Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-10-30


ness said hat Brown died from extensive
bleeding and the shock, and thar his pulse were
very low when he felt them, indicating col.
lapse. administered stimulants soon as I
possibly could. He begged me to give him
ether II he was TO die, that he might not know
the agonies of death. 1t is usual in those cases
10 give laudanum. The druggist was there,
aud gave him half teaspoonful OF laudanum
TO about two tablespoonsful Of whiskey. In
water. and his pulse was stronger for a short
time. had no positive hope that could save
his life by amputstlng his mangled limb, but
thought II my duty to make the effort. because
/ | knew that the limb could not be saved. and
| thought that the oozing. tthere is always ooZ-
| Ing from open woundl could be better
| stayed by legation of the arteries and press
! ing of the parts. | mean by the taking up OF
the arteries and pressing together OF the parts.
and by stitches and bandages we stop that
oozng very materially. il not entirely. II the
| main artery had been severed at the time OF
the shock, ii would not have resulted in In
| Simultaneous death. from the nature OF the
wound. II is a well observed and authentcat-
ed fact among surgeons that where arteries
have been cut by sharp, smooth instruments
the blood will flow very rapidly. while il the
wound be torn or jagged. the blood coagulates
In the veins and stops more quickly. and, fill
luz prevents
At the time OF the surgical operation there
were present Willis 4. Whitaker. the drug
glst. Horace Macomber. constable, George
Esiy and another Young man belonging in the
place. Pres>ey has since told me that the gun
was in his hands aud il was DISCHARGED he
knew not how. in the scuiile which took place
between them. when he approached Brown.
Pres>ey was NJ Mrs. Grindc'> during the time
was in Attendance. | think shortly after
Brown died asked hin il he knew how il
happened. and he told me then that be did not.
] also asked E>ty. whom had seen with the
boys in the fore part Of the evening. il lie
knew anything about it, and he said h. did not.
| was present and heard the testimony given
before the curoncr'> jury by Frederick Pres
sey. John Saw yer. Jr.. Charles l.. SAWYER. |
cannot give their testimony word for word.
but Pr'--ey testified. substantially. TO the fact
OF their entering IN an arrangement in the ear
~ part of the evening 10 20 10 the orchard OF
/ FANNIE Hatch for the purpose Of having some
fun with Frank Brown. lie said that thpV
proceeded in that direction. and he separated
from the boys and went 10 the house where he
ilNe- 10 obtain his gun; that when he returned
from the house one of the other BOYS came 10
him that they were not going 10 that orcha ri
but were going to Mr.. Overs orchard. ami he
the direction up Pleasant street. He testified
tina, Mel STRAW and Frederick Griudlr were In
hi company; that they proceeded up Pleasant
street 10 the lower corner OF the orchard
himself. Mel straw and Frederick Grindlr
went into the orchard. aud fired the gun either
two or three times. He testified that while in
the orchard. in order 10 iirt rapidly. NIL Straw
held the powder Ia hi hand. | thnA il Wa
hi hands. and the caps IN hj- mouth - that
he could load and fire rapidly. to make Il ap-
pear n If a double BARR lirl gun hai been
discharged. on" barrel followed the other.
lie testified iha; they left the orchard by tn.
WAY they went in: that he went up Pleasant
street. or stevens street, and cr,pi llnu. under
the shadow u the h.d.r until hc came near to
the Boy. when he said. Now. Bo,>. have
got Won. That those that Were th,rr an start
~ ant ran wiih the * option Of Frank
Brown. who. instead ~ running. >prang to-
" ard him. aud grabbed the mu-Act in one
hand hy the IuuZzir. and ~tru- .c ,u.ued be-
tween them during which the inu-krt wa
discharged. He testified that b. cnIyavored Ia
Keep the muZZle Of the gun away from the
direction of The man'> body hul In some
manner. unknown to him. The gun Wa di--
charged. and the man was wounded. and hu
testified that during the struggle b. aid to
Frauk. Prank. it j. mo" and that Frank r.
Piled. Il don't care damn il it j. me-"
Charles SAWYER testified before the turnuor-
Jury that DE- went with tn, Iariic, h. nam
ciin hi testimony that b. wa- with them IN the
evening. and that they formed Thu plan for un-
d-rtaAing 20 brighten Brown. That ihcl want
ei Il nr>t.fo him TO get hi gun and u" il. Tut
b" objected 10 using hi -Iu, hrcau~r itwa- heaN-
lily charged; that he had h'fu -unuin. with II,
and that Il Wa ipId II heavily. Z ink hat " -
tn WAY hc stated *, and then ;i-y prevailed
upon Frederick Prr--ry io 20 and 81 hi gun.
sad that they proceeded iir~i towards the
orchard Of Fannie Hatch. and then. for some
reason they gave up going {" that place, and
prprr'icd % Mr. ptrr'> orchard. On stevens
street; that nearly half way from the corner
Of Pleasant Street 10 tn, hedge there T. Al old
CAT, WAY. lie >4ld That thyy reached th- front
Of thu cate WAY. and there They urged Frank
Brow IN 10 70 into thr "I"aari, snd that while
they wer thrr" thr~a gun were fired from
q direction Within The orchard. | understood
SAWYER % >Ay that th"t daring Brown 20 20
into the orchard. dp not remember that H.
stated what they intended for Frank ~ 30 az
ter They got him in th"r-. II stated tnst they /
were urging him 90 20 over thi> -aic into The /
orchard. and while doing that. The two gum /
were discharged in succession. know there /
were iruN Tree ~ ihAt orchard nay" n"
no" ru- a. 20 "Ne.4l,t NV va ~ u!' w.
,,isLin', ,t ,,,a,,,,, ., I,-,, Hill,
ib.. or,b,r,l and afi.r th, n, a nm. Ven, tir.l
he then saw Pr,->cy approaching from the d. /
rcction Of Pleasant street. sud heard Prr~-ry !
say something 10 we .l'ct, 'N"M BOYS nave I
-. III az W., ." y, - ~ ~ ~
L,.arI tLr mn ,ii.,h4r,.-i auI I.a.rl H-,v,
grnat: that pc then turned bark AMI
went 10 the body II the man sui -poAr 10 7
MN.
iHat '"nV -" tt.. III tt>liLtn ttInic 20, {
-. - Y /" "a "'.A ~ ui9 81"
80 u-,,t Ia, ,..,i,i.l tI,T h. 81 ma, ~, ~
manner in which BroWu wa, IL b. ri. htenrd
IL testified that lie heard the Two gun fired
that he Jaw Prc>-cy approaching. and ihat be-
ur-rl brow ." run bht hhdih- thdt ne ""uIi
~ ~ n "a" n.'i's.i' i'i' ~ - iiII III
Th ,,i,n'. ~. .i,,,'s,,i,ol - I.,7,,L
with respect 10 what took place the evenin.
Of the shooting. relative to the wound and to
hi> experience a. ply ,ican and surgeon.
anu concerning conversations 'hat he SUB
i tvt,! uaH VIZ. ~ IuN a. II
siI fha.,b. ,,,,.,I,,I taJ H. .,,,,..--4,7.. T. ~,
ctrtri,l ,s or piece. OF dynamite hsI baen tla,.d
upon the flesh and exploded. 50 far A. h.
knew. The relations between Brown and the
respondents hdi away been irlenlH.
Charles ! sawyer VA cAi!e!' and sworn ana
'e-ilAr4 I'VE Ia 'a'ti"t' arr an 4 yeafs p
asr- On The evening 81 me sfF'''hs "a- coming
iioG Loie nV"l Main street, ana met On thr cor
heF' J"hh sawyer ana tf'i fitsad! = Aarlea saw
yer PRANK Br'"E AMI 9e""A Perkins ltAcu
"eh' % ny sister : "Al f.iLln4 wont with 'he.
We caHe back amt met ''""Tse Ma''mper' Mel
eira" ami am ll4ichil<N. a1d th.nA George r
{! was there. believe they drank -pue alcohol
called II alcohol, tasted OF Il y Ma ~ stron;
Tor me lc9uli not -! how mueA the otheF7
dtanA Inca We "eAi lFvh iitrt o'eF NNF. near
I" where Brown mother liNe' went from heTe 10
lllicn corner anu iHcn icl' r lle -Aatirg ri-iA
and -haivd half an hoar. Thea came back to Ill
den- corner, fn"rsey "a- With a. "alNt'l up
Main street heard them ;alk something about 90
IN down to liatch'' to scare Brown We walked