The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-11
FOR MURDER
Rose DoIley Will Probably be Ar.
raigned Today.
AND THE MOTHER AS AN ACCES-
sorry TO THE CRIME.

sorry TO THE CRIME.
Caught in Dorchester by Sheriff P1ummer
Spent Last Night in Police Station
Said to Have Made Damaging Admis-
sions-A Search for the Child VIII BS
Made Today-The Mystery is Clearing.
Last evening the following statement
was given out at the office of the sheriff
''trhe new development in the Wind
ham mystery was the arrest of Rose d OIL
ley by Sheriff Plummer at Dorches tes
this morning. He brought the girl with
him to Portland, arriving in this oity on
the 40 train. She was taken to the sher-
iff's office and later was removed to the
lodging room of the police station, where
she remained during the night in charge
of the police matron. Miss Dolley had
long interview with her brother David,
last evening. The officers have had
conversations with the prisoner which
cannot at present be disclosed. It can,
however, be stated that the officers have
strong grounds for believing that Rose
Dolley's child is at present in the woods
where articles Of clothing which were on
the child's person at the time of his dis
appearance have already been found. A
strong searching party will search these
woods today. Rose Dolley is held on a
warrant charging her with the murder
of her infant child, and her mother, El-
len Dolley, is charged with being an ac-
cessory before the fact in the same felony.
1t is hoped the developments in the next
twenty four hours will fully clear away
the mystery"
So last night there were held under
look and key in this city, mother and
two children, the mother and daughter
accused OF murder, the son held in the
expectation that the story he will tell on
the witness stand will help convict his
mother AID sister of the terrible crime Of
which they are accused.
The girl was located through the
agency of letter which was sent by her
to a friend in Portland, and which fell
into the hands of Sheriff Plummer.
In this letter was the information that
the girl was living in Ashmont, but on
what street or at whose house was not
stated.
Acting on this bit of information, Mr..
Flummer went to Boston on the a. m.
train yesterday and at once proceeded to
Dorchester, where he enlisted the aid Of
the police OF Division II in his efforts to
find the girl. Sergeant Perry was detail
ed by Captain Dawson to assist the sher-
iff, and together they started out on q
blind hunt fer Miss Dolley.
I After searching for nearly two hours
they finally visited the intelligence Office
of Miss Butler, at the corner OF Dorches-
ter avenue and Ashmont street, where
they learned that the girl had obtained
few days previous situation as a do
mesic at 1856 Washington street, Dor
chester.
This house they visited, found the girl,
and placed her under arrest. She was
at once taken back to Portland by Sher-
if Plummer, having consented to return
without requisition papers.
When questioned by the officers shs is
reI orted to have said, that she had wanted
to keep the child, being 10th to murder
it, but her mother was determined that
she should do SO. She consequently took
it out into the woods and aband3ned it,
and it died of exposure and starw,tion.
Rose Dolley, as she walked through
the waiting room at the Union station
here yesterday afternoon, was leaning on
the arm of the sheriff, and kept her eyes
fixed on the floor. She is q girl who hooks
to be fully twenty years old. She is Of
medium height. with dark hair and COM
plexion, and when she raised her eyes for
a moment it was seen that they,
too, were dark. She has irregular fea-
lures and rather thick lips, but is not
unprepossessing in appearance.
At the sheriff's office in the City build
ing, Rose was questioned by County At
torney True and the examination lasted
over an hour. She was then taken to the
lodging room in the story below. Miss
Dolley was in very neIoyus state, and
acted like person who has been subject
cd to great strain. Mr.. Plummer
thinks that she had not heard of her
mothers arrest. That WAS not reported
until Monday morning. and it is very
likely that Rose had not seen it. AT any
rate, from what she said, the officers got
the impression that she was not aware
that her mother is an inmate of Portland
Jail.