Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-09
THE SAWTELLE CASE.
Outline of the Second
Days Testimony.
FATE WILL SOON BE KNOWN.
Safe From Hanging if the Crime Was
Committed in Maine.
FATE WILL SOON BE KNOWN.

CONCORD y H. Dec Isaac Sawtell
should have taken the witness stand a
year ago and told the story of the murder
OF his brother. Then perCSanc he might
have raised doubt in the mind of one
OF the twelve jurymen and secured at least
a disagreement.
The indications are that at the end of
the second day of the hearing before the
supreme court on an application for new
trial. that the prayer will not he granted.
Should subsequent events so prove, the
murderer will undoubtedly hang in tho
New Hampshire state prison on Jan.
next. His counsel have made brave fight
for him from the beginning clear up
through the highest court OF the state.
Isaac, in his confession, has given a deal
OF truth, but il is evident that he is still
lying on particular points, as he swears he
has lied at least thrice before. The case
against him, so far az the determination
of where the crime was committed,
Is u Circum stantiaI One.
As to the blood in the buggy, DR.. Wood
swore all of IL would not make more than
a tablespoonful. Could the body, wounded
in three places, at least, be carried from
the Morrill, barn clear around to the grave,
adistance of eight miles, without more
into the cushion aud rug'
An attempt was made TO discredit the
story of the Willeys, who say they passed
the sorrel horse, tw men in the buggy
and soon aftet,heard shots They declare
that they turned around looking along
the road for half mile, whittier the sorrel
horse had been driven, and could see moth
ing.
The government case is that Isaac had
driven behind the Morrill, bar u, and there
committed the murder.
1t is not apparent that the Willeys' evil
dence has been shaken NJ all. Felker
simply admitted yesterday that he might
be mistaken in his statement OF the date
on which he measured load OF boards.
Ample is the testimony of the other wit
nesses, and they are numerous, to show
that the Willeys were on the road on the
afternoon Of the day Of the murder. As to
The Two Men In the buggy
Isaac says they were his brother and him.
self The state says they were Isaac and
an accomplice. The accomplice evidence
that mysterious man seen Mt the depot
Is somewhat shadowy all by itself
The skull was no, taken from the hand
bag in open court yesterday, but DR. Grant
described it and its wrappings There
were siv teeth in the lower jaw He
thought there had been no others at the
time Of death
Mrs. Sawtell was summoned by wire
from Boston to tell whether or no Hiram
had false teeth. Meanwhile DR. Conn
swore that possibly other teeth might have
been in the jaw at the time of death.
Mrs. Sawtell did not testify Yet il il
I'm evidence that only those six teeth were
found in the grave. viii the prosecution
admit that that this is the head of Hiram'
Will they admit the truth of the story Of
The Burial OF the Head?
1t seems probable that the attorney gem
eral will declare that Isaac bought the
hatchet with the intent Of cutting off the
head to avoid identification. and that he
was not scared by moonlight into the sud
den thought of severing 1t from the body.
DIR. Conn swOre that the revolver must
have been close TO the body when fired to
discolor the flesh, He told how man
would naturally fall il shot while on the
run as Isaac described.
The evidence was all in at D. III. last
night. save whatever of the minutes may
be submitted to the court in writing
Looking Forward.
If, despite present indications, the su-
preme court should decide 70 grant new
trial, his sentence at the state prison
would be vacated and back he would go
to the jail at Dover to stay until his fate
had second time been decided by Jury.
II il was found that the crime was COM
mittcd in Maine he would go from the