The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-09

| to my room. Did not have on a calico dress
when / washed the dishes. Did not intend
/ 10 come back when Jeff the house that night.
Could not 20 up stairs without being heard
/ by Mrs. Bos worth, as had on my thick boots.
Could not tell when Mrs. Bosworth paid me
any money-certainly not any within two
months. was In hurry that night In order
/ 10 get back In season. DO not know how my
Y clothing came out OF my trunk unless Mrs.
7 Bosworth took IL out Am sure the gas was
not lighted Ia the kitchen that night or for
weeks before-all the light had In the kitch-
en- was the large kerosene lamp l took from
the dining room. The water never bojled
over from the boiler into my boots, for | al
ways had them on my feet.
DIRECT EXAMINATION RESUMED.
Mrs. Morse with whom lived long time,
Is now IN Boston. When lett the house |
heard Mrs. Bosworth in the kiichen--dd not
see her. Mrs. B. and Miss Brown were the
only persons in the house, and | supposed it to
be Mrs. b.
This closed the evidence on the part of the
prisoner.
FOR THE PROSECUTION.
Mrs. Morrill, recalled. She testified that
Margaret always went out and came in by the
back door. Margaret had pair Of thin boots
that she wore about the house. The last time
/ was in the kitchen, between three and four
o'clock in the afternoon, she had on print
dress. When l left the house Helen Brown
had not arrived there. / met her a short dis
lance from the house and spoke to her. The
last time | saw the thin boots was between
| Thanksgiving and Christmas, should say about
the middle of December. She purchased
new pair of boots and shew them to me. She
wore the thin boots about the house; could
tell by the sound.
Mrs Bosworth recalled. l settled with
Margaret on or about the first of January,
and paid her all that was due her up to that
time. Always paid her every two weeks, with
one exception. was in the the country and
did not settle with her until my return. Mar
garet left her boots near the boiler one day
when she was hanging out clothes, and the
water boiled over into them. She generally
used the back door for egress and ingress.-
No one called FIR Margaret that evening
Never knew her to empty the tea kettle aud
prepare il for morning before that night. Do
not remember if called Miss Browns atten-
ton to the boots of Margaret that night The
most money ever paid her at one time, was
seven dollars. After | let my brother and
Mrs. Morrill, leave the house that night, and
Miss Brown had come in, locked the door
Miss Brown came in shortly after my brother
and Mrs. Morrill, left the house
Homo Wentworth. After arresting Mar
garet l examined her trunks. Found a pair
of cloth boots, fit for wear, in one of the
trunks. The trunks were examined at Mr..
Bosworth's house.
Helen Brotrn.-When i went down into
the kitchen that evening for water, about Z
o'clock, Margaret was engaged in washing
dishes, and the gas was burning. met Mr..
kaler and Mrs. Morrill, just before / reached
the house-spoke to them,
Darid 3. Kdler-Was present when the
trunks were called for on Saturday-nothing
was said about wages. Know Sabine. He
called at the house Friday evening after the
circumstance and enquired for Margaret -
this was between and s o'clock.
Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Cummings and David
Stilings were called by Government. They
testified that the character of Margaret was
bad; that she had reputation for dishonesty.
REBUTTING.
Margaret Wallace was again placed on the
stand She testified that she burned up her
old boots when she purchased her new ones,
and that she had no boots in her trunk.
Mr.. Williams then summed up for the pris-
oner in an able argument, occupying the at
tantion OF the jury nearly two hours and up
to the adjournment. Mr.. Butler will close for
the prosecution this morning.