Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-23
SAWTBLL TRIAL.
Another Days Evidence in This
Celebrated Case.
Sitting Bulls Ghost Stirs Ills Warriors
to 1ora Dancing.
The True Story Of His Relations With
ME-. Weldon.

| SlutA tuls nulHiuK. dOuhuAu ofccu-
field, of Rochester. Who discovered Hiram's
grave. described its appearance. John
Pooler. one of the party, also testified. John
b Withsm, Boston detective, was At the
grave fse minutes after lis discovery. lie
Identified the articles found. The soiiwas
reddish. He described the spots of blood,
bloody leaves. bloody trail and place
where the horse was hitched, rs other w.t.
nesses had done. The body was laid on
blanket, then taken to the Blaisdsll school
house. The body had white stock
ipgs on. The witness saw Hiram
twice or three times day
knew the shoes he wore aud identified the
ones shown him. He identified the body
from the shape of the right foot. which
turned in walking. Cross examination
showed that the witness thought Hiram
slightly larger than Isaac. Did not see
any wagon tracks.
/ DR.. John S. DAniels of Rochester. de-
seribed condition of body and result of post
mortem examination. Other witnesses ies-
tilted as to Appearance of grave, articles
found at and near that spot, the condition
of the body and as to strange parties seen
in that vicinity shout the time of the mur-
der.
John ID. Parshley of S.raffori county a
deputy sheriff, testified that he found
shoe l17S feet from the Blaisdell house,
towards East Rochester, and % feet from
the wheel rut on the Marsh road towards
the right, in the edge of the woods, Feb
4 ruary II h. Cross examined the witness
said the shoe was found right side up and
there was nothing ia it.
Stephen +. Storey, East Roche ster, saw
two board the teams and pass towards
Rochester about in the afternoon of Feb
ruary 5. February II the witness saw
buggy tracks near the Morrill, barn, show
ing that team had gone into the field as
far as the corner Of the barn furlhest from
the street, turned around an apple tree,
and went out towards East Rochester.
Cross examined. brought out the fact that
the ground was largely bare, ard witness
saw only one set OF tracks, and nothing to
show that load of hay had been in there.
Brief questioning by Chief Justice Doe
elected the fact that the tracks appeared
to have been made two or three days be.
fore the witness saw them, and to have
frozen.
DIR. Edward S. Wood of Harvard Col
lege stated that he received from Deputy
Sheriff Parshley a carrisgs cushion and
rug. hatchet, blue overcoat, diagonal un-
dercoat and vest. pair of trousers, black
neckiie, trousers pocket, pair of boots, pair
Of drawers, two undershirts, 4 pick-sxe
and handle and pair of trousers from In
spector Cogsn. He tested all the sus-
p'cious spots to ascertain whether they
contained blood. The test for determining
the kind of blood is a measurement of Ger
puscles. The blood corDuscles Of
d iferent animals are Of different sizes.
The cushion was covered with many sus.
picious looking spots, but not blood stains
| There were three blood stains in two cor
puscles measuring | 3256 inches average in
| human blood varying from l-325o to ] $500
isches in dismeter All were thin. They
had been subjected to much friction and
did not show plainly. The carriage rug
had large clot of blood several inches in
diameter. The amount of blood was so
| great that had penetrated and showed on
the under surface though of less diameter
than above. The corpuscles measured
| 3259 inches. On the overcoat stains were
found with corpuseles measuring l-3259 in
Upon the lining was a row of szablc spat-
tiers, corpu.cles 1864 inches and 1889
| inches; in a small clop on back was found
imbeddei a small bit of adipose tissue.
Two small stains found on the left lapel
/ VI n ulsRDHdt sdLk tOtt, tutpusGles
ing l 1854 riches. One email spot on the
front Of diagonal vest, corpuscies averag.
ing 32i9 inches. A black necktie con-
tsined at least four brown blood stains
corp lscles ! 3243 and l-3240 inches.
A pocket was Gu; from pair of blue
trousers that conttsined large blood
stain With greater diameter inside
than oui side, showing that it came
from the inside of the pocket outward.
corpuscles l 1854 inches. Hiram Saw
tells handkerchief contained several blood
s,sins, with the appearance Of having been
wet. The eorpuscles measured l 3239
inches. There was also dirt on the hand
kerchief and an iron rust stain. The
drawers contained blood stains on both
knees, all wider on the outer than the inner
surface, showing the blood came from the
outside. On the left knee, corpueoles
32i9 inches; on right knee, corpuseies
| 32i2 inches. There was spot on pickaxe
handle, corpuscles measuring l-3259
inches. The two undershirts, hstchet, no h
pairs Of trousers nnd button boots all failed
to show traces of blood. The witness said
the fatty substance delivered on the over
Goa. might have come from blood, or be
due to rubbing piece of fat matter on it.
The diameter of the red cOrpuscles was
the only means of distinguishing human
blood from that of other animals. Seal,
oppossum and Guinea pigs have globules
approximating those of human blood in
sizs, but none of the domestic an mails have
such.
Edgerly's cross examination was brief,
and failed TO show anything damaging to
the States case. Witness stated that he
was rot positive Of stains Of human blood;
the blocd Of the dog contained larger cor-
puscies than human blood; he found no
evidt noes of blood on the enameled cover
of cushion il would take at less, a table
spoonful of blood to make the spot on the
mat, not more than drop to make any
spot on the cushion, overcoa., vest, and
trousers pocket.
Mrs. Sawtell was recalled and stated
that fsaac's middle name wa, Bridge, the
name under which he registered at the Fall
mouth in Portland. When be left the store
he took some tsrgernes, caramels and
chocolates. She identified the blue thread
with which Hiram seved on the shir, but
ton the day he left Boston ard her hus-
bands socks, on which she identified the
laundry mark. She identified the hsndker-
chief by the iron rust and it's chespness
Gross examination brought out the fac,
ihst she herself bought the handkerchief
for Hiram and the siockings.were delivered
to her at the American House. On re-
direct and re-cros, examination. the Wit
ness stated that I.aac took half a dozet
handfuls dark brown chocolate caIamels
when be left.
? Henry l. Berry was recalled, ard iden-
, tif-d the bs.ehet be sold Isaac st Wallace q
store by the cost mark. They had last
, February wrapping paper Ike that shawn
him; Ssvtell himself did the articles ap.
Cross examined the witness thought there
was mail order for hstchet Of that size
soon after. There vas noih,ng UNUSUAL
about the pick, eIcep. that is wss ra:her
smsll in size.
Frank E. Wallace. proprietor of hard
2 ware store at Rochester. testified TO seein2
4 Issac there February 9Th. bet~een and !
o'clock z N He bought No. Q broad
hstcfst, round poin'ed spade, p,ex aod
: handle. He wrspped the pick and han
die in paper and put them in large b,e
or sack He left the store near AS
Witness said the hstehst, pick, handle
-, ard paper shown him were Of the
!. same kind they kept The pri.oaei
|, seemed to be in great bury when bs
passed by the witness. who stopped +
=, speak 10 BIN, and vens up 10 Berry. whom
!. ne told he vonid take the goods he va
looking st before. Witness had 10 con
We satlon with him.
George G. Ellsworth testified on the in
q foyma'i,n from some children. found hat
= chet eight or ten feet deep in water 9
. Salmon Falls River, 25 10 80 feet from th
ID Maine side. Oaicer John q. Wi,hsm, II
called. testified to the safe custody Of III
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