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

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peci TO see the eyes prstrudirs and tho sb'
dominal vise-ra engorg.d with blood; In q
ca.s Of partial s,rsnsula,i0n thsss evidences
world BE- lea apparypI
The following additional Witness wcre
then called: Abby Swan. Merry z. Swan,
Mrs. Jspe Richardson. Ilarris, Hartman.
Mrs Richardson callcd-i reside In Frye
burg. about II ofa mile from the place
where Mrs. swan lived. and tho last time !
saw her alive was Saturday before Oh died
Sunday night. ] saw her at my house.
next saw her Monday morning. Abont
half last f-e o'clock. Monday morning.
/ Ephrailo. the prisoner here. came % my
/ house snd saii ba wished me o. 81 o. their
hou.s as som a. coud. I ask~d him Why
lie aid that Mrs Swan WI. dead. asked
him net, numhsr Of questions without
waiting tor reply. ilIs bret reply Was tia,
che had ehoked ber-sif to death. l started
q. soon a, I could 90 to Mrs swans house.
I heard him say to my husband that they
wished him 90 g.. too. Mr. Richardson and
/ Sir. Gilman passed me and went into the
house first. | found them standing IN The
kitchen. | asked Gilman where she was
: IIe said In her bed. or in her bciroom-csn't Z
tell which. then stepped along To the
b.drvon. followed by the two men. found
her. a. I stepped up u Ito head Of tbs ei.
with the scari around her neck. both ends IN
her left hand. and dead. I fel, OF her hands.
and found them cold. or fret. I loosenei
the scarf from her neck. The scarf va. pu,
round IN front. crossed on the tack Of the
neck, and the end. in front. Her RICH, arm
VAS over the head Of the bed. She was ly-
Ing upon her right side. on the front eide Of
the b-i. Her body add Limbs were not
much bent. Sherather lay In . natural po.
,i,ion. The left shoulder ~ss Q little for
ward. Her face "a. turned into the pillow.
! found the srms cold on rubbing them
There wrrr two children IN the b,d with
h.r-onc . and the other about i~o year.
old Tho Oldest. when ! went into the
room. Vas crying bitterly. | noticed no
mark. upon the pillow The clothes wrrr
smoothly covered over her. and came nearly
up TO her shoulders. Saw no dlsarrangs
mrnt in them. except where the little gar.
Vas getting up on the bark side. The little
bog Vas lying under Oh. extended right arm
Of ~. mother. 10 rsquirri but little Effort.
80 FAR -. I can rccolec,, - remove the end
Of the scarf from her lefi hand. 3at was
somewhat excited bad no difficulty in 70.
moving ii. I did not dI.arranes the bed.
clothes. Ny husband and Gilman we're IN
the bed room with me. Gilman asked what
should b. doneI told him hs should -rnd
f1r Others who would know what ought 90
~ done.
Gilman had his hor.,. and said he would
60. he went and was left with the child.
r.n: Mr. Mclnurs shortly cane H.; he went
into a.. hc,lrUjm aud | followed him and
saw him pressing tie Iiliow 10 examine her
"a .r. he sai size w.. dead and had bccn iur
some hogrs lie aid. 10; everything remain
as u il. ~ ptsscd into the sii,in; roOn
ionnd a note lying upon book; ! made the
remark tnat had found writing that
though, would throw some light on the
.uhjc,, Mr. N asked Ins % raai IL, GIL.
nan Gays VIA, i. IL: | took Il In my h-nd
90 read il and finding sme diiheultY | ASKED
MciGlirs - rssd 10; ho said he bad not his
gl..scs but Thought ~ oouid tell the FIRST
tvO ~ thrc. words; aistr that ] could read
10; Gilman did MT a'k o. 90 ii. b- did not
attempt % look at H. lCounsjl shew wit.
ncs. a paper Should think this was the
paper; Mr. Henry Walker came next. ilc
wen, through the house; there was a pm
and ink-st,nd .Iandins in the window with
the book (Shew witness scarf.) Should
think this was the scarf. Removed the end +.
no, having the kno,.irom her len hand. Tie
thumb was doubled in against the finger.
Saturday. when Mrs. Swan came % my
house. she s>emed TO be In good spirits I;
asked me if hal heard Of her good luck I:
she told me what made her happy. She
aid her health was NJ, very good. but was
better than II had bc.n fJr wcrk past; she
told mo wat ail,i her.
Abby =. swan.
r,ide in frysburg. Mr.. u. h. Swan
va. my mother. On the iIih II June ]
va. residing with Mr.. Sarah Evans. l
went there about three weeks before my
mother. death. I had been living at home
: before thu, time. Gilman had been living
/ ~ our hoo., Tor two years.
AZ tha, time there lived with my mother
| 3 children. one one O and 9 years Of age (;
my -elf and Ephraim Gilman. When went
/ O. Mrs Evans, her family consisted Of ,
beside. my-eli Mrs. Evans husband !.
no, living. went " keep house while Mrs.
Evans went = visiting TO East Cambridge.
She had son living there.
s,y my mother Sunday, before she Was
found dead. at Fryebnrs. at the mee,ing. !
,poks with her. The last time saw her
before this Sunday. was Thursday nj her
houss. ! had some talk with her at tha,
time about myself and Gilman. saw GIL.
man Mt Mrs. Esan. the night before. lls
came over and banded me letter. addressed
| 90 myself. IL Was written by him.-lf. !
burned up the letter the next day alter
saw my mother. I did not show her the
letter. nor did I say anything to her about
%.
Issw Ephraim tho day went down home
| Thursday, and had some con'ersation With
him.
The conversation was partly 10 relation
tho subject matter OF the letter. This con.
yrr.aticn wa, held in the sitt,ng-room .,
our house There was no other person prcs-
en, Mr.. Gilman had been paying his ai.
tentions to me previous 10 thi. time (; thi,
was the subject OF our con,-rration In the
si,ting-room I then told Mr. Gilman tha,
did not wish to keep his company any
longer told him that mother objected 10
it, and had made up NV mind not to %
with him any longer; | had prev'ously told
him Of my mothers otjeeiions; ] do moi
remember the answer bo gave me /; think hs
said ! should 10 sorry: asksi him ~hyt
bot be did not answer mo. lie was opposet
to my going to Mrs. Evans; said he would
rather Gerry ms to tho grave yard than e
carry uie thsru; he did not tell me Why.
told my mother. .. soon as came from the
sitting room. that had dismissed Gilman
I knew that my mother vas opposed :. my
going with Gilman. When disui.sed him
| don't think he msis any threats; be made
threats before my mother d'cd
I don't remember when he made ihes'
| ,k,.a,. h,,t .t ana lima La paId he would