The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-26

and remained all night. He was put on
guard with Graffam. He ad lunch IL
| the house about II O'Clock. Graftam
went in, but not at the same time. The
woods referred to are about northwest
| from the Coburn house, and lie nearly
between the house ana the village.
Cross-examined: Witnesses house is
| between the Coburn house and the viii
lage, about quarter of mile distant
on the same road Witnss was 10 years
old. He went to the village that morn
| ing at 5. SO. II e went back home and
then to the village again. He was at the
| barber shop when GRAHAM arrived. Wit
ness got home at about IL o'clock. His
traps were set right north of the Hanna
| ford barn. They were set for skunks,
| about rs feet inside the edge of the
| woods, which are less than a quarter of
| a mile from the road. 1t would not be a
| direct route to Gorham from the Co.
| burn house to go through these woods.
| The tracks were at the edge of the
woods. He noticed which way the tracks
were going, and that they were made by
shoes. He was able to swear that they
were made by shoes. He thought so at
any rate. The tracks did not go into
the woods, but within 20 feet of them.
Witness had lost a good many traps, but
none since then. He followed the tracks
onlysabout 100 yards. They seemed TO
be going towards the village. Witness
had known GRAHAM three or four years
Supposed they were pretty good friends.
When they watched the barn ali night,
witness went into the barn, but Graham
did not. Lewis Mcclellan req listed wit
ness TO stand guard. From the edge OF
the woods to the brow of the hill tow
ards the Coburn house it is a quarter of
a mile, more or less.
FRANK o. MORSE.
Frank o. Morse of Gorham testified
that he is barber, and that on the 18th
of Deem Der GRAHAM came to his shop
about 10. 80 or 10.45 a. m. He sawed
some wood for witness at first. Witness
sold cigars, tobacco and candy. GRAHAM
bought something. Witness gave him
some candy and apples. After witness
returned from dinner he took the mop
handle to lift up scuttle. Another
man pulled it away from him and it
struck Graffam's lip, causing the blood
to flow. He wiped it away with hand
kerchief. GRAHAM remained at the shop
till about 5.45.
A dirty, bloody handkerchief was pro-
duced, and witness said it was like that
which GRAHAM used.
Cross-examined: GRAHAM left the
shop about 5. AS p. m. Witness had
shaved him and cut his hair, and given
him some candy. Witness saw that
GRAHAM got cut, told him it was too bad
and offered him a towel. He said that
lshe'd use his handkerchief. GRAHAM
smoked cigarettes a good deal.
Elk. DEPUTY SHERIFF CHUTE.
Ex-Deputy Sheriff Chnte OF Westbrook
testified that he went to the Coburn
house little past s O'Clock Friday
morning, the 14th. He went into the
barn first with Constable Libby. and
first saw the axe. He saw the tracks
leading away from the barn, also saw
tracks leading away from the brow of
the hill towards the woods and along
the edge of the woods, and from there
leading away towards Gorham. He
should say they were all the same tracks.
Witness saw the respondent Friday
morning at the Coburn house and took
him to his house at Westbrook, where
Lewis told him about getting home
from Portland that night and going
over to the Lowell house after supper.
When he came out Of the Lowell house
he met GRAHAM and had talk with
him. When he went over to the Coburn
house he went into the water closet.
When he went into the house, Mrs. KIM
ball told HIM of Coburn's absence, and
he went out to look for him, but found
the barn closed and came back. Then
he went out again, opened the tie-up
door, came upon the Lantern, took it
back to the house, and he and Mrs.
Kimba went out together and found
the body. Witnesses next conversation
with Lewis was the next Sunday eve
ming in Portland Jail, when Lewis de-
sired to talk with him and repeated
much the same story as to the murder
that he did before. He asked if there
would he a doctor at the coroner's in
quest. Witness asked Inn why he asked
that. He said that he was subject to
taiuting SPELLS and that once when he
was sick his feet and hands commenced
to swell, and his heart nearly stopped
beating. Witness asked him just what
he'd done when he returned from the
Lowell house that night. He replied as
above stated, with no difference except
witness asked why he didn't step inside
the tool room and light the lantern. He
said he didn't know. As they went into
the tie.up Mrs. Kim ball said, "Oh, Bi,
you've fell and hurt yourself.n Witness
said that the COW had kicked him. she
was standing beside him, and Lewis
stood at the mans feet. Witness asked
him how, if standing there he could
see a hole in the top of the dead mans
head. Lewis's reply was that one of
those spells as coming on
AND TAINTED AWAY,
and witness called for water.
When witness arrested Lewis he want
ed to ask one question that might be
answered by yes or no, If in the affirma-
tive he wanted to make statement.
Then Lewis asked: HAS GRAHAM told
you that
l TOLD HIM THAT j KILLED CO.
BURN"
Witness answered in the affirmative
Then Lewis said that he wanted to make
proposition. He said: II want you
to have it put in the papers that Pm a
very sick and am going to die. l want
to be put in cell and have somebody in
another cell SO that they could hear, and
then have GRAHAM come into the cell
with me and I'll have him confess that
he (Graffam), was the one that killed
Coburn." Witness replied that that
couldn't be done. Witness said that lat
er he told Lewis his name was WEIGH.
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