Ellsworth American., 1877-05-10


Said coat was faded and that there were
paint stains on Il. This coat he said he
wore out TO Trims. His pants had spots
! upon them. Smith said they were iron
rust and after examination ] was convin-
ced they were iren rust. There was an
other spot which looked rs II 1t had been
rubbed or scraped, on vest, the spot saw
and thought was blood, Smith said he
thought not. Spots were on visor Of cap,
but smith said they were not. On the gun
| | found two spots, one spot the other
| had run down. The spots looked like
| blood carried home the clothing, his
gun, and a knife and afterwards gave them
| to Co. Atty.
| examined pockets OF the coat and found
! smooches of fresh blood In left hand pock-
| ct. The smooch was an inch wide and a
| third OF an inch long.
Smith was arrested and taken to Hotel
| (Rnbinson House) The next evening
| Smiths shirt was changed, the last he
wore until 2lst OF Oct. which was just as
many days as he said he had worn the
other He remained in his room almost
| all of the time. Both shirts | gave to Co.
| Atty, after Coroner's Jury. (Shirts shown
witness and identified. One taken from
Smiths body. Sunday morning, and the
other, worn by Smith I'LL the 2lst.
| smith said he came home across the
pasture from A. Harriman's TO road by
| Thomas Clay's house and his fathers. Did
not stop for fear he might be detained too
| long. He said when he got opposite Geo.
! Emertons he heard . o'clock bell ring.
! Told what streets he passed through and
how he went into house at back door. Said
| he met nobody on the road. lie was ask
! ed II Webster's Saloon was open and II he
saw,a lisht-said he did
Three or four days after. | asked him
who got up first he or Webster's folks.
| He said he did not know-asked him about
( the door and he said the door was open
! and that there were clothes on basement
stairs. he said they belonged partly TO him
and partly 70 his family-said he did not
think 70 speak TO Webster about II; and he
further said he found back window open
there was ladder within six feet OF
building, ten feet long. Asked why be
did not 20 out to Trims. He said he did
not like to look on dead bodies. asked
| him il he had told any one he was out
| there Friday night and saw Mrs. Thayer.
lie said he had not and then added. Il did
mention it to Mr. Dorr. My wife spoke OF
it 10 Mr. Dorr, and | went to find him and
/ told him OF being out there. He finally
admitted that Mr.. Dorr asked him first.
Cross Frlmined-Have not related all
the conversation. not half of it probably
have had with Smith since arrest.
Saw Smith during summer often, at work
/ as late A. August, for Emery.
There were not many people at Trims
when first got out there. The selectnen
appointed man, Sewall Phillips, to take
charge OF everything, and not have them
removed before Coroner came.
Think shirt may have been on all day,
] 49,. 4. 4 81. -, tr
Smlth's coat hung over chair on Satur-
/ day and sunday, nv son and VIM. Homers 3
examined coat The room nnoccupied-
/ other clothing hung up in closet which was
4 locked. Shirts were put In trunk, and
. locked up. others could have had access To
coat. but it was against orders, Delivered
! TO County Attorney. shirts. cloud, cotton
rubbers, comb. gun and clothing, Satur-
/ day, Feb. 3D.
+ Not out OF my possession, except show
/ ed them to you, (Hsilock.)
No one present when Smith told NE
/ about articles on stairs. Think we were
alone at smiths room at hotel. There
were other ladders than the one testified
l TO. They were at work or had been about
4 the house at that time.
v Direct reSumei.-Carried gun under coat
/ home. when looked at 1t next day, the
i blood was rubbed OFF.
Have never found or heard Of any other
shirt than the one Smith said he wore that
/ week-have searched tor another. Gould
Z find no scratches on his hands or arms.
Smith said that on his way home, he left
/ the road only once To 90 10 spring 10 get
/ water-thc spring is about $50 rods from
I Coombs' corner,
I Distance from Trims house to Bucksport
4 Village miles. 15l rods.
a. K. pEvEREUx, RECALLED.
Saw no wound, or abrasion, of skin on
/ hands of Smith when | put irons on. EX-
/ amned particularly.
WILLIAM WEYMOUTH.
Live at Bangor-am on Police force
rode down with Walker, and accompanied
7 10, aud came back from Trims to Bucks
port village with him. Went to Smith 5
{ house when he was arrested-DevereuX
with me He told Smith he should have to
arrest him. Smith made no reply. Dew
/ evereuX asked Smith II he was surprised.
/ lie said he was not. Went into kitchen
with Smith aud other officers. Examined
| clothes in the first place. Had on light
/ pants aud vest-wooen | think. EV H.
| incd his shirt IL was striped. OF a h.u,i>lt
/ coior-looked at shirt. which was smooth
and clean. both wristbands and bosom.
! Asked him where he was the night before.
I He said. lat Trims" (Witness repeated
! conversation of Smith, already testified to
/ by Devereux aud Walker.) | noticed a
tare on his pants and asked him how they
came torn. He said he did it getting over
I a fence. He was asked how blood came
on his cap. He said he did not know there
was any-asked how blood came on his
Ita a ,,.Nss Eaa
| He said when he left HaIriman's, he did
not tell them he was going home.
Cross Examination. arrest at Smith 8
! house, Patterson first went in. Mrs. Smith
passed US IA light-think Devereux called
tor il. Saturday was partially cloudy
day-rained in the afternoon, a cold rain.
That night it showed. He said amer com
ing back from barn that he walked back
and forth in The road, debating whether to
60 home or not that night.
WILLIE L. SNOW.
Live in East Bucksport, three-fourths Of
ii ailr from Robert Trims family-well
acquainted with hin-was there Wednes.
day night to call for Mrs. Thaver to go to
patty. saw Smith there, setting In cook
room He had on light pants and vest
coat aud cap, cap was dark. Shirt he had
on was Of udTh cOiUT. COttOu sulTt.
(Shrt worn by Smith shown witness-was
not the shirt he had on that night.) On
Wednesday saw Smith going towards
Trims between 5 and 6 o'clock. Seen
Smith frequently-never spoke to him.
When saw Smith he had gun. 1t was
light. about half past o'clock. After
wards saw him sitting beside the stove.
talking with Mr.. Trim. Stove was a box
stove, cooking stove. Don't know what
they were talking shout. This was about
o'clock. No light in sitting room-one
brought in afterwards. Coat Of faded
color, not buttoned up. Staid 10 sitting
room an hour. Ada Moore and Melissa
Thayer with me in the room.
GEO. II. SNOW.
Live at Backsport Centre. On the 18th
of Oct. last. helped John Leighton move
a shed-Leighton lives Is rods from Benz.
Smiths house. Edward M. Smith and his
brother helped me il was an old shed.
While helping me. Smith worked part Of
the time with coat on and part of time IN