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

b-LufN huI Nlo1ufsIpDH'
C-Kuchsn.
D-Bedroom.
E-porch.
f-S,airway.
G-Cupboari.
H-Cupboard.
O-OScn.
SS-shelyes.
The outside door opens from the porch T..
The other space. represent windows.
Mr.. Ru,t. Have measured the house In
which It - -aid Calvin McKecn was mur.
dercd, outside II i. ~ feet I inches by -
icct. room &. or kitchen. i. L. fret | II
inche. ,u PARTITION of bed room. and 10 feet
10 y inches from front oi house TO chin.
ney. door leading o. bedroom u II. l..i
nv : ~ Is inches. there !. cellar door in
the BEDROOM. - feet WIDE and about o feet
hIch: windows are 1x9 glass, l2 lights.
lei in the room was feet I :, inches
wide. q feet inches long. trucklc.bed wa.
3 feet . " fceE
Three sides Of bed room were boarded M:
the other or window eide va. plas,sred down
down 10 window. with boards below; the
toiris on the hack Of the cupboard were up
and down. and there were cracks through
some I > inch wide. - that lish, can bc
seen through IL; on the other sidc are
shelves o,hcrwisc it !. open; distance from
oven 20 ash hole j. , feet inchc-, little
shelf in corner Of the kitchen IL II inches
wide and " long; shelves % cupboard are
| ioos by . icct-four ot thsm-'ir., one
: feet 10 inches from floor: closet with door
t.l
va. J feet 5 IL inches by feet II inches.
North room marked \ il 10 feet : IN.
by 10 feet = . Door from entry T. "a
kitchen &, il . feet 1 . inches by q q!
fee, high The floors are not painted.
P,i,r McANa,r. callcd-re-idc in Stone.
ham about a mile IRON where CALVIN Nc.
Keen lived. was called t. that house the
9th Of August last; arrived about midnight;
when near the house could see woman
passing hy the window back aud forward:
Gcorso McAlls,,r, Warren Cannon and
wife. and Daniel Walker were with me:
when wen, up to the house spoke to the
woman who was passing by tho window,
who proved to be Mrs. kckeen. and a.sed
her what the trouble was; she said she did
not know. Had heard before that McKecn
was dead: that was what called me there;
went into the house and asked Mrs. Me-
Keen II she knew Calvin wa. dead: she aid
che did not. only John said he was: one OF
the women asked me II I could eo in and see
II he Was dead: told her YES and asked her
where he was. This conversation was in
the kitchen; Mrs. McKccn pointed TO door
saving "he'- IN the bed room. 20 in there
and YOU will find him." Bed room door
was closed; tock lamp and went m there.
aud saw McK,en lying on the he'd, thought
he might be badly hurt before ! went IN hut
from the blood on his face being dry con.
cluded hs must haze been dead some time;
his head was towards the head OF the bed.
near the middle and front; he was lying on
his lett side: legs werc drawn up towards
from side OF bCd; the right thigh at the hip
was drawn up little more than the left;
his knees were near the side Of the bed: his
feet were close TO the edge Of the bei. the
right little farther over than the left: the
feet were about feet from the head OF the
bed rs nearly ~ ho could determine; there
was a truckle.bed under the bed at the time
shovel under the sidc Of the bed; n little OF
il was cut 80 | could see il: walked along
the fore side ot the bed and looked at 10;
did not at,emp, 20 so TO the window; saw
nothing in the truckle-bcd: did not notice
whether there was anything or not; Mcketn
Was not under the bed clothes; saw the
blood coming out near his ear-rieht ear.
the blood ran down pretty much over HE
face: his head was facing the front side OF
the bed; his face inclined little towards
the bed; could see his right eye covered with
blood; could not see his lett eve because IL
was next the bed: kept the light in my
hand: George McAlli.ter came to the door
and looked in: could not cay whether he
came in or not; Wa. in the room but lew
minutes: went back to the kitchen AMI Me.
lis.a MeKeen said ! will tell you all know
about this. She wished some Of them TO
stop with her. They Il lied the lamp from
oil under the cupboard. then went home.
leaving Mrs. Dan'l Walker and Mrs. wm
Cannon, and perhap, others.
Cross examined-have known the prison.
cr some time: knew his father and some OF
his sisters; have known him about thres
years. Had known McKsen from q child.
Should .hink that Coins weight year
ago. might be l30 lbs. McKeenS weight
might be 40; McKeen was larger than Col.
fin. McKeen was q iaboring man; worked
out by days works Peddled some.
Had heard that McKeen occupied the
rooms as tenant Of Coffin; never saw Col.
fin there: never heard McKeen threaten
Coffin. Mrs. McKeen WAS apparently cry
ing when saw her at the window. Be
tween the bed and tho vail. Was about 9
feet. When came out OF tho bed room,
Mrs McKeen vas walking tho floor.