The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-10-09

went in with him; saw Lucy Ann at Spears:
said nothing to her. nor she to me: She was lay
ing down on the floor; it was i'll the kitchen;
Edward Spears is below Alexis; there is
boy there called Lory, large as ans saw him
day before the DR.. was killed. at home | was
down there; went in forenoon; Lucy Ann sent
| me: Harry was with me at dinner, so was Lory;
| he asked lis to stay to dinner; Harry and Iory
| went home with me; as was going home saw
| DIR. Baker: he was riding in the road, near Alcck
| 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 in at two of the doors: didn't knock:
| he said ''shc is up to some of her old tricks" he
asked where aunt Lucy was; | said IL 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 "she'd find out what them old
tricks vas; Lory Spear was there then; the
Doctor went towards Warren village; didn't
| see Aunt when she came; didn't try the door
| to get in: went in to the house in less than Is
minutes after the DR.. left didn't remember
| seeing DIR. Baker there for three weeks before
that; Testified before coroner's inquest no one
has been talking with me about my story: no
one spoke to me about what my aunt said.
| Cross eX. 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 go down that day.
Jacob Robinson. sworn. Am 20 years old:
live in Warren, south Of Alex. Spear: went to
Marks morning after murders Amos Mank
came for me; my and David Spear also
went; saw DIR. 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 i'll at back door
and up front stairs.
David Spear. sworn. Eighteen wears old;
living with Jacob Robinson last May, and Went
| to Mank house after MURDER with others; no
| one there, but Amos Mank and Sudlry came
| soon, from field near; Went into barn and
| found DIR. Bakers horse. harneS>cd: Went next
| to house with the rest. to front chamber; didn't
| 90 into chamber: saw nothing touched: | was
| last one TO come down: not there again until in
| quest.
No cross examination.
| Andrew III. Spear. sworn. Am 80 wears old:
live s. rods from Mank house. northwest; Went
| to Rouse morning after murder: Went up stairs
| and to the room: touched Bakers check. and
| stepped over him: looked in bed and around for
pistols found a cartridge shell at his feet picked
| 1t up and laid it back; il was - inches from his
| feet stopped but few minutes.
| Cross eN. The bed was tumhlcd, and clothes
| turned down. and toward back side; put my
hand all over it. and under pillow. feeling for Il
pistol: no clothing of either his or hers on the
| 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 ONercOat; his right hand was about Il
| foot from wall noticed no hat there was light
| stand in room. in corner; remember no trunk ;
| doctors left hand was at his side: he had on
! pants. vest shirt and stockings: can't say about
coat; vest was on wrong side out, and one of
his stockings; the stockings We're only partly
on: top button of pants buttOncd. Others not ::
the stone wall between - has hnpO removed
/ oveIhaued, by Mr.. Rose. hunting for Il pistol ::
| l hauled OFT part of the rocks afterwards; they
| overhaued about 120 rods: wood piles have also
| been overhauled. six or seven cords: also piles
| OF slaves, about 200O. and some heading; Alex
| anderS wells have also been searched: also one
of mine; the Mank house was searched by five
| or SIX men; they turned over all the rocks about
there, in the fields and roads.
| Austin Heating. sworn. Am A Years old ::
live i'll Warren; was at ManE house morning
OF murder; got there about . Jacob Robinson
gave me key, and I kept charge till coroner
came, nothing was disturbed until he came.
| No cross examination.
John ID. Rust, sworn. Live in Camden and
am the coroner who held the inquest; got there
about O'Clock: went TO the room postion of
body &c. described he had Il watch and
chain; coat on and nbuttoned; hat was be
side coat and boots; there was trunk in the
room, with IA shawl on it; at the foot Of light
stand lay lady'S stockings and boots; bed had
been occupied; | found the pistol shell now
shown me. at DR.. Bakers feet: took charge of
DR.. Bakers clothing. and delivered to the
County Attorney; also took ladv's under
clothes, and delivered them to the County At
| torney; there was chemi>e and night dress :;
found these i'll bed room off cooking room. on
| Monday the 18th the papers marked G. y. G..
| Nos. . and were found in ii room in DR.. Bt-
ker's house. among other papers: q. y. c..
| Nos . and We're also found there, and put
my initials on all pocket book was found ON
| Doctor, but little money iii it, only Il few
pennies.
Cross eX. Have described all things took
| from Mank house, that | rccoect: searched
trunk in room: found letters i'll it, some had
| DIR. Bakers name to them; can't say whether
| have them now; if ! have them they are at my
house; there We're about Il dozen: examined
trunk below in hall-think prisoner was present
| then: can't say what letters found there: this
| was Eth in afternoon; can't say who was
| present; examined other one same day. when
| two selectlnen We're present. took nothing from
trunk but letters. that | remember: l.ury's
| mother was there at examination of trunk in
| entry; shew these letters to Co. Attorney. same
| day; not at same time with others: when found
those at the Doctors the Atty. Gen. and Go
| Atty and Others We're present: one letter taken
| was not signed by DR.. Baker: it is at my store ::
| the pocket book was given >electmcn Of War
| rem; don't know what became of watch; in
pocket book besides coppcrS, there was but
little; no letters in his pockets. or other papers
got key to open trunk from Lucy OF from con-
stable, think from her; asked her for it, and
she gave it readily: can't say where | got key
| to trunk up stairs: inside of half dozen pennies
| in the pockets or pocketbook: saw no other
| money; gave thorough examination, or in
| tended to: found no cartridges or other am
| muntlon; there was pocketknifc; no surgical
| instruments or medicines found: did not eN-
| anime gig: thereIWas no foot board to bedStCad :
lightstand had drawer, and examined it: found
cartridge shell in II; did not take it out first
| dld not take charge of it one of Selecmen
| took it; there was other stuff i'll drawer like
| paper rags: there We're present the constable
| and two seectmen; Co. Attorney might have
| been; it was in Z. NJ. two hours after we got
there; no physician present then; made eNami-
nation for pistol, thorough one as possible
| then; am acquainted with firearms: can't tell
| what kind of pistol this ekStridge fits 9th er
shell was larger than this. about two sizes,
of same style and make; other clothes of hers
| besides those retained We're sent to her at her
| request; did not examine them: she had il on
when She came back; first saw her during after
| noon, Ill charge of constable who brought her
| up; sent no physician to examine her. but
| heard it spoken of; have impression that con-
stable examined her clothes.
| Direct resumed. At DR.. Bakers house found
a pocket book: it had money in it, about one
| hundred dollars.
| John b. Walker, sworn. Live in Thomaston
| and am physician, in practice 26 years: assist
| ed Il pOst-mOrtem examination of DR.. Baker, at
the Mank house; [described position of the
| body, substantially as by others he had died
| instantly, as no blood was visible except little
pools coming from mouth and nose on each
| side; there were stains Of blood on his clothes
| in front; blood had coagulated about mllstache
and beard; we removed body to another room.
removed clothing and found two pistol shot
wounds in chest lower one began at carriages
of the 9th and 9th ribs at attachment to breast
bone; it passed through, hit upper tube of
right lung, thence through medaStinum, thence
into and through the heart through the left
lung, to lower edge of 18th rib. slightly fractur-
| ing it, and lodged in muscles of back three
and a half inches from spinal column; the bull
| let shown me is the one there found; the
| wound through lungs produced bleeding at
! mouth it would come with first breathing out
there was much blood in chest it was full the
| shot would cause death in Il few seconds no
| wound would produce death quicker; second
wound between I'd and Sd ribs, and did not
penetrate chest, but passed around and up be-
| meath the collar bone; we did not find it : it cut
sub-clavlan artery, an important blood vessel:
| the lower wound was first shot fired; the Sec
ond shot would have proved fatal; think he
was standing. at first shot; at second shot he
was lying on his back; skin around lower wound
| was blackened but not burned in the other tha