The Portland daily press., 1884-01-30

Cate died, and after a reasonable time Mrs.
Cate became Mrs Barrows. The premises
soon wore changed appearance and for q
time things went well. Some other facts may
come to YOU from the defence, and to forestall
them we are willing to say there had been
trouble and Barrows was arrested. AT that
time the Barrows family worked in his inter-
est, so successfully that proceedings which
had begun against him were quashed. Mrs.
Barrows had a daughter, who shortly after
this was married to Oscar E. BlaueS. At the
time the marriage was about to take place Mrs.
Barrows objected, and said when thwarted in
her wishes that she would have revenge on Os-
car Blsney If it should take years to get 1t.
After time Mr.. Barrows considered he
should have a recompense for his trouble. Mrs
Barrows' daughter objected to this as will be
in evidence shown, and undoubtedly there was
dispute about the property. After the mar
riage, the daughter went to the house OF Fred
erick Blaney.
On certain day Oscar Blaney purchased q
pistol in Dover and some cartridges at Ports
mouth. On the Wednesday following he came
home from work about the usual time and say
ing he ia going up to Mr.. Martins to get him
to kill pig; he departs. Thomas Barrows
on the same day went to Portsmouth and there
transacted his business and then went back to
KitteTy. Barrows was seen to pass the Blaney
house on his way home later in the evening.
Mr.. Barrows ate hearty supper, told Mrs.
Barrows that he thought he would 90 out TO
the barn, and holding lighted lantern in his
hand he went toward the stable. IBy d1a-
gram the exact location of the premises de-
cribed was shown to the jury. He had reached
the doorway, when pistol shot and then an
other was heard.
We shall show that Blaney left his house
and tried his revolver, then laid himself down
in the she'd till Barrows cana from the house
and stood IN the smaller door. -Four shots
were fred and then the pistol was dropped and
Blauey fed to his house in terror. Mrs. Bar
rows heard the shots, and pretended she
- haut 1eof os.l
in need of succor; she ran down the road to
summon assistance. Not at the first house she
could reach for this was no part OF her plan,
but to the house of Bianey, mile and halt
away. All that passed at that house we do rot
know. Mrs. Blaney won't to the door hrst and
then Mr.. Blaney went. Something to the ef-
feet that Thomas would get well and would be
sure to mako trouble was said, and what more
we perhaps cannot accurately state. At all
events the conversation was interrupted by the
entrance OF elder Mr.. Blaney and it was finally
determined that Mrs. Barrows and Oscar,
should go bIck to the house. They
reached the house, and Blaney finds bis
pistol. Stopping for moment at the corner
they heard groAns. Then passing through the
back door, the entry and the dining room Mr..
Barrows was seen ON the bed. He family
murmured, oscar fear 1 must go" "Yes
Tom," came the answer, your time has
come now" With these words he twice dis
charged his revolver at the wounded man.
Mrs. Barrows meanwhile stands at the corner,
of the house and hears the report of the pistol
as by her own confession before the coroner's
jury will be shown Then Blaney and Mrs
Barrows go to the house of Mr.. Cook and say
that Thomas has shot himself. After a little
while Blaney returns with Mr.. Cook, and on
their way they rouse Mr.. Rickerwell, near
nelghbor, and get him to go with therl. 70
this place Mrs. Barrows and her mother follow
them. Mrs. Barrows finally suggested send
ing for Ephraim Spinney of Kittery, coron-
er, for everything had been arranged by this
shrewd woman. They went, but find Mr..
SpiDney is not a eornoar, and then tutD to Ed
ward @. Neatly, Mr.. Neatly went to the house
and found wound in the head sufficient to
cause death. As he proceeded in examining
the body he found wound in the arm. Sua-
picion was awakened and the wounds on the
thigh and still lower were found. Mrs. Bar
rows asked the coroner what he was going TO
call it, and suggested the deed was done in
fit of temporary insanity. A second inquest
was held week later when suspicion had
focused upon the two parties Blaney and
Mrs. Barrows were brought together, and in
the presence of four witnesses after being in
formed of his legal rights, Blansy made full
confession, interrupted at times and corrobor-
ated by Mrs Barrows Arrests were then
made and other steps taken to ferret out the
crime. The application of the legal principles
first enunciated to the state OF facts the gov
ernments expects to disclose will, If the facts
can be supported, make Mrs. Barrows a prin-
Opal in this atrocious crime.
The First Witness.
The opening of Mr. Higgins occupied about
an hour and half At its close the frat gov
erRment witness was called, W. S. Dennett,
civil engineer and surveyor of Saco.
The direct examination was devoted to
showing the distances of the neighboring
houses to the Barrows place, and to a deserip-
tion of the Barrows house itself. The nearest
house on the North is 545 feet away, and on
the South 665 feet. The Blaney house is
mile and half away, and there are fourteen
houses between it and the house Of Mrs. Bar
rows.
The cross-examination was but an enlarge
ment on the direct, and was directed particu-
larly to showing that person looking from
the windows on that side of the house-the
Southeast side,-could not see a man in the
door of the barn, with references probably to
discredit story told by Mrs. Barrows that she
saw her husband shoot himself.
As it was $50 p. m. when the testimony Of
the witness was ended, the court deemed it
best to adjourn until tomorrow morning.
Notes on the Trial.
Rooms have been secured for the jury who
are to serve at the Barrows murder trial, at
the Saco House. Seven rooms have been as
signed them.
Judge Virgin believes in proceeding with
the case. He also has an impression that the
court has some rights, as was shown by his
closing remarks today, 'tbat if the audience
would leave and give the rest of us chance.
the court would like to adjourn"
A very affecting scene took place in the
morning session, when old Mr.. Frederick Bla-
ney, man with white hair, on invitation OF
Mr.. Yeaton, went into the prisoners dock to
see his adopted son, Oscar. TIE old gentle
man embraced the young man, and wept, and
there were others present affected by tie scene.