Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-28

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w. w. Virgin, called.
I attended the cosoners' inquest; vac
no, there wheu IL compene-d I ,bint Mr.
Hastings was member OF the jury; he took
th, t,stin ony bs administered tho oath TO
Gilman (; I took the testimony into nv poe.
session. and have sincs kept It: sent = eopy
Of 10 90 Mr. Ayr I aw Gilman sisn u; 10
10 this document hold la nv hand: think
Gllmsn did not decline 10 answer questions;
Hastings remarked ~ him that hs Was
obliged TO answer.
(lIers Mr.. D'ummood offered the ,e-'i.
rnony of Gilman taken b-iurc the e1rooers'
jury and quoted decision. u show it H. 10
legal testimony. The coun-el Cor defense
opposed its sdmi-.ion. Jujg. decided IL adj
m,-ssble. Question resersed.)
Prisoners testimony given before the Cor.
opsrs' Jury:
IIa,. lived In Mira Swans family two
years. last April. Yesterday went 10 Pike
beighborhood N the morning. and returned
at > p 81 when came back. deces'ed sas
getting supper; .hs ate copper With 1., as
usual alter milking. =. Meintirs and
went up In th. field. to see ho~ the crops
looked when ! came in she Was in the SIT
ting room; when went out 20 60 90 bed.
,be asked me % 10 20 llarrimsn's and get q
pig thi. morning she asked me how tho
crops looked. and when I should b~gin 10
hvs; s.emcd To bs In good spiri's; ~e lefi
tie room about the same time. she going TO
her room and TO mine: heard her in her
room ai,srward. KEEP, pen aud lnk 10 the
parlor: used 10 the last time. week ago ycs-
ierday The lsttsrs were 10 60 BY mail .--ons
10 Wm. Holt. and the other 10 my sister
have not ussd pen since that time. 10 ny
knowledes Should think got up abou, four
O'Clock this mo, ming. which was The usual
hour: went into the kitchen. pot on my shoes.
aod then went after the pig: went out OF the
.,ose.room door. unlocking it's ] went.
When ] came back, turned out the h0r.s
and went into the house; gJt the pals aud
MIXED. set the milk In the sink. aid called
/ her sp0ss two % three times, and then
opened the door: ~eni up near 10 the bel,
And saw she looked pale. and had someih'ns
aboa, her neck; walked Mary Eliza she
began 10 cry. when told her ! would 80
and call Ne. Richardson .aw bloody sud
run out Of her mOutt: the bed clothes ~ers
up shat her shoulders, AMI bIth End. NJ
the -carf, I think. were IN one hand TANK
toli hir-. Richardson I though, she had
killed herself. thought 80 bccau'e saw the
scarf ib1ut her mech. the scarf about her neck
va, mins. did not reoogniIr u st the time:
the last | had ,ecn oi 10 u sas harg,ng IN
my ruom: had heard that ir-. lI.ichln-
| had chostd herself. aud thought Mrs. Ssan
hal done the SANE ] wrote the anonyln"u-
letter 90 Pranklln r. Eysn.. pn~ shosn %
me wrvt- the letter To Mr. Esans ~ that
she nigh, com.. | wanted her tn come hume
al that Abby nigh, come home irVm Mr'
Evans.
d. q. Town, called.
Was the coroner at the Inquest or Nrs.
Swan. Sone paper. were used IN that TRIAL;
I marked them - that kcan identity them:
tlIs I. one OF them Mr. Gilman ~fOle thi.
paper: saw hIm write u. (rhs vas mum.
'cr6) have alsi se-n tho paper markell
,.amber 5. Il Ma before the Inqaes' pa
p<s pauLsr ], haze slso ssn: 10 sss given
10 u- b. GEORGE d. Daro~s. uumSsr sas
slso prOdure - me theis. This look. Ike
the scarf 80 lponJ abou, the deceased (Ad-
mitteI that this u the .oirf) W.. not
present at the post mortstn examination;
hr, saw tie bVdy of Mrs. Sxan sbou, III
o clock. Mond,y We Orsan,Esd the coro-
pcrs' c,urt before We vent into the rooun
the Jody was lying on the front .,js ~ th-
bed. on the iisbI side the right arm er.
tended nearly up 10 the chin. The rishi hand
nearly open: the left band was In irOnt. snd
holding 20 one sni Of the sc,ri--io the e"d
IN which the knot 10 tied: the lett hard MAS
not shat ,sry clOsc: the lrs- wern a liiils
drawn up, about ~ uns would naturally ii"'
! the heal vas little thrown hack. the ',se
lncllnlns 60 the pillow; the eyes ~efr opsn.
! tro,rud,n, anl hiooi-hot; I noticed two
.t.lns on the pillow. one under the mouth,
and one behind the head IN the end Of tho
pillow case which was no, filed by ihs pil.
low: they looked like bloody mucous; should
think the last was the 'lrs oi halt dollar.
aud nearly circulE: the one under the
muuth "a. not circular. and larger ihan
| the other thi. sis visible bsfOrs | turned
th. body the spot On the end of the pillow
ca.e ia. not at fret discovered M going 10
the bod. hut in pulling fold ooi Of the n..e.
\ it cane In view there we're stains uTon ths
sheet, under the body. not very large: they
we're about midway of the bel ! hclpd
moys the body FROM the bel ] saw "; t
mi,ht have been occa.ioned by msostrua'
ton mais no experiments upon u: saw
soms mark. upon the throat externally:
heard them described by Dr. Brown. yester.
DAY should think the spots on the pillow
at the back OF the head might have been
foo. from the head; when hr.t saw The
body, the s.ari Was loossned on her neck.
-. H.. l.fs haNI lhera 4efU
Tour spots on the lett side oi the neck ons
Vas near the spine, on the right "is WAS
one mark: requested the young DR.. Iosls
IN pot his hand on the throat u &c u hs
finger. would cover thee marks, and We
came 10 the conclusion that the hand cover
ell them; don think the scarf xas twisted;
IN nv Judgment. tho marks on Oh. neck
could not .,'e been made BY the scari; tho
teeth were . little apart when ! sac the
body; tho tongue was swollen and protruf.
ed out over the teeth.
Cross Ex,,nined-Closed the inquest on
Tuesday afternoon; Vas in tb, next morn.
ing at the examination OF tho thrvai. Mrs.
Swan had bern pot into the colin; The pro-
trusion Of tho tongue and lNidiiy Ut the
eounienance arc symptoms OF death BY p''-
son; there vas no testimony prodac-d TO
show that she dicd Of poison: think the
stomach was removed at the fret eI,n'na
t,on: there vas no test applied: it sas N
DIR. Toslc's ofics where the stomach hal
ts..p csrr,.d; d. not recallcct when Il ~as
done examined the lsfs arm; think t ~s
not moved during the dav: don't remember
whether the arm was rigid 90 not; wAs rsrs
rut NJ tho ex.m,uation of the thrvat, took