Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28
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rarrBrRd. Jan Q. '6l.
DKa rHrESp: ! take NY r~n IN han 90
IN iorm you oi your brother which 10 very
SICK and wat. your mother 10 come hume
Is soon as Io.-ible-,o Good ".
On the envelope vac the t'sseiloa:
Mr.. fraok',os 2. Evans.
Gas, Cain.bridse.
Mis.
The ro.t mark on the envelope VAS no,
plain: but soms of the letters indicated u
fryeburg
lCoun.ei for GJ,srnmrnt she's n letter 20
witness markell I J I think that's Gilnian's
hand writing (Coun.cl Tor State she~ pa.
per To witness marked NJ. u lha'e scen
that psper before I think the writing u.
Gilnans. (rhs was the paper found BY
Mrs. Richardson on tl. window NJ Mrs.
swans on the marnins alter her death. and
Identified by her IN her yesterday tes'i
mony (Coun-el shsw witness = Zen and
ten holder have s.n it bsIors At "nr
hous-; don't knaw whose Il was. Paper
NJ. 5 witness hal nvyrr .-cu before GIl-
nan la. usei threats b-iore. ON Thursday.
! think Il ~ss. that Gilman threatened To
kill Andrew Evans. When | dismissed Gil
man hs said I should be sorry in short
time. | told him he ned not blame An
drew Evans. for he had nothing TO do with
Il, hut % kill me II he killed anybody.
Cross kramined-Cant tell how long Gil
man had h-en going With me; ] might cay
thers ~As no definite commencement Eph'
rain had lived there before fathers death !:
IL MAS sometime alter fathers death that
GILMAN asked me a. ALLOW his special at'en.
ton TO me should think IL i~o or three
months after fathers death. had no com.
municaiion with mother about 10 At that
time afterwards l talked frequently With
ber about it; the conversation Was begun
by moth.r; W. never had any great talk
only mentioned it occasionally (; she did not
w,.h ,ne to keep company With him; ] Ire.
quently rode with Giim.n: my mother did
not object 20 IL: Ephraim and nysslf Ire.
quentiy went away together: sometime,
went 10 my friends visiting with him. and
stopped night ur two; have called ut his
sisters With him, hot never stopped long.
had told Gilman before CHI" Thursday that
mother did no, wish mo 20 go wiin HIN lac
never said anything 10 me gainst my moth.
.r; be always spoke well ol her; hs lived
IN the family 40 one Of them he did the
work about the larm. and took care Of the
barn he generally did the milking; hsbad
times that he wAs not pleasant. but never
heard him gros, TO my mother: don't recollecs
a. ever heard him uss disrespectfal LAM
suags towards her I have nooe oi my
mothers writing here +; l have seen but l'''
,ls oi my mothers writing late years
(Shows paper No. ~ think J 'aw 'hi.
paper on tue morning oi mothers death
did not take 10; it Vas ai home that saw
Il: 1 think Gilman us,d threats q number
of times Gilman carried me over TO Mrs.
E,an,': 1 think I had mentioned his threats
IN .,ms ono before mother's dsaIh | sup.
,ose I had encouraged Gilman in his adj
,an-cs towards ne. but st the same time
told him that tnuther wss opposed 10 it: u
vss some ,ims bsfors mother death that l
told Gilman 81 her opposition (; mother was
s-perslly willing fR me 70 20 to rides With
Gilman: ! don't rcc,ilsct whether she op.
posed my going With him ct any time; l
ca ppose she would rather I would stay as
pms ut all timos. (lt Was admitted ny
counsel for the State that Gilman ~as In.
dostrious and conducted himself eredissb'y
wh,is at Swans.
T. @. Ward. called.
reside In fysSoy. Ivss ona Of tbe
cesooss's jusy 81 che ,pqsess on The bedy a
Harriet II. swan Ephrsim Gilman wss q
wi,nss tsiprs thai Jury; ths jary was con-
posed of Drs. Tovls and Lamsoa, D. r.
iIast,ng,, A. r Bradley, Geo. b. Barruws
snj mysslf; the testimony Was taken 10
writing by D. r. fiss'lugs; Mr.. Gilman
lsigusd che ssstiuooy sfssf u vss rssd u