Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-01
sAwTELLE CONFEssRs.

Says the Murder of Ills Brother Was
 Committed in Maine Willing to
 Testify if Permitted to Do So-His
 Statement.
 CONCORD, N. H., Nov. 30.-The hearing on an application for new trial in the case Of Isaac B. Sawtelle, awaiting execu- tion for the murder of his brother Hiram, at Rochester, N. H., February 5, 1890, oc- cured before Associate Justice Chase of the supreme court this afternoon. This morning his counsel, J. A. Eagerly of Great Falls, J. K. Worcester of Rochester and G. F. Haley of Biddeford, visited him in prison when he signed and swore to an application for new trial. This in brief, alleges that the verdict was wrong and WAS against the weight of evidence; that the murder was not committed ln New Hamp- shire, but was done ill Maine, and that his counsel, since his confinement, have dis covered new and material evidence for his defense. He also wrote, at their sugges- ton, the following, which was sworn to before MT. Eagerly:
 "I, Isaac B. Sawtelle, now confined in state prison at Concord, under sentence of death, do here depose and say: That on 9th day of February, 1890, 1 met my
 
 at Rochester, about 350 o'clock, as near as can recollect, in the afternoon on arrival of the train from Boston. I shook hands with him and he, at my request, went into the ladies' room at the depot and waited while I got team. 1 was at the depot with him some three to five minutes, before I started for the team. went direct to Smsrts stable and ordered team. After ordering the team I went direct to Wallace's store and bought tools, took the tools and went direct to the stable; put the tools in the back part of the top buggy, then asked the l stable keeper for a blanket, which was given me and put it over the tools; then I drove direct to the depot for Hiram. I | do not think it took me more than twenty | five minutes from the time 1 first left Hiram till I returned with the buggy | to the depot and Hiram got into the buggy without my getting out, I sat on the right side and Hiram got in on the left. Then I drove directly | to Sinclair's store in East Rochester, stop ping nowhere on the road. saw no per son that knew, and spoke to no one be-
 tween the depot and Sinolair's store, ex- cept my brother Hiram. 1 had no pistol
 or other firearms with me, and heard none
 discharged. drove at a moderate gait tC
 East Rochester and how long i. took l dc
 not know. Several teams pansed ne and
 passed some on the way to E ast Roches
 ter. I am certain that ! did not pass
 or meet any teams loaded with boards
 or lumber of any kind. l arrived
 at Sinclsir's store about 5 o'clock, but how
 much more am unable to tell, but 1 su
 sure it was not sunset, for I am sure I saw
 the sun shining. gave Hiram the reint
 and told him should not be gone long, and he asked me to hurry up. l remained II
 the store some ten minutes or more on ac
 count of Mir. Sinclair's inability to it {
 wick into lamp or find candle for me
 I bought lamp, had a wick put in ant
 the lamp filled, also some pens ane
 ink, 6 penholder and some matches
 Then when l returned to the bugg.
 Hiram wanted to know why I wa
 gone so long. I told him because tn
 storekeeper could not get the things soon
 CT. T got into the carriage on the right. took the reins from Hiram and drove di
 rectly across the bridge into Maine. passed the house of Mir. Rankin about tel minutes past 5, as near as I can state, ant went directly to a vacant house. On m l way from Sinclair's I met some teams r Hiram and myself were talking. in gen eral way and socially from Sin clair's to the vacant house. It wa 5 cold riding. Hiram had his gloves or ] coat collar tured up and the buffalo rob drawn up over our faces. There ws nothing in the buggy from the time lei g the depot till I arrived at the vacar ] house except the tools I put in at Smith a stable, buffalo robe and blanket. No otht T persons were in the buggy but myself an ]. Hiram. I was present when the murd' t was committed in the state of Maine, ar @ am willing to testify fully in relation to }. if am permitted to do so.
 TSipned] ISAAC B. SAwTELLE.