Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-08-30

cut il was shewn that the outline OF the
blood was contiuuous ard that the SPOT had
been cut in two. lie had examined the
thread. aud by this EXAMINATION he had be.
come satisfied that the blood was received
upon continuous covering and that the
cut was made through u after IL bad be.
come 80 dry that IL would not soil the
thrsads " surrounding parts. examined
the edgcr Of the rent 10 see what portion OF
), Was made with a cutting instrument.
The sniie evidently entered the shirt near
the centre Oi the rent aud after !, was cut
little way down the knife was turned and
cut .ull further down. The upper part OF
the cut seemed 90 be cut upward, with an-
other stroke. Thinks the cut might have
been made with the hatcher knife. II the
shirt were confined only at the neck he
thought the cut could not have been made
by n horizontal stroke OF the knife. II the
shirt was vertical. n vertical thrust nigh,
catch the thread and allow the poin, Ut the
knife To enter rhe whole rent could no,
have been made by any Que stroke, for par,
Of IL i. in an opposite direction. There arc
three OF those blood spots which cross the
eut-two Of them belong 10 the upward
stroke and tn other n on the downward
cut. have no doubt that thee cuts were
made in the shirt after the blood had been
.pstiercd upon IL. II Il were possible that
the cut was made. and at the rnomsni that
blood came uron i, the edges were closed,
the fhrous ends Of the cut would h more
deeply dyed than the rect. | also examined
the knife. To- s,e Il could hud trace. OF
blood upon IL. There were no traces what
ever found on tha knit, or handle. The
discolorel spots on the knife were produced
Nv bread or some iarinaceou. substance.
Nv impression il the knife had been last
used TO cut brown bread and had been care
lc-sly wiped.
| examined the pistol. and am positive
there are no remain. OF blood present. upon
IL. examined the lat irnn. The examin.
alton oi the hAi.iron disclosed the fact that
it, surface was nearly covered with blood /,
with human hair aud red WOODEN hhre-.
Crv.s EIamined-Am sure there was no
blood on the knife aud had heen none since
II bad heei used Tor cpttine bread. IL u.
very difficult % wash blood from steel -
thsrcwill no, b. trace. OF 10 LETT. Ihesro's
of blood through which the rent passes mus,
have been thrown upon the shirt in nuld
state. not rubbci ON irnm -1mc bloody sur
face. TIE spots of blood must have been
thrown on from right 20 lett. The micros
cope used masnihcd ahou, so dametcrs.
The thread when - masnifed were nearly
a. large a. my finger.
H1r1-, Naffsld-Re-idr In Lowell Carry
The mail O. PARIS John u. Coin applied
20 me q &, pistol for him. sometime last
summer. got him one Think It mi'hi
have been two or three week. before Me-
Keen was killed. (rhe pistol was rrcscu,'
81 } IL looks like the obc got Tor him.
Could not swear positively. gave the pc.
tol T. John =. Rec.
Cros. Ex,mincl-lt looks like the pistol
| bought for C,fhn. Mr.. Cufin himsslf ap
Piled 10 me g. bow him pistol said there
had been some threats made against him by
McKren. said he (McKecn) had threaten
81 BIZ lite, and he wanted the pistol Tor self
dciruSe
H,ury Rud. r.. recalled was called
upon 60 examine the spots Of blood IN the
room where McKccn vas murdered, when
w.. there with YOU and Mr. Tasting. The
door was dusty. aud Vs. could with difficulty
determine what Wa blood The SIR; si'i
I examined was triangular spot, a. though
a lat ir1n bad been 80 On the tlonr
Mr. Rust explained minutcly from notes
all the .rl,- Of blood which appeared on the
door and wall. Of the rom.