Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-02-27


tIiion-it was near the partition between
that room and my aunt's room--her bed sat
near the partition-nothing but ceiling be-
tween. Gnndmothers bed sat near the
partition-thcre was little room around
the foot Of the bed-about two feet There
was little trunk at the foot OF the bed
grandmother had one pillow on her bed.
There was u bed IN the parlOr--that bed sat
against the partitiun-the bead was against
the partition next to the b,d.room-thc side
was towards the stlirs-thorc were generally
two pillows. Took one oA from that bcd
anl pat II on grandmoiher's bcl-did that
on Saturday afternoon, before Monday dld
IL because grandmother was coming home
that afternoon. Mrs. jordan used To sleep
IA that bcd-llarrict Jordan.
could sec the window oi the further bell
room from where | stood. when | saw the
shadow heard = rattlius IN the parllr
after | sw the shadow few seconds alter
it sounded like moving chalrs on the floor
lit lasted few minuic--thcu Sidney went
after Mr. Rlcr-l 'hink | heard tho racket
when ! was going from the middle bedroom
into miur-io,d Sidney tp So Tor Mrs. Ritc
grandmother went out into the Kitchen
| saw her by the siitins.room door. She
then went into she sitting grDJm, aud llld
down on the sitting room bed.
sAid in the Kitchen until Mrs. Rec
heard no more sounds. II was
twenty or twenty-five minutes % twelve
! looked at the clock altcr no the candle
the clock stood IN the kitchen.
TuUp DAY.
Il,SN,u ) P,ErElpGr. Examination con.
tinucd hy Goddard Sidney was gone To-
Mr., Rico's about five minutes Mr,. klcr
came back with him. She, Sidney AMI my
sclr went % the plrlur lolr--lcadlns out oi
tbs front entry and found th1 door locked.
We then went back through tho 1e,l.ruums
O. the door ui the further bedroom Sidney
looked In and said be slw blood Ou tie hci,
that aunt Mary hal cut her throat. The
door, ! think, was open. Tl,su wc went
back into the kitchen, sidney went after
Mr. pr1ut and Nr MyCauu aud Mrs. Rier
went home, sail IN the kithcu until Mr.
Rice came, Mr.. Rice came before Others ,
Mr.. pruut and Mr. MrCann came next /,
; inoy stail out at Mr.. McCann's all night
did not come back We dii not 90 20 the
front door, as remember. | put The can.
die, on the corner ui tbr under shelf In thr
cellar WAY. looked tor Idcm after | eul
the light parlpr window WIS not down,
the day before, when was in the ptr.ur.
| dol some wl-hiu: iu ihr family. | have
washed Nr Knights sairts. would Sgt
them lrlm thc clothes Ir-s, anil dp uDi rc-
member IT getting any SHIRT, 90 him before
his wii,'- drlil H. said s1mrihlus % me
about his shirt Tuesday forenoon, when be-
came homo. H. asked mr It w1uldn't get
him a shirt. Mr., ll'rrrk aud | urut up
stairs and sIt him one. Awup shut that
hc took un-uryrr -lw 10. don't rgnam-
her thr lat time Boz pat on q shir; before !,
don't remember huW often be- changed hi'
shirt hc said nothing about the 'hir, hr
took uH. They had twp lanterns az the
house. Ms aunt Mary bad hrru sick about
thrrr months. She vas s.rkrr -Imntimr
than at Others. She had attacks Of yDmii-
in.-.lpu't remember when the hr,t one
was. | don't know how many times she
vas thus aiAckci-Incr or twice She
would ,lmit u .,1l many time. 10 ono sp'll.
III, yomitin. spri., would continue, some
tim-s. q DAY aud half hy spells. have
cour into the room when she wa' vomiting
There was up pillow on grauimothcr.s hod
hsir, pat 30 ou, saturday. My aunt had
on no shawl when sho went 70 bel that
night.
/ Iln't remember whether sho had On q
wpllrn hiy .krt. Aunt Mary asked me q
lit,l, while before | went {. bed II the front
door was locked. She told m' g. leave the
,HrI door open, a l:ilr while before ! went
Z, urI We were IN the habit 81 leaving
That door oren when Mr. knight was gone
Tor thc night. ll1 sometimes went away
and ,uid all night. never heard him sAy
beforehand that ho va, going away 70 stay
all ni,ht. ncyc= knew him tu 60 to Port
Land. Nv remember. usually fastened the
shed door. when we lastru.! all the doors.
", lalt only one door uuilstcuul that night.
1 don't remember how Mr.. Knight W.s
dressed the day be- went away. | don't 10.
member ol s.ying him that morning. !
think be bad on white ,ilgi when he went
away. | think 10 va, about 10 O'Clock
Tuesday, when hg returned. IL was about
half an hour after Doc r'turpci, that he a,SrI
me i1- = shirt. DOME remember who were
present when hc a,krl-thiuS none weT'
present. Othcr persons were about oiher
nart, Of the house. There was = thh.c ln
tho rlr.Ur between the windows. never
know ,hc windows IN the par!lr to b. taken
out Aunt Mary sometimes kept candle
burnin, near the bed. She did when she
was the sickc,t. did not 60 intD the par
lor after Mr. Rice and Mr.. PrDut cAme--
the rc,t did. We expected Mr.. Jordan
back Tuesday. heard NO footsteps IA thi
parlor whom heard this racket. | don
remember how many clothes | put on before
1 looked for lishl-tii not put on my
stockings. slw candlostick brought out
the further bedroom after the death OF Aunt
Mary. have scen il before. IL was the
lar,,st one-lt had been ia the chair 10y
the sldc of aunt Mary's bed. Sidney was
by the sido Of my bed when he woke me up
lie wanted me 10 got up-that AUNT MARY
was craly--was running all over the house
(Mr. Goddard here exhibited gray coat')
know that cOat-iI looks like the one he
wori away that night.
Cross etnainei nv Dunn. George knight
WA. nj Mr.. Grants that afternoon. MIR.
Grant was his nearest neighbor in one direc-
ton. lie was helping MIR. Grant harvest
he took supper at Mr.. Grants. AZ pear as
| can remember MIR. knight returned some
after o'clock. don't know whether he
camc home with his oxen. Grandmother
had been to Mr.. Cousins about seven weeks,
she had not paid US visit during that time.
Cross craminod ~ Clifford Sidney went
after her Saturday with Uncle George
horse and wagon. There was no one who
slcpt I'm the further bedroom when Grand
mother was sone-only most Of the time
slept there. No one slept in the bedroom
out OF the sitting room, when ! slept IN the
further bedroom. When grandmother was
.,,,, a., t,y,iIy consisted az i.ucle. Aunt,