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

morning Gilman vent 10 Mr. hiehsruson .
and s''d that Mrs swan hsd KILLED. hsrssi''
Counsel exhibited plan OF The hooss')
Mn. Richardson vent to the house. and
vent to the bedroom anc 'ound ~" swan
lying upon her nsh' "de' osr lace 70 'ns
wall. with the clothes over her 'nouloers'
and 'cafi sround ner nees' 'oe eoos IN
her ieii hand. M'. H. TOOK one end OF the
scarf ana Ioosened IT, ana on eAa"'na''on
found that che was dead. Gilman went and
notified other ne'ehoofs' Before nc ~en'
away. Mrs. X. went 10 the bedroom. ana on
The table, lying upon "e DIDO. ''una
piece OF paper win 'ome'h'nS written upon
IT, THIS writing We 'ha" p'e-eh' 70 y'a'
a''ef o'oe'' sO' ''e'e' P'eP'.A"'"' WI.
made Tor eoronsr' inquest w" ea''ea
upon 10 % there ~ 'na' eAA~'hA"oo'
took with me DR.. Brown-'o have post
mortrm examination. We there mel other
physicians. and the coroner WAS also ply
,isian and surgeon. They all examined the
body. and will state 10 you the result lhey
will tell you that che died o' 'ransaia''on'
and OF marks upon her throat not made oJ
the eio'h' DOT e''den''y m"ae WIN per-
'on. hands. They Will tell you o' the frain
and ians' ss'ns ensoreed with blood
Upon investigation i' vi. SUSPECTED that
the handwriting found on that piece OF
paper Vas Gilman's. Th" writing ~a' Z"
follow';
"sca Good 'Aifdron for an af''rd q
.irca N h' irorid'
We found U''msns hand "f'bns' ana
found that u eVrrcsponded with the writing
found on the piece OF paper. Wea'ked him
to write q sentence. aud gave him 'he one
found on the piece OF raPer. lie wrote H.
and the bahd.wrisins and spelling were
nearly identical,
lit be shown that deceased DID not wfle
that paper. We have no evidence that che
committed suicide. Then the question
ar'.cs. who could ha'' Killed her' VINO
could have any reasons Tor doing ~
il seems that Gilman bad formed very
strong attachment to ABBY deoca.cd' old
e.i girl. and bad irequenlly urged her to
marry him. Abby had gone 90 work At Sir.
Evans Gilman opposed her going AZ.
ier~ari.. Mr.. Evan. VISITED her sOu 10
Cambridge, Mas. Gilman wrote a letter
to Frank Evans to tell his mother that her
.On va. sick. and wished her TO come home.
Gilman wrote u letter to Abby, aud pressed
his claims TO her hand. They met. and she
told him sbe would never marry him. be.
eau,, her mother was oppo-~i to IL. Abby
afterwards told Der mother that she had dc.
charged him, and she seemed much pleased.
on ,h. sondsy Of the murder. Gilman
wen, to Evans. and asked Abby to ~ home
.,,b him. shsrsiu.ed. Gilman then wen,
hack 10 Mrs s~sn'.. pO, up his bore.
miltsd the COWS. and =. osiors stated. the
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DR. Thomas IT, brown called
Was called TO make pos,mor'em exam
ina'ion. on the body ct Mrs Harriet H.
Swan. Is vi. on the 18th OF June last at
Fryeburg. There were present, Dr'. Towis.
elder and younger. DR.. LAmpson snd Dr.
Town we 'oona Tue o"'y upon 'H' 'e''
did not see the BODY ~ h'''' aha ~" ah'
able to state the p'''"o" OF Tue '''' N""
founi. Think It VAS IN the afternoon 'hn
we came there The body VAS covered with
linen NJ Thai time sh"''''e' w o'u''e'
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