Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-24

witness stated they hauled eomethipe lees
than 1000 feet John Wiley told witness
wife the day after the body vas found he
thosgbt he sau team coming over East
Rochester bridge Monday after the murder
could not say De did.
Of the searching party for Hifsm's body;
on the night after the body was found l
heard John c. Wiley cay "Iheard them
two shots just - plain" II was then re.
ported ihss there were two holes In the
body. witress told this 10 Ofncef Shields.
and Afterwards told Shields that Wiley
might not have been there. Shields re-
piled: III witnesses have mind to per-
jure themselves that's none Of our busi-
ness." Later, Wiley told told him; II
can't tell anything about il; | am all
mixed up"
Byron Horne, one Of the States wit
petses. said the man he saw drive by SGT on
the right, but he could give no further de.
scrip,ion.
George II. Swasey WAS allowed to give
Woodmsn's statement to Wiley in regard
to the murder when Wiley was examinipg
Woodman's account
Nahum Woodman Of Rochester had
charge of Wallace lumber. and kept q
record of all lumber the Willeys hauled
By HE record they hauled two loads Feb.
9Th, and two the next day. The load of the
5th must have been in by four o'clock
to have been surveyed that day
One day, either the 4th or 9th,
they uploaded by 5 80. John Wiley came
to see the board record the first Of the
week after the finding of the body, and
said he heard the shooting.
Cross examination The board must have
been delivered before dark. or It would not
have been checked as measured that day
William Gormisr testified that he talked
with Hiram Felker about the boards scat.
tered through Wallace's yard by one vii
ley's team.
Richard +. Duger Of Lebanon. Me-, dep
uty sheriff. summoned John Wiley to ap.
pear before the coroner's jury.
Wiley said he knew nothing about the
case, and added "l met that team some
time that week, but to save my life could
not tell when or where"
Cross examination brought out the idept-
iticstion Of many articles found at and
near the grave.
James Corson Of East Rochester on the
fifth of February drove an OK team down
Chamberlain street. between Nunef's
woods and Roches ester. He met Morrill, and
a woman, but not Willeys. At that time
Of day there was coni derable travel on that
road. left Rochester about i3o. Johu
c. Jacobs, living beyond Webber on Port
land street. testified to seeing Corson pass
witness place February 9Th. between 5 and
) 80. Witness talked with him. l, WAS
nothing uncommon to hear pistol shots
fred there, though not as common as other
seasons. Cross-exsmined, witness did not
know what teams passed on the road be fore
Corson.
Alonzo p. Gerrish of East Rochester.
went from Springvale to East Rochester
through the roads which passed the Blaisdell
and Rsnkin houses February 9th. When
two.,hirds of the way from Blaisdell's house
and Rsnkins, the witness saw top buggy
and Smart's horse which he had known two
years. There were two men in the buggy.
The witness reached Rocheste at 8 o'clock.
Cross examined: met no other sorrel
horse and top buggy. They Stacked up in
passing. One man had a full beard and
wore a slouched hat. The other sat pretty
far back in the carriage.
Thomas Peavy Of East Rochester, was
at Springvale Feb. 3. Saw the last wit
ness there. Got home shortly after six
O'Clock, coming past the Blaisdell and Ran
kin houses. Coming over the rise where
the shoe was found. the witness saw no
sorel horse on the Springvsle ROAD beyond
Blaisdells place.
David lie Gfos, Lebanon: Came from
Enoch Blaisdell's to Rankln's, Feb. 3,
reaching Rankin's at six p. M. Was over
taken by Peavy.
Cross examined: Witness saw man 10
top buggy with sorrel horse at Corson's
Feb 4, about nine A. NJ. The man had
wbi.kers and wore q slouch hat
At 4.30 O'Clock recess was taken until
tomorrow.