The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-07
BARR0ws, axURDERERs
Incidents Connected With she Kitsery
Murder Trials.
Iron the Biddeford Tiues.

From the Biddeford Tires.l
MIS- barrows remains in a morose state Of
mind and refuses to say but little,
Blaney says the first thought of murder thai
came into his head was on the Sunday prior 10
the time the killing took place, and then the
thought was suggested to him by an interested
party. The first words said to him were
'WouldDt 1t be good thing to 90 behind
Teomas and shoot him in the back of the
to which Oscar replied, "That would be cow
ardly."
After the shooting Oscar told Mrs. Barrows
he thought there were too many bullets in the
body for the theory of suicide
Oscar e. Blaney's fathers name was Thom-
as Forester. He was drummer in the ma
rine corps in the navy. Oscar has q recollec-
ton of seeing his father when he was but four
teen months old. His father died at that Pc
Rod and Oscar was adopted by Franklin W
Blaney and was named by him.
Deputy Sheriff and Tailor r. NJ. Stevens
left Saco for Alfred at 10 o'clock on Wednes-
day morning, having in charge Oscar q.
Blaney and Mrs. Barrows. Blaney rode in
private team with Officer Stevens and Mrs
Barrows was taken up by the clerk of courts,
Mr.: Hewey, in team that followed immedi-
ately in the rear.
Mrs. Barrows, Wednesday morning. previ.
GUS to her departure for Alfred from the
Saco jail, wrote to number of persons She
had box full of letters which had been re-
ceived by her since her confinement in iail.
She said she did not feel as well as on Tuesday,
Both she and Oscar suffered from the heat
that night, the jail being too warm for their
comfort. They were relieved by Tailor Fem
oersons VINO when he went iD to look after the
prisoners, put up window and admitted the
fresh air, much to the relief of the cell occu-
pants
When the officers entered Tuesday morn
ing to remove Mahoney, who is sent to State
prison for perjury, Oscar was afraid thew vera
after him and wanted to know if they were
going to take him to State prison. Both he
and Mrs. Barrows will be kept in Alfred Jail
until they are sentenced in September next.
SnerlH Getchell and wife, County ATTORNEY
higgins ana Wlie, and nearly all of the depu-
ty sheriffs and officers Of the court thar have
been In attendance during the Eve weeks Of
court, left Saco Wednesday for their homes
Franklin W. Blaney left Tuesday evening
for his home In Kittery. as did also his son,
Albert W. Blaney. Mr., Blaney expresses
pathy which has been extended him in his dis
tressing situation. He says that now the trial
ID ended he does not expect to see his boy Oscar
again. Mr.. Blaney owns a summer cottage at
Camp Comfort situated on Circular avenue,
corner OF Oakland avenue, and announces his
intention OF going there next summer. He is
good old man, and his earnest voice has the
genuine ring of honesty about it.
Daniel Cook of Kittery is now 70 years of
age. He was married when q years old to
Mrs. Martha Simpson, who is now SO years old,
and BY whom he has had five children, three
OF whom are now living, and one of whom il
Mary e. Barrows. They have lived in the
same house in which they now reside, since
tney were hrst married, and have been consid-
cred among the most honorable and honest Of
the old residents of Kitterys and the hard and
awful affection now cast upon them creates
what they heartily receive, the deepest sympa.
thies OF all their old friends. Their sorrow aud
trouble seems almost too much for two such
aged people to hear.