The Russellville Democrat., 1890-02-20
BOSTON FRATRICIDE.
The Body of Hiram Sawtelle Found
 Near Lebanon, Me.
A Chain of Convincing Circumstances Points to Isaac sawteIle, Brother of the Victim, as the Per2e-
 rator of the Deed.

] a..::zz,n, Me. It had been decapitated and the head has not yet been discovered. When found the body was projecting from a poorly-made grave and had a bullet in the heart. It was three yards from where Officer Shields found the | paper that was wrapped around the axe. The body was entirely naked with I the exception of the feet which had on pair of socks. Beside it was lot of clotted blood, where the arms and head had been cut off.
 Officer Shields now has in his possess | sion the empty shell from which the bullet came that killed Hiram Sawtelle. The bullet itself was also found, and a I gold collar button, bent ana twisted. The conductor of the noon train says | that last Monday Isaac Sawtelle left his train at East Rochester and went down 1 the track toward East Lebanon.
 An old farmer living mile from the aforementioned house on the way to | the East Lebanon depot, says a man | tallying with the description of Isaac | walked past his house at p. m, Mon day, toward the depot. It has also been learned that number of persons saw | Sawtelle walking toward East Lebanon | on Monday.
 1 Isaac E. Sawtelle, suspected of the mur- | der, passed restless night in his cell. In an interview yesterday morning, he as- l serted that his brother would be found | all right. 'He will return,n said he, ''when the proper time arrives, and l then I will make an explanation"
 The question was asked: Do you au- thorize the statement that he will re- l turn, ands that your prediction is based upon knowledge in your possession?' l To this, after a moments hesitation. | he replied in the affirmative.
 1 Sawtelle was arraigned this afternoon | charged with the murder of his brother | Hiram. His counsel waived the read l ing of the complaint and pleaded not l guilty, and the case was continued to | March 21. Sawtelle was taken to Dover l iail, where he will be confined until I that date.
 l BosToN, Feb. 1.-The finding of the body of Hiram Sawtelle yesterday aft ernoon shows conclusively that a horri- ble murder has been committed and l the outlook for the accused prisoner is | pau. l ut CttSG IS OlG O1 bHC iiloob lhtSA- esting in the criminal history of New England, and although it has apparent 1 ly been shrouded in mystery from the beginning, the work of the detectives has been 80 thorough that a complete chain of evidence against the prisoner, from the time of his leaving his brother Hiram's house to the finding of | the latter's body, is laid bare, and shows so little attempt on Isaac's part to cover his tracks that it seems strange l that any one could hay been mystified | as to his intentions or actions.
 In December last, Isaac Sawtelle was l pardoned from the State prison, where he had served a long sentence on three indictments for rape; since that time he has boarded with his brother Hiram in Roxbury Hiram kept fruit store on | Washington street, which had been owned by their father, as residence and was in their mothers name. Isaac had deceived his mother and induced her to transfer the property to him, but | Hiram put an injunction upon 1t, so that Isaac could not sell it. The property I is said to be worth S5,000 to S20, 900. These transactions have caused hard | feeling between the brothers, and 1t is believed that in order to remove every obstacle from his path and to give him possession of the property Isaac plotted to remove his brother and the latters family, consisting of his wife, a daughter--a girl of eight, son aged five years, and an in fant. Week before last Isaac asked Mrs. Sawtelle's permission to take one of the children to Lowell. Being sus- picious of him she refused. On Satur- day, February 1, Isaac came into the house and told Mrs. Sawtelle that her husband had given him permission to 1 take the little girl to Lowell, and the mother finally allowed her to go with him. When the father came home at night he denied having given his con sent to the girls going. From Boston | Isaac and the little girl went to Lowell, staying until Monday, when they went to Rochester, N. II. While at the latter l place, the little girl claims, her uncle | attempted to poison her with medicine and pills, but the only effect was to make her sick. Then Isaac telegraphed to Hiram to come at once. It was final ly settled that Hiram should go alone, and he left Boston Wednesday, Febru- ary 3, at p. m.
 From this moment his movements are shrouded in mystery. He was never seen alive again by his friends. The following day, February 6, Isaac and the little girl arrived home, and the former denied having seen Hiram at all. Mrs
 Sawtelle was suspicious of foul play and accused Isaac of putting his brother out of the way, which he strenuously denied. Isaac remained in this, city until the following Sunday, when he disappeared
 Hirams absence was accredited to the police on Saturday, and on Monday, February To- Special Officer Shields started for Rochester, while search was also begun in this city From the in- vestigation made by the police, 1t is learned that on Wednesday, February 5, Isaac Sawtelle hired cab at Q Koch ester livery stable and met a man at
 the depot (Hiram without a dopbtl,
 with whom he drove away. Within
 half an hour he returned alone with
 the team. It is believed that he deiiY- cred Hiram into the Keeping of his com l leAttAteh 4N bAAo tAlAI' At"NSA Alt ttAN
 afternoon be purchased hatchet, pick
 axe and spade at hardware store, also
 canvas bag in which Q carry them.
 Then, again hiring the team, ne drove
 off in the direction taken in the morn
 ing not returning until nine o'clock al
 night Hc again went to Rochester,
 where on Monday he bought two tickets
 for Portland His companion may have
 gone there directly but Sawtelle did
 not although he reached there in the
 evening where he registered at the 1 Falmouth House as j. Bridge. Dover
 He was assigned 8 room, and was mol
 again seen for two days.
 On Wednesday a stranger called ai
 the hotel and inquired iot some one
 whose name the clerk does moi reeot 7 lcet l0eainG aE fhe register tUt