Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-09

the dead man, Mr.. Titus said that - th,
body was frozen In he could soc only
one, the right hand trousers pocket, ant
this was turned partly inside out.
With regard to the clothing on the
dead man, Mr.. Titus said that he wore
what he called q, REFER of chinchilla
with undressed kid gloves on his hands
and pair of nice, nearly new shoes, dry
and clean, with no rubbers.
Asked about the circumstances on the
morning of the finding Of the body, Mr.
Titus said that he was notified by Mrs
Cutting that there was body under the
barn, and went down there Immediately
Mrs. Cutting wanted to get her trunk
out of the house, and did so at once
The trunk was not examined. Prescott
Pratt was arrested on the team be was
driving, near the Gothic Street crossing
without resistance, q short time after
ward.
DR.. n. L. Bartlett of Norway, medical
examiner for Oxford County, testified az
20 the autopsy on the dead man, per.
formed at Thayer's undertaking rooms.
The body was badly decayed, the face
being unrecOgnizable. There were two
bullet holes in the right side of the head
near the ear. One bullet had passed
through the brain substance, the other
still remained in 1t. In bis opinion the
bullets were the cause of death.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Wheeler,
DR.. Bartlett stated that he thought de-
composition had not gone far enough go
but that the course of the bullets could
be accurately traced, and that the course
Of one was across the head and slightly
backward, and that of the other about
directly across, from right to left.
It would have been impossible to tell
whether there had been any powder
stains on the head.
The two bullets were produced by the
doctor, and he stated that in his opinion
they were 32. caliber, though he was not
an expert In firearms.
There were no other marks of violence
discernible about the body.
The state rested at this point.
The defence called E. S. Jones OF
South Paris, employed as an undertaken,
who had charge of the body. He de.
scribed its condition, frozen so the cloth.
ing could not be removed until the next
day, when 1t was necessary to cut of
much of it.
Mr.. Jones described the outer garment
as gray mackinaw, with more or less
dirt and ice, and in answer to question
said there were no noticeable stains on
it. The rest of the clothing was also
described, practically as Mr.. Titus had
done.
What did you find in the pockets?
Cards in a case, with the name OF
George W. Davis, bunch Of letters,
automobile license and other papers,
three or four dice, some matches. No
watch or ring.
Ia the mackinaw whole?
No, it had to be cut up to get 1t of.
What was done with the clothing?
1t was in such condition that Mr..
rockingham told me to burn it, but
haven't done it yet.
Mr.. Wheeler stated to the court that
defence was interested in the mack naw,
and would like to have the privilege Of
examining it In company with the states
attorney, to which there was no objec-
,ion.
Sheriff William o. rockingham was
called by the defence, and some of the
same ground was gone over relative to
the search of the Pratt place which bad
been covered by Mr.. Titus.
Have you made inquiries regarding q
third party?
We have made all due inquiries.
You haven't found any?
No.
This closed the case. Neither side
cared to make any argument. Judge
Jones stated that it was plainly his duty
to fiud probable cause, and ordered Pratt
committed to Jail to await the March
term of court.
Hiram Cummings is bound over In the
sum Of $1,000 as a witness, and being un-
able to furnish bail remains in Jail.
In the course of the cross examination
of Mr.. Titus, Mr.. Wheeler asked him
some question as to what was said about
"this third party that was picked up at
West Bethel" but that was the only
thing said during the hearing to indicate
whence the men came to the Pratt place,
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