The Portland daily press., 1895-06-13

tlo KEY 10 MI. CODufn, VINO carried III IL
his pocket.
The key that had fitted the paddock was
produced and identified by the witness as
the key that he had used at Coburn's to
unlock the storehouse. 1t was either that
key or one exactly like it.
/ Gross examined. Witness had never
worked at Coburn's S since 1893, nor had
he had any occasion since then to unlock
any paddock since then
James II. Dooley testified that he is and
hostler in Gorham and that he testified
at the trial that he was in the barber
shop when Graffam was there. He said
to witness something about going tc
Portland and having good time The
witness objected and asked why GRAHAM
wanted to go. He said he wanted to see
a fellow and have good time. After a
good deal of persuasion witness finally
agreed to go to Portland with him They
agreed to meet at O'Clock, but GRAHAM
explanation.
Witness had been working this spring
on the Coburn place. He went to work
there the 18th of last February. Graffam
was there and he saw him every day.
Witness had talk with him about the
murder and trial They were going up
to the village together. They got to talk
ing about the murder and witness said,
| ''What do you think about it, Ed?'
| 81 don't know what to think,'' said
Graffam, but guess the id cuss done
it and got what he deserved. - Then he
changed the subject. He has always ap-
peared unwilling to talk about it.
Cross examined. Witness had never be-
fore today testified as to the conversation
with Graffam about going to Portland.
MRS. ETA M. DROWN.
Mrs Eta M. Drown, daughter of By
ron 6. Coburn, testified that she now live
on the Coburn place. Her father used to
keep the storehouse locked all the time
She had had occasion to unlock it, The
paddock was shown her and she stated
positively that she recognized it. She
also identified the key. She had had con-
yersation with Mrs. Kimball about the
| trial one night. They talked about the
matter of Graffam's being at the Cobur n
house on the night of the murder and
Mrs. Kimball explained that County At
clared positively tina. Graffam was not in
the house on the night of the murder
they could not convict Lewis
She saw both Lewis and Graffam on
the night of the murder The former
was COOL the latter was very much ex-
cited.
Cross examined. Witness had only un-
locked the paddock once. She under
took to state that the key produced was
either the key of the paddock or one just
| like it,
Mr.. True entered an objection as to the
witness's testimony about her conversa-
| ton with Mrs Kimball on the ground
that she then stated the same facts that
she stated at the trial relative to Graf
fam S whereabouts
Judge Bonney sustained the objection.
MARY G. TYLER.
Mary G. Tyler testified that she resides
on the farm of Roscoe 6. Drown in Cor
ham. She found locked paddock on the
second shelf in the pantry and gave it to
Mrs. Drown.
Mrs. Drown was recalled to the stand
She identified the lock in evidence as the
lock passed to her by Miss Tyler.
FRANK o. MORSE.
Frank O. Morse testified that he was
the same Gorham barber who testified in
the trial In the afternoon in December
last he heard Graffam and Dooley talking
about going to Portland and the arrange
ment they made about this meeting at 7
O'Clock.
Cross examined. Witness had never
said anything about this conversation
when he had been witness at the tria al,
nor had he ever told any of the govern
ment officers about it.
MARY E. SCOTT
Mary E. Scott testified that she was
present at the Coburn house when Mrs
Drown and Mrs. Kimball talked about
Graffam S being in the house on the
night of the murder. Witness asked Mrs.
Kimball if Graffam was in the room the
night of the murder. She replied that
he was not.
WILLIAM GU RRIER.
William Currier testified that his home
| is in Westbrook. He had been confined
in Portland Jail since last year He
knew. Graffam when he was in the Jail
and talked with him every day Graffam
told him that he was a witness in the
| Coburn murder case. In reply to wit
ness's question as to whether Lewis had
any chance he said that he knew nothing
about it. The next day after the murder
Graffam told witness that Lewis killed
Coburn. He also said that Coburn had
$780, Lewis offered him half of it. He
refused to take it. He admitted to the
witness that the tracks behind the barn
were his, and that he wouldn't have said
anything about the tracks if he could
have helped it, He said he came home
from Gorham to the Coburn house across
| the fields and that was how the tracks
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