The Portland daily press., 1895-12-09
MONDAY MORNING DECEMBER 8, 1895


her illness, the young woman took her
child and left the institution. Next the
sheriff found, that late that stormy Mon
day. Mrs. Dolly and Rose left Portland
together and drove to Wlndham. The
sheriff also has evidence that .on that
afternoon Rose took her child from o
house where it had been cared for in this
city. When these things had been learned,
Sheriff Plummer went to Windham and
questioned Mrs. Dolly. She is woman
of middle age the widow of the late
Ebenezer Dolly. The Dolly house is a
small, story and half structure three
quarters of mile from Windham Centre.
MRS. DOLLY'S FAMILY
consists of Warron, the young man
detained as witness, George, who is
still in school, and two little girls, aged
eight and thirteen respectively. Mrs.
Dolly also takes care of nine months
old baby which is boarded with her. The
eldest son David is employed in Portland,
| and previous to her trouble last fall, Rose
had also worked in this city. Last sum
mer she was employed in one of the
| island hotels.
Mrs Dolly, when questioned by Mr..
Plummer, admitted that she and Rose
had driven from Portland together en-
| the Monday il question. She also said
| that Roses child had been at her home
and was there after Monday. But when
| questioned as to how the child came to
Windham, Mrs. Dolly has given contra
dictory answers She has said that it
was with her daughter and herself whom
5hey drove out from Portland She made
| such statement last evening, but
| Immediately after claimed that she and
Rose were alone. She has told Mr..
| Plummer that the child was brought
to the house by some person whom she
did not know. The younger children
| told Sheriff Plummer and County
Attorney True that they had no knowl-
edge of the presence of Roses baby in the
house. When told Of this, Mrs. Dolly
said that she had not wanted it known
that the child was there She objected to
| the use of the word "hidden,' however
| Yesterday afternoon, the authorities
decided that the developments in the case
required that they should take action.
and SO a warrant was drawn and
MRS. DOLLY WAS ARRESTED.
| Mr.. Plummer was accompanied by
Deputy Sheriffs Firth and Bucknam.
When the Dolly house was reached at
about seven O'Clock. Sheriff Plummer
told Mrs. Dolly that he had come on an
unpleasant errand. The children were
studying the next days lessons when the
officers arrived. They were sent from the
room, and then the sheriff exp lained to
| Mrs. Dolly the nature of the charge
against her, and formally placed her under
arrest. NiFs. Dolly is spare woman, of
medium height with black hair, fast
turning gray. She was considerably ex-
cited and exclaimed several times that
God knew that she was innocent of any
crime. She became confused when
questioned about the trip from town with
her daughter. Once she said the baby
was with them and then persisted that
they were alone She broke down and
sobbed, and the little girls cried with
her. Mr.. Plummer did what he could to
make it easy for the woman and instead
of bringing her to town left Deputy
sheriff FIRTH at the house. This morn
| ing suitable arrangements will be made
for the care of the children and Mrs.
| Dolly will be brought to Portland.
When Warren Dolly was questioned, he
said that he could not say whether his
sister had a baby with her or not when
she came to the house. He said that he
did not know were his sister was. She
staid at the house until last Tuesday
morning. Monday night her departure
was mentioned in tho family circle, and
early Tuesday morning, Warren
DROVE HER TO PORTLAND.
| He said he did not know what time it
was when they started, because he did
| not look at the clock, but it was so early
that the electric lights were still burning
when he drove through Woodfords. He
could not remember, but thought that
the lights were extinguished when he
drove into Portland. Warren says he
drove up Proble street to Cumberland
and through into Elm, which was his
usual route in entering the city AS they
drove up Elm street, Rose said II guess ]
will get out here" and he bade her good
bye and she walked away, where he says
he does not know. She had with her a
small extension bag Warren says he has
! been in the habit when he had occasion
to come to Portland to start very early,
and that there was nothing peculiar in
the fact that he left home with his sister
hours before daylight. 1t is about eleven
miles from the Dolly house to the city.
| Warren's story does not agree with that
told by his mother to Sheriff Plummer
regarding Roses departure. Mrs. Dolly
sail that Rose Went away Sunday. When
she was told last evening of Warrens
statement. she became considerably ex-
cited and started to go to the barn whore
her son was in charge of Mr.. Bucknam
Mrs. Dolly was not permitted to see the
young man, who was brought to this
| oity