Telegram-herald., 1891-12-10
.aI SLEW his BROTHER
4 Nodsra Cain cenfssses aia
Horrible Crime
ISAAC SlEIELLE'S SHOCKING SIORY
8sisssa IN the Presence 81 the Jsdgss sf
sAs Nsv HamPshirs supreme Cssrs
-yhs siekssing Dstaiis Of
0ts Awful Crime.

CONCORD, n. H.. Dec Isaac B.
Sawtelie appeared before the supreme
court full bench TO tell the story OF the
killing Of his Brother Hiram. on mo-
tion for new trial Isaac is already
sentenced To die In New Hampshire.
and the present action is TO establish
the fact. which the prisoner alleges,
that the crime was committed IN
Maine, where there is no capital punish
ment. instead Of New Hampshire.
under the laws Of which state he Is
under sentence OF death The spec
tscle u preseated of u murderer con-
Tossing the murder OF his brother 10
save his own life
Sawteile's st Org consumed three
hours in the telling. He told how he
met his brother at Rochester, n. H..
February 5. 1ssj. whittier he had lured
him from Boston by telegram saying
his child was there sick. Isaac had .
revolver in his clothing, n pick and
shovel in the wagon he had waiting,
and writing materials vii, hieh, in u
lonely shanty over the A.A.ne line. he
(Isaac1 intended TO have his brother
sign to him certain Boston property or
kill him for refusing. The murcerer's
story of the final scenes runs thus:
wien turned into the marsh road he
wanted to know where l was taking him.
Directly turned into the little path near the
woodman's shanty in the woods. saw he
xauted to get out and ne did Then he got
In again l said: Hiram. ! came down
hero to talk with you. / have been trying TO
reason and talk with you. don't want 70 lose
the property on your account. and don't
want you to lose L. have get some papers
here that want you TO siga.' took the pa
pers from my pocket and said: You may sii a
these or take that, pulling cut . revolver aud
pointing il ~ him
He then Jumped out Of The wagon and I
after him. He fell down and said: Don't
Isaac, don't
'Isaid: No. Hiram. won't DO - want
you 20 and won't hurt you
He held my hand in which the revolver Was
until / promised not TO hurt him Then
stepped away and he got up.
81 then said: I came here not TO DO any
harm want some OF the property from moth
er.'
He then began TO walk toward the shanty
and after going some % feet broke into . run
started after him and called sew eral times:
Hiram. Hiram, stop or ! will FIRE" and as he
kept on running nfcd. After the firing he ran
little way and fell. then ran up and shook
him. He said nothing, end rs thought he was
moving fired three more shots into his body
70 put him out OF pain.
Il then took hold OF the boots and dragged
the body about 100 yards and began dig
ging . grave I took OF his clothing. The
grave dug vas not large enough and I took
the hatchet and chopped on his head and arms.
II buried the arms, bus took the head and
put Il in . bag with his shirt around f.; put the
bag In the wagon and finally drove into the
woods and buried the head under so0s birch
trees
'I dug hole. took the head out Of the bag.
and IS buried 1t said: Goodby Biram.'
threw the Ak lamp and shovel into the river.
ss crossed from Maine back TO Rochester;
took Hirsm's clothing 70 my boarding house
and went TO bed I threw the clothing and
revolver from ferryboat into the harbor."