Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-01
TO SAVE HIS NECK.
Confession Promised
by Isaac SaWlelIe.
SAYS HE DIDN'T KILL HIRAM
Will Give the Name of the One Who
Committed the Deed.

CONCORD, n. H., Dec. 1.-Isaac 3. saw
tsll has sworn to tho fact that he saw his
brother Hiram killed In the state Of Maine,
Feb. 8, 1900. IL Is the first admission that
this noted criminal has made since his ar
rest one week after the murder was COM
mitted. Today he will tell who the mur-
derer Of his brother vas, and how and
when the latter was killed The name Of
this man will be made known snly to the
judges Of the supreme court, Isaac's coun.
eel and the state attorneys. II this man
can be found anywhere, he will vory likely
Be arrested
"Dr." Charles L. BLOOD, If it is necessary,
will be called as q witness TO appsar at Q
hearing. TO be held before the law term of
the supreme court of New Hampshire, 10
decide whether or not
A New Trial Shall Be Granted
70 the man now under sentence Of death.
Isaae's lawyers, Msssrs. James A. Edgerly,
Joseph X. Worcester and George =. Haley,
told the convicted criminal, IN the state
prison yesterday, that there was one
chance TO save his neck, and that was by
telling the truth and nothing but the
truth, and giving the authorities IN oppor-
tunity Of proving what he told II he
would do that, there was q chance that
his neck would he saved from the gallows
but nothing else would be Of avail.
Isaac promised that he would tell all he
knew, and would neither hide anything
nor attempt to mislead the officials In any
way.
Then he was given to understand that II
his claims were susceptible Of proof, and
1t could be shown that the murder was
committed in the state of Maine, the YER
dict against him would be set aside.
Thus II Is that, after nearly twsnty-two
months, the mystery OF this rsmarkabls
murder
Hids Fair to Be Cleared Away.
Still, Ii must be understood that Isaac's
statement alone will by no means be &C
septed as truth. II must be proved and
evidence must be secured Perhaps an
other arrest must be made before the su-
preme court of this state will decree that
It Is not for New Hampshire to punish the
murderer or murderers Of Hiram Sawtell
The fact that only five weeks from today
the execution will take place had great
weight in inducing Isaac to tell the story
The law term Of the supreme court begins
today, and IL there was any delay In ar
irving at n decision. Il would be too late
for n man to benefit by its session. So, at
the last minute il might be said the man
whom many have declared would never
offer a confession has weakened and de-
cided that To save his own neck he will
implicate another person.
Isaac's lawyers talked with him for three
hours yesterday afternoon, and then he
wrote an affidavit for them 70 present,
with their other newly discovered evil
dence, In the supreme court. They had to
cut II short and adjourn their interview
until another date.
But what he wrote WAS offered to Judge
Chase, and on the objection of the prose
cutting officials, Attorney General Daniel
Barnard and County Attorney John kivel,
that 1t was not enough. Lawyer Edgerly
stated that he was desirious of again call
ing on Isaac and getting from him
A Moro Complete Story.
which will be turned over to Judge Chase
in time for him to order It, with the other
afidavits, before the full bench Then it
will be placed on the docket and day as
signed for q hearing.
In the meantime both the state aud de-
fense will work strenuously 10 discover II
anything can be secured 10 corroborate his
testimony. Isaac will, therefore-he has
agreed to do so-give the most important
information he has in his mind, and when
the hearing occurs, will be given An oppor-
tunity to state at length all he knows
Lawyer Edgerly promised the court that
in this statement would be the nams Of
the man whom Isaac declares was his
brothers murderer