THE DEFENSE
|
| |
|
THE EVIDENCE
|
RELATED TESTIMONY
|
| William
Gordon's Whereaouts |
William
Gordon's Whereaouts |
- William was at a friend's home in the afternoon
having dinner
- William was at Richard Knight's house around the
time of the murder
|
Confirmed by a number of witnesses for the
defense
Joseph Cole: stated that William had
accompanied him after meeting him on the road
from Providence to his boarding house in
Spraguesville within fifteen minutes of sundown (around
the time of the murder)
|
| John Gordon's Whereaouts |
John
Gordon's Whereaouts |
- John was with his mother at Nicholas' house
having dinner between the hours of 2:00pm and 4:00pm
(time of the murder)
|
Ellen Gordon: stated that John was home
during the time of the murder having dinner (her
courtroom testimony differed from her original
statements made to investigators)
|
| The Coat |
The Coat |
- A number of people familiar with Nicholas Gordon
could not identify the coat found near the crime
scene as belonging to him
|
Confirmed by a number of witnesses for the
defense and Tillinghast Almy
|
| John's
Wet Boots and Clothes |
John's
Wet Boots and Clothes |
- Wet boots and clothes belonging to John Gordon
were found by investigators in his bedroom after
he was arrested
- Blood stains on the shirt found at the Gordon
house
- Bruise on John's face
|
Margaret Gordon(sister): stated that John
had fallen in the swamp bringing a turkey home
for Christmas dinner; he was drunk; the bruise
also came from his fall
Ellen Gordon (mother): John worked at
Drybrook factory where he would often come home
with red "madder" dye on his clothes
which resembled blood stains
|
| The
Man With A Gun |
The
Man With A Gun |
- .A man with a gun and
wearing a dark frock coat and black hat was seen
by at least three other people near the crime
scene around the time of the murder
- John O'Brien pointed out the tracks made by the
man to members of the investigating team
|
James Stratton: saw the man from a window
in his home for an hour; he did no hunting
Francis M'Clockin: saw same man from a
window in his home; was taller and stouter than
either John or William Gordon; heard a gunshot
fifteen minutes later
John O'Brien: saw a man standing by an
tree near Dyer's Bridge; he drew back when O'Brien
saw him
|
| |