The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
LEWIS'S TESTIMONY.
lie denies ALL Of Edward Graffam's
Charges.
SAYS MRS. KIMBALL SAID ST
SHOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED
TOO.''

Conflicts with Constable Libby and the
Reporters-The Cross Examination
sharp but Short-Lewis's Remarkable
Command of Language-Talks More
Like an EIocutionist Than Farm
Hand or Sailor-Graffam's Uncle is an
Interesting Witness-The Evidence All
In-The Arguments Today.
AT the opening Of the Court Tuesday
morning there was much smaller at
tendance than on the day before. there
being even a vacant chair or two, but
the crowd in the lower corridor surged
against the gates, as it has for several
days. Lewis was not SO pale as he was
the day before. The first witness called
to the stand by MIR. Seiders was
CONSTABLE LIBBY,
of Gorham. On the evening of the 18th
witness had talk with GRAHAM before 10
O'Clock outside, and to the east of the
barn. Later witness asked him who he
thought the guilty man was. Then the
witness said that he did not exactly ask
that question.
There was some discussion as to how
the witness was testifylng, and it was
settled that he had been recalled by the
defense.
Finally witness replied that he asked
GRAHAM if he thought Lewis was the
guilty man. GRAHAM replied that he and
Lewis were great friends, and he could
1 r Il IL ,ol,
a thing.
Witness had conversation with GRAHAM
as to the tracks, GRAHAM stated that he
started to 60 to Little Falls ana changed
his mind and went 10 Gorham.
The direct resumed. Witness found
the tracks first and asked GRAHAM If he
knew when they were made, and he said
that he made them himself The next
morning witness took Graifam and found
that his feet fitted the tracks.
HARRY HANNA FORD.
. Harry S. Hannaford was recalled by
the defense. lie was at the Coburn place
that night, and heard GRAHAM say that
those were his tracks, that he was going
to Little Falls, changed his mind and
went to Gorham. Witness did not re-
member that GRAHAM said be went by
the woods to see the Hannaford boys.
Cross examined, Witness had been
chopping wood there three or Jour
weeks before the murder. Nobody
chopped : there after that. Wit
ness did not hear4 anyone tell GRAHAM
that they would chop wood there between
tn time that be chopped and the muir
der. Witness knew the Parker field AS
Il -. i - lDOT 10 Toll
road as the Coburn house. The Hanna
ford woods lie on the other side. The
Parker field is some little ways further
north than the southe rly edge of the
woods.
Direct resumed. Witness could not
swear that he didn't tell GRAHAM about
chopping in those woods.
DANIEL S. GRAHAM.
Daniel S. GRAHAM, of Gorham, testified
that he is the uncle of Edward GRAHAM,
and that since he has been in the Jail
witness had had conversation with him
in regard to the murder He had stated
to witness the conversation that he had
with Lewis on that nights ride to Cor
ham. GRAHAM told him that Lewis said
to him, Five got that money! How
did YOU do it"? said GRAHAM. Lewis
said that he climbed into the tie-up wins
dow, loosed the horse, which did not
make much noise Then, said Lewis
II raped him, and the horse ran into
the stall. When Coburn came into the
tie-up raped him, and when he fell
l jumped on him and hit him some
sharp blows. I took the lantern, set it
down by the door, set the ak near it,
went out, put up the bar against the
door and went into the house" Witness
said that he lived near the Coburn place,
ana GRAHAM had not lived with him.
AS there was a little difficulty in un-
derstanding just the position of wit
ness's house, Lewis smiled good deal,
in fact more than anyone else.
Cross examined. At the time he had
the talk with Edward GRAHAM, witness
was much excited. Messrs. Plummer
and Chute heard the conversation. Wit
ness was never very positive that Graft
am told him that Lewis said he got in
through the iie-up window. BE made a
different statement once. Mr.. Plummer
had the same opportunities to hear that
statement that witness had. Witness
told his nephew before the conversation
that he wanted the spotless truth, and
thought thar he had convinced him of
the necessity of telling the truth. lie
broke down like little man after hest
tating awhile, and told the story"
Direct resumed. Witness didn't ques-