Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-26
DAMAGING EVIDENCE
Against BgOr, the Wen
dell Murder Suspect.
HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY.
Important Testimony Adduced at the
Examination and Inquest.

GREEsFU'D, MRes, Sept 70 B-Judge
Malone head the examination aud Judge
Dana the inquest OF Edward Beauregard,
charged with the murder of MIRA Abigail
Rogers ~ Farley. Ia the town of Wendell l
On 6epA L. The oourt found probable
cause Of guik, and bound BRov over 20 the
grand Jury TO he heard on the second
Monday Of November at this town. The
gvernment fixed the date Of the murder as
Sept 4. which the defense did not combat
The case against the accused was strong,
and the defense did not shake IL.
Edward Bgor, the defendant was very
uneasy. and was especially restless during
Arthur Bgor's testimony, for Artie was
the last person who saw Edward at the
hut. The balance Of circumstance and
faco was badly against the defendant. The
states case, as pot In by District Attorney
Aiken was full Of new evidence that bed
had no publicity, and was straightfoT-
ward, consistent and strong
The Defense
was that tho murderer was the robber Of
che woman's money, and this does not ap-
pear 70 be proven or even charged against
the defendant.
DR. Wright. medical examiner of
Orange the first witness, testified that he
was called to the scene of tho murder on
Sept. Z. He described the house and
locality. He described the wounds on the
body and head Of Mrs. Rogers, identified
the bloody club, said there were evidences
Of struggle and that many Of the wounds
upon tho brain would have been ultimately
fatal. though not necessarily instantane-
ously so.
Fred f Gadley, lad who carried NIT
tens from tho Farley wollen mill for Mrs
Rogers TO finish, told of his
Discovery of tho Body
and Superintendent Edwin @. Tolman OF
tho mills described the appearance or
&C the hut when he went there on learning
OF the tragedy.
Isadore Rock Of Erving, Fred Du Perry
Of tho same place, Frank Lacalle and
William Andrews of Montague, Calvin
Locke OF Wendell and Mrs. Addie M. Rich
ards of Athol Centre testified TO passing
the Rogers shanty az various hours on
Sunday, tho 4th, between orclocA IN Che
morning and 8 IN tho evening, and IL ap-
peared that Mrs Rogers was seen az late
Is 10 O'Clock In the forenoon, but that IN
the afternoon the door was closed, and no
response was obtained TO loud calls.
The prisoners cousin, Artie, was the
principal witness for the government. lie
told the details OF their
visit Ia Mira. Rogers Hut.
all drinking freely; told of staying there
over night, with more drinking In the
morning; of u row, an attempted criminal
assault, and Of leaving for home. He said
Edward tried to sell his COW in order 20
get out of the country, and instructed
him TO testify falsely about the whisky,
and that there was no quarrel
For the defense, Peter Richard testified
that he saw the woman alive at about 5
o'clock Sunday afternoon, but the govern.
ment holds that be Is an unreliable wit
ness. His wife, who was with him In the
vehicle, contradicts him.
Officer Munyan testified 20 searching for
money in and around the hut and finding
none.
Judge Bfckncll for the defense said he
thought the evidence was largely II not
wholly circumstantial, and should be CON
sistent with the individuals implicated In
and consistent with tho case. Mr. Bick-
nell felt that the state did not claim that
murder was premeditated at all. All the
government could claim was that the deed
Was Done on n Moments Impulse.
IL sm sure the murderer was the man who
g tole the money, and tbis is not attributed
TO Edward Bgor at all, he said.
District Attorney Aiken agreed that
generalization was not the case. He
thought the first blows were given by the
frying pan and stovelids, and that the
blow from the club WIS given after the
woman had fallen The defendant was
there th, last time the woman was seen
alive.
Judge Malone at once found probable
cause Of guilt, and bound the prisoner over
to the grand jury.
Edward Bgor had fearful leave-takiug
with his aunt, but utterly ignored his
cousin Artie, whose testimony has boon 40
damaging TO him.