Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-21
ATHE % xF oRD2 DEEM oIR,AT.


Iplr,aim. the prisoner here. caus 70 my
hcsss end said he wished me 10 20 10 their
housc nc soon N ! eoo'd. naked hun Why \
IIc said that Mrs S~an vas dead. asked
him next number al questions without
waiting Tor reply. HE hr't rvply wss that
che had ehoked herself TO death. | start.d
n coon ne could go TO Mrs. Swan . house.
heard him SAY 10 my husband that they
wished him to O.. too. Mr.. Richardson and
Mr.. GILMAN y~sAed ma and sent into the
house first. I iaund them standing IN the
Kitchen. I sskcd Gilman where size was.
lie said in her bel. or in her hcdn'om--cant
tell which I then stepped along a. the
BEDROOM followrd by the iva men. found
her. Ne I stepped up a. ti.e head OF the bel.
With the -cari around her neck. one end IN
her lrit hand. and dead. irlt OF her hand.,
and found them c,li. or first. lcoseuei
the scarf from her neck The scarf was put
round in front. crU--ed on the tack ~ the
neck. aud the snj. IN front. il-r RICH, arm
"a. over the head Of the he'd. She we w.
Ing upon her RICH, eide. on the front eide OF
the bsi. Her body and limb. were not
much hur, She rather Law in natural po'
sition. The left shoulder Was . little for
ward Her face az. turned into the pillow.
4 found the arms cold on rubbing them
There were two children IN the b'd with
her--one q and the other about ,wo years
: old. The olJe.,. when ! went into the
room, vas crying bitterly. ] noticed no
mark. uron the pillow The clo,he. were
smoothly covered over her. and came ncsrly
Up 20 her shoulders saw no d'.arrancc.
ment in them, except where the little gar.
k..,h hi s,A. ha
bby ~as IyIng under the extended right arm
ofhl, mother. II required hu, little ef,r'.
50 far a. I can rccollect, o. remove the end
Of the scarf from her left hand. Bot wS
-otaswha, excited. had no dihcolty IN re'
moving u. I did not di-arrsne- the bed.
clothes. Nv husband and Gilman were IA
the bed room with me. Gilman asked What
,hould be done7 told him he should Sud
Or Others who would know what ought 10
D. done.
Gilman had hi. hor-s. and aid he would
90. he went aud was left with the child.
r-n, Mr. Mclnurc shortly came 10. he went
into N, tslrnom and l followed him aud
saw him pressing the pillow 10 examine her
fac: he slid she WAS dead and had been Tot
.omr hours. lie aid. 10, every thing remain
a. u il. n pt-.si int the sittins roOm
G.nnd note lying upon u box, lm,de the
remark that had found wriiins that
thought v0ull throw some liz { on the
suhsct. Mr NJ asked me ~ rad IL: G,l-
s,an sAy. Via, !. IL: tork tin nv hand
u rad il aud hndin: me dfe"l,y I asked
McIutire to reid IL. DO >.ld lac hal not has
el..-.s. hut thought be- cJuld tell tho iiTsl
two or thru words. after that | could rad
iI. Gilman Sid not ak o. 80 %, h- did Mt
Ailcmp, ~ look NJ it Counsel shew VT.
n--, a paper Shluld think Ih. was the
rap-r, No Hcnsy Walker came next lie
went ihroush ,So i,Ogse. there was p.n
and ink stand STANDING IA the window With
the hook (>hew witness scarf should
think this was the ,carf She h-ld the end.
no, hayin. the knot. IN her Ia hand Tie
thumb was doablei in against the hnsar
Saturday. when Mr.. Swan came ~ nay
housc. che s-niei Ia Be in good spirits,
asked me IL had hcarl OF her good luck
she ibid mo what made her happy. She
all her health was no, very good. bu, wis
lc,tcr than ii had been COT a week past; shc
tod ms what allied her
Ahhy II Ssan.
I,s.dr in frytburg. Mira. II II Swan
"a. INV mother Ga a." iIth II June |
VAS residing with Mr.. Sarah Enn'. |
ven, there shtut three weeks before nv
mother. death. had bcen living a, home
before that time. Gilman had been lSIns
a. our hou-- iur two ye'r-.
81 that time th-rv lived with NY mother
J ch,lir.u. Que . one q and . y-ar- OF age
myself aui Ephraim GILMAN. When vent
g. Mrs E,ans, her hmlly consisted OF
be-id-. myself SIR. Evans hn.b,ni !.
MT living. wesgtD keep housc while M'..
Exams vent visiting ~ E,st Cambridge.
She had . -On living there
I say NV mother >iuiay, before she was
found dead. q, frychuri. AZ tie meeting. |
spok- With her The lI-i t,mc ! .As her
hslors thi. Sunday. was THURSDAY az her
lOu... hid spms talk With her 1t that
{ me about myself and Gilman. ! saw Dil.
nam AZ Mrs Evans the night bciu'c. Ito
came over and HANDED nae le ter. addressed
20 myself IL was written by hln.'lf |
burned up the letter the next day alter
sIx Dy mother. | dill not show her tho
letter. DOR did say anything u her about
10.
I saw Ephraim the day wen, down home
Thursday. and bad some eonscrsaiiDn with
HIN.
The conversation was partly in relation
the sublec; matter Of the letter. Thu. con-
vcr-a,ion was held IN the -iuIng-ruow at
our house There was no other perrpn prcs-
snt Mr.. Gilman had been paying has at
tentions 10 me previous ~ ihi. time this
wa, the subject Of our Conversation In the
si,,ine-rocin then told Mr. Gilman that
did no, wish To keep his company any
longer told him that mother ObecIel %
70. and had made up INV mind not to go
with him any longer ] had previously told
him OF INV mothers objections. | dn not
remember the answer be gave the /. think no
aid should be cory. | askei him Why
but be cd not answer me. lie was opposed
u nv going 20 Mrs. Evans. said he would
rather Gerry Tue to the grave yard than to
carry ne ihsrr. no did not tell the why. !
told my mother. rs -OOn As . came iriui the
sitting room. that had dismissed Gilman.
I knew that INV mother was opposed IT, my
gong with Gilman. When | dismissed him.
| don't think he male any threats; be made
threats beiOre my mother died
dIn't remember when he made these
thrrat.. hut 1T one time he aid he would
XIII Andrew Evans | don't remember
whether " ~a. beiorr. or after went to
Mrs. Evan, live | think Andrew Evans
was somo over 81 year, OF age. Dlrt re-
memher where was when he made the
threat.
next saw Gilmln after this THURSDAY,
on Saturday. H. came on horse bach. llc
called Sfon me- lnexi saw him Sunday
night. lie csme 10 Mr., E,ans With horse
aai Wagon. lie wanted me to 20 10 a ride.
I | asScd AIm where. aud be aid over hone.
Tie said they had company at home. Who
wished 20 So ne Said ,hers was y gentle
man. and Hattie Swan, my cousin. lie Did
not tell me the gen,lonrn' name. though |
I ..Lni him 4 hIh moi IN xIIh him Iln