The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-28

the tie.up there is passageway passina
out into the main floor of the barn.
Cross examined. The height of the
COW platform from the main floor is from
four to six inches. The length of the
width of tn stall is seven and ten inch
es.
After consultation with the respondent
and ex-Deputy Sheriff Parker. of Cor.
ham. Mr.. Seiders asked if Mr., Jordan
learned VIII ere Mr.. Sweetsir lives.
He did not.
| CYRUS ABBOTT.
Mr.. Cyrus Abbott testified that he is q
grocer in Gorham and knew Coburn.
He was in witnesses store on Tuesday
the 18th day of last December. He made
purchases and paid for them. He had a
small purse that closed with a catch.
He took roll of bills flom his purse.
He asked if witness could change S.
bill. He had several SIS bills and one $40.
Should think he had about $25 or $50.
with witness. He bought on that day
something less than dollars worth.
Witness could not remember what was
purchased.
"How could you remember the
amount?n
Coburn asked him to change SIS bill.
Witness was told to name one other
man who traded with him that day. He
couldn't state that he noticed any other
mans wallet that day. He noticed CO.
| burns because he asked him to change
| a IS bill. Witness just glanced at the
roll of bills He had about all he could
jam down into his pocket. Witness
couldn't swear that he saw more than
two SIS bills. Witnesses attention was
| first called to this matter about week
after, when someone said that Coburn
had no money in his pocket. Witness
could swear that there was over SIS on
that day. That was the last time that
witness ever saw him.
FRANK .LEAVITT.
Frank J. Leavitt of Buxton testified
that he is merchant and farmer, and
first knew the respondent in the year 10
or 80, and was living with witnesses
father-in-law, j. C. Lewis. His name at
that time was James Ellis. Witness had
seen the respondent since the murder in
the municipal court room in Portland,
and shook hands with him there and
talked of his recent visit to witnesses
place on the Sd of July, and asked him
why be didn't come back as be wrote
that he would, and asked him why he
had so many names, and thought it
looked rather da rk for him. Lewis re-
piled that it was force of circumstances
that caused him to changs his NAME
Cross examined by Mr.. Chas g: Witness
had this conversation during the hearing
in the presence, he thought, of Mr..
Chase himself Sheriff Chute was near
by. Previous to that witness saw Lewis
in the afternoon of the Sd of July. He
had lived III Buxton about two years,
and one year with Jonathan E. Lewis.
He gave his age then as 13 years. Wit
ness was sure that Lewis said that it
was force of circumstances that caused
him to change his name, and was not
referring to his unpleasant situation.
Witness would swear to that.
MRS. LOWELL'S TESTIMONY.
Mrs Adrianna j. Lowell. wife Of bner
Lowell, took the stand and testified that
she was at home after supper on the eve
ming OF the 18th, and saw Coleman in
the kitchen and Lewis in the sitting
room. She couldn't say just when she
went out, but some little time after
they came in. She went down to Mrs.
Mosher's. Edward GRAHAM had not
come in. The Mosher house is the first
house below in the right. She came
back about 8 O'Clock. She found in her
house on her return, her children, and
they only.
some time after O'Clock. The Mosher
house is toward Westbrook from her
house. She was alone when she went
out. She thought the girls knew that
she was going to the Mosher house. She
started to walk, but team came along
and took her in. She did not know who
it was in the team. 1t was a man. She
thought it was somebody she knew at
first. She was just going into the Mosh-
er dooryard, when she saw another team
coming up the rise from the direction of
West brook. 1t would take three or four
minutes to walk to the Mosher house.
She didn't take any particular notice,
but should think it was about 8 O'Clock
when she started for home. She looked
at the clock little while before she left.
In her judgment it was nearly g. |
when she went to the Mosher house. |
Ter son Stanley was not at he me when
she family ate supper, but he came home |
soon after, ate his supper and went to |
the village. He ate supper very soon |
after TaIIman did. He started for Cor
ham as soon as he ate supper. When she
ca me nome Gu6y bOlu uef OI Gu6 mufQer,
and she went back and told the folks at
the Mosher house, and then came back
and went over to the Coburn house.
Direct resumed: Where is the Rich
ardson house?"
The next house below the Mosher
house toward Westbrook.n
STANLEY LOWELL.
Stanley Lowell, son of Abner Lo we'll,
testified that he is II years old. On the
9th he was hauling hay. He ate his
upper after the family did, and then
vent to the village. He met Ed GRAHAM
rear Mr.. McDonough's house. GRAHAM
,sked him where he was going, and he
eplied to the village. GRAHAM said he
vas going home. Witness first heard at
he village of the murder about
o'clock.
Cross-examined: Witness was working
hat day for Mr.. Hamlin, who lives
little over mile and q uarter away.
lie was working about a quarter OF
nile below his house at another house
# Mr. Haml1n's. When witness returned !
Fallman had just finished supper. 1t
ook witness about ten minutes to eat {
upper. He did not know what time he 1
eft the house for Gorham. There was