Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-08
STORY Of A F|END.
SaWteII Tells How He
Killed His Brother.
"DIDN'T INTEND TO DO IT,"
Admits Having Lied and Tells Most
Blood Curdling Tale.

,UN,OI,p. y. IT,. Dec. s.--lsaac SawteiI
stood up before the Judges of the supreme
court yesterday and told how he killed
and buried his brothCr-told IL all without
tracc OF emotion OF any character visible
on hi, cold sharp face
lie was Offered chair He preferred 10
stand stand he did without a tremor OF
his legs for three long hours while he told
the story Of his cold-bloodcd. heartless
crime and underwent u searching cross
examination both 10y the chief Justice and
10y the attorney general
lie told how lac met Hiram at the depot,
how u" bought the tools. how he drove on
toN.Id East Rochester denying that he
met the Wiley, aud their load of lumber;
how he bought the lamp. pen, ink and
paper at SinclIir's store, and then de
scribcd the rest of the journey
He declared that Hiram did not get
scared anywhere on the miles of lonely
road beyond East Rochester until he got
far down on the marsh road, and n turn
was made 20 the left on u still more dreary
road which leads into the woods
Then Hiram objected.
He wasn't going into any such place
and jumped ont ot the wagon. Hiram
was induced to return 10 the buggy. They
drove on short distance and on the turn
into another road leading To the deserted
hut, where Isaac expected 10 corner Hiram
and make hin. sign certain papers, Hiram
again objected.
Isaac said hc had produced the papers in
the buggy one, an agreement on the
brother part To give certain property,
the other a promise not To tell OF the
events of the day.
The witness trppcd little when asked
by the chief Justice 10 tell what were the
contents OF the paper but he later stated
them as above
Isaac declared hc presented the papers TO
Hiram in the buggy, at the same time
drawing his revolver and saying,
">ign or Take This"
(Mcaniug takc shot from the rcvolyer.)
Hiram jumped ont of the buggy and ran
toward the horses head, losing his cap.
Isaac jumped out. too. They clinched,
Hiram holding lSaac's hands Let go my
hands; | won't hurt YOU says Isaac.
They parted. Now march on, ;" said Isaac,
pointing the revolver.
The murderer says he wished TO get his
brother into the deserted hut for he was
certain that once within he would sign the
paper He declared hc never expected il
would come 10 the point where he would
have TO Kill Hiram, but he was prepared
10 do so If things came to the worst.
On the march 10 the hut Hiram started
To run. stop, stop, Ilram!" shouted
Isaac, II won't hurt YOU stop Stop or
I'll shoot YOU.
Isaac says lac then fired This iS the shot
the defense claimed
Took Eject ia the skull,
and he knew he must have hit Hiram for
hc fell TO the ground. Isaac went TO his
brother and shook him. shouting "Hiraml
Hiram but Hiram was dumb
Isaac went and secured his horses. lie
returned. put his ear down 10 his brothers
breast. but he heard no sounds of breath
ing Il guess lac must be in pain" said
the murderer; II can't see him suffer, and
50 will fire other shots Then he fired
the three shots into the body.
Isaac created general laugh by saying
Il" contemplated suicide, but didn't Kill
himself when hc thought of his poor horse,
which would Staryc 20 death.
This laugh caused a rebukc from the
chief Justice, who said there wasn't any
thing funny and that laughter was not
even decent.
Isacc described how he dragged the
body 10 the grave after kissing il. and
prepared for lac burial. Then came
The Improbable Tale
of his being urcd 10y the light-the light,
~ hc thought of wagon, but which
proved later tu De only the light OF the ris-
ing moon
Scared a. hc wa, lac hastcned to get the
body in a hail made grave. IL wasn't big
enough, 80 oN ,nnlc the head and arms.
Chopped OIL ia a hatchct. He told how
he did the hacking, gesticulating in real
istic manner without a trcmor, without
tear onsu but this convicted MUIR
derer- self-COnic,Ned Cam-could act the
part
Then Isaac filled the grave, put the
clothes ~ Hiram in the rear part OF the
buggy, drove on and buried the head. He
forgot to tell about the two shirts which
he put the bead in for burial until prodded
little 10y counsel, then he remembered.
Didn't "a make an affidavit that you
had no firearms ON the day of the muir
deri' asked the attorney general
II lied, =" said Isaac, ''and am sorry for
it"
Didn't you swear that you didn't kill
your brother"
Il lied. didn't want anyone to know
did such u thing
Didn't you aver that DIR. Blood did iti"
Yes, but IL wasn't true; yet l wouldn't
have done IL II he had not made certain
suggestions; but / take the blame"
strange l. the Attraction
which inevitably brings a murderer back
TO the Sc uo of his crime. Sawtell, after
the murder, went TO Boston, threw the
,lothcs OF Hiram off the East Boston ferry
boat in the night, and ON the following
Monday was back at the graves in Ber-
wick TO find that they had not been dis
turbed. Finally he said.
II never told where the head was until
last Tuesday, when the warden and NY
counsel admonishcd me 10 tell the truth.
] said 10 myself, | an going TO be hanged. /
want 10 be buried where my brother lies,
and | want the whole body of my brother
IN the same grave"
Lawyer Edyerly is doing everything that
b. can do 10 save his client from the gal
lows. Last night he has had an interview
with all the witnesses for the defense in
the New Eagle Hotel.
Equally alert are the counsel for the state
Attorney General Barnard was closeted
last night with the solicitor from Strafford
county. Mr. kivel Of Dover, and his assist
ant, Mr. smart OF Rochester.
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