The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-10-16

Utof: larry g0t up ana went 10 door, Sol up,
| after he came back; then | Went up stairs don't
know why | went Harry didn't 90; went to
aunt Lucys room; had my clothes on; witness
here Wept aSainl; | went right away, with
liarry Went out at porch door; saw no one
else there; in aunt Lucy'S room saw DIR. Baker,
on the floor; locked the porch door when Went
! out, put the key in my pocke9: locked no other
door; there was KEY to front door, and bolt ON
front door; went to Aleck Spears; he Went in
| to the house at the same door went out of, the
one had locked don't remember who unlocked
it; don't know who gave Key to- some men
Went III with him. saw Lucy Ann 1T Spears;
said nothing to her. nor She TO me: she was lay
ing down on the floor; il was in the kitchen;
Edward Spears is below Alecli'S: there is I,
| boy there called Lory large as | am; saw him
day before the DR.. was killed. at home, | was
| down there, went i'll forenoon; Lucy Ann sent
me; Harry was. with me at dinner, so was Lory;
| he asked us TO stay to dinner; Harry and lory
went home with me; as was going home saw
| DIR. Baker; he was riding in the road, near Alecll
| Spears, towards our house; got to house be-
| fore he did he did not speak to US; he got out
! OF his gig at our house and went TO back door;
! tried to get i'll at two Of the doors; didn't knock;
he said ''she is up TO some OF her old tricks he
| asked where aunt Lucy was; | said II don't
| know; didn't ask for any one else; saw aunt
| Lucy next in the house, she was mixing bread.
! told her what the doctor said about her Old
| tricks; she said shed find out what them old
| tricks was; Lory Spear was there then; the
| Doctor went towards Warren village; didn't
see Aunt Wntli SnF came, 'l'th Try Inc door
to get in; went in to the house in less than -
minutes after the DIR. left; didn't remember
| seeing Dr.. Baker there for three weeks before
that Itestilied before coroncr'S inquest; no one
has been talking with me about my story; no
one spoke to me about what my aunt said
! Cross eN. When got home from spears was
not inside house until Lucy came home: didn't
know anything about cellar door; have been
down that way; didn't 90 down that day.
Jacob Robinson, sworn. Am 70 Years old
| live w sOIith Ot \jtN TN
| Mank'S morning after murder: Amos Manll
came for me; my son and David Spear also
went; saw Dr. Bakers gig near house; saw
| his horse in barn, embarrassed think: boy last
on the stand brought key, and we all went in;
found DR.. Baker dead on the floor; did nothing
except to see if he was dead: disturbed moth
ing; left persons in house when came out.
then; afterwards locked it; chamber door was
open; gave the key to Oscar Heating.
| Cross eX. Did not try front door, don't know
whether it was locked went in at back door
and up front stairs
David Spear, sworn. Eighteen years Old;
| living with Jacob Robinson last Nav, and went
| to Mank house after murder. with others; no
one there, but Amos Manil and Studlev came
soon, from a tield near; went into barn and
| found DR.. Bakers horse, harnessed; Went next
| TO house with the rest. TO front chambers didn't
90 into chamber; saw nothing touched ! was
last one to come down; not there again until in
quest.
| No cross examination.
Andrew ii. Spear, sworn. Am - Years old;
| live 81 rods from Mank house, northwest: went
to house morning after murder; Went up stairs
and to the room: touched Bakers cheek, and
stepped over him looked in bed and around for
pistol; found Il cartridge shell At his feet; picked
it up and laid it back; il was II inches from his
feet; stopped but few minutes.
Cross eN. The bed was tumbled. and clothes
turned down. and toward back side: put my
hand all over it, and under pillow. feeling for
pistol; no clothing Of either his or hers on the
ha, l1n I,I-. - .lI ,,t haID an, H,,aI
hers at foot; the doctors oyercoat lay near his
head; he lay on his back, with one hand at his
head; his head near the door; his boots We're
with his overcoa: his right hand was about
foot from wall; noticed no hat: there was light
stand in room, in corner; remember no trunk;
doctors left hand was III his Side: he had on
pants, vest. shirt and stockings; can't eay about
| coat: vest was on wrong side out. aud one OF
his stockings; The stockings We're only partly
on; top button of pants buttonrd, others not:
| the stone wall between Us has been removed, or
overhaued, by Mr.. Rose, hunting for 4 pistol;
| hauled OFT part of the rocks afterwards: they
oNerhaucd about l20 rods wood piles have also
| been oVcrhaucd. six or seven cords also piles
| of slaves. about 300o, and some heading; Alex
! ander's wells have also been searched; also one
Of mime; the Manl> house was searched by five
| or six men; they turned erall the rocks about
| there, in the fields and roads.
Austin Heating, sworn. Am "A wears Old;
| live in Warren: was ut Mank house morning
Of murder: gol there about Jacob Robinson
gave me key, and | kept charge ill coroner
came. nothing was disturbed until he came
No cross examination.
| John ID. Rust, sworn. Live i'll Camden un,i
am the coroner who held The inquest: got there
| about O'Clock: went to The room--[ -[posilion ol
| body &c. described he had Il watch and
chain; coat on and nbuttoned; hat was he
side coat and boots: there was = trunk in the
room, with a shawl on it; nj the foot of light
stand lay Il lady'S stockings and boots; bed had
been occupied; | found the pistol she'll noN
| IShA it ll. ,,f
Dr. Bakers clothing, and delivered to the
County Attorney; also took Iadv's under
clothes, and delivered them to the County NJ
| torncy: there was chrmiSe and hi@ht dress: !:
| found these i'll bed room OF cooking room, Oh
Monday the 10Th: the papers marked G.. ~ g.,
| Nos. > and 6 We're found in room in Nr. bI-
| kcr's house, among other papers; G.. \. G.,
Nos. and Were also found there. and put
my initials on all; pocket book Was found on
Doctor, but little money in H. only few
| pennies.
Cross eN. Have described all things took
from Mank house. that | rrroilec: searched
trunk in room; tonnd letters in it; some had
| Dr. Bakers name TO them: can't Say whether
| have them NOW if have them they are al my
house; there We're about a dozen; examined
| trunk below i'll hall-thinh prisoner WAS present
then; can't say what letters found there; this
was 18th, in afternoon: can't say who was
| present; examined other one same day, when
two seectmcn Were present; took nothing from
trunk but letters, that | remember: LucY's
mother was there 1T examination OF trunk IN
| entry; sheW these letters TO o. Attorney, same
| day; not at same time With others; when found
those ut the Doctors the Atty Cen and GO
Atty and others were present; one letter taken
was not signed by Dr.. Baker: il is at my store :;
the pocket book was given Selectmen OF War
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