The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-29

Didn't YOU buy some whiskey in the
citv that div and take 1t to Gorham!
Not to my knowledge.
Why do you say not to your knowledge
don't you know! t.,-
ey.
Didn't you take some out and treat
both Coleman and Lewis!
No, SIT did not. / didn't buy any
kind of liquor.
I went back to Gorham on the cars,
and paid IS cents fare. l was in Port
land part of the afternoon. That was
two days before the homicide. went
into Portland on the O'Clock Tram; l.
went into Morse's barber shop that DAY:
| didn't get shaved, nor l edun;C ~, get
shaved in Portland. l got snaveu .asl
at Morse's barber shop that night. AFTER
got nome from Portland, and PAID ten
cents.
I had been in Portland some time be,
fore that, before | left Hanson's L mao
been, l think That was the day THAT
he gave me the So. / came in to look
around the wharves and see what vessels
were in. came in on the l O'CLOCK tIaln
[ think, and went out on the train tnat
leaves little past 4. / d:dn' guy any
| liquors of any kind at that time, ana
didn't carry any out to Gorham. don't
think / was in the city except those Two
times, between the time that left Han
sons and the time of the homlclde.
didn't buy any liquors anywhere during
that time. | went back to Gorham tne
last time in the cars, and paid quarter
7 suppose. / can't tell you how many
times in the two weeks from the time
| LETT Hanson's until the homicide got
shaved at Morse's; it was once OF Twice.
1t might have been twice. l didn't get
my hair cut. | couldn't tell you now
many times / had bought candy there ID
that fortnight. / bought it once. but L
don't know whether / bought it twice
or not. At the time L got it | didn't
pay anything for it, | got trusted. There
was boy there by the name OF Dooley,
and when Morse came l paid him. Doc
ley was there in charge Of the place.
paid Morse for the candy, IL or Is
pipe sometimes, bnt do not carry one
chew tobacco. | never smoke. more
| than box of cigarettes day. A box
costs five cents and it contains ten cigar
cites. Some days | smoke whole box
and some days do not. i was smoking
| at about that rate from the time LETT
Hanson's until the homicide. Some
DAYS would get a box, and sometimes
didn't get box for two days. don't
remember when / got any tobacco, but
some time between that time. got 1T at
one of the stores, but can't tell how
| much / paid for it. / think | paid ten
cents. / might have bought more than
ten cents worth during that fortnight.
but don't remember. l know l lad
one piece. 'syH .t.9 -.b
On the day of the homicide L had
| breakfast about 9 O'Clock. / should
think. Immediately after breakfast i
| went down to Coburn's barn. Mr.! Coburn
was there, and myself, and Coleman,
| the hired man. We didn't talk habout
anything jnypartieular! He saidathat he
| had sent Lewis to Portland with vine
| car and apples, and Coleman was clean
| ing the horses. I DON'T q know p as there
was anything in particular said. l
| talked with Coleman ana Coburn both.
Mr.. Lowell's son Ephraim came in there
These were the only parties that were
there that morning. I staid there about
| half an hour. At the end of the half
| hour went to Gorham village. | went
across the field, back of tie barn.
| went that way because l intended to go
over to Hannaford's woods There were
| BOYS over there chopping wood, and l
thought I would 60 over ana SEQ them.
| . Did you have any idea of going to Lit
| tie Falls?
| No, sir.
| Haven't you SO stated to some one prl-
| or to this time? t4
| Not to my knowledge.
| Hannaford's woods are up back OF
| Hannaford's house. There is road
| that runs up to the left of Coburn' 8
house going to Little Falls. The woods
are on the side of the house towards the
| village. The Hannaford house is on
| the road that goes to Gorham village,
and the woods are right back OF Hanna.
ford's house on the right hand side. II