Elizabeth Polis ... lives in Poland Me temporary P.O. McFalls ... age is 70 years

• Q. Where were you born & where have you lived since
• A. In St. John N.B. lived a number of years in Eastport since & I have shufled about from place to place making baskets staying two or three months in a place all over New England
• Q. When and where were you first married
• A. I first married Newell Peel an Indian at Bangor Me I lived in Welchville, Livermore, Durham, Gray, & other places.
• Q. What became of him
• A. He died in Detroit Me of consumption I cannot tell when but a good many years about 38 years ago
• Q. How many children did you have by Newell Peel
• A. I had three children only one of which lived to grow up
• Q. Were you married after
• A. Yes, Solomon Libby. married in Monmouth Me before the war.
• Q. Who married you
• A. Dr. Prescott of Monmouth
• Q. Who married you to Newell Peel
• A. Mr. Conway an __ priest at Bangor ME
• Q. Where is Libby
• A. He has been dead quite a number of years
• Q. Where did he die
• A. In Leeds
• Q. Were you living with him when he died
• A. No. I wasn't. I lived with Libby four or five years & I went away from there & he was taken sick & died.
• Q. Did you have any children by Libby
• A. No
• Q. Were you married again
• A. Yes. the fall after Libby died. I married John Pollis
• Q. Where & when
• A. At Colbrook NH he was there among the St. Francis Indians when I went there
• Q. Had he ever been married before
• A. I dont know
• Q. Did you belong to the Old Town Indians
• A. No I was born in Princeton & went to Eastport when I was 13
• Q. Did your husband enlist
• A. Yes in Co. A 17 Me Vols. & died in Hospital in service
• Q. How long did you live with him before he enlisted
• A. four or five months
• Q. Where did you live with him
• A. We came down from NH & lived in W. Pownal, Me where he enlisted from.
• Q. Did he say anything about having another wife
• A. No he did not
• Q. Did you have any children by Pollis
• A. No
• Q. Have you ever married since Pollis death
• A. No Sir
• Q. Where have you lived since he died
• A. Gorham, Cumberland, __, __town, Falmouth, Minot, Durham, Richmond, Brunswick, & other places
• Q. Have you lived with any man since Pollis
• A. I have lived with Denny off & on about 12 years. I hired him to get my basket stuff & done work that I couldn't do. & paid him for it same as any one.
• Q. Where you camping out with him.
• A. Yes. In the summer season
• Q. Didn't you consider Denny your husband
• A. No I did not because he was not my husband
• Q. Didn't you live with him in the same relation as if you were married
• A. I dont know we staid together by ___ [self ?]
• Q. How old was he
• A. He was 65 years
• Q. Had he any wife
• A. He never was married that I know of, but lived with his mother until she died. he was an Oldtown Indian.
• Q. Where were you living at the time he was killed
• A. In Richmond in a house owned by Mr. Plummer and we had been there a fortnight
• Q. Anybody else in the house besides you
• A. There were four families in the house
• Q. How many rooms were there in the house
• A. There were four large rooms & I don't know how many bed rooms. I never was through the house
• Q. How many rooms did you have in your tenament
• A. One room
• Q. Was Denny with you there all the time until he was killed
• A. He made it his home there
• Q. Had you ever known the parties that murdered Denny
• A. They were strangers to me. I had never seen them before
• Q. were they intoxacated
• A. I don't know
• Q. What time in the day was it
• A. It was in the night we had just closed up our work.
• Q. Was there anyone in the room with you
• A. He was all the time in our room
• Q. Did Denny occupy the room with you
• A. Yes he did __ & __ in the other room.
• Q. How did you happen to testify in court he was your husband
• A. The Attorney came to me & I was confused & excited & they told me I must testify that I was married to Denny in some way. & I said that I could not & they said I must say that I was married in the Old Indian style. & I said that I can not state this for I did not know anything about it. They told me I must say this, as I could __ the case, & I said it in court
• Q. Who did you Fued[?] with.
• A. Hodges of Richmond & the other one I can not remember
• Q. Where have you lived since then
• A. I lived in Brunswick until may & then came to So. Durham & in Durham & here.
• Q. Where did you live in Brunswick
• A. I lived with Reuben Griffin __ cause of his wife who was sick
• Q. Do yo wish to have an Attorney in this case
• A. I want Mr. A. Waterhouse to look after it
• Q. Do you wish to be present during the examination
• A. No. I leave it with Mr. Waterhouse
• Q. Do you know of any one that knows you since Pollis death.
• A. Mr Frasier & his wife Mary I. Frasier #256 Fore St.
       Mrs Adaline Gilman 256 Fore St.
       Mrs Mary Mulligan 256 Fore St.

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