New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-26
ISAAC Sd JVT'ELLE CONVICTED.
TO BE HANGED IN JANUARY. 1892. FOR THE
MURDER OF HIS BROTHER.


JURY OUT LESS THAN TWO HOURS.
Dover ~ H., Dee. 2j.-Sawtce was to-day
found guilty of the murder of his brother Hiram
and was sentenced 10 be hanged the first Tuesday
in January, So
Sawtcc spent his Christmas In listening TO +
guments of counsel before the jury when was
trying him for the murder of his brother The
Court came in at o 80 and Lawyer EdGerly al
once began his argument for the prisoner The
indictment, he said, contained two counts one
charging Sawtellc with the wful murder of his
brother in Rochester. the other that he hired.
procured. or induced some party I'm the State OF
ew-lIampshrc TO go into Maine and
commit the crime Counsel maintained
that the evidence failed to show conclusvclJ that
Hiram Sawtcllc was in Rochester at tie time the
murder was committed that his identity mad not
been fully established lie called attention To
the testimony offered the time the pistol shots
heard on the Rochester road and the tIre at
which Isaac'S team was seen in that vicinity
Without the testimony Of the Wilcys the State
hicd TO show even suspicion of crime In New
hampshire. and that testimony had been contra
drtcd by number of witnesses. The State did
M show that Isaac Sawtcllc was on the road nj
any time when they allegc those shots We're Grcd.
Counsel held there was no evidence Ia show that
Hiram Sawtcllc WAS killed behind tie Nlorlll barn
or tat he was shot by Isaac while in the buggy.
His theory was that tie man was killed in Tie
STATE of Maine. near the grave where The body was
founo buried. and that the bloodStaius found upon
lSaacs coats and vcsi came from his sore wrist
CounSl touched lightly upon tie second count oi
the Indictment. denying that the fact had been
established that Isaac had any accomplce in tie
crime
The cour, took recess till . o'clock. at which
time AttorIry General Barnard began the ar-u-
mcnt for III, State The defence. hc Slid, denied
that Hiram ,ycr left Boston, that he ever arrived
in RochcstcL and that he was ever killed. The
only fact admitted 10y them is that the body Of
some man was found hcadcSs over IN Maine. with
the arms talcn oil. of which they knew nothing.
We all know" be- said. " that tie identification
Of person is a difficult Il ing. Usually We r.
member Il par,on hy tine expression and cast of
countcnancc Whoever buried this man in Maine
knew thiS fact and ont oiI the head. and cloth
ing to render Identification impossible. liur ia
speaker asserted that the Identification had been
accomplished without thc shadow of doubt.
The Attornc, General then outlined the history
of the trouble between Isaac ana Hiram over their
father property, holding that Isaac f. und that be-
had T. get Hiram out of the way or abandon Jll
hope Of gcttn complete possession Of thc property
lie could have assasiua'cd him iu the city. hut ur
could not get rid Of the body and iuolly decided
upon thi, dlabocal plot. The Attorney General
then slctchcd the movements OF Isaac wi DE In
Rochester. and claimed that 'hc states testimony
completed a perfect chain OF evidence against tie
prisoner.
The AZ umcnt was finished at /. oclock. and
after recess Of ten minutes Iulsc Doe charged The
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