Daily Kennebec journal., 1891-12-09
SAWTELL HEARING.
More Testimony Taken Isaac Sees q
Chance to Escape the Ga!lows.

SAWTELL HEARlNG.
More Testimony Taken Isaac Sees a
Chance to Escape the Ga!lows.
CONCORD N h, Dec s-The hearing
in tue Saw tell murder case vas resumed
before ihe Supreme Court At 8 O'clock this
morning. More Witnesses were examined
IN behslf Of the petitioners.
d.. LeGrant Of Rochester vas called;
wss in Berwick M. last Saturday, to ex-
smine the head found near Heath brook |
iound the rtmsin. under = shirt. there
beirg fsanel, whiskers, seven yer'eo'e
part Of the lover jaw and the sEuli- fhe
brain voul3 have run oat. About one and
one.h inches sbove the rah, ear was 3
large hole ard . smaller one little shove
ard TO the rear OF the iert ear; the skuil
had the AppeAtaI ce OF having been batled
for nearly two years.
| searched for the bullet in the skull,
but failed t. find il bsve no d1uot that
.he hole vas made BY . bullet. There
sefe sIx teeth In the lever jaw hut none
n the upper. The body c9uidl's hsvs
been taken from the same hole that the
head was have the skull here In court.
Hsury F Walker Of Rochester. NathaD-
iei N Hurd aud r II. Goodwin Of Ber-
~ick, Ne who we're present Ia the Ber-
sick soods last Saturday when the head
vas fouhd, testihed IN detail reialve
thereto, beng guided in their search by
he pian Isx-c gave 20 his counsel
The defense rested here, reserving the
right to introduce more evidence
County Solicitor kivsl stated 10 8 genersl
way the facts shown by Ihe state at The
risi, upon ~njch conviction was secured,
and then asked the stebogrsphef to read tna
testimony taken At ihs trial, fencing 70
show that pistol shos we're heard in R)ch-
ester about the time Of the murder, and
th.t it vas committed IN New Hampshire.
Ebsl Luce test fed Sac the Wil.ys Oh
loads Of boards in Rocheser ON the Alter
noon VI Feb 5.
Inspector VIM. II Coaan Of Boston :
Found blood elods on the mat IN the buggy
used by Issac bawtell the day Of the muir
der
Prof Wood: Perhaps l found . table
spoonfui OF blood all told 90 the sesr and
cu.hioa Ct ,hs carriage upon my exsmlns-
ton,
DR.. Ham described the wa ds found
upon the body
Hiram F. iker testified thss he lived in
Rochester, February 8. 1890; remember
,he first day in 1890 that the WIileys went
on wheels; at that time was working at the
Wsliaces, iobbing, surveyipg lumber, etc (,
the WlIieys dldh't rsturn sith lumber early
enough February for me to know that
they had got back at all as they we're late ;
[ measured boar e the next day was there I;
su o sed itwss Ferusry s b; vas gone one
day; measured 'Ir0Dis,uous' loads !;
sometimes Woodmsn would be there when
I measured lumber ard sometimes not. !
.poks to the elder Wiley about pr mis-
Gu Gus" boards, and he told me they ~ere
late IN ge,,icg them to Wallacss because
they were deIayed that m 1rui1g by having
= horse shod
sCross examination by Mr.. Eigerly-Ex-
pect 1 went to New Durhsm, Fec 6, there
fore must bsve surveyed "promiscuous"
boards on the 7th; te.ti6ed at tne tr,si 10
Dover that surveyed them the 9Th OF
February.
Eviience Of DR.. Dsniels was read, show
| ing that the q ssh was burned near the
wound made by the bali which psssed
| through Hirsm's body.
DR. GrsnvlI.e P. Conn Of Conc1rd, sworn
| In my opinion the pistol shot did not burn
! the skin unless held very nssr, snd the
| pu.oine Of the fssh was caused by ths
| q 81. II the pistol vas held IS near IS one
foot from the body of . person, with clotb-
| ing en-, fhefs would be no tusaIng Ia ths
case Of Hiram 5avt.ll, .hsre the fssh -sH
| burned. the tistol would have bad to be held
| very nesr the clothing when discharged
| II one man .as chasing smother, and bres
| at him, he beibg 20 fees away a. the time.
| il he vas biz be would natural y fail for ;. ard
or in a hssp: he vouidnt fail on bis eide,
nbles. be extended an arm an logged On biz
shoulders.
| Ire sts.e rested here.
Mr.. EdsefIy s.ksd The steuesrsphef 10
resd the teslmony OF Ezra S. Smart,
! sable keepsr, showing the dimensions OF
the body OF she carriage hired by Isaac; Of
| B c. Bickford shovrg the arrival of i,e
| trsins at Rochester on tie afternoon Of
Feo. S; Of Jsmes Carson thas it vas .
| common &C -urrence, especially 10 the sun,-
| meY season, to hear pistol shots on the Road
| from Rochester through East Rochester ~
| Lebanon, Me-, snd o'hsr Witnesses.
| Auiau Of the locality where the head
vas buried With the description given BY
Isaac Sa~sell TO his COUNSEL vas insrod 1crd
and SUI M tied TO the court
DR., G..rt vas r, ,csllsd-Have examined
| the hesd wi.h DR.. Conn and found the last
vertehis splH. DIR. Conn vss Recalled
| C9uid uSs tell whether there we're aDy
teeth IN the upper jAs. Eridencs Vas sli
close5 at this poini aod recess taken IN
| I'll s 80 A M. tom morrow when Mr.. Eigeriy
vili argue for 5sStsii and AtsCrney Gen
| ersi Barnard for the slate
Mrs. Hiram Ssv;sli arrived tonight 10
re.ponse to ieissrsm from County soiici-
/ tor ktvei. She sfates that bef bu .bs1d ID
sos have sriisciai teeth, but thai bis uppes
teeth ~ere ali right AZ DE-. Grant in hla
testimony today said that snen he ms
the skuii soon after il vss fouod In
Berwick, last Saturday, there .as 30 md
! cation Of teeth in ths upper jA., iha qaes.
too has been raised IN some quarter,
tocishi shssEer the skaa ss really
Hrsm's.
No evidence vss presented TO the eou',
/ ifeatifyirs the femAirs - those OF tie
murdered man. The opinion IL general
tonight that the court vii deny Sa~sslrs
| psti ION