The Portland daily press., 1870-07-04

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called Skipper let in the boat; don't know it's
but it had two sails, little and a big one; don't
know anything about boats; last knew he had watch
and chain when he started Tor the boat from the
American House; he took out the watch by the
cham In the office Of the American House, Mr.
Dodge being behind the bar; the chain was astened
into the vest by hooy; he SAID, 81 must he at the
wharf in half an hour" he not out of my sight
from that time till he got aboard the boat although
Jagged little behind on the way there; 1t was in
the office OF the American House when he took out
his watch; don't know whether he had any money
abo 1t him or not; he came here to see me, having
been in his employ: first acquainted with him last
September; the watch was heavy silver one and
the chain a heavy gold one; didn't sec him have
the wa CHI and chain on the boat,
Luther OliDer .orn:-I work on Hallway Rock
and am employed by the Government carrying
stone; was at work at Fort SCANNED on the 2isi Of
from the direction OF Fort Prebe; did not take any
notice till said that boat's over and two mel
on her; ran down to the wharf and with severa
men put out to the rescue; saw schooner lower
boat with two persons in it, boat such as all coast
. ers Guryi saw this boat pick up something ina
iookei like mani saw at 60 hack to j, schooner
that what alongside the boat, whether man o
not, was alongside at least five minutes; was thu
lookout in the boat; Jordan's boat quarter o
a mile off, aud when he got back to the Fort sa7
him pick up something through the spy-glass; W
should have gone nearer, but had t. beat up an.
couldn't do it; there was little sea on; Shouldn't
think there would have been any difficulty in gettiD
the body into the boat, although there was prett
hard Ei wind blowing and the sea was pretty st
about the same as Oliver. Simonton said he ha
al bodies raised and explained the process
Thought he should have tried to get body into
bat II 1t was floating, He thought 1t must hav
been about fifteen minutes before the schooner boa
got to the body and about twenty five minutes beoI
Jordans bot there. A body Is heavy it il has bee
In the water several DAYS. II only in the water
little while, and not really dead it is easy to manag
Eben Perry testified Had conversation with iii
accused on Tuesday nj yht in Boston; Can't Twom
bly,, of the Sth Police Ststion aud N w Merri
were PRESENT; talked with all three of fine nriso,
ers, taking Them alone; they did not know that
was an officer when Talked with them: Daniel II
youngest said that the day OF the accident he W.
With mis- father and cousin on board the schoop
Myra: passed. the Gypay and spoke to the men {
board and told them they would 60 over if tn
didn't look out: both vessels tackled at t. san
time and the Gypsy capsized their boat was i0Ner
and Charles aud himself rowed to the place OF I
accident; found a man floating and took hold OF
arms and tried to lit him up; got his head over b
the water was SO rough they couldn't lift HIM a
they went back to the schooner; said the man h
on a black coat but couldn't tell about bis We
Charles tpll the.sane story except that he said
boy did not touch ths body but stood on the oil
side OF the boat TO prevent its eapsIzng, white
tried to lit it in the body; when he let 90 of the DO
1t sunk; told Capt. Twombly that he got the DO
across the gunwale When asked WIN he did
take him him said he didn't know. Capt Robins
stated that when the Gypsy capsized he brought
schooner up into the wind and lowered boat;