Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-10-22

Yes.
Asked to describeit, the witness said
that the stills were near the ground or
one side and ten or twelve inches above
1t on the other; there was shelf In II
about the height of the witness hips.
Have you ever exploded dynamite or
the surface of the ground?
Yes, one stick.
How deep hole did 1t make?
Three or four inches.
Witness stated that he took shovel
to the hole In the ground and dug the
earth over for the coroner's jury. BE
found no wood or splinters In the earth
After Everett returned from the Hill,
that afternoon, I went up with Everett
to the hole In the ground where he said
he was going to look for Eds foot.
Did you hear Everett relate the &C.
currences of the night beforep
can't remember that did.
Did Mr.. Everett show you where the
body lay?
He did.
At this point court adjourned for
Thursday night.
Friday morning the examination OF
Gibbs was resumed:
On Friday were you up by the little
dynamite house with Howe and Everett?
was.
For what were you searchingP
For the foot.
Did you find any9
No.
Find Fragments of the hat?
Yes.
Where were you searchingP
Most of the time 1t was west.
Did you see blood stainsp
Yes-more than two.
Witness couldn't tell how far from the
hole they were-perhaps the farthest
one was II or 1s feet.
Everett showed the witness where the
body lay. As witness remembered it,
Everett said that the hips lay in the
farthest pool of blood.
Did he say'the body moved9
Yes.
Howp
He said it lay on its elbow, and kind
of rose up and groaned or gasped.
Witness was present when the stakes
were driven by Howe, and described the
location.
Saw Everett pick up the knife. l was
three or four feet from him. first saw
the eagle.
How long after that before you saw
the knife?
A second or two.
Who picked it up?
Everett.
Did you see it before he picked it up?
Yes.
In what condition was it?
The big blade was open, and the knife
was quite bloody.
The answer was objected to, but the
witness stated that he should call it
blood on the knife, and the answer was
admitted by the court.
When Wallace picked up the knife he
said, 81 never see this knife before. 1t
must be Eds" he suggested looking
for Eds wallet.
At any time since the explosion, did
you hear Everett speak of shutting
man into the housep
have, but 1 can't remember what he
said about it.
Cross examinations:
What are you doing now?
am going to work for Archie Curtis.
When did you leave the mine?
About month ago.
What was your business at the mine?
had charge of the blasting and drill
ing.
Witness was asked about the fact of
keeping strict account of the dynamite
kept at the several places at the mine,
and stated that he had to keep an &C
count of the dynamite he himself used.
Also that the caps and fuse for making
up days supply of dynamite were kept
in the little dynamite house.
The interior arrangement OF the little
dynamite house was described.
Witness stated that he had never seen
the building locked when Everett was
there.
Had you ever seen that knife before?
couldn't say that / had.
Had you seen Ed on the works?
had, two or three times.
Witness was asked about the blood
spots, and the condition of the ground
around them, and stated that 1t appear
ed as If the body had been moved on the
ground between the blood spots. Mr..
Swasey went over the matter OF the
position of the blood spots very care
fully.
Mr.. Everett did say something to you
about what he did that night?
Yes, but can't remember what.
Redirect: Since the 18th Of April,
how much time did you board in the
cook housep
1t may have been week or two.
Has Everett ever told you that Ed was
on the property the night beforeP
He has.
How many times?
Three. il I rem ember.
How long before the explosion?
Perhaps week.