW dil not know 10 vas there when
put iu my haul' Cor apples. Never aw 10
again until You (GullariJ showed Il % NO
out by the side ola wall. near Knights ua
stone. IL did not look then A. bciOrr-lu1k-
cl rcllrr. II was knd ~ rusty when hn
h.gln O. grind it-trlrhtrr when be s1t
through grinding n. After Mr.. knight
died uu Tuesday lo1kel M thc hay-mpw Tor
tho knife, think som' I.1rl' were about
the house the dag yuu (huilardl shove!
me tho knife think g was tie day "! tL'
funeral
Gpllai-l Props, your honor, 10 show
toe witness thi, knife. lshows tito witness
l. that the knife?
Witncs.-l think it j..
fTHc knife d, shown % tho Court, tho
counsel lor the defence. and O. the jury. lt
much resemble. shcl;h-knilo; sofa kind
frequently used ~ q brrli.kniic IN fmilic,
and oi,rn a. butcher knife the blade u
about five incho, long, the handle being
formed by two pieces oi wood riyc'ri uT5n
the same iron which comps, the blade
The examination IN chief was CLOSED titCgn
minutes before five.
Cross examined Ay Damn. On Monday
| va. 40 work 40 Mr. Grants In the after
noon; was at home when Mr. Knight leit
hom, in tho morning with h, team ho
hauled orlumbcr. be hauled back rack AMI
u cart IL va, his rack think it was tho
same on which the rhIuglss were loaded.
Aitor De- came tack be- went % Mr.. Grants,
hclpvl him in haDcstIn.-0n BIS return
think hr dil not unypsr LIs oxen.
Examined hy CilIrl. The lumbar was
,imc ho hauled from Pages Mills, SAtur-
Luy: IL was boards, luldcl uu . two Iaig
OF wheels without cart body.
IouErI DAY.
The court came ia a. % O'Clock.
SIDNEY ymgJLi. Cross 'rlwHI'i'H 0IT-
fun.t boz CWOrL va, witness hcipr'
the magistrate at Poland. The sheep wa,
killed. In the barn mlrc than twp weeks BE-
f., Aunt died. Believe t'r whole meat oi
the sheep was carried into 'hc cellar u! ti'
hlus, aul cut up.
Irpn K>iour. E5rmi1i iv GJilrrd
The old lady j. very hard ot hearing. anil
Mr. Goddard was obliged o. ~ beside l'r.l
va, ci.hty-thrcr years old the eleventh 20!
ll.t November. Have s'yrn children living,
nv oldest sln'snlmc is William youngest,
George, the prisoner, hg y ~ or VI years
oga.s. 1--we with ms .1u JOSIAH, in sum-
forl. last October. lived in Poland with my
s,n George. slept iu the corner bedroom
the same one Mr.. knight died ln.
won. b bgl lrglrc the ,uu went down
Slept alone. perhaps in the middle oi t1'
bed . Mrs knight cane in -pm' tA' in thn
night | bad been asleep sIme time. NAkeI
me UP; came in with light and a yi,'o"
in her had She sly- 10 me, " Can tl s.c'p
with you?n | told ", On either s'dc Oh
the bsd that shr wished think It was as
lat, a. q or ~ when Mr. knight came IN.
couldn't :cll was wakcd out OF sleep, sh'
had a pillow and candle IN her hanI-ihe
candle was burning didn notice that 70,
had more than ono, shc might nave h'l
mor, Think she had her clothes on
cpuldn't tell what she had On; think 'h'
had her shoes and stockings on. She blew
out the candle; don't know what she dii
with il after blowing IL out. When ! hra9
.aw her, she stood hy the fore side ol IN,
bed think she came in through the par,lr.
She then laid down, and the room was dark
Next | heard her voice three or four times
was scared: stopped there a lew moments
then went out Of room. Had bccn asleep
walked when she came IN; didn't So her
till she was IN the room and spoke Del
was wide enough for two persons. Dont
recollect whether she lay with her lace OF
hack 70 the wall. She had been sick. Am
satisfied she came through the plrlor, Tor
Grst saw her standing right By that door,
by the bed. The first heard, she screamed
couldn't see her. or anybody room was
dark. My impression is that | didn 80 -
.ircn after sh, came into my bedroom.
IIenrd her scream more than onec-,hou'd
'''",' -. mint hear her say any