The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
SAWTELLES AWFUL STORY.
HE TELLS HOW HE KILLED mrs BROTH
Err IN THE UO0D&
shot Him Down and Tsea s,~sA Three Nal.
lets Isto Him as re Lay Deed On ths
Gresna-D ug che Grave too short sas
Gut Ofshc Head 10 Make the Beay FIT h


CoNcoRp, Dec. THE hearing in the petit
ton for new trial in the case Of Isaac b. Saw
telle under sentence OF death for numbering
his brother Hiram. at Rochester. N. H.. was
held before the full bench OF the Supreme
Court in the Senate chamber this forenoon.
The hall and corridors leading to It were
thronged. Sawtelle. In charge OF Warden Col
bath and manacled to prison officials. came
into court at 1882
Frank Z. ShurtlefY Of Concord. the court
stenographer. was called. sworn. and read the
testimony Of John Caravan. Byron @. Bick-
ford. Ezra Smart. Charles A. wiggfh. Henry o.
Berry. Byron +. Horne. and Arthur Wiley.
showing that Sawtelle arrived In Rochester.
hired team. and what he did on Feb. q. 1900.
the day on which the murder was committed.
Mr.. Edgerly then called Isaac b. Sawtelle.
the prisoner. He was sworn and testified as
follows: ...
"1met my brother Hiram on Feb B. 1890. at
Rochester when no got of the train. told
him his daughter Marion was sick. didn't
say where Marion was. but told him she was
out OF town. got u team at Smart's stable.
and went from there to Wallace's hardware
store where get spade. pick and shovel.
and asked IL they would take back the tools IL
they were not used They said they would. !
did up the tools and put them in the back Of
the wagon.
II drove past Rankin's house in Maine. I
asked Hiram IL 1t was not better to sell the
land and pay up the mortgage. SO rs to have an
income from the house on Dudley street. rent
ed In Boston. He said he would like to have an
income. When turned into the Marsh road he
Directly turned into The itte path near the
wanted to get out. and no did. Then he got In
again. 1 snid. have got some papers here
that want you to sign, t99k the papers
ressver o. and pointins 1t at him. He then
smpSa ap she Isass
said Hiram ann mont i. Do Ssis IS want e. yqn
s sSs 70 ns ihsn saId; s ss%s ssss
a aSne 70 sa iron Mother ' ossss
to walk toward the shanty. and after going
nnS add sscSR m SSi s6i5as
Il, came back to where Hiram lay, and he did
f fead not t. spsshf mysei !i S'S
Hiram. I'm going to shoot immediatelyf
ad Ss Dr eers my SS %0th e.:
iTed three more shots into bis body t. put lin h
S BOOTS Oh and Srnd dragged the body about ioS
5seS And .6 S s5ok al ssosnre ra fSs
the hatchet and chopped ~ his hegd and arms.
had f Se ST sssd and tax
the woods and buried the head under some
Hi % threw the axe, lamp and shovel
ss hs
mother and Sia,rIon. ! went t. Boston. |
irS into tho harbor. His. clothing
was bloody. also mi. own. I bought
Roc st:' tTo Chief Justice Doei-T didn't
bny The revolver f2r any particular rs pnrpose
home from Charlcstown prison. to set him down
paS ss f.f aaa RGs
Hiram maf i. saWtsiie; renSnish ali ny right to
and ID n"a the
never mention anything Of what has occurred
here. NY ides was to Set him to sign the pa
Ene% that faEs Signed them The
woods he would bo never say anything about
B0 sbus IN Mns s OF hf went sn%
them. Dr.. Blood said it would be Just the way
f. 70 up, 70 Rochester and take mother and
spoke about the vacant house. never made
up my mind to kill him., for knew II got him
he would ei sign the papers Without my killing
II would not have killed him II ne had not
%oSd Do IL e tS S ist sisned
'ne retarned to Roshsster from Boston on
head pr body bad hs% been sna
back to Rochester and went to Ports
Sah taSs %sthfr ns Ensw
H Hiram Would not come. otherwise. sent
telegram to Hiram saving his daughter was
f ings against aad i a". nor against him.
k!sd ysHr without having hard feel
Thcro were no. particularly hard feelings
Hs sSpSd WITH tbo
by tho light Of the moon, otherwise should
sworn sS"y w stateent to ths court that had n"
E Hro on TIE .%a Of wh ss DEATH with
! lg got tie rsSolver. prepared to use them il
When did you first tell where the head
Never until told my council ns l., since this
to Sar mig to Se ts the truth knew Going
to be hung for his murder and g wanted my
never bs found and all his body would not be
: Al this Sawtelle's eyes, filled witt, tears and
he spoke with much difficulty This was 3 the
Snk Ss SS d Il rs
tive. extending over more than three hours.