Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-07
CHASTITY FIND.
Reported that Hiram SaVtel', !,
Head Has Been Found
Isaac Makes a Diagram BY Which the
Discovery Was Made.

missions of the condemned murderer, lsaA,
Savseli, thorough search through Ii,
woods in the neighoorhood Of the gray,
where the matilAted remains of Hiram wer,
unea,thed led t, the discovery Of the head
the missing lick in the great tragedy. Tn;
head WAS buried IN three feet Of earth.
| The full parport Of the lad can be un
derstood, when, according to Lawyer
| Edgerly, counsel for Ssw,eii, il goes q Ions
way toward establishing the assertion oi
Isaac that Hiram was killed in Maine. The
disclosure incident t, the fading Of the
head ma kes the testimony Of the Wileys
upon whom The government depended "a
secure q convie.ion xgAinst Isaac, look
rather shRky. These two witnesses, father
and son, testified TO hearing three shots fired
in the read, between Rochester and East
Rochester, but an additional bullet hole ia
| the head shows tina, four shots were fired
When The hssdless remains were resur-
rected from the grave in tAe woods OF Let-
| anon, Me-, three bullet holes were found
in the trunk Of the dead man. Witnesses
at the trial testified to hearing three shots
| fred. They were positive on this point,
but the dpG'ug Of the head shows clearly
that smother shot Was discharged. The
scare hiug party, under the direction OF
| Lawyer Edgerly, consisted Of Sheriff Good.
win, Sheriff Hurd. Henry +. Walker,
George NJ. Worcester and Charles N. Hurd
About 5 so o'clock this morning tho
| party, accompanied by force of yolan.
| teers, started in the direction of the East
| Lebanon woods. About II O'Clock Henry
4. Walker stumbled over pile Of brush.
| He uttered a shout, and the entire crowd
rushed TO where he stood. A hasty pulling
aside of the wilted branches discovered a
mound Of earth.
trowbars were brought into requisition,
shoyels were procured, and in . short time
the ghsstly relic Of the modern Gains work
was brought TO view. The head 10 now
secure in the possession Of Lawyer Edgerly,
and the sensational disclosures which will
accompany this latest development in the
great case will probably lead to = long and
bitter contest in the New Hampshire
courts.
The circumstances leading tn the finding
OF the head are OF highly sensational
character, and had 1t not been for the as
sistance rendered by the murderer himself
| its whereabouts would never have been dis
covered.
Iil0 VShiit VI pthNt
buried the head after the commission Of the
murder bears out the confession which he
has recently made aud upon which he bases
his expectations of new trial.
Isaac Sswtell has made number Of con
flicting statements. Confronted by an tx
cited populsce, the object Of universal ex-
ecrstioD, held up as the embodiment Of
human deprayiiy, he has maintained won
derful reticence, and his numerous versions
Of the affair have been moulded to meet the
different exigencies in which he found him
self placed His last confession is the
GROWING point in his desperate effort TO
save himself from the gallo~s.
Murderer that he is, self-confessed hend
who processes no sorrow for his crime,
who talks over the details of his cody pre-
medtated butchery with the greatest non
chaisnce, be is cunning enough to bring
forward technical arguments TO avail him
self Of the embargo sgsinst capital punish
ment in the Pine Tree State. II he can
convince the judges Of the Supreme Court
in New Hampshire that he killed his
brother 10 Maine, the Concord hangmsn
will be relieved Of a dlsagreeable duty.
The last move Of Isaac Sswtell reached
| it's crowning point in a startling declaration
| to his council, which he made in his dingy
cell in the Concord prison. Almost within
hearing Of Murderer Almy, he held a solemn
conference with Lawyers Edgerly and
Worcester last Tuesday morning. The two
energetic attorneys, firm in their advocacy
Of the legal rights OF their wretched client,
made last appeal to the doomed criminal,
The appeal "You have confessed the
crime, said Lawyer Edgerly; "you have
admitted all. We believe that New IIamp-
shire was not the scene Of the tragedy
Firm in that belief, ve come to make one
more appeal to you to furnish us with some
tangible evidence 10 corroborste your con-
fession. Isaac, where is the hsadf'
The murderer besitated for an instant.
He had been put to & severe test. Not
once in his various communions with bis
lawyers had he made a conldsnt Of them.
His hesitation was only for an instant He
| flushed, Hammered and then broke down
completely. "I will tell ALL" he said.
Then, in simple language. he described the
spot where, after numbering his brother
Hiram and burying the body, he had Sc
creted the head Of his victim. lie went
over the details Of the crime with the
| greatest care. Great beads of perspirstion
stOOl Out UU MS lDIeutAI IL VAS = tbbi-
plete confession. He kept back nothing.
Further than this, after pen and iok had
been fetched from Warden Goliath, be
drew with his own hand q plan Of the
ground where the head was buried. Not
only lhis, but be traced the roads, marked
on his map the place where the crime was
committed, and traced his course from the
time he met his brother in Rochester until
the fatal shots were fred, and the two
buriais bad been complsted. Two years be
had languished in jail, yet the whole terri
tory that furnishsd q the location Of the crime
was fresh in his memory.
On piece Of paper he drew An sccursie
map Of the woods at LebHnon. This map
was put in possession Of the lawyers and q
copy was shown to the Globe men this sf-
tsrnoon. A little fqusre marks the hut,
located about 400 feet from the spot where
the body vas uBearthsd by detective Shields
and WithAm and the New Hampshire
authorities.
Isaac declared At his trial that he killed
his brother In this hut. 1t is = crude look
| irg structure, used by voodmen. fssac
then described the crime, and in this con-
nection some very strong evidence has been
procured TO sabstAntiate this statement.
II was known that he called in Sinclair s
store In East Rochester, housht q lamp,
pen, paper and ink. He bought these ar
ticles Just at dark when the few Inhabitants
Of the place were crording the marrow
streets ia front Of the store.
The government in its arraignment Of
The criminal, contepded that Hiram had
been killed previous to Isaacs resehing
q. ~
Lawyer Edserisy asks "vby iid be buy
dead in the carriage" Isaac describes
buying the articles mentioned above and
gives bis reasons for tt.
He wanted MS brother to make over GER
tain property. He had psper, pen and ink
resdy. He vas prepared for the worst II
Hiram refused.
Armed With a revolver to enforce bis de-
mands or iS fict the punishment which be
| had arranged, he drove the horse down the
| narrow lane leading the hut. He had pre-
riousiy located this place, and By his pu,-
chase Of the axe snd shovel showed thai
unless Hiram affixed hts signature TO the
paper, that the latter would never again
| isave the secinsion Of the dismal woods
except possibly - . disembotied spiri,
When Isaac drove down the lane LEADING
to the hus Hiram bscsms frightened. Isaat
took the pistol from his pocket, and st ihi'
iunctufe Hiram Jumped from the carrirse
Previous to this Isaac had unfolded hil
plan 70 hIs unfortunate brother.
| "If you don't consent I will Kill you,
vas bis uisimAtum. That 10 what fright
ened Hiram. As he jumped from the car
rage the pistol vas discharged. Hiram
dropped in his tracks. Isaac then msrke.
out on the map the place where he burie'
the body, and also wrote the names Of ,h
roads surrounding the voods.