Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-10-30

| witness showed tno position OF IL ab IL
was found on the floor In Bryant's left
hand.
On redirect a gray extension case was
introduced, which the witness said he
brought into the camp from behind q
stump, the next day. This contained
three quarts of whiskey and bottle OF
port wine.
B. G.. McIntire, sheriff of Oxford Coun-
ty, testified to arriving at East Sumner
about 8 o'clock on the evening of April
Sd. Visited the camp that night, and
made slight examination. We locked
the camp and posted a watch there that
night, and found things in the same
position the next day.
An examination of the camp and its
contents was made near noon of the next
day.
The revolver was produced, and Mr..
McIntire illustrated the position of Bry-
ants hand with regard to the revolver.
The hand lay knuckles up, with the
thumb back Of the hammer, the fingers
in front of and behind the trigger guard.
1t contained four cartridges and one
empty she'll.
The shot gun was leaning against the
shelf on the south side of the camp.
] The dimensions of the camp and its
arrangement were carefully gone over.
The body lay about in the middle OF
the camp, feet toward the door. A cap
lay back OF his head.
We spent considerable time hunting
for bullet hole in the front end of the
camp. We found none, either there or
on the trees outside.
The suit case was produced and open
ed, and three bottles of whiskey, bot
tie of wine, and an empty whiskey bot
tie were taken out. The empty bottle,
Mr.. McIntire said, he found under cor
ner of the camp.
From tho pockets of the body were
taken flask partly filled with whiskey,
pipe and case, box containing some
32-calibre cartridges, matches, tobacco,
handkerchief, knife. corkscrew, purse
containing few dollars in money, &c.
Other shot gun shells were found in
the camp, some of which were introduc.
ed as evidence.
The dishes, some of them containing
food, which were on the table were emu
merated and described, and the position
OF .hem on the table was carefully gone
over.
There was large pool of blood on the
floor, and spatters of blood on the table
and walls of the camp. There were
blood spots on the right hand, and some
small spots on the left hand.
A close examination of the witness
was made regarding one Of these spots
which was on the inside of the palm Of
the left hand.
Did you talk with Mr.. Harrington any
about the shootingp
He said that he shot Bryant. He made
a statement that Bryant drew a revolver
and fired at him, and little later he
seemed to be uncertain whether the re-
volver was fired, but said that it was
drawn. He seemed to be uncertain
whether the door of the camp was open
or closed at the time of the shooting.
He stated that he had been drinking
As recollect it, he said he had drink
with some one else earlier in the day,
and then had some with Bryant.
Cross-examined: In what condition
did you find the right hand?
think it was closed.
The position of the blood spots on the
right hand was asked for and gone over.
The right leg was drawn up and laid
over.
Where was the empty shell in the re-
volver?
1t was either under or just one side Of
the hammer.
At this point court adjourned for the
night.
At the opening of court Tuesday morn
| ing the ross-examination of Mr.. McIn-
tire was resumed.
Did you find in this camp any other
dishes than those on the table?
think we found some, can't state
just what.
Did you find some plates outside the
camp the next morning9
| think some one found some.
You did find two piles of potato
peelingsp
Yes.
And two dishes of tea?
Yes.
Indicating that two people had been
eatingp
Possibly.
Mr.. McIntire was asked about the posi-
tion of the body, about marks on the
body other than the gun shot wound, OF
which he saw none, and about evidences
of q struggle in the camp, OF which ne
did not see any.
Redirect: DR.. Heald took the revolver
from the dead mans hand in my pres
ence. It was Immediately turned over
to to me. At Ellis RusselPs store 1t was
placed in a box. 1t was later shown to
Mr.. Dyer. do not recollect that Mr..
Dyer took it in his hands, or that it was
taken out of the box.
took the revolver with me to Bruins
wick, and delivered 1t to Professor Rob.
inson, SO far as I know in exactly the
same condition as when taken from the
dead mans hand.
Harry A. Packard of Norway testi:
fed.
Twas in East Sumner last April 3rd.
Had camera with me. Have used
camera for several years.
Photographs taken by him were intro.
duced and identified, one showing the
interior of the Record & Larry camp,
body lying on the floor, and the Other
the shot gun standing against the she'll
DIR. II. NJ. Heald of Buckfield testi'
fed. Have practiced medicine since
1897.
personally knew Eugene Bryant. II
was his body that was called to exam
inc, in the Record & Larry camp, at noon
of April b.
Tie pos ton of the body on the floor
was described. The injury was a gun
shot wour.l in the head, entering by the
right eye. The eye was entirely de-
stroyed, tbs eyebrow was singed, and the
bone above was somewhat raised.
think death was instantaneous. Large
quantities If blood and brain matter had
exuded from the wound, and there wa
brain matter on the table.
On which side of the body were thu
limbs In straight position?
The left leg was straight.
1 What effect upon the muscles OF tn'
left leg would be such an injury on TIT
right side Of the brain?
After some preliminary questions tn
witness declined to give q definite an
swer. -.
II a man stood with revolver In hi
left hand, and received this charge In tn
right eye, would he continue to hold tn
revolverp
The witness replied that in his opinion
the revolver would be dropped.
The position of the blood spots on tn
two hands was explained In detail, show
ing spots on the inside OF both hands.
The position of the revolver was aske'