The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-26

The defense objected to the question as
to whether GRAHAM told witness that be
made the tracks.
Lewis told witness that he opened the
harm door and tumbled over lantern.
The wind was northwest and very cold.
Witness NOTICED that Lewis's shoes
looked as though they had been washed
and then wiped.
| Cross examined: Witness arrived at the
| Coburn house at 8. So. He remained there
| all night and the next day. He assisted
! in removing the body aud cleaned up the
| blood. He looked at Lewis's shoes while
| L evils was standing up. and he thought
| that all HIS testimony was as accurate
as that, "That's what / should say"
said Mr.. Seiders
Witness saw no man make the tracks.
There was only one man that he dou bted
| that night. He was not acquainted with
Coleman GRAHAM or Lewis, and yet
| there was only one man that he doubt
| ed. He didn't see anything to investi-
gate in regard to the other men. He
| Kept charge of Coleman as well as Lewis.
Lewis did say that If it ever came TO
trial he should defend his own case,
and that would put him in right posi-
ton, as then he stood only as a common
man. The lunch was only bread and
butter and coffee Lewis took only lit
tie coffee 1t was about a. M, and Cole
man was asleep. Lewis was on the sofa
when they had the lunch Witness told
Lewis he'd better go to sleep. Witness
would say that Lewis did not 90 to sleep
for the night unless for ten minutes at
time. At the latter part of the night
witness went out to relieve the men on
guard several times, but not more than
10 or 5 minutes at a time. They had
for breakfa beefsteak, bread and but
ter, coffee and pumpkin pie.
Witness testified at the coroner's in
quest and in the Municipal court, but
wasn't sure that he had yet stated every
thing that was said to him Witness did
not recall that he stated in the Munich
pal Court that Lewis asked "Why don't
you suspect herr? meaning Mrs. Kim ball
Witness would swear that he had stated
that matter before the coroner's inquest,
but wasn't sure in regard to he Munici-
pal court.
When the defense endeavored to show
lack of memory on the wit
ness's part as to this important state
ment of Lewis's in regard to Mrs. Kim
ball witness said that he had sworn to
tell the truth at all these hearings, but
that he couldn't remember every thing,
and if he hadn't stated that in the NUM-
cipal court it was an omission. He had
calculated to tell it. Coleman was in
the room when Lewis said that, and he
should suppose he could have heard.
Direct resumed. Witness had been a
currier for Stephen Hinckley q Co. for
26 years..
Cross examination renewed Witness
had talk with Graffam that evening ut
was what | was going to tell you and
you objected"
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The crowd was SO great just previous
H..
deemed necessary to close the great gates
in the corridor leading to the county
wing of the City Building, and station
Deputy Sheriff Firth there to keep the
people out. A large company always
Assem- bles to see Lewis pass in and out
of the building, and this running the
gauntlet of hundre of curious and
merciless eyes must be daily ordeal to
him, four times repeated. 1t would
seem certainly. that it would be good
thing to prevent it if possible. His lot
is hard enough as it is.
Though only small proportion of the
crowd could get up stairs to the court
room, the rest waited for hours in the
corridor gazing up as if there was a
fascination in simply looking i'll the
direction of the prisoner and the wit.
nesses, and all the scenes of the court.
TURNKEY GROVER.
George W. Grover, turnkey at the
county Jail, was sworn and testified that
ne was at the Jail when James Lewis
was brought there. He took from him
all his clothing. He delivered it to DR..
John f. Thompson-a pair of trousers
and overalls These were produced and
identified, and offered in evidence. He
also took the clothing from GRAHAM,
and delivered it to DR.. Charles d. Smith.
These included suit of clothes hat,
boots and neckties, and were identified
and offered in evidence.
SHERIFF PLUMMER.
Sheriff Pummer took the stand and
testified that he was present on the Mon
day morning following the murder, lat
the Masonic hall in Gorham. He took
the shoes aud stockings of Lewis from
his person and took them to Portland.
He delivered them the following Tues
day to County Attorney True. The
shoes were produced, identified and
offered in evidence.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Chase: H took
the shoes and stockings from the re-
SDOnQ6uG MOuu8y dlbeFuOOn, dIbeF tue
murder. When brought to the jail the
preceding Friday he wore the same
shoes. On the afternoon of Friday,
Lewis was at the house of Officer Chute
in Westbrook. He wore those shoes that
afternoon. Lewis told witness ne had
worn them since the afternoon of Friday.
The clothing was taken from GRAHAM
by the turnkey on Wednesday night fol-
lowing the murder Witness did not
know that he had worn the same clothes
since the murder.
80 PROFESSOR ROBINSON.
Professor Franklin G. Robinson of Brun-
swick. professor of chemistry in Bow
dom College, for 81 years, was sworn and
testified that he received last month a
pair of shoes and trousers and overalls,
said to belong to James Lewis. The
shoes wree produced and identified.
Witness had examined the articles for
blood spots. and did not find any.
There was mud ON the inside of the
trousers. Witness received Graffam's
clothing and examined them for blood
spots8 lie found no blood on the shoes
or trousers, or any article, except ON the
necktie. where he discovered spot of
blood, perpendicularly longer than it
was wide, that looked as if 1t had
dropped from above.
CONSTABLE LIBBY RECALLED.