Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-13

lA1S time 1Av or heard nom l1AAc 6aU
tell, except through The nsvspapeRs. He ha
never communicated With Ne in any way
Il want you 70 sum up the tina thst
uss with him to show hos unreasonable
10 to say that eonnived at. carried out O
had anything to DO With the murder Of hi
brother. In all / have been with him bu
rs minutes since he Vas pardoned from tn
state prison. and most Of that time "a
srent in public places-35 minutes on {
street car and 25 minutes in restaufant-
and in neither Of those places would it b
reasonable to suppose that We talked Of
Committing q Great Csims,
or discussed the best methods Of having 4
DONE"
ibid Isasc say anything to you ahou
bis fathers property during that IS minutes
that he was with you?'
"When we were together be talked sbouI
going into cheap dentistry. He never said
. word about his property. or anything else
Of the family, except that his mother VA
badly treated and did not get enough tc
ess"
"Hov do you account then, DR.. Blood,
for IsAAe's accusations? Why 10 it that he
has declared repeatedly that you vers re-
sponsible for his brothers death; that you
were his murderer because you were the
man to whom he vss entrusted?'
Without . minutes hesitation, he said
~ account for that on the same theory that
l account for his declaration that he did not
commit assaults on those young girls, for
which he wAs sent to state prison. account
for it on the same basis that account for
the undeYhanded methods he took to secure
. pardon. How do account for that ?
The way I account for his actions all
through. He would sacrifice his best
friend to further his own ends. Why. he
fxed upon me because have q fictitious
reputation as Q schemer, a. q man who puts
up jobs fer getting money, one who will
furnish the brains. ard let some one else do
the work in dirty job. want 20 tell you
that never played second fiddle to any
man; l never was the tool Of any person.
What have done | have gone about man.
fully, and acted as squarely a. could"
why didn't you show up, doctor, when
you were wanted 80 badly. instead Of wait
ing until you were caught under q fictitious
name in this city?"
He had an immediate reply: "Wen,
because l was In business, and had $1,000
involved. l couldn't tell people in the
town where l was that was DIR. Blood.
They wouldn't have visited me any more,
and my business would have gooe to smash
| came here to get an honest living. But
when the people know that am DR.. Blood,
l might as well get up aud leave here"
"Didnt Isasc ever in any way or manner
hint that he was going to commi. murder
or say any thing that led you to believe that
he had made mp his mind to get his brothers.
money away from him?'
~'No sir. not in any way"
"Whefe have you been since the murder
and just before it,"
~ haven't been out of the State of Mass
achusetts. / had an office in town not
many miles from Boston, and don't think
l have been half mile away from that
town. l boarded in one house during the
months of January, February, March and
April, 1890, ard had only one meal away
from the place in all the time me ntioned.
l did not know anything about the murder
until the day the body vas discovered.
"At that time there sat st the table with
me in the boarding house lady who was a
patient Of mine, ard to her confided that
l was the DR.. Blood OF whom the papers
talked so much. She lived in the house
and knew good deal Of the other patients
who came to see me. I told her :ha. l
was not anywhere near the town OF Roch-
ester or New Hampshire at the time the
crime WAS committed, and asked her to re-
member not only that was at the house,
but the patients who came to see me, 50
tina. II any time It was necessary l could
show that was in the town l have re-
ferred to. She did so, keIt record, in
fact, and now
am Prepared to ehow.
anywhere, and st any time, just where l
was, and what did at the time, when
Isaac claims l was in the state of New
Hampshire with him helping to get from
his brother Hiram his money"
"You were in the boarding house on
Feb. 4 and 8, 1890, and the remainder Of
that week."
~ was there every day for four months.
Not only the bosrdsrs. but people about
town can testify to that l made no secret
of my movements, didn't hide myself.
Some of the most responsible people in the
place knew NE and saw me. Some of the
private detectives who were sent out to
resch me also saw me there, but they didn't
know was the man they were locking
for
"After April 1, 1890, did you 90 to
another town."
mo, stay ed in the same plsce, but
secured new tffice, IS my business in
creased so much bad to, and also went
to another boarding house. l was there
attending to my business until a month ago.
"Whst was the name of the town."
"Oh, shall not tell you that; it might
lead to some complications which would be
unpleasant"
"Whas was your business while you were
ihere?"
81 prseticed medicine"
"Any particular line 2"
II wouldn't say what line it was IL
| should the people in the town might sus-
pect who their neiahbor and physician for
so long wss."
"Well, doctor, can's you tell something
about .he mystery Of this Sawtell case?'
81 have always had An idea that Issac
Sawtell was insane when he committed that
murder. I know that Isasc Sawtsll was
always q miser in prison. He would Dc
anything he could to make dollar and no
get caught. He was always working
some scheme, even IL i. was selling
tobacco, condensed milk and other thing
which he had smuggled 10, to prisoner
who were not so lucky. He used to chsrg'
them enormous prizes, too, and that il
largely where he GO. the $500 he had whe'
he went on. of the place. He may bavi
gone insane on the subject Of money wher
he got cut. do not think he would hav,
done go bunglins a JOB il he had been il
possession OF his faculties aud knew entirely
what be was about. He scted like an in
sane man the last three times / saw him
Why they shond pick me out as the MAJ
who was with Isaac Sawteii is more than
can understand. koow that / am limo
cent and know that I can prove it
that ought to satisfy the publ,
that am sll right, and they shoul'
let me alone. l was railroaded into prison
| was the victim of a party Of blackmailer
and could hsye saved myself from eoini
TO prison had / chosen TO sccept ihei
demands. did not, however, and went t,
Chsrlestown. as utj juss thing Is va, eve
done in this S,de. could have settled N,
case for $500. paid $4,000 to.t,y 1t.
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