The Portland daily press., 1895-01-25

time Epbraim Low was there and went
AWAY with GRAHAM. He heard them say
thew were going TO Gorham Corner.
About five minutes after Graham came
back. Witness couldn't tell what reason
he gave for not going to Gorham, hut
| Thought he said something. He soon left
the harm, Witness was cleaning horse.
Witness did not know the two men
who called in the afternoon. Never saw
| them before. They remained in the
house two hours. They were sober when
they came. When they left lone had
Mr.. Coburn did not go out to assist
putting I'D the horse when Lewis ar
| rived. but he arose from the table. Wit
ness was gone about seven or eight min
utes. After witness ana Lewis came in
he saw Lewis put some money down up
OH the wash stand. Coburn told Lewis
that he did we'll selling apples, and he
should have to send him out selling
them. Lewis told witness that he got
60 cents for the apples. 1t was silver
money that Lewis put down. There was
more than one piece.
Witness got up from the table first.
Witness ate for supper bread and tea and
usual. When witness got up he went
out in the kitchen and took up the pa
| per. Witness couldn't say positively
whether Lewis ate more than a cup of
tea or not. He did not see him eat any
thing else. In about five minutes after
witness got up, Mr.. Coburn came out.
Mr., Coburn was at the table about ten
minutes. Witness could not remember
that Mrs Kimball sat down to supper.
| After supper witness bedded the horses
while Mr.. Coburn MIXED. They were
ten or fifteen minutes doing their chores.
He might have stated in the municipal
court that it was twenty minutes. Ii he
nf ,fciY,
Coburn went into the house first. Wit
ness would not swear that it was less
than seven minutes that he was occupied
in watching the cat fight When he saw
Lewis inside the Lowell house, as he
went by, witness also saw Talmau Low
ell and A bner Lowell, his father. Wit
ness couldn't remem Der any conversation
that went on when GRAHAM came into
the Lowell kitchen. Witness thought
he, himself, was in the kitchen 45 min
| utes. The Lowell o'clock was in the
habit of being little fast or Slow" and
witness couldn't tell exactly what time
it was. Witness didn't believe that he
had ever stated that time differently
from As minutes. In his best judgment
that was the length of time. He had no
means of knowing definitely. A bner
| Lowell came into the kitchen about
twenty minutes before GRAHAM did, and
Lewis came in about twenty minutes
/ after. WlGn6SS was Ill bu6 .kIbCucu, ne
| thought, about half an hour before b.
ner Lowell came in. Lewis and GRAHAM
| helped witness harness the horse 10 90 to
| Gorham. When witness called Lewls's
attention to the axe, Lewis came and
put his head in the tie-up door. Witness
could not be induced to say that GRAHAM
| did or did not come to the door. He
simply did not see him come.
| ABNER LOWEEL'S TESTIMONY.
Abner F. Lowell testified that he lives
opposite the Coburn house, and has for
seven years. He was at home on the
fatal Thursday. He ate supper at home.
After supper he went into the sitting
room and read the paper. James Lewis
came in and began to talk about ship
ping for the West Indies. Witness saw
Lewis leave the house. { He had been
| there about an half hour or an hour.
| Witness went into the kitchen when he
| left the sitting room. Coleman, and his
three daughters were in the Skitchen.
Witness was in the Kitchen when
GRAHAM came1in When Lewis came in
he said that Coburn was dead, and
wanted them to go over as witnesses.
Coleman said something about bluff.
Lewis said he was in earnest, and some
thing about the horse having kicked
him.
From the time when Lewis went out
the first time till GRAHAM came in, was
about five minutes. From the time Lew
is went out till he came back again was
about thirty minutes.
Cross examined: Witnesses business
is farming. He first knew GRAHAM when
he first came to Gorham, about seven
years ago. GRAHAM had made his home
part of the time at witnesses house. HeI
had never paid any board, nor had the
witness paid him wages. Previous to
Decem Der 18th, he had worked for Mr.. h
Hanson of Gorham, and had been to sea,
coasting On the 18th GRAHAM ate his
breakfast at witnesses house. but wit
ness did not see him again till he came
in that night GRAHAM has worked for
Coburn. Witness did not hear the g.
O'Clock whistle that night. Coleman
came in about five minutes after Lewis
did. Witness heard Lewis speak as be
went out the outside door, but heard no
conversation. He spoke just as he was
shifting the door. GRAHAM came in
from five to seven minutes after witness
went into the kitchen, and Lewis went
out.
TALLMAN LOWELL'S TESTIMONY.
Tallman b. Lowell followed his father
upon the witness stan0. On Decem Der
18th he drove to Portland with Lewis,
and was with Linn during the day. They
first went to Chase's store, where Lewis
left barrel of vinegar; then they went
TO Strout's store and sold bushel of
apples; then they went to MIR. Little
fields store on Brackett street. They
mt up their horse and went down
aboard an old schooner, the Grace Web
ster. Then they went aboard the Benz.
Cromwell, and then went to Sargent,
Lord & Skillin's store, and then up TO
John Hernandez's store, or one near it
and got some beer. Then they went ov-
er to the Cape to see the captain of the
Reni. Cromwell. When they came back
thew cot another bottle of beer They
met the captain on the wharf. and after
wards Lewis went into Hernandez's
again and got some more beer. Then
Lewis went into the express Office on
Plum street to get his sailors bag of
clothes. Lewis got bottle of beer each
time. They had nothing to eat all day.
Witness did not drink beer the second |
time. The walking was muddy. Lewis !
wore no rubbers. They went to see the |
CAPTAIN of the Cromwell because witness
was going to ship if he could get a
chance. Lewis talked about shipping.