Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-02
MAINE DISPATCHES.
FOR N MANSLAUGHTER.
'ial OF terrence O'Hare for the Mur.
oil Ills Wife-H. ID. Hadiock and VIM.
II. Looney Appear for the Prisoner.

okTLANb, oct. i.
Id the superior court this morning. Ter.
ence O'Hare was arraigned upon the charge
OF mansiaughter. H. ID. Hadlock and VIM.
ii. Looney appeared for the prisoner. After
'he jurors were chosen, which lasted twenty
minutes, the indictment was read 1t sets
iorth that on the 10th day of July last, Ter
ence " Hare, with force and arms assaulted
Rose O'Hare and killed her. County Attor.
ney Siders appeared for the government.
The first witness was Deputy Marshal
Black. He testified that he was called To
Odare house on the morning of July 10th
and by means of a diagram, which had been
prepared, he explained to the jury the loca-
tlon of the house and it's interior arrange.
ments.
Mrs. Ella Kilfeder testified that she lived
on Lincoln street opposite the house of
O'Hare; that on the morning of July 10th
Terence O'Hare called at her home at about
quarter before four O'clock and said to her
"The missus is dead and want you to come
over to the house" Mrs. Klteder said, 1T
can't be that she is dead" OHare replied,
"Oh yes, she is dead; found her dead; she
looks dead" Mrs. Kilfeder went over to
the O'Hare house Immediately and going up
stairs found the room in disorder but could
not see anything of Mrs. O'Hare on account
of the darkness in the chamber. Returning
home she called Mrs. Hagan. a neighbor, and
they together returned to the O'Hare house
and found the dead body of Mrs. OHare
lying on the floor of the room.
Annie Hagan testified to the circumstances
of finding the body substantially as had been
told by Mrs. Klfeder.
Rufus H. Waite testified that he lives at 80
Lincoln street; that he was called to go to
O'Hare's houseIearly in the morning of July
10th. He said that he went into the chambe
and found it dark there. He stumbled over
something on the floor and made his way to
the window, lifted corner of the curtain and
by the light thus admitted to the room saw
the body of Mrs. O'Hare lying upon heap
of bedding on the floor. Beneath her head
there was bottle of beer
Benjamin True, county sheriff, testified
that he was called by Mr.. Waite and went to
the O'Hare house. He found everything as
has been testified to by other witnesses. He
said there was blood and hair upon the beer
bottle found beneath Mrs. O'Hare's head.
James S. Gould, coroner, testified that he
was called by Sheriff True, visited the house,
called physician and empanelled a jury to
make an inquest. DR.. Gerrish, DR., Cum
mings and DIR. True saw the body.
Counsel for the State asked that the bed be
introduced as evidence in the case.
Mr. Hajlock submitted that the care of the
bed had not been sufficient to introduce it
as evidence.
The objection was overruled as il was
shown that sufficient care had been taken of
it to insure its being in the same condition as
when taken from the house.
The bed was identified as the one taken
from the house and blood stains upon it were
pointed out to the jury.
The bottle found under Mrs. O'fIare's head
was introduced as evidence and identified by
Officer Black.
Mr. Hadlock disclosed at this point what is
likely to be one of the features of the defence.
He intmated that OHare has been to a drug
store and was on his way home with medicine
for his wife, when he was arrested by the
officers as testified above.
Court adjourned to three O'Clock, at which
,;u,a tho trial WAS resumed