The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30

locked according to your own s1ate-
ment"
"They were not"
"There is a passageway between the
barn floor and the tie.up. isn't there"
at must have been locked, it always
is"
WAS it locked that night, sir?"
81 don't know"
"When you returned to the house the
first time, what other everyday domes,
| tic topics did you talk OF except tnat OF
the shirt?"
Witness mentioned several topics, but
"the conversation made nc Impression
upon my mind"
81 suppose her anxiety had been some
what allayed by the report you brought
back?n (sarcasttcally).
"I suppose So" (sullenly.)
"Do you know why she wanted you to
go back the second timer"
al suppose, then, she wassanxious."
"What made her anxious after you had
allayed ner anxiety"
III suppose his not returning. didn't
say l allayed her anxiety"
"Where did she ask you to go the Sec
ond timer"
"she said go and look in the barn. {"
Didn't she tell you to go aud look IN
the tie-upf"
81 cannot be positive that she did, and
I cannot be positive that she did not.
think she said only in the barn. don't
recollect positively what she did say"
"Why is it that your recollection about
these things is so much poorer than it is
about your talk with Graffan?"
81 don't think that it is"
"When you went out the second time
you found the lantern. How far was it
| from the axe?"
"Do you want to know how far think
it was, or how far it was, exactly"
II want what you know with respect
! to the truth"
"Why didn't you step inside and light
| the Iantern?"
ut didn't occur to me-"
"Did it occur to you that Mr.. Coburn
might be in the barn?"
cit did not"
"You had no idea where he was?n
"And it never occurred to you to step
inside and light the lantern?"
cit had not"
"Were you simply there looking after
the lantern?"
mo, sir, was not; I was obeying or
ders."
"Oh. you were obeying orders. And
when YOU found the lantern you had
obeyed ORDERS"
II thought it was positive proof that
Mr. Cuburn was not in there"
When he first saw the axe it was not
the time when he said a murder had
been committed. The last time he was
positive OF seeing that axe was the 24th
of Novem Der. He used it for driving
wedge. He had seen it since, but knew
no particular time.
When he got through with it he had
leaned it against the inner wall of the
tool room. The inner door was ajar
when witness and Mrs. Kimball passed
in. 1t wasn't fastened, he knew. Ii it
had not stated that it was hasped. The
first remark he made after he stepped in
with Mrs. Kimball was suggestion that
| Mr.. Coburn might have committed sui
eide. 1.-THE poor old fellow has killed
! himself )" he said. AS to what Mrs.
Kimball said on the stand as to what
was said at that time, he could not say
not perfect recollection OF the CONVEX
sation.n He could not give positively
| what was talked about by him and
GRAHAM on that ride to Gorham. They
were talking about who could have done
the deed. He did not know how long
they were travelling up there.
Much to every body's surprise, the
cross-examination stopped at this point,
and the defence called Mr.. q. G. Jordan,
the civil engineer. The plan he had pre-
pared from the county map of the Co.
| burn premises and neighborhood was
produced, and he pointed out to the jury
the localities of the plan, aud where the
McDonough house and tanneries stood,
and the Little Falls road.
Cross-examined The witness, of his
own knowledge, did not know the places
on the map except as indicated by the
source from which he took them.
Direct resumed: 1t was 1866 feet from
| the tannery to the McDonough house,
| little over quarter of mile
IF. HANSON.
Mr.I.F.Hanson of Gorham, son of
| Charles Hanson, testified that he is his
| fathers foreman at the livery stable
where GRAHAM was employed last fall
for about two weeks. Witness never paid
him any money, and was in charge
when his father went away.
| No cross-examination.
LIZ. HANSON.
:. Mr.. T.. F. Hanson, brother of the pre-
ceding witness, said that he was en-
ployed by his father, and had never paid
GRAHAM any money.
No cross examination.
| The respondent was recalled by the
defence for one more question.
Estate whether or not, on that Thurs
day night, after your return from Port
land, you washed or wiped your Shoes"
Ibid not"
TURNKEY GROVER AGAIN.
Turnkey Grover was recalled by the
state. He searched Mr.. GRAHAM and
thought he found upon him baggage
check and gave it to Mr.. Chute. He
found the wallet and pawn ticket in
the left hand trousers pocket, the cigar
cites and change in the right hand peck
ct. the lock of hair in an inner vest
pocket.
SHERIFF PLUNlMER AGAIN.
Sheriff Plummer was again called to
the stand. He was present when Turn
key Grover searched GRAHAM. He took
baggage check from him. The dollar
bill was found in his watch pocket
Witness was present during the converse
ton between Graffam and his uncle,