The Portland daily press., 1895-06-13

ten months in jail for larceny About the
time of the trial he was told that saw
was found in his cell. He didn't know
anything about it,
THORNTON A. CHAMBERS.
Thornton A. Chambers, a colored man,
appeared on the stand in his shirt sleeves.
He said that he lived in Deering. In oc-
| tober last he was committed to Portland
jail and remained there till the 1lth ana
18th uf January. While there he was ac-
quainted with GRAHAM, who occupied the
cell with him. He was put into the cell
in the evening. HHe was nervous like
myself there for a week. - He didn't sleep
much for the first week. He cried some
the first two or three nights. He told
witness that he was afraid he'd go down
east Witness asked him if he committed
the murder. He said that he did not.
He thought he'd be all right if he could
account for about half hour of his time
He never said anything to the witness
about Lewis confessing to him that he
killed Coburn. On the first two or three
nights he disturbed witness by moaning
and said once in his sleep that it was
'stoo bad it happened. " The witness
asked Graffam what in the world they
k illed him for and if Coburn had any
money He replied that he had none that
he knew of, except $40 from selling the
COW.
Graffam told witness that he had a lit
tie racket in Boston and it cost him quite
a number Of dollars. Coleman at one
time told the witness that he thought
GRAHAM was in it. Witness told this
to Graffam, who made no reply.
| GRAHAM once told witness that he
wanted to marry the Lowell girl, but
had no money to do it with.
DETECTIVE CARVER.
ss..JaInes W. Carver testified that he re-
sides at Auburn and is a private detec-
tive. May 25th he had an interview with
Mrs. Kimball and read to her the affidavit
of Mrs. Drown and Mrs Scott as to
their testimony printed above.
Mrs. Kimball said "I don It
want you to say anything about
Mr.. True He done all he could to con-
yict Lewis" She also said that she did
not wish to shield Ed GRAHAM or do any
thingsto help Jim Lewis to new tliaL
She also said that she didn't think Mrs
Drown did right in telling him what she
told her about Mr.. True. She did not
think that Mr.. True would like it.
Cross examined. Witness had been en-
ployed by Messrs. Seiders and Chase in
this matter before the 25th of April.
MRS. LIZZIE G. KIMBALL.
Mrs. Kimball took the stand and testi-
fed that she did not know that Graffam
was in the Coburn house between and z
O'Clock on the night of the murder. She
would not want to say sure that he was
not there, but she did not see him.
She denied the statements as to what
she said made by Detective Carver,
and declared that she would not sign her
name to the affidavit as presented by Mr..
Carver and told her daughter, Mrs. Lit
tlefield, that she would not If Mrs.
Littlefeld signed her (Mrs. Ki1nball's)
name to it it was against her will. Wit
ness denied positively that she ever made
the statements to Mrs. Drown in regard
to Graffam and County Attorney True
In the afternoon the session began with
the calling of, Mrs. Kimball, who was
housekeeper for Mr.. Coburn.
Mrs. KiJuball said Mr.. Coburn used
the store house in 1898. Mr. Hill got
through working for Mr. Coburn in the
fall of 1898. The storehouse, during this
time, was locked by small paddock; but
the paddock was changed after Hills
departure, and remained there until after
Mr.. Coburn's death. From the bundle of
keys Mrs. Kimball could not find the odd
key used for that particular paddock.
The witness then recalled her CONVEX
sation with Mrs Drown, and denied
ABSOLUTELY AND DEMPHATICALLY
that she had ever had any such CONVEX
sation with Mrs. Drown as that in which
she was reported to have made the state
ment about County Attorney True
Mrs. Kimball also denies having ever
said anything of the sort to Carver,
the detective.
Following is Mrs. Kimball's statemen
on these points as taken by the stenog-
rapher,
@. At any time that day whether or
not you said to Mrs. Drown "Mr. True
said if 1 went on to the stand and stated
positively that GRAHAM wasn't in the
house that night they couldn't convict
Lewis and he said 1 must say didn't
remember of seeing him?''
A. No sir, you never said anything of
the kind to me and never said it to her.
She didn't take me into another room.
@. Did you take hef into any room?
A. No sir did not. That conversation
I never remember of hearing in the world
and know it never was said.
@. Did you ever say to James W. Car
yer, 'I don't think Mrs. Drown done
right by telling you what told her about
Mr.. True. told her that didn't think
Mr.. True would like to have me tell it. !"
Did you say that to Mr.. Carver?
A. No sir didn't.
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