The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-29
EDWARD GRAHAM.

The next witness was the long and
eagerly awaited companion and shipmate
of James Lewis, whose testiomny was
expected to disclose direct confession of
the killing OF Byron Coburn, and this
was declared most positively.
There was of course great stir of in
terest and even excitement as GRAHAM
was led into the room. He has been
kept in close confinement ever since the
coroner's inquest, and few people had
seen him. He is short, stout. well
built young man. He was neatly dressed
il double breasted sack coat. His
face is decidedly good looking as to
contour and there is nothing very vic
ious or desperate about its expression.
He was clean shaven, his hair was very
neatly brushed and parted. He looked
very we'll indeed, and made decidedly
good impression. He answered the ques-
tions very promptly and with no notice
able display either of trepldatlon or OF
defiance. His manner was very subdued
and attentive but not nervous. The
prisoner, to whom his' testimony was SO
important, II sat directly in front of him
about 100 feet away. Their eyes. occas-
iohaIy met, and they did not noticeably
aavvotid BOOKING at each other. ~ aF''3
When4he told of, thescon versation with
Lewis al, the, door q. the Lowell house
and made the statement that Lewis said
he was going to lave aCoburnss money
and went down over thes9bank running
and laughing, witness looked steadily
and firmly at the prisoner who sat and
watched him very closely.
When the witness first began to relate
the prisoners extraordinary alleged con-
fession on the ride to Gorham Lewis's
face, which was very pale, the lips es-
pecialiy being white and drawn, actually
relaxed little in one of those curious
smiles, with which, he has called atten-
tion to himself during his appearance in
this and the municipal courts. But it
was a very faint smile. All the time he
was manifestly nervous, as any man
would naturally be under such an accu-
sation, and did not sit very Quietly or
lconifortably in his chair. Graffam's
manner did not differ during these awful
statements from what il had been before,
unless the flush on his face was heigh-
| tened little. Except for the constant
| repetition of the word sir" in his replies
to, the county attorney, as if he meant to
be very courteous, OF thought hesoughJ
to be, III that it world be best for him
to be, his manner continued to be- free
/
When Mr.. Se1ders began his cross ex-
ansiaaaati9p G rsaain. Continued HIS, con
tafTtarepetition Of SSH, IN which was GER
ptyrunusqaa, no7qthsr T. witness using
the Word in I thar way. a0f course it
might have been natural TO- the witness
to speak ID that way, or induced Gnatur-
ally by his serious position, or it;might
have been purposely assumed.
When Mr.. Soldiers quickly and severely
asked the questions as to whether the
witness had been arrested in Boston he
| denied it with increasing quickness and
determination on his own part During
Mr.. Seiders's questions as to why he asked
for small sums from his employer, MIR.
Hanson, and the witnesses. reply that he
Ihad no regular wages, and he took money
as he could get it, the prisoner actually
smiled again. retaining an amused ex-
preston of countenance for some little
time. During the cross examination
Lewis several times raised himself over
| the rail to offer suggestions to Mr.. Seid-
ers The witnesses replies to Mr.. Seiderss
searching questions were wholly with
out trepidation and not without some
little defiance, though he continued the
use of the respectful sir as if it were
matter of habit. as perhaps it was, in
view of his life rs a sailor.
When the cross examination reached
that part of Graffam's testimony where
he stated that ne was In the Coburn
kitchen the evening of the 18th !, Gall of
which is contrary to Mrs. Kimball's tes-
timony) the witness was as determined
and explicit in his statements of just
what was said and done as he was
III the direct. When the wit
ness repeated his statement that
Lewis said at the Lowell door that "old
Coburn had some money, and ne was
going over and get it" Lewis again
smiled and maintained an amused ex-
preston of face for some little time,
even moving his head UP and down as
if shaken by his amusement.
/ When witness said that he didn't
tell about the confession at
first because he didn't want
to say anything to hurt Lewis if he could
| lol,, IL 7 avis AGAIN smiled in that ne
cular amused and confident way. His
face became noticeably flushed and re-
manned so for brief space. At about
half aststwelve o'clock, just after the
questioning as to his alleged confession
to the witness, Lewis began to sway
back and forth in his chair, and there
was rush of blood to his head that