The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-31
THE coBURN MURDER.
Some of the Details of Graffam's Testi-
mony at the Inquest-Lewis's Alleged
Confession and How 1t Came About.

Coroner Perry filed the testimony taken
at the Coburn inquest on Saturday. The
substance of the most of it had already
been covered by the hearing in the munic-
ipal court AS GRAHAM did not appear then
the important parts of his evidence are CIV
en- below:
GRAHAM said he was native of Pleas
antdale, Cape Elizabeth. He went to Cor
ham the first part CT July and began work
for Coburu. All that he knew about trouble
between Coburn and Mrs. Kimball was
hearing Coburn and Mrs. Kimball talk pref
ty loud one day. Coburn was ''jawing"
her about going with Lewis. GRAHAM de-
scrihed what he did on thesday of the muir
der He spent the day at Moses's barber
shop. When he left the shop at night he
went to Coburn's meeting Stanley.Lowell on
the way. At Coburn's found CoburL and
Mrs. Kimball. Lewis was not there. After
he left at Coburn's he went directly to MIR.
Lowell's where he lived, met. Lewis on the
door step and talked with him about going
to sea (they had agreed to ship, SO .Graffam
said on the schooner BENJAMIN G. Crom-
well, (which was to sail for the West Indies
in about ten days. Lewis asked him who
were at Coburn's and he said Coburn and
Mrs. Kimball ''Then,'' continued GRAHAM,
Lewis started off running and laughing.
and cried 81 will have his money and
will come back and tell you all about it,"
GRAHAM said few days before this Lewis
had said that he thought Coburn had some
money. as he had just sold COW for $40.
Q-Where were you when you heard OF the
death?
Ain Lowell's house.
Q.-How did you learn of it?
A.-Lewis came into the room stood about
one minute at the door. went 10 the sink
and took drink. then came back to tae
midle of the room. and said: "Cobrrn is
dead.''
Q-.What did you do then?
A.-Myself and the Lowell family then
went to the barn and saw the body, but did
not examine it.
Q-Who WAS there in the barn when you
went in2
A.-Mrs. Kimabll and Lewis.
Q.-Did they say anything?
A.-Mrs. Kimball turned to me and !. said
that Coburn was dead.
Q.-What then2
Ave harnessed the horse, Lewis and i,
and started for the coroner.
Q.-How did you happen to go? Did Lew
is ask you?
Ayes.
Q.-What did you say?
A.-When I first got into the wagon, he
says: What an awful case; amt 1t Ed.?
1 answered: eyes, it isl / then asked:
Ibid you do it?'' and he replied: II sup
pose did, I asked him how he managed
to do sue b thing. He replied: Il done it
for his money" Iasked him how he started
at first. He said he went inc the barn and
opened the window half way and put a
fork under it. He then went into old Dick 8
stall, that is the horse he went to Gorham
with, and backed him out, i'll order TO make
noise to attract Mr.. Coburn's attention in
the house. He said he saw Mr.. Coburn
coming and SO he hit the horse with the axe
handle. ''When Coburn came into the barn
hi. him with the axe"
|. Odd Lewis say what happened then?
A. = Yes. Lewis said that after Coburn
fell he struck him several times TO make
sure of killing him. Xa
Q.-What did you..say to that?
Al said it was an awful thing. and he
ought to look out for himself.
Q.-Where on the road did he tell you?
Ave talked nearly all tie way. asked
him what he had done it for, and he said
for his money.
GRAHAM said he had not told the story
before because he didn't mean to condemn
Lewis If he could help it. He thought Lew
is was a little excited when he told him.
but did not think he had been drinking