Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-11-06

tntnA III throwing the gun round II must haN,
caught somehow In our clothes, or somethiu,
must have hit the hammer. That Is all the wa,
l can account for the discharge. So far as
know Brown had no know edge that wa,
going there with gun. The plan was TO tr,
and brighten him and see il we could not scar,
him away. do not know whether he suppos
ed II was the proprietor OF the orchard
Mel Straw testified: | am 90 years of age
and reside in Castine was born and brought vi
there; have lived there all my life. Twas wei
acquainted with Frank Brown: am well ac.
quainted with Fred Pressey. Brown and my.
self and the other respondents have AWAY,
been on the best OF terms.
Witness described the movements of the
party upon the streets on the evening OF De-
tober ., his testimony corroborsting substan-
TALLY the testimony Of Pressey, and that OF
the Government witnesses. The gun used !
think was musket, four or four feet and Q
half long: did not take much notice of the
bore. Went into the Dyer orchard through
the place in the hedge. Pressey fired the gun
there. and loaded II the next time, putting
in powder; he fired again, and then we came
on to Stevens street and joined the boys, who
were then between Pleasant and Main street.
They were pretty near the gate OF the orchard
standing in a row. There were there .John
Sawyer. Charles SAWYER. one OF the witnesses
Sam Hutchins. Sewall Perkins. George Fs,y.
Charles Collins, Charles l.. Sawyer, George
Macomber and Frank Brown. They were
standing there talking. and Pressey came nm
Pleasant street, and came round the hedge
and said something: I did NOT understand
what ii was he said: | supposed il was Pres
sey; he was about twenty feet from The
crowd. | should say. We then started and ran
but Brown stopped there: we ran toward,
Main street. all the bow. excepting Frank
Brown. did not notice that any one .toppe,l
with him: | am not certain whether there was
any one with him or not. | next heard thc
report Of the gun. and then heard Brown hol.
Ter, and say he was shot knew il was
Brown who hollered. went back. and he
was living in the gutter, 1t might have been
eigh, or ten feet from the gate. cb,rIe. saw
yer. one Of the re.ponJ.n,. .nJ mys.lf xx.r,.
the first one. ,hera tI ma, 80. p-...o,.
there. After left Pre..ey by the b,,I.,e ,bs,
evening. | had no lnoa leJg, tbs, ,px,hin,,
further wa. IN he done ,b., ey.,;ny r., ,,,
know who mad. the fir, nr,n,.i,io, :, o,
and hook apples.
over thi. .eb,m, az frigb,epin.. Brown ,ha,
evening. coin, up Main street, |, was. nil nm
der,,ooJ. when pr...ev snnro.chs, III,
crowd. did not lno, WIN /, v,s uva>
fellow built ms, the sam. :. pr,s.., I'm, I
womb no, have said ,b,, pi,b, whether !, va.
him. ran b,,.au.e I an ma, ,,.,r, ,o 20, tr.i
a..
Cl,arl... /. SAWYER t..,i6,J. lam ,,,.,,v
wear. Of ,,.,. r..ia.. Il, c,.,in.. b.,.. m.
there twenty wear. b,x. l,o,y, rr,,,t
Brown ever .in.r / w,. III, .non,h :, w,
srounJ. ,l., rr,.,l Pre-, rot., s,r IT,
Mel Straw. Rr,,yn my..lf and III. oh -.
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Witness testified substantially thr same A..
the other respondents. and the witnesses for
the state. respecting the movement. Of IN. p,r.
II on the evening 81 October .. and th,, h,
went to the Over orchard with tia. crowd that
evening. and continued. We ..nt mn on >tr,.
en- street. near the gat,. ana John >aw,.r.p
Gro. Maromb,r attempted ID 70 thrnu.,h the
fence. when a .nn went of and hi, came
back into the road. and another puu va. H.
charged minute afterwards. and then an
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