The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-12

pearance of the rooms. In the kitchen the
officers found the frying pan upon the stove
and other evidences that cooking had been
carried on there within the past twenty-four
hours. The door which Sheriff True burst
open was examined by the officers and found
to be provided with spring lock. 1t is sup
posed that some of the persons who went
through the house, in their excitement
pulled the door to after them and it was fast
ened by the spring lock. The police found
in one of the bureau drawers a lager beer
bottle containing in the bottom a small
amount of whiskey. Near the bureau, upon
the floor was a bowl of ice cream and dough-
nuts and other articles of food were scat
tered about the room.
o'HARE's STORY.
After O'Hare had become sufficiently So
Der to talk he was questioned by Marshal
Hawkes. and said that he came home at
about 10 o'clock Friday night. He went in
to the house and laid $40 upon the table,
While his wife was preparing supper, he
missed the money and supposing Mrs.
OHare to have taken it began to search
through the house for its hiding place. He
said that Mrs. O'Hare objected and struck
him but denied that he returned the blows
although he said that he might have pushed
her away from him. Afterwards he saw his
wife lying on the floor, but at first paid no
attention to her, as she was drunk and
fell over. Later he went to her, felt of her
hands and found them cold. He placed his
hand over the heart and finding it beating
went to call the neighbors.
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Hanlon were taken to the jail and locked up
in a cell in the east wing. Yesterday fore
noon O'Hare was seen by his counsel, Col.
A. W. Bradbury and w. Fl. Looney, ESQ.,,
and by their advice declined to make any
statement. He said, however, that he re-
membered what he told the Marshal on the
previous evening, but when questioned did
not at first appear to recollect about the
money, and then said that he placed it on the
bureau. When reminded that he had before
said that he put the money on the table,
O'Hare said that he remembered having the
money, but could not tell exactly where he
placed it. After saying this, O'Hare again
referred to the instructions given him by his
attorneys and refused to talk of the case.
O'Hare asked if his daughter had come,
and when informed by Marshal Hawkes. that
she had, he expressed surprise that she had
not been to the Jail to see him. He also
asked about his wife's relatives, but made no
comment when told that they would be here
from Montreal Monday night, and that at
their request the funeral would be held on
Tuesday.
Mr.. Looney last evening said that O'Hare
denied striking his wife or doing anything to
cause her DEATH Beyond this Mr.. Looney
declined to make any statement in regard to
the case, but said that O'Hare was then ap-
parently beginning to realize the position he
is in.
THE DAUGHTERS STATEMENT.
Kate and Patrick O'Hare, the children,
came from Brownfield on Saturday, tele-
gram being sent to them containing the news
of their mothers death. The children were
taken to the homes of neighbors. Yesterday
afternoon the daughter, who appears intelli-
gent and tells her story in straightforward
manner, said that her father was often at
home drunk, and when intoxicated was in
the habit of breaking furniture and ransack-
ing the house in search of money, which was
always kept by Mrs. O'Hare. The girl added
that she had never seen her father strike her
mother while intoxicated. The couple came
home after weeks absence together on Sat-
urday, the 3D. inst, and remained at home
during the centennial. Before going into the
country in the middle of the week, Kate
drew ten dollars from the bank for her moth
er and thinks this was all the money her
mother had on deposit. She said that at one
nod Il h IL
the bank, but during the past year had taken
it to furnish her husband with the necessary
funds to so away on his business. When the
children left for Brownfeld, the daughter
thinks O'Hare had but dollar and half,
and does not think he could have got any
more during the week unless he had again
gone away on business. The girl said that
her father was a peddler of dry goods and on
his return from his trips through the State
generally had money.
The first of last week Mrs. O'Hare received
letter from Montreal. The letter was about
| three weeks overdue, and contained the in
| telligence of the dangerous illness of Mrs.
O'Hare's mother, who was then said to be In
dying state. After this Mrs. O'Hare cried
good deal and was sick when the children
left home.
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST.
Coroner Gould held an inquest Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock at the office of the
county attorney. Constable Hall had sum-
| moned the following coroner's jury: Ed
ward K. Guenthener, W. Fl. Miller, II. P. S.
Goold, James A. Hall, B. c. Sprague and A.
p WEIGH.
G-;l Go1 hat Oh
O'Hare drunk in his wagon Friday He was
swaying back and forth and could hardly
| keep ON his seat. He slid out of the wagon
and made his way into the house by taking
hold of the fence and other objects. O'Hare
and his wife had been in the habit of quar-
relling but she heard no disturbance there
Mrs. Annie Hagan testified to going into
| the house at the request of Mrs. Kilfeder
and finding the body.
O'Hare by sight One night, some time ago,
he helped O'Hare out of his wagon into the
house, the man being drunk. He was called
Saturday morning a little before 4 o'clock
and went to 0,,Hare's house; He found the
confusion. lie found the woman dead on
the floor, her head in pool of blood. He
went for Sheriff True and they made an ex-
animation of the body. He heard OHare
talking to Mrs. Kilfeder Saturday morning.
liz odW dnObhCl iiiolA iAuicileOi 1luhloiN WIN
O'Hare. The two men had been together
for!some days drinking, and they were to-
gether Saturday morning when O'Hare was
arrested Mr.. Waite said that Mrs. O'Hare's
name was O'Hara before she was married
and that her family is well off and live in
Montreal.
Mrs. Annie Kilfeder, living at No. A Lin
coin street, testified that she knew Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Hare casually. A little before four
o'clock Saturday morning O'Hare came to
her house and called her up. He said his
wife was dead. She said, "Oh no. she can't
be dead. O'Hare replied, eyes, / think she
is dead" Mrs. Kilfeder suggested that she
might have tainted. mo" said OHare,
''she looks dead Mrs. Kilfeder then hur-
ried on her clothes and went over to the
house. She found everything in confusion
and the woman dead.
DR.. w. III. True testified that he was called
by the coroner to make an examination of
the body. He found a bruise, considerably
swelled on the side of the head above the ear.
There was a triangular cut on the upper lip,
which might have been inflicted by falling
against a table or other object. On her right
arm there was a largesblack and blue spot and
another spot of the same character on her
left arm, near the shoulder. He said that he
would not expect any of the wounds ON the
body to cause death, but death might have
resulted from the blow ON the head. Several
beer bottles were lying near and on one of
these there was blood and few hairs.
Police Officer Williams described the APP
pearance of the house. He said he arrested
O'Hare foridrunkennesS last winter.