The Portland daily press., 1890-12-20
Pistol Shots Heard by People Who
Passed the Team.
A Mysterious object Hidden From
Sight In the Carriage.
Testimony Which Makes Isaac Saw
telIe's Prospects Look Gloomy.

| Tar from the witness stand.
The first witness on the stand after the
| opening of the court was Stableman Wiggin,
who was being cross-eXamined when the
court adjourned yesterday. This cross ex-
animation was resumed, and witness was
made to repeat his testimony concerning
the blood stains on the buggy, the intention
| being to show discrepancies between his
testimony now and at the preliminary hear
| ing at Rochester.
Following him came Hiram @. Bickford.
| ford. conductor on the train for which Mrs.
Morrill, and Mrs Hammond we're waiting at
| the depot on the afternoon they saw the
man supposed to be Hiram Sawtelle. Mr..
| Bickf0rd said that the train arrived at Koch
| ester at Al and left three minutes later.
Stable-keeper Ezra S. smart was the next
| wituess, and he told about the blood stains
substantially as did his employer. He also
| gave measurements Of the buggy, showing
| that the box was three feet IL incnes long,
| tvs feet three inches wide and IL inches
| high at the back; from the back Of the box
| to the back of the seat was 121 inches.
| From the back of the box to. the loot rest
| was thee feet seven inches. This testimo-
| ny was brought out by MIR. Kivel undon6ted-
| ly to show whether or not body could be
| put in the buggy from the rear The cross
| examination was an endeavor to show un-
| certainty as to the blood stains and their To-
cation.
James Bell testified to seeing buggy
| drive out Railroad avenue about O'Clock on
the afternoon Of February He saw Isaac
lean out of the buggy. He fixed the time
because he repaired a clock that afternoon.
| Cross-examinatton developed the fact that
| the witness had no recollection OF seeing
| other teams on that day.
Porter Emery also testified to a team and
after him came Arthur Wiley, the young
man who was driving load of lumber down
| by Nutter's woods ON the afternoon Young
| Wiley was positive as to passing the sorrel
| horse and buggy with Isaac driving II, sit
| ting on the leithaDd side, and having with
hin. man whom witness bad never seen
since; witness passed this buggy on the
bridge between the Nutter woods and Roch-
ester. He did not hear any shots fired, but
questions by Mr.. Kivel brought out the fact
that he had cap pulled over his ears,
scarf around his neck and was sitting on the
foOtboard of his wagon so that his head was
below the level Of the top of the load. Cross
examination was as to the time of day, etc.
Heard Three Pistol Snots.
John c. Wiley, father of the previous
witness, who was following his son down
the road by the Nutter woods, with four
horse team, testified to passing the sorrel
horse and buggy. and then to hearing three
pistol shots in rapid succession--''like this"
said the witness a. he clapped his hands
thrice within a few seconds. The surprise
at the shots, and the fact that they came
from behind him caused him to turn around.
He could not see the team anywhere. This
was not far from the Morrill, barn.
Chief Justice Doe here took hand In the
examination, and brought out several
things as to the relative positions OF the
teams, emphasizing by his questions the im-
portance of the testimony. The er1ss-exam- Gro
inaLion was searching, but Mr.. Wiley was
very positive about those shots.
Mrs. Lizzie Webber, living not very far
from the Morrill, barn, testified to hearing
three shots as she was going from the house
to the barn near it; she had seen the Wiley
teams pass by the, house just before; she
could only fix he day by the fact that meat
was bought at the store on that day the Dill
for the meat was not presented at that time,
out before the trial at Rochester. In cross
examination, Mr.. Efgerly made considera-
BILE of this way of fixing date and alse
went particularly into the time of day and
other facts. Mrs. Webber seemed certain
of her original statements. Ado lrument
for dinner, for rest and for the airing of the
curt room was made at y 80 O'Clock until
| 230.
Fannie L. Berry, living in a field near
Nutter's woods, testified to hearing three
pistol shots from Nutter's woods. Looking
up, she saw board team with two horses.
Samuel FL. Gushing of Rochester, milk
man, drove his daughter to Rochester at 8
| p m. February 5 from his house beyond
Nutter's woods. The witness heard three
.
woods when opposite Shorey's house. He
| saw no teams before. Afterwards the wit
ness passed two loaded teams 60 or 20 rods
towards Rochester village beyond the bridge
the witness said he did not see James Cor
son on the road. The witness heard the
shots when 90 rods from Morrill's barn.
Emma NJ. Nutter, daughter of the preyi-
| GUS witness, testified substantially as he
did. Her proof Of dates weakened on cross
examination.
Warren G. Jones of East Rochester, fin
| ished working in Reeds shop, Rochester,
| February at 4.50 .. m. He. went to the
| stable, three minutes walk, harnessed his
| horse, struck Portland street near the rail
road and drove to East Rochester. When 20
rods beyond Adams's Corner, the with ess
| passed by top carriage With the sides on,
drawn BY Smi rp i cl pp sorrel horse.
known by the witness I"t over two years
The carriage passed rapidly 10 to 10 feet
from the witness. The driver was on the
| right. The carriage body set close to the
axle at the back and was muddy. Something
lay on the bottom, covered with a blanket
and higher in the centre than at the side.
Nothing was projecting from the back. II
was near sunset. When cross examined the
witness said he did not pass Nutter's woods.
He went around the corner there by anoth-
road to the Shorey house.
| Mrs. Fred Rankin, of South Lebanon,
Me-, first saw Isaac oawtelle February 4th,
at 9 a. M, passing her house with s0rrel
horse, clipped, and top carriage containing
a shovel or PICK handle. He took the I0ad
leading past the Bl isdell house to Spring
| vale. About noon she saw him returning
towards East Rochester. The next after
mood, after 8, she saw the same team slowly
trot by, Is feet from the window. The from
| of the buggy was full clear across, and the
robe tucked in. The carriage was low OF
the axle, and fullness near the middle baci
portion was covered with something dark
Nothing protruded In cross examination
witness said she lived about a mile bey0nC
East Rochester. She noticed the h rse wa
not sweaty aud the mud not frozen.
The Trip to Portland.
Lucinda Smith, of Rochester. testified t.
Isaac obtaining board of her February 8
for himself, mother and Marion, stating tina
he was looking for dentistry. Tuesda
morning, at Z, Isaac went away. On return
ing, he placed his wet Congress shoes be
hind the fire, and took them away the ne x
morning. When Marion came, nothing wa
I said about her being sick. tuesday after
noon Isaac bought rubberS for himself au(
| ed In 10 minutes. and vomited three time
, afterwards. Isaac went out Wednesda
: | morning at O'Clock and did not return I'll
the witness retired Marion was bright al
carried gripsack and his mother a sma
grip. The witness said she saw no cloth in
besides what he wore till Thursday when i
his absence she saw an overcoat and undel
) | coat, the latter slit On the bureau Law hi
: pants, or vest. The rubbers and Coneres
shoes were there muddy and reddish, isaa
1 | returned Thursday, and said he was goin
Q to Portland to look for dentistry. The
went away, Isaac and Marion each having
D paper bundle. Monday morning between
2 and 10 Isaac called again He said he wa
a Looking for his brother, who left BostO
( Wednesday. He asked if he had been inquire
: for. Thursday morning Isaac had clea
shirt on. but not so Wednesday. On cross
/. examination the witness said the grip wa
=, large enough to carry weeks clothing
: Isaac had two pairs of shoes. She acknowl
s edged her signature to the testimony Defor
Q the coroner. The witness said she never sa'
or heard of Isaac before Monday. lie the
told her that his mother and niece lived !
Boston, and Tuesday gave MS name. Il
4. said they were at the hotel but ala not sa
{; why they came to Rochester Tuesda
! morning Marion spoke about sore throa
I, q After she vomlted, she said her head ache
and went to bed at seven. Inc mother wa
down stairs while Isaac and Marion went Il
: to take the medicine. Isaac said nothin
" about the grip, Marion's being teverIsh {
sick. or about sending for anybody on til.
account. Marion did not have the grip, nj
was she feyerish.
: frst saw Isaac Sawtelle February 8. He il
= | -.t-.a ahout EarmInpt0D. Grpat Falls an