The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-28

clio ok. 1t was three minutes to 6. He
lives about five minutes walk from the
| tannery.
Cross-examined: Witness went to the
barber shop that morning about 1913
GRAHAM was there and remained all
| day. After the 18th witness saw
GRAHAM the next day at the barber
shop. He was there about ten minutes
and appeared as usual. The clock at
his home is correct by the tannery whis-
tie. The distance from the tannery to
| the McDonough house is about the same
as that from the tannery to the Dooley
house.
FREDERICK r. FAY.
Frederick K. Fay, the Portland cores
pondent of the Boston Globe, testified
that on the night of the 18th he went to
the house of Byron S. Coburn, and re-
NAMED there till about IL O'Clock. He
first went into the barn and saw there
Sheriff Parker, the respondent, and
| Coleman, and Mrs. K i'm ball, and others
unknown. He had conversation with
the respondent. He had his notes with
him, and stated the substance of the
conversation. He ask ed Lewis to tell
| him the substance of the conversation.
| He got home from Portland at supper
time. He went over to the Lowell
house after supper. Witness then related
| the often repeated story of Lewis that
he went to the barn and found nothing
outside, and then was sent out again
and opened the tie-up door and came in
| contact with an extinguished lantern,
returned to the house. lighted the Ian
tern, and went out with Mrs. Kim ball
and found MIR. Columns body. During
the progress of Lewis's statement, wit
| ness asked several questions, which were
replied to- and then Lewis would return
to his narrative at the very point where
he left off. Witness told Lewis that he
had never had a more satisfactory inter-
view, aud Lewis said that he had had
experience in newspaper work. Witness
asked Lewis it he knew that Coburn was
dead before he went to Gorham, and
Lewis said that he shouldn't suppose
man could live with his brains running
out.
Cross-examined: "Did he use those
words that he came in contact with an
extinguished lantern"
II am positive that he used those
words"
q Witness referred to his notes ana found
that Lewis said that he was gone at the
Lowell house about one-half hour. At
the coroner's inquest witness had said
that Lewis said that he had been gone
itate to answer questions. Witness was
unable to recall other instances where
man he had interviewed returned to his
narrative every time, after questions had
been asked.
ls EDWARD H. ELWELL.
Edward H. Elwell, of the Portland
PRESS, testified that he was with the
preceding witness at the Coburn house,
on the night OF the murder. He related
the statement of the respondent, and did
not differ in his testimony from MIR. Fay,
except in the length of time that Lewis
said he was az the Lowell house. His re-
mem brance was that Lewis said ian
hour and a half, more or 1ess.n Wit
ness's impression was that when he saw
the body of Mr.. Coburn that night, it
would not have been possib BILE to see the
wounds on Els head while standing at
his feet.
Cross-examined: Witness had no reco-
lection of how the body lay in reference
to the raised platform of the stall.
ALT. CUMMINGS.
Mr.. A. l.. I. Cummings, Portland cor
respondent of the Boston Herald and
Lewiston Journal, testified that he was
at the Coburn house at about midnight
When he saw the body it was covered
up. He was quite sure that one standing |
at the feet of the body could not see the
wounds in the top of the head. Witness
asked Lewis where his home was, and |
he said it was there at Coburn's; but |
perhaps he ought to say in Paraguay. |
He was not farm hand, but was en-
ployed in painting and papering at the
house. Then witnesses companion sug-
gested that it would be better to let Mr.. |
Lewis tell his own story. Lewis replied |
that that would be better, and that if
he'd said that before they'd have got a
good deal further along. He then told
a similar narrative to that related by
the preceding witnesses. Witness asked
him if it was customary TO have that
window in the tie-up open, and Lewis
said that it was never open. Witness
asked about MIR. Coburn's financial con-
dition, and Lewis expressed entire igno-
rance of it.
Cross-examined: Witness noticed
that MIR. Coburn's head was tilted very
far back, out could not remember as to
how the body lay in reference to the
raised portion of the stall.
TOBIAS A. BURKE.
MT. L. d. BURKE Oh 6ue EaSCern Argus. |
testified that be arrived at the Coburn
house between 49, 80 and LAS o'clock,
On the night of the 18th. Witness Ielat-
I'd Lewis's story as the preceding wit
lesses stated it. His testimony did not
iiffer from the others except that he
ound the lantern just inside the tie-up
ioor. Witness asked if it was standing up.
lewis replied that it was, and looked
Is if somebody had extinguished it hast
ly. Witness thought that Mr.. Coburn's
read was resting on the raised platform
# the stall. He thought that it was
ust resting on the platform. There
vas no cross-examination.
DEPUTY SHERIFF DRESSER.
Walter B. Dresser. deputy sheriff of
he county, testified that he received
rom the turnkey at the jail, during the
week the grand was in session a Ian
ern, supposed to have come from the
,oburn house. He reta ined possession