Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-03-19


minutes before he did DO not know as ]
am posted up on the moon; IL was light
ELlzABEru RAwsoN. sworn. Reside next
10 Stage House on the other eide OF the pas.
sagc way; saw Davis on the 18th, about :
o'clock In the evening. pass the corner Of
our house quickly; was standing az the
south front window below should think
ne came angling. a. II be was coming from
The stable. be passed up towards Cum
mings' very quickly; il was just five min.
utcs before the Gre broke out ! was motto
ing the clock IN the room Il was about
o'c.Ock it was sufficiently light for me 90
recognize him; could see him as plain as
can now he was two or three feet from
my window, ! saw Child pass up the pas.
sage way about ten minutes before a man
was with him with lantern.
SrTruEN RAwsoN, sworn. reside here
Saw Davis on the evening Of the 18th, at
Mur~c's. lie asked me % como up and
drink. refused, bccau-c had Just bCcn
20 super. lie asked several Others said
he Was going TO have something, He said
Morse sail be would not let him have any.
and he should rue it. lie went out and said
he was going 20 Cumming. II was b.
twcyn and .. lie was gone 10 or Is min
utcs. he came in and asked me TO buy him
pipe. | started and got to the door, when
| heard some one cry ERE. He came in pref
" quick. Bctwccp bis return and the cry
OF fire IL was not more than two minutes.
Had not got fairly 70 the door before some
one cried frc.
DID not make any inquiry for Child lie
said be was going 20 Cummings for rum,
and started Of.
j. II. R,wsoN. sworn Reside in the
houzs next o. the passage way. saw Davis
In my shopa number Of times and in tavern
ON the l5th. lie made some threats about
Mor-e. ~ came into the shop in the morn
ing. and said be- had lcl Mur-, had got
hi. pay, was bound 90 have a good time,
and should like 20 gc, lick az him. and
would L., his CUTS out OF him. lie said |
will steal enough from him 20 keep a. good
a family a. there is on the hill. lwill steal
oats Cor YOU.
Cross ,rauiH,i. lie was threatening all
day, and day before. Had bccn drinking
ali The time lie was az MorSc's lie said
he had Got his pay, was going TO board It
out, and desired me % g in and sc him
plague him.
p. " CL,EE. sworn. On the 18th Feb.
saw Davis Ia Mor~c's house with others.
som after tea. lie was talking insulting
language % Morse was there but few mo-
mcuts. went from there tony shopacross
the street In a few moments after went
20 my shop told my hoy 90 g home. Ne
said Il was not : o'clock | looked at my
watch and il was tn minutes Of :. saw
Davis carrying furniture from houses. AZ
Ter thc Gre | saw him az the bar-ro0m. lie
-aii be- supposed this was the last day Of hi
Freedom. Tut that IL my brother attempted
- arrest him there would be a corpsc here.
Cross Eramilsi. Should think hc had
been drinking; be did no, Try 20 clear out
| asked him what the trouble was. and he
said Gil Garland bad accused him u set.
ting Gre % the stable. ~ soon a. the words
were out Of bis mouth, GIL. Garland knock
"a him over. lie DID not have time {, pro-
tes, his innocence. Gil. Garland is about
here on the Hill.
r. "a Court. The barn was within or
; Zee: Of the she'd, and the shei pinned the
HOUSE.
JOSIAH DuptEr, svorn.-Resii, here /;
was Ia hlr.r1lm of Nlrs, on evening OF
February L.. Mr.. H. cam, in while was
there. Il was a little past eight O'Clock, be
said, that D. ID hard, isn't 10 Mr.. Dad.
lew be ut down and said, wouldn't have
80 a bit II | thought they were going % lay
it O. me De saii, shal. have % sugcr for
this, whether an innocent or guilty. see
n | don't. lie said Il would b. hard
ihins 20 be sentenced - States Prison for
lie. We bad jus, returned from the fire /;
| had heard no accusation against him be
Travelled across the room.
Cross Er1Hmfd. had no; beard him
accused before that. he said be wouldn't
have helped pot the Gre cut ifhe had thought
they were going % lay 10 % him.
MAEINEA J. DAVIS, sworn. Reside here ;
an brother 90 Def, was On the hill after
the Grr saw Def. he came into the hOus,
and said % the, Mariner, have got % %
% States prison, flr setting this Ere III,
aid, YOU get me a knife. and | will spill
that MJr-e's hearts blood, 50 that shall
have something % <, Tor. | saw him at
Cumming the next morning; be said they
were bound o. sell me.
Cross Nr1uiHar5g. llc made no reply
De- lil not, az the conversation az Cum
minrs' say be vas innocent: hut h- sad 81
40 che trst conversation at M0rss's the ni.ht
before.
JLsATuNEL CoHURN. sworn. says Have
known DAVIS for years, saw him at Cum.
minc,' AFTER the fire. be- -aii be- wished De
was dead, be said be should turn State,
evidence.
Guv,v GAEL,Np, offered. OBJECTED to
Tor having bcen convicted Of an infamous
crime.
Wuuw CrErls, sworn. Reside in thi,
town, am sOme acquainted with Def.
have BAD no conversation since the Ere
about noon Of the day Of the FIRE; ! saw
him in the har-ro0m he said hc was going
% punish the old devil asked him why,
and De said he was turned away, because b,
would not carry an empty cat dish q
horses. Gilman Garland went through Oh,
room. when be said there goes the new os,,
Ter. aud be eau carry an empty dish; he
aid De meant % plague the old devil.
JANE MUECu, sworn. Reside in Paris
somewhat acquainted with Den; had con.
yersation with him on the night Of the FIRE
the tirst man | saw was Def. asked him
who was Os.ler; be said not was oct.
lgr, but they turned me OF, and now they
arr getting their pay Tor il.
Cross EramiHSf. Have stated all the
conversation that took place he used the
exact words have sworn to.
N1sEs HANN0Nn, sworn. Was az IN,
FIRE; the corner Of the shop stands within
~ inches from the corner Of the shed at
tachcd 10 the harm the shop was on TIRE OF
top aud on the side.
Government testimony closed.
DuLNCE.
Ro1ANA +. LAwKECE. sworn, says Re
collect tie time OF the burning Of the stable
had been at work 40 the Stage House. wa