The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-28
new FACTS.
Saturdays Testimony in Coburn
Murder Trial.
COBURN HAD ROLL OF BILLS TWO
DAYS BEFORE.
SelectInan

selectman Mcclellan says There
Was Blood ON the Old Coat-Hs
Examined Lewis's Shoes That Night
Ex-Deputy Sheriff Chute Says that Tall
man Lowell Nearly Fainted-Tht
Newspaper Men Testify-Graffam MOI
| Yet on the Stand.
| The snow storm of Saturday largely
diminished the attendance at the trial,
especially that of the women, but the
court room was well filled nevertheless.
Deputy Sheriff Chute resumed the stand
and the cross examination was continued
by Counsel Chase. Witness did moi
know when the Portland papers first
pu blished the statement that Graffam
confessed to the coroner's jury that
Lewis told him he killed Coburn. Graft
am was first lodged in Jail on Friday
evening the l4th, since them be has beer
in Jail. The articles were taken from his
pockets on the 14th and his clothing
taken later.
Witness first had the interview with
GRAHAM Friday evening for a hall
hour. The next interview was on Mon
day following. The pocketbook was
shown to witness, who identified it as
that taken from GRAHAM and that the
contents were the same. 1t contained a
one dollar bill, three silver half dollars
and some smaller change, making up So.
| Besides this money there was a lock of
hair in it and Boston loan office ticket
for one ulster. The handkerchief was
taken from his hip pocket. WITNESSES at
tention was first called to Lewis's shoes
at his own house on the afternoon of
Friday, the 18th. Witness closely exam
ined the shoes when handed to him by
MIR. Chase and said that except for being
little drier they were the same in APP
p earance as on the 14th.
On the Monday after the murder the
witness couldn't recall whether the
streets were soft or otherwise. Suisse
quent to the conversation with Lewis
when he told witness about Tallman
Lowell's urging him to kill Coburn, wit
ness had nothing else to say to Lewis
about it. Witness talked with Lowell
about it and told Lewis later that Low
ell denied the story. Also that when
witness asked Lowell about it they were
at tine top of the stairs, and Lowell near.
ly tainted and fell down the stairs.
Witness told the court that he'd like
to state the conversation he had with
Mr.. Lowell at that time, but the defense
objected. Witness did not ask GRAHAM
to explain where he got his money. and
did not know if any other officers had.
Witness had been informed that Sheriff
Cram and Deputy Sheriff PIummer had
a talk with GRAHAM.
Direct resumed. what was the
conversation with Lowell?
Mr.. Chase" l object"
This led to discussion between op-
posing counsel and the Judge as to
whether this conversation should be
given and, the Judge decided that it
should be excluded. Witness only stated
to Lewis in regard to Lowell's conversa-
rion as follows: Tallman Lowell said
Lewis about the cider and the Paris
green.
Lewis and GRAHAM after being taken
in custody were not allowed to talk to
each other and neither going to Gorham
or returning was any person allowed to
communicate to Lewis. No person at
any time in witnesses presence stated to
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given before the coroner's jury.
Cross examination resumed. Witness
was not with Lewis all the time on the
day that he took him to the coroner's
inquest at Gorham. Before GRAHAM went
into the inquest witness had an inter
view with him in the presence of Sheriff
Plummer in the banquet hall, of about
an half hours length. He left Lewis
in charge of Deputy Sheriff Parker.
nnrino tho yEitppcc tfn
Lewis to the hotel for dinner, but did
not know where Plummer took GRAHAM.
When Lewis was left in the anteroum
with Deputy Sheriff Parker several other
witnesses were there.
Direct resumed. There are too ante
'ooms in the Masonic Hall. Lewis was
eft in the outer one.
Cross examination resumed. During |
hat forenoon in the anteroom where |
Lewis was there were reporters as well |
IS W itness,s but no one else, to wit
lesses knowledge. Witness did not think |
hat he saw any reporters talking to |
lewis, but they might have talked with |
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SELECTMAN LEWIS MCCLELLAN.
Selectman Lewis Mcclellan, of Gorham,
testified as to his beng called to the |
Gene of the murder and going thither
With DR.. Straw. After leaving the
;hurch they went to the store of r. G.
Harding to telephone for the coroner.
When they reached the Coburn place he
vas told that Mrs. Kimball wished to
zee him IN the house, where he stopped
we minutes. Then he went into the
ie-up through the tool room. There he
aw MIR. Coburn lying, on the floor, as
hitherto described. Witness took hold
t his right hand and put his left hand
u the lower part of the face. Someone
allied his attention to the window of
be tie-up that was raised about five
inches. 1t was resting on the top of
ork handle. He saw the hat lying on
be floor, picked it up and looked at it,
nd then examined the ak in the tool
ouse. 1t was literally bathed in blood,
nd there were small pieces of brain upon
t. The handle was nearly clean. Soon
fter that, about ten minutes, Mr.. Harry
La rdino and othaIs came into the harm