Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-29
LEWIS TAINTED.
Evidently Affected by Test.
mony Of Edward GRAHAM,
Who Tells the Story Of Lewis Con-
fession Of the Murder.
Lewis Will Take the Stand, Today-Expectes
Will Accuse GRAHAM.

| Portland, Jan. 2S.-A big crowd at
tended the Lewis murder trial, today.
After testimony by Tallman Lowell, Ed
ward GRAHAM was called.
He related the details already known of
his connection with Lewis and the muir
der up to the confession of Lewis to him
and said that when he and Lewis We're on
their way, after the body was discovered,
for the coroner, he said:
''This is pretty serious affair Lewis
did you do it, He said, 81 suppose l
did,
"What next took place."
"He then told me how he did it. He
SAID be went into the barn very quietly
and let loose Old Dick, the horse. He
opened the window in the tie-up and then
stood still and waited
Pretty soon he heard Mr. Coburn com
| ing and got ready with the axe. He
stopped Old Dick with the fiat of the axe
which caused the horse to jump. He
| stood behind the door and struck the old
man as he entered the door. After knock
| ing him down he hit him several times
with the axe"
"What aid you say"
az said this is pretty hard case and l
wouldn' say anything about it to anybody,
not single soul"
During the cross-examination, the
prisoner, whose eyes had never for sec
ond been taken from those of GRAHAM,
toppled over in faint and would have
| fallen to the floor had not Sheriff Plum
mer and deputy caught him. The
prisoners face turned CHASTITY white and
| then red He was carried from the room
and Judge Bonney called DR.. Topliff of
Woodfords, who was in the room, who at
| teaded him in the ante-room In about
| 10 minutes he returned, having fully re-
covered.
| At the afternoon session GRAHAM con-
tinued his testimony on cross-examina-
ton Lewis told him not to tell any one
| that he Newis) committed the murder,
and GRAHAM promised not to.
At this point the State announced that
it's evidence was finished, and defence be-
gan F. V. Chase made the opening for
the respondent. He asked the jury to be
careful not to convict the prisoner if there
was reasonable doubt that any other
could have committed the crime. He
reviewed in detail the testimony of the
government.
He claimed that Lewis was in the
Lowell house when the crime was COM
mitted The scraped appearance of Lewis
shoes was caused not by recent cleanings,
but because he had been shingling barn.
Blood was not found on Lewis but was
found on GRAHAM.
Mr.. Chase then went over GRAHAM
testimony and picked it to pieces. Fart
of the money found on GRAHAM resembles
the money paid to Coburn a short time
before by man who bought his COW.
Mr.. Chase claimed that GRAHAM had lied
on the stand He said that Lewis will
take the stand in his own behalf.
The first witness for the defence was
Willis II. Durand of Gorham, farmer.
He purchased q COW of Coburn shortly
before his murder. One of the bills taken
from GRAHAM had the same general
appearance as the one he paid to Coburil
Arthur N Richardson testified that the
tracks behind the barn looked as If they
had been made just before freezing that
is just before sunset.
David Patrick testified that GRAHAM
told him he was at Lowell's honse all the
evening of the murder. Witness thought
GRAHAM appeared strange
Charles Hanson, who keeps livery
stable in Gorham, testified that Graham
worked for him and that he paid him
small sums of money rs he needed them,
so and a5 cents at different times.
Ephraim Lowell testified to loanlng
money to GRAHAM. Turnkey Grover OF
the iail testified that GRAHAM read the
daily papers. Sheriff Plummer testified
that GRAHAM told him what money he
had at the jail was paid him by Hanson.
Tomorrow it is expected that Lewis
will take the stand in his own behalf