The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-18

ODonneu.
Superior Court.
MAY CRIMINAL TERN, 1S74-sYMoNDs, j., PRESID-
THIRD DAY.
SATuRDAY.-The Court came in at nine o'clock
this morning and the majority of the evidence that
given by the witnesses for the defence had rela
ton the evidences of prostitution ont he part of the
late Mrs. Pike and her Incorporate habits Much Of
it was of nature that was unfit for publication.
George W. Parker, Alonzo f. Harmon, and Rob-
ert E. Smith, testified that the deceased was addict
ed to Incorporate use of liquors.
Margaret Kirby testified that Margaret Blades
(Mrs Pike was prostitute and had followed that
vocation for number Of years.
Marcellus Baker testified that he resided in Boston
at "a Pitts street; that he knew Maggie Blades I'M
der the name of Annie Agile Wilson when she
boarded at the same house year last fall; that
this same Maggie Blades was small, delicate look
ing woman who would weigh, In his opinion, about
los pounds; the house was house of ill-fame and
was kept by the witnesses wife, although he had
nothing to do with the establishment either directly
or indirectly; while Maggie Blades was in the house
he frequently her intoxicated and she would ap
pear perfectly eless for five ten minutes during
these spells of drunkenness.
On being cross examined witness said he was not
in yesterday afternoon; he came here to give spar
RUG exhibition two weeks ago. and his business here
to arrange for another fortnight from tonight.
On being asked how he came to connect Maggie
Blades with Mrs. Pike, witness said he read in the
Boston Herald, at the time Of the manslaughter, a
full account of the affair in which it spoke Of Mrs
Pike the notorious Maggs Blades, and he thought
the account also stated that she formerly resided at
No. 81 Pitts street, Boston.
Here the Court took recess Upon re-sssembling
Alexander Scott more generally known as Scotty-
was called and testified that he in the house on
the evening referred to- but that after eight O'Clock
he was 50 drunk he didn't know what did take
place.
William f. Wswell testified to Pixies bringing his
wife in that night, but that Pike took her un-
der the and laid her on the sofa as easily as
witness would a child. Witness admitted he had
been in jail for larceny.
In the afternoon policemen John H. Rice and Seth
Sterling testified that they had frequently seen Mag
gle Blades intoxicated and had arrested her for
drunkenness.
Ansel Stevens testified that William Blades told
him he owned three houses in st. Johns, and he
would spend them all but he would beat Pike.
officer Wimot G. jackson had seen Maggie Blades
Intoxicated dozen times.
Arthur Antier had been at Pixies nine days;
there tending bar; Maggie Pike was intoxicated all
the time was there, drunk as she could be; on
Wednesday morning she was up stairs about two
hours and then went out and came back drunk Pike
asked her to 20 bed and leave of drinking that she
had been drunk long enough; she went up stairs; ut
six O'Clock at light she was pretty drunk; she kept
taking liquor from the tray and drinking it as
would carry it into the other room; there was party
came up and three had whiskey and two ale set
the whiskey under the bar and Mag got hold of it
haar oI,Iorp r1v f1 and dram L
it; she stood up in front of the bar about ten min
utes and then fell right o7er Pike sitting by the
stove talking with man; Pike got up and came
along and SAYS 81 guess you drunk old lady he
took her under the arms and went and laid her on
the sofa about hour afterwards she got up again,
started for the barroom door, saying she could lick
any two men the house Joe Bean said she couldn't
lick one side of him; Pike came along and put his
hand on the back of her head and her false hair came
off; then he put his hands under her arms and made
her walk to the sofa and lie down; after she laid
down she went to snoring and about twelve O'Clock
Pike got up and went and sat down at her feet
officers Seth Sterling, Edwin H. Rich, Robert Nc
Clusky. Deputy Bridges Deputy Sheriffs Turkey and
True A, H. Maney and j. d. Decelle all testified to
the habits of intoxication of the deceased.
Thomas A. Pike, the defendant, testified he is
tventy-six wears old and was torn in Waldoboro in
this State; that he was adopted by his uncle and
brought up by him; followed the sea for sometime
until 1 came to Portland to live a year ago last
,Jhne: became acquainted with my wife year ago
last April and was married the same month; we both
drank together she used to have fits spasms ;they
sed to last her about ten minutes cher mother and
used 10 rub the palms of her hands in salt and wet her
Inns and battle her head in water she would appear to
drop off all of sudden have found her resting on
the back of her head and feet, and her body forming
an arch and her hands clenched; her face would be
male and flesh cold she would not scream speak
she appeared to be unconscious and would open and
close her hands and sometimes would try to bite one
time she was drunk and locked her in her room and
went ND town, and when came back she had jump
ed ont of the window in the second story know her
getting drunk and falling down stairs on three occa
Stone not to hurt her seriously but so she complain
IA ofbn-ting her legs. On the morning previou' to
ber death cot up quarter OF an hour before she
did she got up aud went over to her mothers' where
sbe remained about three-quarters of an hour, and
xvbsr she came back noticed she had been drink
ing: after breakfast she more intoxicated than
before and took her up stairs to bed and covered
her up; I was gone three four hours, and when J
came back she in Mrs. Leighton's; / took her
home to supper; after supper took cigar AMI sal
down by the stove and was talking with some person
after awhile heard fall, and looking around saw
Maggie lying her back the floor 1 took her I'M
der the arms lifted her to her feet and found she
WAS unable to walk; took her under both arms and
carried her in bodily and put her the sofa; aftel
this a number of fishermen came in and we sat dowr
m a game of cards. presently Maggie got up an,
came TO nv side and said she was going to Leigh
ton,s. said YOU are not going out Of the house to
nipbt: she said she would; l told her she should nc
and paid no attention to her lin lew minute
7 heard her say she could lick any two men in tn
house: Immediately got up from the table and wen