The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-04-23
THE SAWTELLE MURDER
ISAAC TELLS HOW HIS BROTHER
WAS nURDERED.

The Victim Lured to "a Lonely Camp and an
Attempt Made To Extort His Estate
from Him-Ciaims DIR. blood Did tho
killing.
Boston (Mass.) dispatch: A morning
paper prints what 1t claims Is confess
sion made to his counse; by Isaac b.
Sawtelle of Boston, now In jail at Do
yer, n. H., awaiting trial for the muir
der Of his brother Iran, whose mutt
lated body was found buried in the
woods i'm Lebanon, Me-, last February.
in tins alleged confession Isaac says
that he and IIiram's wife were parties TO
a conspiracy to lure Hiram to an aban-
doned camp in Lebanon, Me-, where he
was 10 be held captive by the notorious
DIR. Blood and tho eX-convlct jack
twho have been suspected OF having
guilty knowledge, at least, OF the MUIR
der until he should relinquish in writ
ing all claim to the estate left by his
father.
Isaac decoyed Hiram to Rochester, n.
H., and drove him 10 a point near the
camp, where he was turned over 10
'Jack." Isaac claims that his connec-
tion with the case ended at this point,
and that he did not know of Hram's
death until he received a letter while
in Portland telling him that 1t had been
necessary TO put Hiram out OF the way.
and that each OF the trio must look out
for himself
4 his so-called confession makes most
OF the evidence in possession of the gov
eminent accord with this theory OF
Hiram's taking off, and claims that the
10 ~ 4. n
Blood and the convict Jack"
He said he had had DIR. Blood's own
handwriting for the proof that Hiram
was killed in a struggle, during which
more than intended violence was used
bv either him or Jack" to prevent
Hiram from gaining his liberty.
1.-THE conspiracy" he said, twas
planned by Blood. assented to by me,
directly furthered by his companion.
and indirectly by friend in Lowell"
According 10 Isaac, Blood was TO get
$500 for his part OF the conspiracy, and
he 1saac) gave him 500 cash and note
for 500, payable in weekly installments
of S25.
He claims that Mr.. Richardson Of
Lowell, at whose house he stopped on
his way to Rochester, n. H., with his
niece. gave him the pills which he after
ward gave the girl, but the pills were
harmless, only causing a sickness which
served as an excuse to decoy Hiram to
Rochester and that he Isaac told
Richardson of the intended operations
against Hiram.
Isaac says that Blood wrote him let
ter at Rochester giving him instructions
to drive from Rochester to an old house
near Springvale, Maine, where he would
find person to whom he was to pay
the installment of the note then due.
The letter also requested him TO bring a
spade,
He drove to the house on the Tuesday
before the murder, where he found
Jack, who requested him TO bring an
AK with which TO cut wood for fires as
he said Blood and he were going to be
prepared TO remain all winter. il neces-
sary. to get Hiram to sign the paper
giving up all claims to the property.
Jack" also wanted a spade and pick
Ak, which he said would have part in
the persecution OF Hiram. but as Isaac
says he supposed, for ocular effect only.
On Wednesday Isaac saws he drove Hi
ram TO the same spot, where "Jack" met
him and told Isaac 10 go for doctor
while he drove Hiram TO the house
where he expected to find 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 I'm behind and
which Isaac thinks contained IIiram'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.
1t is believed that the confession is
not genuine, and that Sawtele made il
up TO account for the evidence which he
knows the State has against him. The
story of the crime having been COM
mitted in Maine is apparently an at
tempt to escape the gallows, as the death
penalty is not enforced in that State