The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30

The coroner was telephoned for "I do
not know how long | remained there,
hut it was some time" Ihey next went
down to Mr.. Roscoe q. Drowns's house.
Mrs. kimbali told us to advise. or to
tell Mr.. Drown of the death of Byron 6.
Coburn."
MIR. Drown got into the carriage and
drove back to Harding's store. From
there we proceeded at once to the CO.
burn estate, GRAHAM. Mr.. Drown and |. :"
"In reaching the Coburn estate-on
reaching the Coburn parn, We drove .yl lnIo
the barn and put up the horse" There
were some people there whom witness
| did NOT know. He stayed III and about
the barr till Dr.. Straw and Mr.. Mcclellan
came. When they came, witness was
right in front of the barn. Eventually
quite crowd of people gathered around
| there"
aWas Coleman at the barn when you
returned?"
Il don't remember in particular"
Witness thought it was more than
half-past nine when he and Coleman
were taken into custody by Sheriff Par
ker. He spent that night in the din
| ing room OF the Coburn. house" Coleman
| was in the same room.
All this point Mr.. Seiders and Mr.. Chase
held somewhat lengthy consultation.
| The next morning after the murder -"
had breakfast in the Coburn house. /
ate some coffee and bread and a piece of
| beefsteak.
Z, You recall what Mr.. Libby said about
the nice story and.about your breakfastF"
/ @As to the nice story, l don't remem-
Der about that, but in substance | think
the conversation was correct"
"You heard what he said about saying
i that he thought you were the guilty
mani"
II had some conversation with Mr..
Libby the next morning, and he lntlma-
ted that was suspected, and also that
Coleman was.s AS l understood him. He
said that Coleman could account for all
his time, but that I couldn't"
II said that 1T was simple justice that
if one person was suspected because he
couldn't account for his time, others
ought to be"
"He said, who else is there that can't
account for their timer"
81 said that didn't want to cast any
suspicious, but that Mrs. Kim ball and
Edward GRAHAM could not account for
their time any better than l could"
The witness said that Tallman Low
ell did speak of the Paris green and
cider, but that it was in a jesting way,
| as he understood him.
Witness asked Sheriff Chute on that
Wednesday night if GRAHAM had con-
fessed against him, because he saw in
j tbe Portland Daily PRESS that GRAHAM
/ made that statement to the coroner's
4 Jury. 1.-The papers, are claimed common
j property in, the Jail" He didn't know
who he got the, paper from; 1T was
from DIR. Hughes or some other prisoner"
I He remained in the water closet that
evening at the Coburn house about a
minute. This joist between the dou BILE
doors of the tie-up door is the upright
to which the two doors are fastened.
GRAHAM had stayed at the Coburn house
on some occasions, because he did not
want to go to the Lowelis to stay. He
gave GRAHAM shirt. because he and
witness, and Coleman were in the tie-up
and witness asked GRAHAM why he
/ didn'rSgo up to see the Lowells. He had
been in Gorham about week.
"I thought he was acting very queer,
and it was very mean OF him not to go
and see the people that had been so
kind TO him."
He said that he looked SO rough, and
they'd ask him questions that he did
not want to answer. He had got intossa
spree in Boston, and was arrested for
assaulting the officers and fined over
SIG. They went to Lewis's room, and he
told GRAHAM to brace up, and he loaned
| him a shirt.
"Wbat education nave you received?"
I've been to school a short time in a
boarding school, which l don't remember
much about. / went to school three
months in Buxton, and threesmonths In
Lincoln. l have always studied when
ever I could get a chance to-" / have
written articles for the newspapers, and
[ have taught school in Paraguay"
cit has been said that you had de-
Tended people in South A merica?"
I have virtually done so, although
some might not call it that"
! Have you owned land in South Ameri
car"
Will you state to the jury whether you
went into the Coburn barn from the
time you lett it after putting up the
horse before supper till you went into it
with Mrs. Kimball.? :"
81 did not"
astate, Mr.Lewis, whether you killed
Byron 6. Coburn?" $3.50
"I did not.
The cross-examination began with this
question by Attorney General Powers
"Mr. WEIGH, at the time you had the
/ conversation with Tallman Lowell about
the cider and Paris green, did you tell
him that you thought he was joking"
II don't remem ber."
witness said that he did not to his
| knowledge tell Mr.. Chute that he felt
better Tor telling him about Tallman
| Lowel's urging him to kill Mr.. Coburn.
Witness said that his memory was fairly
| GOOD, but he did not remember that.
He must have passed the sitting room
window when he came home from Low
clips.
"To which reporter that night did you
say you went into the water closet ON
your return that night?"
II have no doubt said it to all.n
"Did you make that statement to Mr.
| Cummingsi"
| IT don't know Mr.. Cummings"
J "Did you make it to Mr.. Burke?"
"Think I made it to all the reporters"
| "Djd you make it to Mr.. ElwelI?n
II cannot be positive whether l did or
not"
"Did you make it to Mr.. Fay?n
| AZ cannot be positive whether did or
not"
| "Did you tell it to anyone except Mr..
| Libby and Mr.. Chute. when you found
you must account for that Iime?"
II haven't doubt that did,. u
| Ibid you tell it to any reporter"
ST have not spoken TO any one single
man of the reportorial staff separately"
! did you make that statement to all
| of them together?"
"They were not ali together
"Did you make it to any two of
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