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

saw him "a NONcinhtr Nhcn ne Actt1 a. nc
did this last time.
Cross cramiHahoa. should think Davis
al the time OF the Gre was what any rcason-
able man would call drunk. Len him IN
the har-rOom no minutes before :, on the
evening Of the FIRE. There had been three
or four DAYS he had bccn drinking. lie
could travel straight a. any one. lie look
"a wild had been in that condition since
FRIDAY. I knew he was Saturday. The
frc was wednesday.
70 tle Court. lie did not attcmp, 10 DO
any violence AFTER We took him uP stairs.
Shsw no madness.
IrwiS W. CWLp, sworn, ays, formerly
owned the Stage llouse have disposed OF T"
20 Mr.. Morse. Saw Davis az Morse : honsc
On morning Of the fire about ~ clock m
lar-roOm. Hen said be- was hoardor,-
living hirh.--was turned on. lie was about
there al times during the Forenoon. said be
was bound a. have a good time. Was CALI
me- Morse different kinds OF names. In the
cour-e Of the forenoon. think he said he
should ike 10 knock him said be should
like o. blecd him. took his meaning TO
b.. he should like 20 have a fight with him
Between sunset and dark, | stood In the
tar-room proposed 70 him 20 sing. lie
sang 20rj songs About the time tie light
Was in thc Post Oihoc. be asked Morsc 70 let
him have some rum, Morsc said no. lie
-aii, YOU won't will youf lie answered,
no. Davis S,il Cd d-u YOU, you Will
rcpcnt Of this.
Davis said De dill not carc d-n Tor be
could get what be- wanted az b. lloi's. lie
turned round and | thoughtwcnt out Of the
tar-ruUm he asked me 20 carry him home
told him I should ~ in few minutes. !
took a lantern and sawyer and I went out
o. get my h0rs, Went % water him, and
drove up O. the house Mr.. sawyer took
the lantern from me when | had hancssod
my horse. llitchcd the hor-s. went into the
h0uys. took light. and went aiSer some
dishes in another part OF the hous'. When
M1rsc went o. get the key the scc0nd time,
b. hallUei tire. Saw no 6rc. When | took
my hur-. Over the strret, | -aw something ]
called % man passing between corner Of house
and harm, going towards harm or Iassagc b.
tween house and harm.
A majority Ol Lincoln street people pass
through there. DAVIS was not IN the bar
room when | went into the house Alter
my return with horsc 10 could not have cx-
ccvdrd ~ minutes before the CRY Of Ere.
GILL Garland and I went out together Car
land entered the stable FIRST. Saw no IRE
below till ,lcichs were out, Fire was al "a
the lOit streaming out OF cracks, this end.
IL was very light IN The yard when We went
out DAVIS spoke o. me alter The Gre was
partly over, and asked noe II knew be was
accused IT Burning the buildiugs ! said,
no; asked ban Who accused him Of setting
- a al ! q
Had c0nyc--aiils with him next day he
made 90 statements against himself. lie
took me out into room, and asked me
whether De should stand il or run away be
aid De did not sct IL on Ere. and he'd be
id Il De would run he said they
would arrest him, &c; and said bis liberty
was more dear 20 him than anything clsc.
By tie Court. | agreed % carry him
home that night
HOEACE CUMMINGS, sworn An landlord
Of tavern DAVIS came o. nv house about
nine O'Clock on the morning of the l1th Of
February be began % tell his trluhlc with
M1rsc I advised him % 20 home be said
be- Wuuldu't until De had revenge on Murse !.
his lic was good for nothing, and bad as
lief spend 70 in state Prison as anywhere (.
De stand about an hour be then got up
g. 20 out, said now | an going down On
raisc he'll with Morse, and AN coming hack
% stop with YOU a little bci0rc Sven be
came 10 with Eve cent piccc and itrcc
cent piece. and said be wanted some Whisky
I'D quick be diln . stop more than a
minute, lId not sii down be then passed
out, 10 was not more than two minutes after
De left. before was alarmed hy cry OF Ere.
saw him round the Ere. saw him in the
morning, when De said II he had taken up
with my advice be should have been better
% lie came in In hurry SEEMED 10 De-
IN a hurry.
Cr5,, EIamir.i lie drank some liquor
az NV house then. I, was after DC bad been
arrested that he made tbc remark about be-
ins better OF. / was IN the lAr-room /;
George and were alone 10 the har.room
playing chcquers BE- diI no, look on be
di1 not give any reason Tor his hurry Jack
son and George were present in the morn
Ing 10 not rccoliect abou; bis sayiu; any
thing about standing out getting people %
come O. my houss court week. Gil. Car
Ilni is the o.tler az the Stage House.
4. VI >,wYEE sworn. Was boarding a,
Mursr's 18th F,b. last. saw Davis Ia and
about M0rsc's hous,. Davis said hc would
lik, o. bleed and knock morse. Saw him
in che evening between and O'Clock, saW
him iu The lar-rl0m between Gand7 0'clk.
Heard plyi. call cor clas, Of rum.
went ,b stable with Child when Dc go.
hi' h9r-e lIld the lantern Lamp wa.
not taken ont of the lantern while In tbe
stable. 10 was between 10 and ~ miuutr.
after | went in b.,0ry frc va, discovered.
Davis said, SAWYER, So what that cus.cl
CT. Garland has done. the ~. ~. j. all on
trr. Have frequently seen Dayi. usc match
a. and li-hthis PIPE.
Cross srawIHst. Have seen oh. about
the premises carry matches.
oil. Garland Wa ostlgr az the time of the
the iry. IL -ocmcd % think IL was Gar.
lands careloSsnoss which - the Gre. H.
said. sawyer, see the result % the new ostlcr.
ANN MIEsI sworn. Am the wife II Il
X. Morse slw n W Davis between & an
.. on the l7th % February coming from Oh,
direction oi the stable towards toe street
nv room j. in the northeast corner OF Oh,
h5use, and ! was in ms room no the time
was 40 thc window near MI Raws5n's S,
not far frUm the window twas not much
over Eve minutes beiorr the alarm ol fire.
should Judge saw Davis. during the day
about the house, ! heard him converse will
lie girl of the housc; girl asked him if
knew thc doOrs were fastened. | said no b,
said De nailed them up; tilnot know they
were nailed she said she would tear then
open, and BE said be would nail them VI
again. and she would ful on: soon whl
they were nailed up ; they were not naileJ
up ~ ny orders I did not tell my hus
band the night u Gre
Cross EIamissf. Had not had tie win.
tovs fastened up stairs | shall not stat,
-. II L. L.