Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-03-06

scufslisg With any oee, o. the plans, or
On he hay scales, whethsr be knew that
Newell Vas sounding With any one, etc.,
90 which NJ answcrrd that he knew
no,hls. os Ns~sIl's scuisiing With any
one.
Mr.. Blsbcr then turned his attention
20 the question whether the witness was
much excited or frightened ~ he didn't
know what was going On, and asked
series of rapid questions. The substance
of the answers wns that witness WAS
some excited, but thought he knew what
vas going ON, though he admitted that
he dh not know. ~ u afterward appear
"a MAS the fact, that Newell Was scuf-
ding with some one.
Mr. Blsbee asked about witness stat
Ing nj the iuquest that he fired only two
shots at the store door, and Subsequent
ly changing u 10 ihrec. The news.
paper report of the inquest Was quoted
IRON In which Mr.. Garland IL repoFted
ss saying be hrci t~o shots at the door,
and witness said that he did not think
he made that statement.
y. Where were you when you hrci
the last .hots A. I should cay little
below W. u. Cummings's house.
Asked about the search at Mr.. Rip
ley's, witness could not state exactly
What things ne himself found, though
he MAS present when they were found.
witness stated In answer To questions,
that he had never taken possession OF
Thorue's revolvers; that he had never
lifted his ammunition Into 'rhorne's pis-
tolls, or Thorpe's ammunition Into hls
own reyolvers.
I'm redirect examination, witness
stated that before he shot be- hcsrl
whitman say, elm shot," and that
whitman VAS st that time nesr the
northeast corner Of the hay scales.
SUMNER ". SrwgLL
testine,ii Had missed things from the
store previous to the 18th of November.
Was called that morning by Harry
whitman, about , o'clock. whitman
and I crossed the strvei 10 where Garland
VAS, near the northeast corner of the
store. Told Garland To stay where be
Was, whitman tn 20 the south, ] would
60 In. Opened the door aud struck
match. Discovered q man just Inside
the door. lie brushed out the match,
and rushed by me. grabbed him by
the back, and We vent through the door.
when No Got through the door, the
shooting bsaan, aud there were hvc or
sir shots fred rapidly. Then We drop
ped on the plssss on to the hay scales
| grabbed tho msn by the legs, aud
threw him down. held him for abort
time, then he broke away.
%. Where vas Mr.. whitman when
you went Into the storef \. ] couldn't
say exactly. lie ~ent toward the south
The fir.t I saw 81 him after Se came
out, he wss near the eastern side OF the
hay SCALES. lie Vas gasplns FOE breath,
aud moving up street, about In the mid
die of the length of tho scales.
y. IBID the man you Krsppl~d With
h.v. FREE use 90 his armsy 4. lie did.
y. eau you say whether he hred any
.hotst 4. can not positively.
The dash Of the hra shots ~as very
bright. :.
AMER the m.u 60, away from me !
heard two shois.
y. hid you receive any wounds on the
hesdt 4. did.
witness described the appearance of
the man ia the store-broad brimmed
hat. whiskers, bag In hand.
Asked about the bullet mark on the
csilIng % the pissrs, witness stated that
II had been there for year aud hsh,
perhaps longer.
wItne.. Identified several % the ar
tlcle. taken from the Ripley premises as
coming from h,s store. sud Ne articles
that he had not .old To Tborpe. lie slso
te.iIned az to the loss of crrtsin sums of
money from the .iorr. Identified the
hat found st the scene Of the shooting ne
one coming from the store, and Que tia,
he sold to Capt. Ripley Tor Abnef
Thorns, some time Ast Nay.
A paper from q pocketbook found Ia =
,est belonging 10 1horne VAS shown the
witness. IL bore certain figures, which
he stated to be the combination of hi.
safe. The same paper bore drawn.
81 q kew, snd the witness vas ssked for
one Of the keys Ia IN. inside boxes ut hl.
safe To BE- compared by the jury With
the drawing.
Identified the bag, whiskers and false
key as picked NJ on the morning OF the
18th. y.
y. How near To you "a. the fis.h Of
that nrst .hott A. II VAS right there.
II flashed up In my eyes, bright.
~. Did YOU have any conversation
With Thorne Recently regarding this mat
teri witness answered that he had,
some two weeks ago.
u. VIII YOU repeat this oonyersationi
A. / Was At the all ~lndo~. Asked
him II he had taken my note book out of
IN. .afe. said b. didn't. Talked about
the shooting % Harry. ssh ] va.
sorry. told him, chandler says you
fired twice" Abner aid, "No, ! didn't
fire but once"
wltne.. told Of visiting Thorne Ia jail
soon after the 18th. Handed him the
whI.ker. and the hat. aud he put them
on. said the hat wasn't hls. lie stood
up. looked a, him = spell. and said,
"lou'll fll the blll."
y. when he stood up, did he resemble
the man YOU ssw In the store' a. lie
loosed to me like the man ] saw In the
store.
CRo..-ExlMINLD.
(On cross-examlnAtion, Mr.. Blsbee
went over the details Of the scui'ie quite
carefully, having the positions OF the
parties illustrated.l
The Last two shots were fired very
soon after the man got away from ne
and got ap. They seemed 10 come from
near the tree, bat farther out toward the
road.
The fret shot, were hred rapidly, and
the fash % the first one or two lit up
brighter than the others. Called To
Chandler for help twice, while scuifiIng
on the hay scales. lie did not come.
Heard no bullets strike with any Of the
shots. There were four or i've shots
fired while we were on the platform
of the store.
There MAS nothing In the appearance
Of TIL. man with whom ] grappled by
which could Identify him.
Don't think u Was over q minute from
the time the frat shot Vas fired until
the last.
Can't say positively where whitman
went when went Into the store. told
him To watch the south side Of the store,
and he started In that direction.
Questioned as Ia his ability To identify
the articles shown him, the witness Illus
trated BY mezns of q handsaw, and In
answer To Mr.. Blsbee's question. "is
there ANYTHING about that saw that IL any
different from another just like n.y. he
gave q demonstration Of his ability that
showed his confidence In himself,
and Was undoubtedly satisfactory.
A 10 HAssErT