The Portland daily press., 1895-01-29
EDWARD GRAFFAM.
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YOU were going to Little Falls it would
be on the left hand slde.
Why didn't YOU come down here and
take this road and go up to those woodsf
Going across the field 1T would be
nearer.
The road makes IN Gloss To 6ne TO-
burn place?
No, not very close
If runs I'D direct to the woods?
Not direct 1t runs up by the woods.
You started here and went around
through the snow and slush?
Ttere was not much snow.
Was it thawing?
Yes, sir.
| didn't meet anybody at Hannaford's
woods. I went there to see the Hanna
ford boys. | thought that they would
be there, because [ heard them telling
a few days before that they were chop
ping up in the woods. l couldn't tell
how many days before. 1t might have
been a week before. but it was mott SO
long as fortnight. [ think the one VINO
told me was Harry Hannaford. d1dn u
stop at the woods at all. | went close
to the edge of the woods. dldnsG go
in because 1 didn't suppose there was
anyone in there. l looked around to see
if there was anyone there. They are
nretty large woods. / went right straight
along, and didn't make much OF any
stop. and went to Gorham village. L
left the field just above MIR. Elders
house. | went right straight across the
field into the road. Mr.. Elders house is
on the same road as Coburn's house.
So that you circled up around and came
down?
did.
What tipo did Won oct there?
Half-past 10 or II | guess.
After entered the road going toward
Gorham Corner, I don't remem Der OF
meeting anyone. I reached Morse's bar
Der shop about half-past 10 or H.. L
have no way of fixing the time. didn't
1ookssat the clock when got there. When
7 got to the bar Der shop | went and got
sswhorse and sawed some wood for Mr..
Morse. I didn't get any pay for it, only
apples and candy, that is all. L didn't
have any dinner that day. | was in that
shop from that time until about ten
minutes of six that night. sat there in
the shop the rest of the day, and talked
with the bows, and started fer home at
ten minutes of six. James Dooley and
Joe johnson started off with me.
Did anything particular happen at the
shop that day? --'
Yes. sir. Morse and a fellow by the
q me of Barker were fooling with a
sick, and the stick slipped out of Bar
ker's hands and shiJ me in the mouth.
[ should say It was the end of mop
handle or broomstiek. 1t hit me 10
the lip right there (indicating). 1t made
it bleed. $3.50 5Eat.2,
Did any one take any notice OF it?
ds Yes: Mr.. Morse and Barker. don't
remem her who else was there. 43asna
RI Thadn,t carried the handkerchief a
great while that was shown me this
= morning, The blood that is on the hand :
kerchief came from that wound i left
the shop about ten minutes of six that
night to go home. and Dooley and john
sou started with me. | went down the
road direct towards LowelPs. We three
went togetherssas far as the tannery. The
roads branch there. | took the left road
and Dooley took the right. Then the
johnson boy went with me to the Gray
I road. On my way home that night L
met Stanley Low ell, about by the house
of Thomas McDonough. He asked me
where I was going, and l said was
going home. l asked him where he was
going, and he said to Gorham village.
back with him, but refused to go be-
cause I didn't want to. am not very
rapid walker.
Why, Oh leaving the barn in the morn
ing, did you run to the foot of the bill?
/ don't know why l done it; there was
particular Gauss VI IL tud1 hAOW Ots
Were you in great haste?
No.
Why did you run?
don't know why did; thought ]
would run. 1t was some cold. l don't
think 1t was frozen.
After l met Stanley Lowell, | proceed
ed directly on the road. L didn't stop
anywhere between McDonough's and
Byron Coburn's house. .....,s I
Why di0 you go to Coburn's house?
To pass away the time and to talk
with the old man. ,--=..sa=----4---. z
You started TO go homer
Yes
d, why did you go to Coburn's9 "a ~
No particular reason. III was - the
habit Of going down and talking with
him sometimes. 9s@ ~
hadn't had any supper up to that
time. went into the Coburn house
through the, shed door, and into the
kitchen. Mr.Coburn stood just inside OF
that door, in front OF the; washtnb, filling
his pipe, He was reading after that.
When he was reading | was sitting in
the kitchen.
Doing nothing?
No, sir The talk with Coburn was all
the talk bad.
Was Mrs. Kim ball about there, in and
out of the two rooms?
Yes.
Dlu you udfO any OOl vOA ooeAou W. oAA
her?
Nothing in particular; no, sir.
Didn't you, on your direct eXamlna-
ton, relate some little conversation?
All there was, when we were telling
about the logging camp. She said
neither one of us was a Frenchman. She
was standing outside the dining room
door, in the kitchen.
When 1 got there, think she had got
her dishes washed up. | noticed that
she put some wood in the stove, and
went into the dining room, and into an
other room, and was gone five minutes,
and came out aud set the lamp down on
the dining room table and went and
washed her hands, and then came into
the dining room and sat down: Coburn
asked her if she wanted the big lamp TO
sew with, and she said she didn't want
it, her arms were lame. [ was there 20
minutes or half an hour, I should think.
! have related all the conversation that