Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-08-30
OLD SERIES VOLUME %, NO. Al.

not away AZ work he should make his homo
there. Husband vas to hare oil be could
raise, and give Colin one. half the hay. He
va. io pay nine shIilings per week for his
board while he boarded there. We went
there with the understanding that We could
stsy there as long - We wished. Coin had
cold the place before this affair took place.
lIe .oli it 10 Wm. Nassltine. llafsltins
was not willing for Calvin 90 cell ths hay.
The bottle sent Tor the liquor was black
pint flask.
AFTERNOON.
Cross examination continued - slept
soundly before ] wa. awakened by the re-
port Of the pistol. my babe Was siek and
! wa. kept awake the night previous
was making shirt Tor Coin in the
house on the 9th day Of July preceding the
murder: my husband and COffn were Ia the
hous-. they had quite long talk between
themselves. they both got put out. and my
husband said should NJ tnake IL, and took
t from inc. They were talking about
stories which they had heard In the neigh
horhood relative 10 Coffin and myself. Ny
husband told John that there would soms.
thing happen TO him before many days, un-
less he (JOhn) was the sioute-t. and he did
not think no was. Don't recolleet as hs
used any oa,hs.
Cross Examined. They appeared both Of
them 90 he Pot out. Don't thin" there vac
anything passed between my husband and
myself. except he took the shirt. left the
hou.e that day and went % father MeKccn's.
| told Calvin was going out 70 hi, Ia.
thers and let him know how he talked. |
III "A III l..,. I'm RI f.Na
about leaving the place. told him ] ~..
going 90 tell hi, father how he had talked
about mo To John. Did not hear John uss
any threat, to my hu.ban! at that time. l
never heard him use any. Did not hear my
husband tell John a, that time. that II hs
llI not leave be would take ~, life. stop
rel at father McReen's about an hour.
Calvin came back with me. There was no
one with US. Father McKren came over 10
our hou.e about II minutes after We return
ei. Never heard nv husband at any other
time make any thrrat. against Cpfin.
After the 9Th of July. aud before the mur-
der, right away after dinner va-hei my
dishes. ana threw the water from the win
dow on g. the DO. H. ran ~ and vsnt on
io she iTundle b,d. and took = tick and
licked him III Ny husband was no, IN tho
house. When he cam. IN he sald should
not have the dog 10 abuse any more. |
passed through the entry. and saw the dog
thrown IN trout OF the door step with his
head most cut of when I saw IL, ! called
o. John. and aid. - s-s what n wicked
looking sight" Calvin spoke. aud said
q" that II Is not u priming % what you will
see" Said u was not - cruel sight M l
should SEQ before many days.
This was between the 9Th Of July and
the 9Ih Of August. Think my husband
wa, exceedingly jsalou. Of John ! never
gave him any Just cause Tor II. 81 far ne l
knew, John never gave him any ju', cause.
John never. on any occasion, treated mo
otherwise than with respect
Question by pJ1nan-iIow long after
you heard the report Of the pistol before
YOU went up 20 sawyers?
hnswcr-Should think il no, moro than
- minutes.
Question by Cour,-wha, time Of nigh,
vas thl.p
An.wer-while was Up N Sawyer'sf
think heard some one .iy !, was u quarter
to IL.
BsHning s. Mcii6Io--I reside in Lowell.
about hilfa mile from the house where
Calvin McKeen died | went 20 ih, hou.s
Of decc,.ed no, far from . O'Clock, A. NJ.
There wsrs hut few there at that time. l
went into the bedroom. Mr Benz. Palmer
and his wife came into the door. think
she stepped in n. lar az she could. Tho
head ~ the trundle red was out 10 about q
foot and a half from the cellar door. The
cellar dOnr was open bat could not h. swung
back. Ihs rrunds bed was out three or
tour feet from the high he'd noticed
blood nearly over the whole ol the high he'd.
The sp",. we're .pall rKcep, where the body
l,y. Many at the spot. on the Jre.,de VI
the bei looked a. though they we're made hy
. man. knuckles-Or like dog. tracks Did
not notice any pillows The head laid little
nearer the back sde Of the foot of the bed
than his hip-. H.. head laid neares, tho
back side ol the bel than the iro't. and was
near the foot rail. perhip, q inches uG.
wa. rlaced there IN charge oi the room.
10 see that nothing was disturbed. Saw tho
hitiron by the iUrc.ide OF the main bed
near the io0t post. on ths h1Or. saw
hatcher knife IA the bed room on the hJor
near tho head Of the trundle he'd. The
handle of the knife was under the head ot
the trunile bed.
Saw NJ blood on the lDor. Saw spatters
on the PARTITION at the b.ck.ide Of bed.
There were light spatters on the wall at
the head of the bed: .a~ John Colin tho
first time after this happened going mp tho
hill towards Sawyer. with the Sheriff. AZ
S,wysr's he tnli me the circumstances of
hi. killing McHeen. Essentially the sams
as that of Mrs McKeen.
Cros, examlned-Cotiin told me he went
out doors because he had taken medicine
and IL had h.sun 10 operate; knew nothing
bad Of Coffin. 50 far ss know his charac.
ter i. good; have known him good many
wears: HI. disposition has always been even
and mild 80 lar as ever saw anything; nev.
sr saw h,n mad; never heard Of his being
10 any row.
Vim Sncpr. Reside in Siopsham; rear.
VS., nelghbOr O. CALVIN McKecn at the tine
oi his death Mr.. McKen came tor ms 10
the night nf Angus, 9lh. 10 - down TO
CALVIN house: think n vas about IL % TX.
should think she might have beer there 10
or Is minutes; | Was asleep in bed when
she came: she made some ado. said her
stomach ached. told her IL she conldnt
stop her towsc 10 60 home. She said that
John had killed Calvin. She asked me to
20 down there. did not 90. Awhile alter
Coffin came ~ and wished me to 90 down:
wanted To know n could not 90 down and
stay with Melissa until he could get sons
one 10 20 there. lie said he had killed Cal.
I said, [ gue-. you have not. lie said "a i
have. lie ha, a bad head-I have stove it
all TO pieces then my wiierai'ed the win.
dow and asked me 10 come 10 the HOUSE;
.he asked Coffin what the matter was. lie
said, I have killed Cal. ShssAid. what Tor!
lie said, III bs in In o minute and will tell
YOU about il. We went TO the door. and no
wished me to 60 down and stay until no
could GO and alarm somebody. Ny woman
i a..