St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-14
WHO KILLED sAwTELLE3
The Crime Laid at Convict
",Jack's' Door,

JACK = DOOTs
Boston, April 13.-The Globe this
morning prints what it claims is con-
fession made to his counsel by Isaac B.
Sawtelle, of Boston, now in Jail at
Dover, N. H., waiting trial for the MUIR
der of his brother Hiram, whose multi
ared body was found buried in the
woods in Lebanon, Me-, last February.
In this alleged confession Isaac says
that he and Hiram'S wife were parties
to a conspiracy to lure Hiram to an
abandoned camp in Lebanon, Me-,
where he was to be held captive by the
notorious DR.. Blood and the ex-convlct,
Jack (WhO have been suspected of hav-
ing guilty knowledge, at least, of the
murder), until he should reliDQuish in
writing all claim to the estate left by
his father. Isaac decoyed Hiram
to Rochester, N. H., and drove
him to point near the camp,
where he was turned over to 'Jack."
Isaac claims that his connection
with the case ended at this point, and
he did not know of Hiram's death until
he received letter while in Portland,
telling him that it had been necessary
to put Hiram out of the way, and that
each of the trio must look out for him
self. The sO-called confession makes the
most OF the evidence in the possession
of the government in accord with this
theory of Hiram's taking off, and
claims that the murder was committed
in Maine by DR.. Blood and Convict
Jack"
He said he had had DR.. BIood's hand
writing for the proof that Hiram was
killed in struggle. during whicn more
than intended violence was used by
either him or Jack to prevent Hiram
from gaming his liberty. "The con-
spiracy," he said, was planned by
Blood, assented to by me, directly fur
rectly by friend in Lowell"
According to Isaac, Blood was to get
$500 for his part in the conspiracy, and
he Isaac gave him S100 in cash and
note for S40O, payable IN weekly INSTALL
ments of S25.. He claims that Mr.. Rich
ardson, of Lowell, at whose house he
stopped on his way to Rochester. N. H..
with his niece, gave him the pills
which he afterwards gave tue girl,
but the pills were harmless, only caus-
ing sickness which served as an eX-'
cuse to decoy Hiram to Rochester, and
that he Qsaac) told Richardson of the
intended operation against Hiram.
Isaac says that Blood wrote him let
ter at Rochester giving him instruc-
tiOns to drive from Rochester
to an old house near Springvale,
Me-, where he would find party to
whom he was to pay the installment OF
the note then due. The letter also re-
quested him to bring spade. He drove
to the house on the Tuesday before the
murder, where he found Jack" who
requested him to bring all axe with
which to cut wood for fires, as he said
Blood and he were going to be
prepared to remain all winter, if neces-
sary, to get Hiram to sign the paper
giving up all claim to the property.
slack" also wanted spade and pick
ak, which he said would have part in
the persecution of Hiram. But. as
Isaac says, he supposed for ocular eff
feet only Wednesday, Isaac says. he
drove Hiram to the same spot
where Jack" met them and told
Isaac to go for doctor while
he drove Hiram to the house, where he
expected to fnd his sick daughter.
Isaac left the carriage and Jack" re-
turned it to him about an hour and
half later. Isaac then drove Jack"
about three miles up the Springvale
road, where Jack" left the carriage
with bag which he had in behind, and
which Isaac thinks contained Hiram's
clothes and head. He claims he did not
see DR.. Blood at Springvale, nor has he
seen him or ''Jack" since the disap-
pearance of Hiram.