The Portland daily press., 1896-02-11

The Lewiston Journal of yesterday says
that Lewiston and Auburn detectives,
Messrs g. A. Tibpetts and James W.
Carver, have made public some facts re-
lating to the Coburn murder. The Jour
nal says; "Messrs. Tibbetts and Carver
secured a good deal of evidence III the
case which was favorable to young
Welsh which was not offered in COURT
for some reason-probably over looked.
Mr.. Tibbetts made the remark that he
had evidence enough to prove that Welsh
innocent if it was used. Rev. S. f.
Pearson of Portland heard the remark
and raised volunteer committee to So
licit funds to get a new trial. When the
money was raised, a Portland law firm
wrote to Mr.. Tibbetts to come to Port
land at once and commence to work on
the case again. He and Carver went,
with the result that they got evidence
which has cleared young Lewis Welsh,
who, it will BIZ remembered, was the
hired man who worked on the farm. A
part Of the evidence which Mr.. Tibbetts
made known to the reporter today it
would be inadvisable to print because
no new arrests have been made, but in
Guiding several sworn statements, it was
rather forceful in several directions, and
carried weight with the law court.
Gan incident OF the hunt may be in
teresting While one of the men con-
cerned was in Portland Jail, Detective
Carver wanted to see Frenchman who
knew something of the matter and who
was also confined there. The authorities
would not let him go into the lookup or
see the man. So he got French woman
to go and inquire for the man and ask
him the necessary questions. Carver
called just before the woman did, and
was arguing his case in the waiting
room at the same time the French WON.
an was talking with the Frenchman.
The jailor had no suspicion as to the
thing talked about between man and
woman. At last, when the woman had
gained all she wanted she addressed her.
self to Carver saying, II am ready to &c
now"
''Do you know this MANI" asked the
jailor, pointing to Carver.
"Oh, yes, have been questioning this
man here for him.
The disgust of the jailor can be imae
| ined.
| One of the things that tended to release
young Welsh was the fact that " hen an.
l.other mao was arrested bunch of KEYS
was found in his pocket, and among
them was key which it has been proved
was in the pocket Of the murdered man
when he was struck in the head.
1t was one Of the pieces of work done
by Mr.. Tibbetts which proved that the
key was generally carried in the wallet o.
1.-THE dead man. 1t was key to thu
Coburn storehouse. Mr.. Coburn general
| ly carried it in his wallet. When this
wallet was taken out of the peck ct O.
the corpse after the murder blood was
| found on it,
The daughter of the murdered man alst
made statement which goes to prove
the innocence of tho young hired man,
though for several reasons it seems I'M
advisable to print the statement just
| now. The women who worked in thu
house where the murdered man LIVED
has also made statements since the frs
| trial which were brought into evidence
in the law court, and would have beer
offered in second trial at Portland.
One Harry Hannaford has more evi
denoe which he could offer if he would
said MIR. Carver today
One of the features of the case was thu
discovery of some tracks in che snow
The Lewiston detectives have ascertainee
for sure who made them, though it wa
not proven definitely in the first trial
Mrs. Downs. The daughter of the muir
dered man, has also made statement {,
Mr.. Carver and to Mr.. Tibbetts. MIR
I'hhetts, after long talk with her, go
. promise to tell certain things which
sne knew, but which were overlooke.
in the first trial. She remarked the las
time Mr., Tibbetts saw her, "I'd rathe
my fathers murderer 60 free than be sen
to prison on such testimony" TIL
"such" referred to certain things which
went against young Welsh.
''It is the first time in the history o
Maine that a convicted murderer ha
been granted a second trial. said Mr.
| Tibbetts M onday.
The Oceans Prey.