Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-01-14
ONE MORE WITNESS
Against Trefethen and
His ACCompIiCe.
WHAT MRS. PEEK SAYS,
She Says She Will Tell All When the
Case Comes TO Trial.

}o-IuN. Jan. li.AuOthcr Ink IN the
chain of evidence against James \. rref-
ethcu has been furnished by Mrs Fred
Peel, Of Mcdfurd, whose knowledge in re
latiuu 10 the case - now in the possession
of the government. Next To Mrs. Davis
herself, Mrs, Peek was one of Tena Davis
closest companions, aud her knowledge of
the girls relations with Trefcthen eX-
cceded that of even the dead girls mother.
Mrs. Peek i the strongest witness against
Trrlethen SO far secured. and the Davis
frankly admits that her knowledge Of the
trouble is much more thorough than her
own
Naturally, T1a made her neghbor her
conildant, and when trouble overlook her
Mrs. Peek was about the first To be made
acquainted with the fact She was also
fully informed of Trefethen's relations to
TenH, and her story not only bears out
that of Mrs. Davis but goes several
degrees farther end furnishes evidence in
the same line against Trefethen of which
even the dead girls mother was entirely
Ignorant.
When the Daviscs moved To Everett,
Mrs Peek moved To Medford, but the in
tmacy between her and Tena did not
cease, although they were not thrown
together as much IA formerly, and Mrs.
Peek continued 10 share the girls closest
confidence. Mrs. Peek called at the Davis
household last night TO pay visit to the
sOrrOwing mother Mrs Davis was very
weak, and able for the first time To arise
from a sick bed
Mrs. Peek corroboratcd all the essential
points of Mrs Davis story of the case,
added few more which were not known,
and then told the Dav~es that not even
Ia them would she tell all. She had been
requested by the officers iu he ease not To
reveal her evidence and she did not, any
more than in confidential manner. The
substance of it, however, has been learned
from authoritative sources, and is pre-
scented above The little variety store on
| Ferry street, over which Tcna Davis for
| mcrly presided, was opened for business
| yesterday for the first time since her
corpse was found business was quite
! brisk, and was looked ont for by Charlie
Davis, his sister and n friend from Maine.
| Mrs Davis does not want to stay there
any longer and the place will probably be-
! leased
The dead girls brother was as earnest as
ever in his belief that Trefethen was at
! the bottom of all his ss.SSS ; misfortunes.
| lie did not believe that the girl committed
| suicide and was sure that she was intim-
| ate with no other man.
At Trcfethcus store "A keeper whistled
away time 1t the door, aud Mrs. Smith,
who answered the reporters CALL re-
marked that she had nothing To say in re
lation to the missing letter which her
brother claimed would entirely clear him
When she had found it and everything
was cleared up she would let the world
know of it. she now believes that the
police have stolen il, ~ she has hunted all
over her house for il, and even searched
the store until midnight Tuesday. She
dropped in on Chief Emerton yesterday
and asked him if hc had the letter, leaving
in rather doubtful mood even after re
cciving his negative response.
EN Mayor Coggan of Maiden rrcfet hens
| lawyer in spite OF all the circumstantial
evidence collected, protests the innocence
| of hi client \ reporter called on him
yesterday afternoon to request permission
! to see Trcirthcn, but hc declared that he
could not LuuIt IL, "a. reporters would not
be admitted 10 HE Jail When asked if he
had authority 40 speak for Trcfethen, he
answered iu the Affirmative, and when
shown the interview With Mrs. Davis he
pronounced il entire fii'se, particularly so
! the statements tEo, Trclcthen had an APP
| pointmcut ,u meet Trua that night, and
! the siptcjncuta.of his intimacy with her.
| Nh. Cogluu said that lac would base his
! defense on lhr abb oi Ircfethcr, aud upon
/ that ground G.ht th" cirtim~tantial evil
| dcncc of the government Trefrthen and
his brothcrin law, smith, during the time
. they have brya confined in TIA" Cambridge
. iail, have seen uo one but their counsel,
/ and. following his advice, are inclined to
shy nothing Of their case.
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