The Portland daily press., 1895-02-01
DRAGONS BLOOD,
Honey and Quicksilver Made tile
Charm
THAT WAS TO BRING BACK THE
LOVE OF MRS. BURGESS HUS-
BAND.

ciaD," DR.. Rose-Most Extraordinary
Testimony Judge Gould Thought
There was Tar in the Charm, b ut Rose
Said Dragons Blood Smells Like
worked" Said Mr.. Kehoe-Held in
$500.
The case Of John A. Rose, the electro
mental physician" charged with the
embezzlements of two, rings from Mrs.
Burgess, came up in the Municipal court
Thursday morning. Mrs. Burgess, who
is plump and not i'll looking young
woman, neatly dressed, took the stand
and testified that she first made the COM
plaint to Signal Officer Newcomb at be-
tween 2 and O'Clock in the morning.
She remem bered that Deputy Hartnett
asked her if she gave Rose the right to
pawn her rings. She did not give him
that right. She first gave the rings to
him on the Sth and 9th of Decem Der
The purpose was for a magic charm to
exert an influence to bring my husbands
affections back. He has always lived in
Boston.
Gross examined by Mr.. Kehoe, counsel
for Rose. She didn't know whether
Rose had brought her husband back or
not. She did see her husband in this
city Yesterday, but did not know that
he was in the next room, She couldn't
see through wall. "Then," said Mr.
Kehoe. "if you saw him here yesterday,
the charm must have worked" She did
not know that Rose was in trouble at
the United States hotel about the first
OF Decem ber.t., After he'd rawned the
rings he got into trouble at that hotel
and sent to her for money. lit was mot
before he pawned the 1ings, and she
never told him. that he could pawn Them
She made the complaint at that early
hour because she had been to Rose 8
house and told his mother and sister
that she wanted her rings. She did not
see Rose then. 81 ask ed him for the
rings previous to that and he
DARED ME TO ARREST HIM.
He can't produce my letters to show
that | said he could pawn the rings, for
l never wrote any.
Questioned by Mr.. Kehoe as to why at
the first hearing she seemed anxious to
withdraw the complaint, bat now dId
not seem so anxious, she said: 1--WE
thought it was better to use my own
Judgment rather than yours, Mr.. kehoe. +"
The witness was not questioned further,
and Mr. Kehoe said that he supposed
there had been enough evidence to show
probable cause, but be thought the tes-
timony showed that there was still
doubt as to the truth of the matter.
Judge Gould asked if Rose denied the
charge. Mir. Kehoe said that if the
Judge wanted the defense then Of course
Rose would go on the stand, though he
had thought to postpone the defense
until he should argue it before the jury
upstairs.
Rose, who had sat in the dock, looking
boldly about with his jet black eyes
stepped out with inu oh briskness and
took the stand. tae first got the wedding
ring on the Cd of Deem Der, in the Lres-
ence of his sister, Mrs. Burgess gave 1T
to him saying johnnie, takesthjs ring
and in a edaygorrtwo Pll.givea you am
other."' Then on the 5th4 of Decem Der
she gave him tire diamond ring.
There was not thing Whatsoever
spoken about that charm. 1t came
about in this way. | was treating Mrs.
Robinson through the Influence of Mrs.
Burgess, who came to- my house very
often for sittipgs and she told Mrs.
Robinson that she had charm to keep
her husband away from her.
Rose declared that ne mad had letter
from Mrs. Burgess, which was not now
In existence but in it she said, Johnnie,
the least you can do is to pay the inter-
est on those rings" He also had tele-
gram from her that be could produce the
letter "or a copy OF it,"
AS indicative OF her feeling towards
him since the arrest he declared that
since he's been in Jail she had brought
him more papers and given him one
dollar. and just before he was arrested
she had sent word around to his house
for him to get out of the way, as she
had complained against him. He,
thinking it W as a jest and knowing
that there was nothing for which be
could be arrested, did not try to escape,
as he might have done if guilty.
In reply to.the Judge he said that he
first knew Mrs. Burg ess FIVE years ago.
She came to his house last Thanksgiv-
ing day, and he had seen her every day
since except when she visited Boston
once and when he was in Jail.
"She's been to restaurants with you?"
ayes, your honor"
HAS she been to any other place with
ycu?"
Rose thought while and said that
she had been at his house and had been
to ride with him.
Now, why did she give you those
rings?
"She gave me the rings through friend
ship to express it truthfully."
Then Rose declared that she had given
him many other gifts. The stud and cuff
bp++oDc ba yrora shn gave, him M, tha GA