The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-02

Milton WOrthley, the aSsa1lanG OF MISS
Louise W. Dana at Westbrook Monday
evening. was brought up before Judge
Tolman in the Westbrook municipal
Court yesterday forenoon. He had no
counsel; but a younger brother Fl ON
Brunswick was present At first Worth
ley wanted to waive hearing; but finally
concluded to have the complaint read.
This alleged simple assault, specifying
that he4had" cut, struck, beaten, bruised,
wounded and ill-treated'' the COM
prised at the words of the indictment,
and while he plead guilty as to some of
the allegations, declared that he was
innocent as to others. He did not seem
to understand the judges explanation
that this was the conventional form of
it might not be proven. A plea of not
guilty was entered, and the case was con-
tinued until Saturday at O'Clock. This
will enable Worthley's father to be pres
emit from Brunswick, and will give the
other side time. Miss Dana was not pres
OAo. OooSO LOlllloA l>So uiAS Nohoo tho
$780, but Worthley made no effort to get
bail and was carried back to Jail by
Deputy Sheriff Chute.
Worthley was dressed in working
clothes; but it was evident that he would
be handsome fellow if he had been
dressed up. On his way back to the city
he talked quite freely of the affair of
Monday night, although he wanted it
distinctly understood that he did not
want Miss Dana's name brought into the
affair any more than possible. He ex-
pressed his opinion that she had acted
sensibly in the matter, and that the dis
turbance had all been occasioned by her
father, to whose door Worthley seemed
inclined to lay all the blame He thought
that Mr.. Dana had pursued him unreas-
onably. Worthley admitted thathe'carried
Miss Dana into the basement; but with
ne intention of harming her. He did not
plan or intend to carry her off in his boat
or force her to go off with him in any
other way. He simply wished to have
an understanding with her, to let her
know his sentiments towards her and
clear up any misunderstanding that
might have crept into her mind through
the influence of her father. 1t was true
that he had revolver with him; but
he had been accustomed to carry one as
some sort of gun was necessary on a
yacht. He did not threaten to shoot
her or display the revolver, he declared
I.,< la cd, hot fbo Il n
been mentioned in the course of their
discourse. Worthley did not define def
nitely the understanding which he hoped
to arrive at by the extraordinary inter-
view; but said he did not even demand
that he be allowed to call upon her. He
was very anxious, however that she
should understand him; and expressed
his belief that it was owing to her
fathers influence that she did not so
Understand him.
Miss Dana is still ill from the nervous
excitement and confined to her bed.
Worthley's yacht Lou" is lying on the
Cape Elizabeth side of the harbor. 1t
is of about twenty tons burden, and
it's peculiar construction has long attract
ed the attention of the harbor ssmen.
There is no way to get into the ca bin ex-
cept by going through the hatchway into
the hold, and thence up into the cabin.
The cabin is quite nicely furnished,
however.
There was curious incident connected
with the arrest Of Worthley. He has
been accustomed to 90 to the house of
his brother-in-law, Mr.. A. T. True, OF
Morrill's corner, freely at all times.
When he came there from Westbrook
Monday night he entered the house and
lit the lamp without awakening the
family, who had retired. When Deputy
Sheriff Chute with Mr.. Dana and others
came to arrest him he answered the ring,
and they took him away without
awakening any one. The first Mr. and Mrs.
True heard of the affair was Tuesday
| night. They then declared positively,
and truthfully, according to their
knowledge, that he had not been arrested
| in their house. Much had gone on of
| which they had no knowledge
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