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The Ephraim Gilman papers relate to Gilman's trial for the murder of Harriet B. Swan of Fryeburg, Maine. Gilman was accused of strangling Swan after she objected to Gilman's affections toward her daughter, Abby F. Swan.

This collection (4 items) pertains to the criminal prosecution of Ephraim Gilman, who was accused of strangling Mrs. Harriet B. Swan of Fryeburg, Maine, on June 17, 1861. Three of the documents are witness testimonies compiled for the Oxford County coroner's inquest on or around June 18, 1861, including statements by Ephraim Gilman, Abby F. Swan, neighbors, acquaintances, and physicians. The statements (64 pages total) concern the events leading up to the murder, the discovery of the body, Gilman's character, and Gilman's relationship with Abby F. Swan. The final item is a manuscript copy of court proceedings from Gilman's trial before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in March 1862, including the prosecution's opening remarks and testimony from witnesses (104 pages, many of which are blank).

This collection contains depositions from the trial of John Link, who was accused of murdering his stepfather, Samuel Pavey, and stepbrother, Taylor Pavey, in Leesburg, Ohio, in May 1879.

This collection (5 items) contains depositions from the murder trial of John Link, who was accused of murdering his stepfather, Samuel Pavey, and stepbrother, Taylor Pavey, in Leesburg, Ohio, in May 1879.

Martha Pavey, Jennie Pavey, and John Link provided their accounts of the day of the murder and discussed the families' history. According to the testimonies, on the day of the incident, Taylor Pavey had accused his stepmother, Martha Pavey, of slander, and had threatened to whip her and cause her other bodily harm. After Taylor retired to bed, Martha noticed her son John Link walking toward her home. While telling Link of the incident with her stepson, Pavey emerged from the household, leading to a physical altercation between the two men. Samuel Pavey later joined the fray, which ended when John Link fired several shots at Samuel and Taylor Pavey, killing them both. The three witnesses responded to questions from both the prosecution and defense.

• Mrs. Martha S. Pavey's examination (morning session)
• Mrs. Martha S. Pavey's examination (afternoon session)
• Jennie Pavey's examination
• Testimony of John Link (2 items, with some duplicated testimony)