Ellsworth American., 1877-05-10

had collar on or not-think he did not have
neck tie on-nor If the shirt had cuff buttons;
know he had on clean shirt-pertectly smooth
as 10 bosom and cuffs pants and vest, light col
or, matched; took them from htm-did not
take boots at that time. The first thing i said,
You've got on a clean shirt He said, Il put
it on Monday | replied, You can't make me
believe that Am sure used those words
lie insisted that he did. | remember all the
talk made in that kitchen for half an hour. The
examination made of pants and vest was by
lsmp-ight-am sure blood was on vest.
know blood when see it-know II was blood
because it looked like 1t. The coat when pro-
duced was very wet. The coat was taken TO
Mr. Patterson's house and hung over a chair in
the sItting-room and remained there all night.
Smith said he and " lie coored coat with log
wood that morning before his wife washed
breakfast dishes, or o'clock. The reason for
coloring 1t. was that 1t was faded. II was
sack coat, Of black color, thick and heavy.
should not call it large overcoat. Mr.. Wey-
mouth and | searched cellar-took nothing
from II but the gun. Witness here described
the cellar. and II appeared that part of il
might be called a basement, which was used as
n wood-house.l Two families occupy the house.
The spots of blood on gun were on wood of
gun. The spots looked like two drops, and
ran down the stock. The spots were near to-
gethcr-I supposed the spots TO be blood
| When | carried Smith to hotel II was about .
o'clock-put him tO-bcd about II O'Clock. |
stopped with him in an adjoining room-I put
iron, on him. He did not complain that irons
were too tight when put them on, nor after
wards until O'Clock A. NJ. Did not tell me
before this that | was cruel to keep them
him. One night afterwards he did complain OF
their hurting him. No one in the room on Sat
urday night. and he never complained until
in the morning. The chain between the irons
was or IL inches long. Only once afler-
wards he complained when putting on irons
ths they were tight.
smith told Walker on the night OF the arrest.
that after Ada snow and Mrs lhayer let for
the + O.. he staid Ia house some fifteen min
utcs and then went up to Trims. He said he
passed his fathers house about o'clock in the
evening and saw lights there. He did not speak
Of light, IN other houses then or since. He said
he bad been la the habit OF crossing the pasture
to his fathers He said he did not call ~ faith
err. because they would want him to stay all
night and he feared he should stay too long.
The cross examination wa, long, covering
over TWO hours, but nothing new or material
was elected, except a above given.
Direct RsSHmed.-Dnc Of TIE irons which
| put on him on Saturday night found slipped
up one notch further than put il on, and put
II back 70 where Il was before.
SIMON +. WALKER.
Live in Bangor; for thirty years have
been an officer and passed most OF time aS
dctcetl,. va, teie.raphed to 20 to Buck
sport. Arrived n Trims house about
PM. Went To smiths house soon after
officers Devereux and Patterson went
there saw two women in sitting room
found officers In kitchen, began convrr>a-
tion with Smith, ana carried Il on princi-
pally while thcre-told him must search
hlm-did so-took oui contents Of pockets
talAcd with him about clnIhug-aSA ed him
how came that blood ou pants. putting my
hand on II. lie said il was iron rust
took hi, cap put ii behind mc-ani asked
him % explain how blood came on that
he said nothing-a~kyd the same question
about vr>t--uO auswcr-a-Acd him about
coat--hr said IL had been colorcd and Mr..
smith went and brought lit was wet
Smith .liI il was colorrj that morning be-
cause il had faded on shoulders. Was
done that mnrnin. by himsr.t aud wife
about breakfast time because he wanted
10 20 lu Temperance meeting on sunday
I took all this clothing and gave % officers
I to tahr care ut-rXamIncd his wallet aud
/ looked Il ovrr-had several 81. bills in it
Talked about shirt->hirt he had on a
striped cotton shirr-clean and not ~oird.
>aii he hai worn K a week.
smith In reply 10 my question gave an
account of what he did during the even
ing. which substantially corrc,ponded
with testimony given by shetiN DcvereuX.
After going 10 barn ior a job he went
back % hpusc--torpei a iltlc while 80
miuutc--then went oGt OF house and stop
ped in road aud considered whether to 90
home or not-cUuCludcd 10 gO-wcnt
back 10 barn, got his rifle and struck
across by way OF where father lived 10
Buck -pprt--gOt to fathcr'- about O'Clock.
Did not 70 ia.
Smith said he came into honsc-it a
light and lay down on Iouugc-said he
hon... c,,,,,e II a, ,,n, I'LL. "A. ii.,i,t Ill,
lighted the lamp, ana went up stars to
M "He's room ana spoke To her through
hty hoie-i 'hen searched chanpetS' tooN
th' gun pacNtd the ciothlhS ana the coat
tlll hdd oeei nyeu' atu aIer"AFu' ue'Nei-
.u.the same 70 pep, shrfn laIttr son. "a"
lh ctAar the oIo"d On one sIHe ol NY
on stock, Took from Smiths pockets a
string about iect long lald y ~ window
-whlie t'lhing "ith SMITH he to"h hoiI
o' u 'poN u rom nun aiu @ A'pt II 'I'
delivered IL 70 coroner lherr was "',o
q ~ Al'lo '' ''"'"s poCA'' wiz" E"'0
Smith said he laid on he lounge about
- an hour. Ai,er "aAlh2 NJ VIC 7ili.n .t..
'a'u ht went Gown s'aiis a-ah' INV
,ueHtthtu oy "tuesS Mh'c" ny '"9A on
nun ouuuay morning ana Aep1 u''i ue
lNereu. ohirt sho"h "h'eh WINES Pul
On On oihitn SUNDAY morning perlectS crah.
Dlu not ta!N with S"Ith afterwards m"ch Oh
any
cross f1d"tHe"-lh me oFetcoal l'uhd
~ Ioh3 entry haHs'h% up other ci"'hes
hanging up their. went To Shllh mouse
ana Sot this clean shirt "ut ot trunk ana
in pockrt or IN hands
R.E. THOMAS.
Live in HAmpdcn. knew Mrs. Thayer,
daughter OF Robert Trim. | received from
my daughter in July last package of
money as belonging TO Mrs Thayer-I de-
posted $3.50 this money with Mr. Nicker-
son Co. Treasurer of Peuobscot and took
4 receipt for it.
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