Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-02

/ ne oFst witness called ~ the govern
ment. was
/ Sidney spauitinx Reside in Buesfcld, about
forty rods from ths house Of defendant went q
thc house the evening OF the day Of the ARRAY
saw the dccsAsed lying upon the iOor, dead. his
feet lying the fcut Of the stove, the brad back
near the table about eight Zee, from the BID room
do.,r ne lay nearly parallel with the door.
Cross examination ELECTED nothing material
Cyras c. spaaiding Painter by trade reside IN
BuckR field, ia my storc tho e-ih OF last I~,acm
bcr went 90 the house OF r. =. Bridchafn ,hai
evcnisg heard OF MichAcis death wen, vi, with
Harrison Record and ChNrlc, u. AIlon. between 6
and O'Clock the Defendant. wife wac there. and
Mrs. BNidghaEn I saw Michael on the door dead
h lay on hi- back, with hi. fcct TO the stove be
lay : or 10 feet from TIRE BEDROOM door scrOs. 4
met Thomas short ~ after sud hal some coavcrsa.
iion with him about the affair he sAid that his
Gle came al him with chair, aud followed him up
he thought he would O., la. pistol TO see he could
Tighten him the PISTOL ~ss kBoosrNi out Of nj.
hand. and he got Il - ain picked up ard in the
aasay IL vent on. said, 1t was a bad anair" H.
laid yes h. felt bad about IL, on account OF his
iolks. but thought, under the cfrcun-,anrS. he
~oeid have h'n iusi6sd, if he had put 20 or 20
balls into him." We separated then Mr. Record
came up.
Cross Examined. Nothing particular
BENJAMIN II Record - Reside In Buckhsld wen,
10 the house OF defendant with Cyrus Spauleipe
and Mr.. Allen, ihe night OF the ARRAY ssw dccras
od lying on the hoor saw defendant after, on the
street h WIS talking with Cyrus snsuldinV. he
said he sorry on account % his folks, but TOR
himself ho didn't care II be pa; forty balls ia;o
him nc hsd .ccn cnosgh OF his ( Michscl'.) inso
lcnoc.
Cross examined - Didn't remember that he aid
M shsald be Justified" In pu,iiss 20 halls into
him think h. said he ''did'nt czrc, ~ he put forty
balls into him do'Hi pretend 20 state the exsr;
Language.
Charlie. A. All"n- Reside IN Buekheld have :
shop near NoFril's store; went 10 tn, house Of de
fenasnt the nigh; Of the ARRAY. rear O'Clock .
met defendant that evening, nearly opposite tho
Gfis' Mhi' brigham taking; with Cyra. C..
sPanlding' no one prescott bcshiss, when came
mp the hrsi heard, something was aid about
trouble defendant aid h. was sorry or no thought
b" Was getting along nio-iy lately 10 said they
were talking and Mislaci came at him ~t;h chair
and a. understood ii. struck kin ihrcc tunes on
his arm with ~ be aid De Scut back ward. uto his
bed room und got his pistol, and told Nichss-l 20
stop for he WAS listle to shoe; any minute be
said Michael knocked the pistol out OF his haud,
and tharte shoi him In ic belly and tha; u proved
fatal That b. id u under CSctemcat that his folk.
were feeling lad, and Of hs did that a. far
az he wa concerned himself he shoula'a; carv n
lac pa; forty balls iuto him. The next couversailon
heard Wa that hc had told Road that he wan;
81 10 give az the trade that De hadn't any trouble
with MichA'i, he could gci along with him. DO;
his folks eouid'Rt' he sAii h. had l,pi pistol
loaded seven OF cishi wccks for Martha his wife
was afraid that was the last heard Mr. Record
came ny amer the conversation Wa partly over
'hins the chair which deceased struck with va. |.
rocking chair saw 10 was crackci. or rartl, broken
~zs Psyins particular E'tcatiou 20 this eoayers,
ton when IL ccrarrySl
Cross eSamin ID - wrote down What heard ,i,.
iendaHi say next moruiag thought might h
called upon A. witness have r,Iaie,i them cNrr,
iy hsvr them herr b,vc looked them over ,.,.,
al times Il occurred 90 that ! might b a VI,
a'-s- that night did pot write IL Go~a that n.-h,
heard Mr.. Harlow call for Brl4glaam after tho con
Vcrsaiion told Record that night that tbouyh,
we had better tco.uccf what had heard at-ou; /,
"" tSlkc-i u over together.
John Danham - Reside AZ Burks.Id 49,, II,
a mile from d,rcased'- housc beard .oms ;sls @,
defendant, on tho evening Of the as-,v hs s..
neal Morfills S;orc defendant and .om. other.
were islkin was within tlrcS or lou- fe,, q,
u'itndaSt heard hibI talk about haytrr- tr,,ul.lr
WIN Michael aud o. hi. abusing bl. vic when D.,
WAS away hc said De- had trirsi 20 talk with Mich
al several tIHcs, DO; ho uosld ~ into . passion
faid that wasn't the fr.I trouble he ,d had ut,h
him h. Lad come - him several tin.. with =,
piiehiork, and he hai -asi tha; th~r couldn't lrr
Ia Tho same house together much longer d, sd
'"hlshii lac 'evnl~l good uatur,si and that h.
N'u'u lax with him aud try and rvasou the CAS-.
i'H "i'h' Aha nc hfw tAio passion. caught I'D a
chair and cane .; him he told hit, 4, 4. a,.,,,
Keep s;iil he had something that would .tuI has,
be aid Dc wont iui0 the Lel room AMI 20, hi. ~.
to. Au4 fAsf Michel kr.-L...t b.. -.
Will ihe chair bee aid d, picked 3; $50 and n,,,,
but aii not ia''ni "a kiH him bat lit him Ia h,s
arm ~ lex 'hlt when b. ynll-d ~ pulI,,i in -,
hc'i thai D. didn't csTr about u hin.elr but on
his iossf account Felt badly. He heard Mr Harlow
'HF come Ioiar lei's 80 pp." BridyhAm rcpii~,i
what. would VOC 20 with = murderer That ~.
all ] beard
'rpss eK4ulinci brigham told I'll. uneI. s,t.-
coming on, oi the BID room n d. didn't k.t ,,i
nc was dead man. told ny VII, about n ttst
night told Mr.. ruuIc nrS; morniu IAN. that
told nay wife
parid l.. Farrar Reside AZ nsrse.,a NJ, o..
from defendant him that night Dc csn,e og,
% his house and when De met me said h. hal s,,t
into pretty bad scraI- Ny 20 cur house be ,sti
" hi'ha'. ani sut Into iu.. aud shot him." |
asked him N h Thought O.. had killed him h- s.li
De- thought D. haI-thst De- would die Iask,d hin,
hoe % happened De- .sII o. undertook - talk r.
him Tor hl. -14-e ~ Marths. Dis wiz. that day
he s.'i ir spI@-rsd CD %. Boz good ustufe. and BE-
would talk wuh him b. few into passion aud
eaI9' q him wHh . CHAIR De told hirn D., va. GA.
pf ihs family and Dee diI'nt want o. ht,. any
tFoutl. with h.m De- SAID Do h5I q pistol 10 hI.
pocket and D. souid shoot him De- dii'4t s,.f
D. ciinr ~ hiu a-ain with ihc rli1ir an. d. shot
him- ] .poss ~ eaius bafk 60 The Lou.s. D..
showed mr Bic ~r-i where M.-Ha.I isd .tra.s
Il
h"ha'i.- Knocking Ga. pistol out of Die hand soon
after CD. 4drar ys,af to l. ha.... IA Lob,
bria-han, -... aian'.- itti,r. s.I defendant saw
a' '>'d on ga. f''r y. rs- n.; IaItr l.lI. ,..
shat in %, los o.. a'.ui ..ur iati.. from ,i.. Hs
'e. h' di,I slide w.. thor. deleudsai.. father
iaI.. eii' hu De- t.lf hIm De- dlI.nt ... sLy L.
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