The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-31

daath of Thomas Barrows. On his arrival here
he went to Kittery and was driven to the house
OF Mrs. Barrows. He entered the house and
saw Mrs Barrows alone. He told her who he
was and where he came from, and sitting
down in a chair told her that he was detsc-
tive and was there to fad out who killed her
husband. He told her SUSPICION pointed to-
ward herfelf and wished II she were willing
that she would answer his questions She
consented and went on to say that her hus-
band came from Portsmouth after dark, put
up his team, eat supper, then sat down on the
lounge and spoke OF killing sick fowl. She
told him not to kill sick fowl as 1t would not
be good to eat. He apparently asssnted to her
reasoning but sftsrwar took his lantern and
went to the barn; she went to the bedroom and
was making the bed when she heard shet;
then another, and looking from the window
saw her husband fall and begin to crawl to-
ward theh ouse, calling Maryl Shel watched
till he reached the corner of the house, when
she went to the entry and stood with her hand
at the door till the back door .creaked, when
she put ON her shawl and!made her escape TO
Oscar Blaney's house and told him Thomas
had shot himselfsnd she wanted him to come.
he hsrnessed his horse and they came back.
When they reached the house she hit her foot
against the lantern on getting out of the car
riage and then lighted 1t. Together they went
into the house and saw Thomas dead on the
bed. Then they came out and drove to Daniel
Cooks house; the men went back to her house
and afterward her mother and herself follow
ed. Then she directed them to get coroner.
Mr.. Spinney, Oscar and Mr.. Rickerwell went
on the errand. Herself with her father and
mother, remained at the house. She thoug ht
he had committed suicide and could not al
tempt to explain the wounds though sharply
questioned by him. She said she was born
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exception OF IL years spent In Boston. He re-
marked she was smart woman and asked
her if with their positions changed, she would
believe him If he should tell such story. To
sll such questions she answered she didn't
know. He pointed out to her the strong chain
of facts against her and that she must know
who did it. She said she never had a revolver
In her hand In her life and never harmed q
hair of his head, and repeated this expression
several times. Then she went on to say she
didn't see anybody do it but supposed she knew
who did IL she would tell. He asked her il
she would tell him who did it,. She consented
and repeateda the facts given before until
she came to the time that Blaney and herself
reached the house, when she said Oscar picked
up revolver from the grass. she went to the
team and Oscar went into the house, She
heard two shots and Oscar came out, and 'she
supposed he finished him." After this, togeth-
or they went into the house, saw the body, and
on coming out went to her fathers. The de-
abe had told him, and asked II she would tell
the same story before Oscar If he persisted in
his story before the corouer's inquest She
was reluctant to agree, but finally was persnad-
ed to doso and said she would repeat the story
anywhere.
The next morning he took her and drove to
the house of Oscar Blanev, In her presence
he told Rlaney the story Mrs. Barrows had told
him as to the facts after her coming TO his
house on the evening of the murder. Blaney
put bis elbows on his knees and his face in his
hands and listened in silence but after beiHg
urged to tell the truth by her, went on to say
that he would tell the story and that he did
kill Barrows. After County Attorney Higgins
came into the room he told Blaney II he had
any statement voluntarily to make he could do
so. So Blsney told his story. He had re-
solved to kill Barrows, and so went from
his work on . Saturday afternoon, aud
BOUGHT revolver, and then he returned home
and put the revolver in chamber. The next
week he bought six or seven cartridges in
Portsmouth, and put them in little bureau
drawer. On the night of the murder he saw
Barrows, and was not spoken to by him, so he
came home, and after doing the schores and
making an excuse for going out, he started
with his revolver. for the house of Barrows.
He tried the revolver once on the way, and
reaching the shed by the house, waited for
| him, and on his appearing discharged the five
| chambers of his revolver, Then, in terror, he
| went home, heard q knock and found it was
| Mrs. Barrows, who asked him to come as
| Thomas had shot himself.
They went to the house together, found the
revolver and Mrs. Bsrrows told him to be sure
and finish him. He went into the house,
| where the colioquy so often quoted as taking
| place between him and Thomas Barrows was
| held, and the murder made certain. The rest
Of the story was as Mrs. Barrows told it. Mrs.
| Bsrrows corrected Oscar in several points of
| his story, and fully admitted, among other
things, the statement Of the latter when he
represented her as saying ''you must 60 in and
finish him.
Blansy and Mrs. Barrows we're arrested half
an hour later.
The story of the detective occupied over half
an hour in Its recital, and was of thrilling in.
terest. At its conclusion the court adjourned.
NOTES
On the morning adjournment the court re-
save the panel in the present case, from fur
ther attendance on the court.
Detective George Chapman, of Boston. was
in the bar during the day, and listened with
hostile interest while Detective Wood was tell
ing his stery 1t is rumozed that he is to testi-
fly for the defence.
The trial of Blaney will probably take place
as soon as that of Mrs. Barrows is concluded.
Coroner Neatly has had some of the bullets
taken from Barrows' body photographed
No arteries were cut by any of the bullets,
fact of importance in accounting for the alb
zence of blood on the frozen ground between
the barn and house, over which Barrows
dragged himself after being first won aded.