Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-02-01

ing Detective Wood was cross examined re-
garding his being employed in the case - to
his vages and experiences, and repeated the
story told by witness yesterday regarding
Mrs. Barrovs' statement, and further, hrs.
Barrovs said that Thomas Barrows was very
Jealous Of her. and shot 1t her once when
there vas company present; that he fired
shot into the parlor where the company vas,
aud shot himself in the arm; that she broke
her leg in escaping from him; that be vAs
committed for the attempt TO Alfred; that
she married him aftervsrd, as he seemed TO
have a mania for her; that he Was very much
opposed 70 the marriage of her daughter
Martha to Oscar E. Blaney. He took
butcher or carving knife and made Martha
get down On her kness and take an oath that
she would not marry him.
Dr. A. W. johnson Of Kittery testified to
the various wounds. That the wound on the
head was fatal thar it could have been pro-
duced by the same ball that produced the
wound in the arm; saw no old wound on the
body.
Deputy Sheriff Beacham testified that the
statements made by Oscar f. Blaney and
Mrs. Barrows at Blsney's house, were vol
untary and without inducement, and repeated
the statement made As hitherto given.
Samuel w. Emery, reporter at Ports
mouth, testified that Mrs. Barrows told him
that she saw Thomas Barrows shoot himself.
Walter II. Paine, a reporter at Portsmouth,
corroborated the statement Of Mr.. Emery and
testified to the story of his hearing shots and
seeing Thomas Barrows crawl toward the
house.
There was an air of expectation that some
important development would come out in
the Barrows trial this afternoon, as it was
whispered around that Oscar +. Blaney was
going To take the stand for the government.
Sheriff Getchell testified that he found bull
let in the post where Blaney told him he
tried the revolver, and produced a section of
the post with the bullet in it. He heard
Blaney had another pistol.
The next witness called was Franklin w.
Blsney, who adopted Oscar E. Blaney when
about year old. He is quite aged. His
adopted son was placed in the prisoners
dock, facing him. He testified to his sons
movements on the evening of Nov. l4th.
previous to the shooting of Barrows; of his
going away ostensibly to a neighbor's; of his
return and Mrs. Barrows' the prisoners sub
sequent calling and Oscars going away with
th. laI Of
the shooting.
Oscar +. Baney next took the stand amid
a buzz of excitement and was the object of
close scrutiny. He gave his age as %, and
said he had been employed on the Portsmouth
4 Dover Railroad as section hand.
He related the purchase of the
revolver in Dover and the cartridges
in Portsmouth his doing chores on the night
took walk up to Thomas Barrows' place
had a revolver with him; said he fred IN the
post the Monday before; went by the barn
of Bsrrows' and all was quiet; went back in
himself under bench; as he was opening
the door he fired Barrows did not fall; he
had hold of the door fired again and he fell The
then came out, stepped up toward Barrows
and fred two shots more and snapped the
third time, but missed fire, then started to run
and thought of the revolver in his hand !;
went back and threw it down; ran back
through che field; on his way back he called
at Martyrs to see if he could kill his hog;
after he got home Mrs. Barrows came and
said Thomas had shot himself; Mrs. Barrows,
he and his wife went out; Mrs. Barrows said !:
"he is not dead. don't leave it so, 20 back
and finish him his wife brought him two
cartridges; he harnessed his horse and he
and Mrs. Barrows rode back to the Barrows
house; on the way she said: eff you don't
finish him he will tell the story, don't leave
it half done. When We arrived asked her
to go in with me; she said she didn't want
Thomas to see her; asked her what room he
was in; found the revolver; she found the
lantern, lighted il and held it while picked
the shells from the revolver and put it two
cartridges; I left her and went in; Thomas
bnifVNS Nas hVhoabks uoue no
reply; after shooting him started out of the
room. but looking back saw the sheet on fire
and went back and put the FIRE out went out
where Mrs. Barrows was in the shed; she
asked where he was; "have you made sure
of him." she asked where the revolver was /;
said laid it down in the entry; she said,
s'you must not leave il there" we went out
of the house; heard low moans; she
said he wasn't dead; I said I thought he
would die, the ball went into the head: she
said Oscar, he isn't dead" asked me to 90
and get her watch; got it; all vas still; we
took the lantern; she went to the front of
the bed where he lay; the sheet we're all
blood; she was standing at the foot of the
bed she hauled them back; he Was bleeding /;
coming out Of the house took Mrs. Bar
rows by the hand and said. 'you know what
have done, you must not 60 back on me !"
she said, ''we must both tell the same story"
we took the horse and vent up to her fathers !;
she stopped TO dress her mother; took
her father to the house; she said, ''deu't
take father in there, he 10 liable to faint"
Witness then related the troubles between
him and Thomas Barrovs. On cross-ex.