The Portland daily press., 1884-02-01

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Croas-eA aimed by Mr.. Emery.
AT teu O'Clock he reached the house, and
was there about twenty minutes. He was
there as a report-r, to get items about III u
murder, and communicated through the co..
umDs of his paper and the Associated Press
what he learned about it.
WALTER HsexaEs s-'-''.-a--.-s-.,.
This gentleman resides at Portsmouth, and
is reporter for the Tunes OF that city, and al
so correspondent to the Boston Globe. He
went to the o SO Of Thomas BArrows, Nov. II.
and saw Mrs. B4rrows Standirg at the door,
he asked her If she would give them some
p ints for publication, and she went to TO l
me story as given in the testimony OF Detrc-
tive Wood yesterday, and as furnished by him
self in his report published in the Boston Globe
OF last Novem per.
Cross-examined by Mr. Emery.
They started about o'clock m. He was
there to get the news in regard to the matter.
and wrote up an article for the Globe, and
gave these statements in the columns of the
papers be represented.
GEO C. GErcHELL.
He was called upon, as sheriff OF the county,
TO investigate the death of Thomas Barrows;
went to kittery and carried Detective WOOD
to the house of Mrs. Barrows; he made known
to her Mr.. Wooa's errand, and showed MIN
about the house, He won't away and came
back about six; then he came again, and this
time Mr.. Wood went vito him.
At this point in the sheriff's testimony the
court adjourned.
Afternoon Session.
The oldtime audience came back in the af-
ternoon. Events moved rapidly after court
opened. Franklin W. Blaney testified, and
then Oscar Blaney, jointly indicated with the
woman now on trial, was called to the witness
stand. His testimony was thrilling, though
revolving, and a sigh of relief arose when il
was ended. Mrs. Barrows herself sat bent for
wards eagerly listening, and only once did she
cover her eyes. The human element in the
young man came cut strongly when he said
anything affecting his wife. and once or twice
when questions were asked involving her, his
face flushed, and be wiped away the tears.
On the opening of court Ia the afternoon th.
direct testimony of Sheriff Getchell was pre-
ceeded with.
The confession of Blsney as given before
him at his house, was detailed, and a small
square piece Of wood, taken from the post into
which BIaney fred shot when on his way to
the house of Thomas Barrows, with the ball
embedded in it. shown.
lne crcss-questlonlng was conducted by MIR.
Emery.
SHERIFF GErcHELI RESUMES.
He saw Detective Wood when he called for
him about O'Clock, at the door for half a
minute; then went away and came back about
eight. This time the detective went away with
him. The conversation between Mrs. Bar
rows and Blaney from the time they left the
house OF the after To the moment they Came to
her house. was again given, and also the con-
m "a Hbo ofO af
was brought out IN detail for the frst time
during the trial. He summoned Mrs. Barrows
as witness before the 5Oroner's jury convened
at the house of MIR. Neatly. He once heard of
the second revolver found in tho nuass, OF 0s-s
Car Blapey, but had never seen it, He had
never arrested Mrs. Barrows, aud no person to
his knowledge, before the finding of this in
had ever done so. The matter had
been referred to by Detective Wood in his
presence several times.
FRANKLIN W. BLANEY.
This old g-ntlemaH, the man who adopted
Oscar e. Blaney, was then called by the pros
ecutioU. His testimony was thai he resided Ia
q ttery, aud had adopted Oscar e. Bhney 81
years ago Oa the evening OF Nov. IA Oscar
was a. his house to supper, coming home a.
about 30 p m, and attsr doing his chores. he
said he would 20 aid see Mr.. Martin aud gat
him to kill a hog He went out, and on COM
lug back he asked him il he h al seen Mr.. Mar
Tin, aud he said no, he bad seen the boy Soon
after Mrs. Barrows came, aud Martha and o.
Car went to the door; then Oscar went to the
barn, and Mrs, Barrows followed him. Mrs
BiaDey Went up stairs, and then followed them
10 the barn. When Mrs. Burrows Came in he
didn't know her unit she spoke. She had a
shawl on her head, and said, Thomas has shot
himself" aud then turned and went into the
earn. They drove away from the barn in
few minutes. A few days after that Mrs B ar
rows came TO his house; Oscar was 10 the barn,
and Mrs. Blaney went out aud spoke to her
The morning after the death he went to the
house OF MIS-. Barrows at the reqne OF Oscar.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Emery. He was in
his rocking chair while Oscar vas gone, and
Mrs. Bianey was Ia the ,tchen making candy
The horse was ia the barn while he was gone
the first time as he saw on going out there DE-
had never stated how long time Oscar was
absent from theShouse; might have said il but
that il he had gone where they said he did he
must have gone very spry indeed. He said
this as he would have said anything; not be-
cause he thought suspicion was fastening on
Oscar. for of such thing be never dreamed.
he did not hear any person knock, but did
hear buzzing in the entry though the in
ner entry door was shut Mrs Baney re-
mained with him. He never at any time said
he was glad Barrows had shot himself He
was accustomed to go to the Barrows place with
Mrs. Blaaey about every other day.
OSCAR e. BLANEY.
Blaney had been brought into court while
his uncle was testifying bat few observed him
AS his name was called aud the young man
walked to the witness stand a low murm ur
ran through the audience. He was sworn,
aud was then informed by the court that he
need answer no question which would crimi-
nate himself, but il he chose to do SO. he was
free to answer as he would.
Mr.. Drew, of counsel for the defence, OBJ
jected to person jointly indicted with the
prisoner giving any testimony, but his objec-
tion was overruled, and the witness allowed to
20 on.
The witness said be was % last Christmas;
had lived In Kittery with Mr.. Blapey all that
time. He was employed last fall on the ID lver
branch Of the Eastern, aud had been there
nearly three years. Once during November he
was absent from his work and went TO Dover
At Dover he went to hardware shop and
sewing machine shop. He could not remem-
beF the man who sold it to him. The revolver
already in the case was produced, and the
witness said IL was like the one he purchased
He went down the street from this store and
went home on the next train When he came
to Kittery he went home aud put his revolver
on the kitchen table. Two days after he went
to Port mouth, went into several stores aud
finally into the store Of one Wendell and
bought ten cents worth OF cartridges. Before
buying them he took one to try it, went out Of
the store, borrowed ten cents of Mr. Locke.
then came back aud took the cartridges.
MIR, Raypes the clerk who sold them at this
point stood up and was recognized by Blaney.
Continuing, he said he came home and went
to bed He recollected seeiug Mrs. Barrows
ten days before purchasing this revolver on
one Sunday, but then had no conversation
with her Did not see her when she came To
his house as he was away az his work, His
wife was at the house of Mrs. Barrows the
Sunday before the murder. He remembered
the night Mrs Barrovs came to his house. He
had been to work That day and lett work At
$40 p. M; be went home, did his work, milk
cd. fed his horse and cut lhe wood. aud then
told wife he was going to Sam Martbs.