The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-22

| three nights and then went OIL 10 Dos
ton. he came back from Hanson,s 10
Lowers about two weeks pelor9 ene
murder. He seemed to "travel" lot to
Gorham and Portland.
At this point it was one O CLOCK p. M,
and the court suspended TILL thfee p. III.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
At p. NJ, Joseph Coleman resumed
the witness stand. He saw no one go
after the doctor with Graham and Lew
is. They were gone almostsan hour. lie
went to sleep at about 2.3o that night
on the sofa in the dining room, and
slept till morning. There is no door from
the barn floor to the tool room, but
there is door from the. barn floor to the
tie-up.
There are four windows in the tie-up.
just before hitching up the horse his at
tention was called to the window
through which the dung is thrown. 1t
was open about four inches. GRAHAM
| came twice that Thursday morning to
the Coburn barn, where kwitness WAS
cleaning The horses The first time was
about $50, the second five minutes af-
| ter. Witness did not see him again till
! he saw him in the Lowers Kitchen that
evening. He made no conversation there.
| Witness knew that Graham had an
uncle Never knew of his living Wltn his
uncle.
EDWARD H. ELWLL'S TESTIMONY.
The next witness was Edward H. FL
well, of the Portland PRESS. who tes-
titled that he was present at the Coburn
house On the night of the murder, and
| had an interview with James Lewis, who
told his story in narrative form, exactly
as printed in the PRESS the next m orn-
| ing. Witness related the story. Lewis
said he came in contact with the I'M
| ighued lantern after opening the
| tie-up door. He also said that he and
| Mrs. Kim ball found Mr.. Coburn extend
ed On the floor, lfeless, with the head
| crushed" az "a
MONY.
| Selectman Lewis Mcclellan of Gorham
| testified as to his being informed of the
murder and going to the Coburn house.
On his arrival, by reason of what was
said to him, he went into the house and
saw Mrs. Kim ball. He did not speak to
the respondent before that.
The next Sunday witness measured the
tie-up and made plan. He produced
this plan and showed it to the judge, ex-
planning just where the body laid.
Mr.. Coburn lay squarely upon his back,
with Ghe-mouth wide open and the arms
extended. A cow was standing close to
the body.
Witness covered the body with a clean
sheet brought from the house. On top of
the sheet he placed new horse blank
ct. On top of that he placed second
| blanket. But his feet were uncovered.
He took from barrel an.old coat and
spread it over the feet.
the stalls in the tie-up are double
stalls, and that in which were MIR. CO.
burns body and the cow is seven feet
wide. la
From the floor of the stall to the roof
above is feet inches. The greater part
of his body was under that roof.
Witnesses attention was called to an
the outer door. The blood had run
down onto the floor and made large
stain. .3,sea4 u[&
Witness did not see the respondent
around the body that night. He was
outdoors. He talked constantly, both
near the barn and in Hardins's store.
He saw the respondent the next morning
at the Coburn house, when Coroners.Per-
ny was talking with him. He had no
recollection of talking with the respond
ent, but heard him talk to Others. He
would not dare.to attempt to repeat his
words. He did hear him say that Co
barn WIS murdered.
Cross-examined: He could not swear
as to the time when he was called out of
the church. He Would like to say re-
spectfully that he could prove by un-
doubted evidence that he was called out
before s oc' lock; also he could prove by
undoubted evidence that he was called
out after o. clock, daughter. When
he got to Cohurn's house it could not
vary ten minutes from $50. On the par
tition next Mr.. Go burns head there were
both blood and brains on the wall. \
50 The most of the blood was right under
his head. There was very little blood
around the feet.
The hat lay very nearly opposite the
centre of the door. He couldn't tell who
took the COW from the stall, but thought
it Was somebody called "Joe." Lewis
was talking all the time, but the rest
were reticent, and seemed subdued by
the event.
When Lewis came up to Gorham he
heard him say in Harding's store that
"he was murdered with an axe" He
could swear to that. Lewis kept up CON
versation of that kind almost con-
tinuously.
Josephine F. Lowell testified that
she is the daughter Of Abner Low
ell, aud their house is opposite that of
Mr.. Coburn. 1t is on knoll, 20 or 30
feet pack from the road. She was at
home December 18th, at supper time
Her brothers Tallman and Stanley were
rat at home, and had supper later. After
:, PIPER she was in the kitchen, but she
So " her father in the sitting room. She
beard Lewis come in, because she knew
ais voice. When she left the kitchen to
go into the bedroom adjoining, she left
her two sisters and Mr.. Coleman in the
kitchen. She was in the kitchen when
Lewis came in. He said "Good evening"
She said, Wont you nave seat?" He
did not answer, but went over and took
drink at the sink. Byron is dead and
l want you all to come down and wit
ness"
Coleman said: ooh. you can't work
any such bluff as that on. u.s." Lewis
replied mo, Pm in earnest" Lewis
came in the door the same as usual. He
seemed rather reserved. He acted very
deliberately. She did not notice his
face was flushed.
Cross-examined: She thought she
was first introduced to Lewis sometime
last summer. She came home about |
Thanksgiving time, and thought Lewis |
had been there every night afterwards. |