Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-01
ROSE ACQUITTED.
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pected turn that the defence took.
Mr.. Anthoine, who by the way, has
conducted the case in a manner to win
the communication Of the members of the
bar present, again asked for a short delay,
this morning, rs he was awaiting the ar
rival of very material witness.
There was considerable conjecture rs to
the identity of the witness in question
There was buzz of excitement in the
court room when swarthy, sbarp-feat-
,, ured, middle-aged woman was ushered to
the witness stand and answered to the
name of Mrs. Ellen Dolley, mother of the
| prisoner
She recollected the famous journey to
Portland with her daughter, Rose Dolby.
| She was satisfied that 1t was raining that
| day.
| Mrs. Dolley was then questioned about
| the ride toward their home in Windham,
with Rose and the baby and she gave the
| startling testimony that after the time
that Rose applied to the ST Josephs Cath
| Ollie Home in Deering, where her child
was refused admission, she tRose) did not
have the child in her hands, or from the
| time they lift Mrs. O'Haras.
Mrs Dolley then swore that the child
was alive when Rose Dolley saw 1t last.
Mrs. Dolley then swore that when she
got home that night her clothing and
shoes were wet, while Roses clothes were
dry.
Witness admitted having changed her
wet clothes as soon as she reached her
home in Wndham. She then again re.
iterated the statement that Rose Dolley
never had her child in her arms after
leaving the house of Mrs. O'Hara.
Then ensued another startling phase of
the testimony of Mis- Dolley.
She said, under cross examination, that
on the way to Windham that night the
| carriage stopped but once, and that was
ut prides woods.
Mrs. Dolley then, in answer to Attorney
General Powers questions, said that at
Pride's woods she left the carriage with
the baby. Rose did not get out of the car
riage.
The court herein instructed the witness
that she need not answer any questions
that would tend u incriminate herself.
Attorney General Powers then asked
81 After You and the baby left the carriage,
did the baby go back TO the carriage.."
81 refuse to answer, replied Mrs Dol
ley.
Is the reason why you refuse to an
swer this question, the fear that it might
inciiminate YOU" asked the attorney gen
eral
Mrs Dolley closed her lips tightly ard
refused to answer.
Judge Bonney then carefully explained
her duty to answer the question.
The attorney general again repeated the
question and Mrs. Dolley again refused TO
answer but to the court she admitted
that that was the fact She did not wish
TO answer.
Mrs. Dolley was extremely cool, calm
and collected as she then admitted that
the last time her daughter Rose saw the
child 1t was alive.
Mr.. Powers then appealed to the court
to ascertain If this woman should not ap-
swer this question, and cited authorities
to uphold him in his position. The ques-
ton was repeated as follows:
After the baby left the carriage did ii
ever come back?'
"You must answer, said the court.
All eyes We're turned on the witness
whose face was pale and drawn. She gave
an appealing look at the judge and slowly
replied: 1t did not. -
Are you sure" asked the attorney
general, that Rose dld not leave the car
| riage at shat time?"
Not to my knowledge, she replied.
But you Were out of the sight of Rose
| and the carriage for time, were you
not asked the attorney general.
Yes, l was for while, she replied.
Then ensued the startling climax OF the
day, when Mrs. Dolley confessed, without
Il tremor in her voice and without the
slightest emotion that she took the child
into the woods and left it there.
Then the child did not come back"
asked the attorney general.
No, sir it did not, " she replied
Was the child alive or dead when you
left its'
1t was dead" she replied.
"How did it come to It's death?1 asked
Mr., Powers.
Il couldn't tell you that.
Why didn't you take it home and give
| it decent burial" continued Mr.
| Powers.
Because I didn't dare to, " replied
Mrs. Dollcy.
What became of the bottle of milk
with the cloth wrapped around it, given
to you by Mrs. O'Hara at the time you
and Rose took the baby from Mrs
O'Hara's house,
~ couldn't tell YOU suppose it was
left with the baby in the woods. -
WAS there a handkerchief tied around
the baby's neck
II cannot answer that, - she calmly re
piled.
WAS there anything on the baby s
head"
II don't know"
What was the baby wrapped up i'm"
continued Mr.. Powers
"a shawl. - she replied
WAS it the shawl that was borrowed
from Mrs. Johnson
1t was
Now. Mrs. Dollcy," slowly asked Mr..
Powers what caused the ba5ys DEATH"
Il don't know
How long did yon have the baby after
it was dead:' asked Mr.. Powers.
II told you l didn't know" she an
swered, somewhat tarty, without the
slightest sign of emotion. You asked
me that question once BEFORE
Then slowly and surely the attorney
general CLEANED the confession of the
Abandonment of the child in the woods
1t ives one Of the most impressive scenes
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