Connecticut western news., 1890-02-19
TRAGEDY OF THE WOODS.
Was SawtelI Murdered in Maine or
 New Hampshire2
Conclusive Evidence That His Brother Isaac, Now in Dover Jail, Committed the Horrible Deed.

The body of Hiram F. Sawtell, the missing Boston fruit dealer, was found Feb. IA, ill lonesome thicket in Berwick, Me. The body was terribly mutiated, evidently done for the purpose of preventing identification. Isaac Sawtell, the brother, was arraigned at Rochester, N. H., in the afternoon on the charge of murder. He pleaded not guilty and the case was postponed until March F. Suspicious stains, believed to be that of blood, were found on his clothing, and other facts found which weave very strong chain of circumstantidl evidence about him.
 The tragedy, in all its aspects, is most terrible one, and in none more so than ill tue cruel and heartless manner in which the deed was done, and the coolness and deter mined auda ity with which the murderer has said again and again, "Hiram is all right. He vii! turn up in good time." Hiram has, indeed, been found, but in way which the murderer did not mean, and which, evident iy, the man who took such pains to cover his tracks did not expect Whether the murder was committed in Maine or New Hampshire does not yet appear, but the evidence points to the latter State, and Isaac Sawtell will be safely held until further evidence shall show beyond dispute which State has Jurisdiction.
 Late on "Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 5, Hi ram F. Sawtell, in response to a telegram sent by his brother Isaac, stepped upon the platform of the railroad station in Rochester. That was the last time he was seeil alive. He was undoubtedly met by his brother, and as daylight waned and evening drew on was driven in the now famous buggy of Stable man Smart out toward East Rochester, and the lonely woods where to-day his body was found, hoping soon to see his sick daughter, and probably suspecting notLing from his brother at his side. Half way to the little village of East Rochester, possibly not quite so far, pistol shot and then another and stil. another ring sharply through the air. The first has done its deadly work, and the buggy goes on direct d by its living and bear ing it's Iifeless freight,
 Isaac Sawtell thus far has not divulged one iota of the tota of the information Ee pos sesses in regard to how his brother Hiram met his doom Wednesay afternoon, Feb. 5. He seems to take things very easy in his quarters at the patent rotary jail at Dover, in which he is confined.
 A post-mortem examination was made upon the body Saturday the 10th by Dr. John 5. Daniels of Lebanon, assisted by Dr. Bar ker of Lebanon, and Dr. Downs of Roches- ter. Three bullet holes were found in the body. One entered the side, passing through the lung and heart, splintering rib on the right side. It was removed from just under the skin. Another bullet entered the body an inch to the left of the sternum between the second and third ribs, passing through the lungs and emerging below the right shoulder blade.
 The third bullet hole was found on the left arm about three inches below the shoulder joint. The right arm was severed from the trunk, about two inches and a half from the shoulder joint, and the left about an inch end half from the shoulder joint. After the ex- animation the body was removed 10 Rochester and placed in 8 tomb. The body will prob ably be brought to Boston to-day for burial as the necessary permit for it's removal has been obtsined. The trial will probably take place at Dover, as several reputed witnesses affirm that they heard pistol shots on the New Hampshire side.of the line.
 The search for the head of Hiram ana the clothing he wore when he left his home on that fatal Wednesday will be continued, and 1t is hoped that parties of the townspeople will join in the hunt. The woods in the vicinity of the lonely grave. will be looked over, and an attempt will made to drag certain bodies of water near by. There are many persons who believe that the head Is wrapped in the bloody clothing, and that when one of the missing articles is found the rest will be very near