Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-18
SAWTELLE MURDER
Still a Hystery Despite The
Investigation.
Isaac Shows No Sign Of Weakening OF
Making q Confession.
Full and Complete Identification o
the Body at the Inquest.

DOVER, Y. II Feb. The secon
. day Of the Sastelle inquest opened in Blsls
delfs Corner school house. East Leean
on, Ne, this afternoon. Coroner Carll'
nrst move was TO order all but wiIlesss
and jury from the room.
John Gree field. eI. sheriff Of Stafford
county, was the first witness. Joined tn,
searching party Thursday with detectis.
Shields, because he knew the coua,y. Wa
present when the body was found. Des
cFibed the circumstances as already ap
peared 10 printed. Wa. the same bod,
be saw at the schoolhouse Saturday; tn,
same that DR.. Tobey saw aS Rochester
this morning. Ssws bulle, hole over the
heart when the body was found.
DR., William II. Tob.y of Boston test ied
10 beieg acquainted with the S,wtelle fam
lily for ten years. He had doctored Hiram
SIX years for scalp trouble. diseased tnler.
aud .afAe ankle. He described the hRer.
| of Hiram when in life. aud should say thar
those on the body seen this morning were
he same. he described the ankle and
corn on the outside Of the right foot and
| believed them the sane rs seen this morn
ing. About four we@ks ago Hiram com
planned the corn hurt him and the witaess
| performed an operation on it. He pre-
scribed for it afterwaed. He should say il
was the same corr see this morning. He
described the body, and said Hiram wore
low shoes because of his twisted foot Il
have not the slightest doubt" he said, 1.-THE
body | saw this morning was Elram +.
| Savtelle"
Detective J. b. Witham testified to fini-
| ing shoes last Friday morning. He recog
4 n yat .hng. l.
teiie. Was with the searching party when
he body was found. He described il and
| the things found near. The body was the
same DR.. To1ey viewed this morning
Hiram f. Sawtelie's right foot was t~isted
and be toed in. Was acquainted with Mrs
Sawtelle. Saw her at the school house
last Saturday.
Detective Shields testified that a week
ago last Saturday he was sent to SEE
Mrs, Sa~teile, get her story, and act ac-
cordingiy. Saw her again next day. De
termlned 10 come to Rochester as quckl,
as possible. Missed the train that night
and did rot leave until Monday night. On
"Wednesday witness was satisfied that the
body of Hiram was in Maine somev here
Came TO Lebanon and was with the search
ing party shen the body was found. lie
described the circumstances same as the
previous witnesses. Was not acquainted
with Mrs. Sawtalle the first time he went
to see her, and was but little acquainted
With her husband. The body found was
the same one seen this morning by Dr.
Tobey. Shields described the things found
and added that the collar button was the
same as those worn for sleeve bu tons b.
Isaac Sawtelle. Swore the things exhibit
ed were the same as those found beside the
grave Nerer saw Sawtelle until he saw
nm in Rochester Friday night. Has had
two Interviews with with him At Dover jail.
First time Isaac had on pants, vest, and
shirt, and the second time had on coat
The county attorney asked If he, in his own
knowledge, knew how or where Hiram
Sastelie came to his death. Shield re
piled that he had no fs ts of his own per
sonal know ledge. He tried to tell of the
evidence he had collected about the shoot
ing being done in The road from Rochester
To East Rochester, but was stopped by the
attorney.
DR.. Daniels of Rochester testified to And
ing the body, helped dig it out and move it
from the grave to the BlaisdelFs Corner
school house. He Described the body, tell
ing hov the head was cut off, the arms
taken off and described the bullet wounds
lie testid ded that one ball entered lliram's
body one inch to the left of the centre OF
the breast between the second and third
rib and passed through the heart and both
lungs causing death. There were tive other
bullet wounds through the breast which
souid also have ca"sed death Was showu
The bullet that passed through Hiram's
heart. Ii was % calbfe, the same a. the
ose found at the grave. The body DR.
fobey saw this morning at K lche ter vas
the same one he helped move from the
grave
Darkness stopped the proceedings. and
the jury adjourned to meet at the Torrent
Engine House, Berwick, Me-. at 10 A. NJ.
tomorror.
Detective Shields and Witham of Boston,
and J hn Greenfied and Bert Wilkinson
Of Rochester, held conference with
solicitor Kivel this evening, and laid out
work for the future. Shields will take the
body TO Boston tomorrow, and turn it over
10 Mrs. Hiram Sawteil.. Wirham and the
other two will begin the search for wit
Ne esses and testimony. On Wednesday all
four will begin the search in the Silmor
Fails river for the head. If not successful
they will go TO the spot where the body wa
found and search the woods for II. Sheriff
Pingree tonight, says that no confession
has been made by Isaac ami that none was
likely to be made.