The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30

ness that he was gong TO Boston GHe
next day. On the night of the 10Th OF
November GRAHAM told witness that he
had been at Boston. He found GRAHAM
ID Coburn's kitchen on his return from
the Lowell house about 8 O'Clock. lie
stayed at the house of Byron Coburn.
He told witness that "he was broke.
He said nothing as to spending money
in Boston. Witness gave him nothing.
He left the house the next day at little
past noon. During the forenoon he
was looking at me working" lie lett IN
company with Coburn and witness in a
team for the village of Saccarappa or
city of Westbrook. From Saccarappa we
proceeded to Portland. where we re-
manned till the Enext day till about II
O'clock. We stayed at the Dominion
house / paid the bills"
Witness ard GRAHAM went into Port
land from Westbrook on the cars. Wit
ness saw GRAHAM spend money for cigar
cites that he had given him They re
turnd to Westbrook on the electric cars.
Witness paid the fare. They walked to
Gorham. They walked half a mile to-
gether. Witness went to the house of
Coburn. When GRAHAM left him he said
he was going to where his uncle worked
On witnesses return at somewhat past
one clock, he did no particular work
The day was Saturday, the 18th of
November He remained at Coburn's
| aTGef GDa6 TWO WEEKS, anu u1u NdiloUo
small jobs about the house. Then MI.
Coburn told him that he wanted him to
single the tie-up,Eand Il proceeded to
do it," He finished the work on Sunday
about Z or o'clock in the morning. He
had no scaffoiding, but held on to the
roof in the best way that he could. lie
wore then the same shoes that he wore
at the time of the homicide.
| The shoes were shown to him, ana ne
said, @Thev are my shoes"
After the Singing he went to the
house of Charles Hanson. talked with
| him and returned to the CobUrn house.
This was on Sunday. On the next Wed-
nesday he cleaned the windows OF the
house Coburn told him that he had
room above the dining room that he
wanted him to fix. He fixed the plaster
ing. painted the woodwork and painted
the walls, "and as we'll painted the entry
| leading to it, the walls and ceiling and
| floor" He was engaged in this work up
to the time of the homicide When
GRAHAM told him he was Broke it was
in witnesses room. AT another time, on
Sunday following their trip to Portland
witness gave GRAHAM one of his J shirts,
| cotton shirt, with a blue stripe on it.
The two shirts taken from GRAHAM
were handed him, and he identified the
outside one as that which he gave him.
| On the 18th Of Deem Der witness went
to Portland iii Mr.. Columns team.
| 81 had the horse commonly known as
| old Diek.n He went to see if his clothes
had come from South Natick, he having
sent for them. He wrote to his brother
| in.law for them on the Sth and again on
the 9th or 10th. He did not send the
! letter that he wrote Oh the Sth because
in that letter he directed the clothes to
be sent TO Gorham. and changed his
mind and wanted them sent to Portland.
He took barrel Of vinegar and some
apples to Portland. Prior to leaving the
kitchen He was standing near the
dining room. Mrs. Kimball was in the
dining room. Mr.. Coburn said, How
much money do you want, Jim!" Fifty
cents will do" Here's two dollars"
Witness was under the impression that
he had some more money in his hand.
| AS he drove into the main road he over
took Stanley Lowell. "He accompanied
me in the wagon and told me that his
brother ITALIAN Lowell was on his way to
| Portlandn
He overlook Tallman and they went to
Portland together. When MI Coburn
| gave him the So he had so cents and 5
cents. The so cents was given him to
pay for a pane of glass that he broke and
the five cents was what ne had left from
| the day he went to Portland with Graft
| am.
I'm Sacoarappa I purchased piece of
| tobacco, chewing tobacco" In Portland
| he delivered the vinegar and sold the APP
pies for 60 cents. He then went TO the
store of Mr.. Littleheld, and next left the
team HI livery stable. Then he and
| Tallman went on hoard the Grace Web
ster and the BENZ. G. Cromwell. From
there we went to the establishment Of
Sargent, Lord & Shilling" Then they
| bought the beer and then went across
the ferry. Witpess paid 20 cents for the
beer and 10 cents for pipe and tobacco,
and cents for the ferry fare going over
They went to the house of Capt. James
York, of the BENZ. c. Cromwell. He was
not at home. They came back and went
down to Sargent's again. Then witness
got bottle OF beer and paid ~ cents.
Tallman didn't want any. On the
wharf they met Capt. York and talked
| with him in regard to shippingou his yes
made.n Witness and Lowell and Graft
am could have place on the vessel if
they wanted to.
When they left the Captain they got
two more bottles of beer, witness paying
| 20 cents for them. Then they went to
the A merican Express office. His cloth
| ing had not arrived. Then they got the
| horse and witness PAID 50 cents Tor the
care of If.
| Then they returned to Gorham, and in
Westbrook witness bought pipe and
piece of tobacco and paid 20 cents for
| the two. Witness drove Immediately to
| the Coburn house. Coleman came out
and Coburn came to the door. The team
WAS an old express wagon. After uu-
hitching the horse they went into the
house and found Cohurn and Mrs. Kim
ball there Mr.. Coburn was sitting i n his
usual place by the side Of the stove in
his armchair" He said" How're you
made out? Got home alive?" Witness
laid down 60 cents for the apples, al
though he received but SO cents Co.
burn said Ned done we'll and he'd have
to get him to sell more "There wasn't
any particular reason for giving him the
ten cents more, bat I wanted to make
him feel pleased about it," He supposed
they all sat down TO supper.
"What did you eat for supper?"
"I ate some bread and tea and potatoes
I think. I did not eat much"
"Why not?"
az didn't feel well in my stomach and
had II sort of headache"
He had drunk three bottles of beer and
eaten DO dinner that day. He looked at
the clock when they sat down to supper
and it was 5.25.
A fter supper witness read paper in
the kicthen Coburn and Coleman