The Portland daily press., 1896-01-31
SHOES WE'RE DRY.

SHOES WE'RE DRY,
but that when her mother entered the
house she went straight to her room and
changed her clothes.
At the sheriff's first visit Ellen Dolleyl
told him Rose was not there, though she
was. That night at micnigh6, Ellen
Dolley packed Roses trunk and sent her
off to Dorchester. They would show
that Ellen Dolley had made Rose believe
that she alone was responsible for any
trouble that came to the Dolley family
and that she should shield her mother.
PATIA DoLLEY.
Patia Dolley, sister of Rose, little
girl about IA years old, testified that on
the 25th of last November. she was tax
ing care of the baby that they were
boarding, when Rose and her mother
bundles on the sewing ma chine and took
off her sacque and hat. 1t was the same
sacque that Rose had in court. Then
was in the kitchen. Rose warmed her
feet and hands for five or ten minutes.
Witness WAS caring for the baby. Then
Rose helped witness got supper and put
dishes on the table, taking them from
the cupboard in the room. Witness passed
CLOSE to Rose and noticed her dress. It'll
was the same that she had On that morn
ing. Witness noticed nothing peculiar
about Roses dress OF boots.
Witness mother came into the house
first. She went straight into her bed
room and
CHANGED HER DRESS AND BOOTS.
She came ont with house slippers on
and took the baby.
Between the time that they came into the
house and the sitting down to supper,
Rose did not leave the room. Her clothes
were dry.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Powers, Wit
ness's mother wears different dress
about the house from whit she wore to
Portland. She changed her dress to take
the baby. There was something particu-
lar about Roses dress or boots that
caused witness to notice them. WITNESSES
mother put on house slippers. She didn t
warm her feet.
Direct resumed. Witness noticed moth
ing unusual in Roses appearance.
ROSE DOLL EY'S TESTIMONY.
Rose Dolley was the next witness for
the defense. She sat with down cast
face and held her handkerchief to her
eyes and sobbed all the time of her ex-
animation. She testified that she is 1S
years old. Her father had been dead for
five years. coming July. Four years
ago she became acquainted with young
man named James Libby. He was her
beau She never had another About
a year and aehalf before he died she be-
came engaged to him. They were to- be
married a year ago last fall. AT her re-
quest it was postponed till the next
spring. He became sick the first of last
March. He died last May.
At that time you discovered you were
in trouhle?"
ST did, with sobs)
| She went to work at boarding house
at Pc AIS Island, kept by Mrs. Cole. A
Mrs. Wilson called Roses attention to
| her condition and urged her to write to
| her mother. She did so, but did not
tell her what was the trouble.
| Her mother came to Peaks Island to see
her and Rose told her what the trouble
was. She got very angry and called
told her
| SHE'D DISGRACED THE FAMILY.
Rose spoke aboua going home and she
told her that she couldn't have her there.
She remained on the island about an
hour and all that time was angry with
| Rose.
Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Wilson advised Rose
| to go to the Temporary Home. Her
mother came to see her there. She was
| told Rose was there by DR.. Way. Her
child was three or four weeks old when
her mother came. The latter agreed then
to take the child home to board it at q
certain time Rose was to work and
earn money to pay for it's board. A day
was fixed. Before that day arrived, Rose
was obliged to leave the home because o.
the scarlet fever. She had but half al
hour to prepare her child tt leave. She
| got hack and went to the Union Sta
ton and from there to go to WindhaIn
where she arrived at H. 80 p. m. She went
to house to get the baby put up oveh
night. She did not go home because she
knew her mother would not allow her
| to come in. She remained over night
and the next morning came to Portland
and went to friends for a few min
| utes and then to DR.. Ways He directed
| nef TO MIS-. O'darh B. anu 81 q leIJ Cut
baby there and went to the station ani
got her grip and brought cloak for the
baby.
/ Then she took the stage and went
home. Then she told her mother what SHE
had done. That was on Thursday. Shit
came to Portland the next Monday.
Her mother had agree to take the baby
to board, and Rose came to Portland
after it.
"You wanted to see your baby that
time, did your"
II did,, with gasp and sobs
She borrowed a shawl from neigh
DOR to wrap the baby in. She came te
Miss O'Hara's and asked her to get thu
baby ready. Then Rose went shopping
but didn't remember what she bought
She went back to Mrs. O'Hara's in the
afternoon. Her mother was with her.
Rose got out and went into the houss
and took the baby in her arms, carries
it to the carriage and gave it to hej
mother. The bottle Of milk that Mr. !
OHara brought was wrapped I'D Will
the baby. The can of condensed mill
was placed in the seat between them. ]
Her mother thought they'd better leavs
the baby at the Catholic Home in Deer
ing. They drove there. Rose got orf
/ and went to the door, leaving the baby IL
i the carriage. They said they couldn