Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-02-02
By TELE6 GRAPH.
MAINE DISPATCHES.
THE BARROws MURDER.
The Testimony for the Government all
lu-The Defence Opens.

In the Barrows case tnt government S~HeN
Mrs. C. A. Pettigreu of Rittery, who testi-
fed tina, on the evening of the l4th Of Nov,
1883. she met . woman in the road Who had
a shawl over her head. The woman was
going toward Oscar Blaney's. The shawl
vas ike one Mrs. Barrows had worn.
Mr.. Neatly was recalled. He produced
cartridges and primers and said he removed
the traces Of powder from Thomas Bsrrows-
VIM. Maynard of Boston described the dif-
ference in the manufacture Of cartridges ana
said all the balls fred could have been hred
from one pistol, that they could not be hred
from the pistol found in Blaney's room, but
from the one found at Barrows' place.
The government rested the case here and
Mr.. Donovan opened for Mrs. BArrows Ihe
defence is that there was trouble between
Barrows and Bianey; that Barrows forbid
Blaney's paying attention to Martha Catc'
daughter Of Mrs. Barrows. Mrs. Barro"s
had not exchanged word with Oscar ior
two weeks. Related the story OF what
Thomas Barrows was doing on the night OF
the l4th of November. Said Mrs. Barrows
was afraid to go out as she thought he was
simply trying to get her out OF the house,
that she ran to to Oscar Blaney's and got
him. She had reason TO believe he had
committed suicide. No cartridges were
brought to Blaney at his house. Before
starting back with Mrs. Barrows, Blaney
took revolver, as he had always taken it
when he went there, on account Of the diff
hculties with Thomas Bsrrows. They looked
in when they arrived and saw Thomas Bar
rows dead. l shall show that Mrs. Barrows
was bound over simply asa witness. Twelve
witnesses were sworn.
John II. Remick related that fight took
place between Blaney and Thomas Barrows
at Good Templars' meeting. Knew moth
ing of their relations for the last six months.
This afternoon Mary E. Barrows, defend
ant in the Barrow case, took the stand. She
testified she is AZ years old lived formerly
in Boston and other places in Massachusetts,;
married Benz. F. Cate in Newburyport 22
wears ago; had one child during their mar
riase; settled finally in Kittery her husband
died there in 1881; Thomas Barrows came to
work for them in 1880; he did CHORES and
marketing at Portsmouth and labored in the
field; settled with him and he left in Sept,
1880; he came to the house the next day and
shot at her: she rushed out, fell and broke
her leg; he came within l5 feet of her and
shot himself and although people were within
hearing he lay there an hour; Thomas was
tried and sent to Alfred Jail when his term
expired he came back and said he had re-
pented; one year ago last October she mar
ried him he was troubled with mental de-
preston at times. Witness gave an account
of his doings on the l4th of Nov, as stated
by other witnesses, and to hearing shots after
Thomas went out; did not hear him call her
name distinctly, but it sounded like it /;
stopped till he reached the door and put on
her shawl and escaped by the front door; went
to Oscars home she said Thomas had shot
himself; Oscar harsessed the horse and they
drove back; he got out first and they went to
the house; Oscar went ahead and
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possible" They went out and drove to her
fathers; Mrs. Bsrrows said she did not go
into the shed; saw no pistol or cartridges; /;
heard no shooting after Oscar went into the
house; never told any one that I saw Thomas
shoot himself; saw him fall; Detective
Wood called at the house and said suspicion
rested on me; didn't tell him who did it !;
couldn't say who did it; told him about
Thomas displeasure at Martha's going with
Oscar-about his excitement and promises
from Martha not to marry him; that Thomas
had two knives at the time he exacted the
promises; went to the Blaney place with Mr..
Wood. He said to Oscar: Is it true what l
have been told? 1t is better for you to tell.
Oscar said, L will, and she repeated the
story-what she remembered Of it-substsn-
italy as Oscar Blsney had told it on the
stand, but denied those portions Of it which
related to her. and said that he never at any
time made such statements or she did not
them. She gave the names of the persons
present ., the time. She thought il q case of
suicide till she heard the character of the
wounds explained. She said that Oscar. after
driving back home, was gone . short time
and she didn't know where he was. She
asked Mr.. Neatly II he was going to call it
suicide.