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ORRIN DE WOLF.

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a Toom at the left as T went in.
This was a little after nine in
the morning.

" Rodolphus C, Edwards, Was
st Flage & Dodd’s tavern the
night of Stiles’ death; saw De
Wolf about half past ten in the
bar room. He said there was a
man at the barn drunk, and he
wanted some salt and water to

ive him. De Wolf, myself,

fathaniel Watson, and a man
from Boston went out together.
‘We found Stiles lying on a cot
bed. De Wolf went for Dr. Hey-
‘wood, and he came in about ten
minutes after us. De Wolf told
us before Dr. Heywood came,
that he had been with Stiles to
Bartlett’s and Cobleigh’s, that
Stiles. drank once at Bartlett's
and twice at Cobleigh’s; noticed
red streak on one side of Stiles’
neck; Stiles was still warm.

Nathaniel Watson. Was at
Flagg & Dodd's the evening of
Stiles’ death; went to the stable
with Mr. Edwards, Mr. Mason
and De Wolf; thought Stiles was
dead when we first went in; De
Wolf stepped to the bed and was
going to give him some salt and
water he had in a dish. In a
very few minutes he went for the
doctor.

Alfred P. Bartistt. Saw Stiles
about twelve o'clock at Whip-
ple’s; had hired a horse to go to
Holden, and returned about
twalve o’eloek at night; found no
one in the stable, and went up
staira to call the hoatler; saw a
man lying on the bunk, ealled to
him, and shook him, but received
no answer; Baw that he was dead
—thought he died ina fit. I saw
red streak about his neck,
which frightened me. In a few
minutes Mr. Matthews and Mr,
Hillman came from the east, and

soon after De Wolf came from
the same direction; asked who
the man was—De Wolf said Mr.
Stiles. I asked what Stiles—Mr.
Matthews said, “the hump-
backed man.” TI asked what the
matter was—De Wolf said the
doctor supposed he was chilled
through; asked where be found
him—he eaid he found him in the
yard by the side of a sleigh, with
his bat in one place, and his coat
in another. Mr. Matthews asked
if he geve him anything—he
said, nothing but some salt and
water,

Dr. Benjamin F. Heywood.
Reside in Worcester—have been
@ practicing physician about 30
years. De Wolf called me to
see Stiles late in the evening of
14th January last; said there was
a man dead at Fessenden’s tav-
em; fold him if he was dead
there was no use in my going to
see him. He said he didn’t know
whether hewas dead or not; asked
him who it was; he said Mr,
Stiles, that he found him in the
street—he didn’t know whether
he died by intoxication or was
frozen to death. I dressed my-
self and went down—about elev-
en by the clock on the stairs, I
found Stiles; he had a curvature
of the spine; felt of his pulse
and heart, and made sofficient
examination to ascertain that he
was dead. De Wolf showed a
silk handkerchief which he said
he had taken from Stiles’ neck,
beeanse it was so tight he didn’t
know bat it would choke him,
He asked what be should do with
the body, and said, “I don’t want
it bere.” I told him he should go
for a coroner, and he bt tad
what was necessary; told him
Timothy Bancroft was a coroner,
and ha rode away, but soon re-

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