The Portland daily press., 1896-02-01
ROSE is FREE.
Her Mothers Testimony Brings Her
Acquittal.

ROiuEtbftf.
ELLEN DOLLEY A MORE SENSA.
TI0NAL WITNESS THAN ROSE.
Admits That She Was the One Who Left
the Baby in the Woods-Would Not
Tell just What She Did To It-Much
of Her Testimony UnwillingIy Given
The Judge Obliged to Order Her An
swer-A Purse of 81 for Rose.
If Wednesdays developments in the
trial of Rose Dolley were sensational.
the conclusion of the trial yesterday was
something superlatiyely SO. 1t was
strange enough that Rose should 90 on
the stand and declare that she admitted
herself a murderess of her own child. in
order to shield an inhuman mother.
whom she knew was the real murderess.
But the almost incredible story was
quite generally believed, because of the
youth and manner and previous record
of the unfortunate girl, and the age and
manner and previous record of her
mother
But who ever could have imagined
at the beginning of this remarkable trial
that Ellen Doley HERSELF would 60 on
the witness stand and declare that it was
she who took the baby in the woods and
left it there. Yet that is what she did
yesterday morning, and at the request Of
Attorney General Powers Judge Bonney
instructed the jury to bring in yerdi,t
Of aoquittal Tor Rose Dolley.
She is now free and can never again be
tried upon this charge. But what effect
will all this have upon the trial of her
mother is now the question. What pos
sible defense can Mr.. Anthoine bring
when Ellen Dolley is tried?
This will not be known till next week.
Tie traverse jurors were excused till
next Tuesday and probably then the trial
will begin.
Mr.. Anthoine continued his defense by
calling Ellen Doley to the stand. She
was led up and sworn. She presented
spectacle never to be forgotten by those
who saw it. She was so short and slight
that she seemed scarcely larger than a
little girl. She must be over 60 years of
age Her face and features were rather
| large in proportion to her body and full
| of the wrinkles and looseness of age.
But though the lips of her large mouth
were thin and dabby there was an ex-
preston of great frmness in them and
the whole face. Her eyes were faded
and sunken and expressed sadness and
hopelessness but no grief or suggestion
of breaking down.
She held up her hand with a quick little
movement that was noticeable i'll person
of her age, and suggested that she is both
active and energ etio.
She sat during her testimony and ex-
cept for one or two brief moments held
up her head and faced the lawyers and
the people. Her answers We're mostly in
b very low tone of voice and given with
great reluctance. although occasionally
she spoke up with suggestion of posi-
bilities and also probabilities of much
quickness and sharpness in her utterance.
She was dressed in deep mourning, with
q long black veil and an old faded black
cloak.
She testified that on the 25th of Novem-
her last in the morning she drove to
Portland and her daughter was with her.
"What was the weather?'
"Well, l think it was kinder pleasant
in the morning but 1t was stormy before
we got home.''
After leaving Portland they went to the
St. Joseph's Home to see of they cou1dn It
get the baby boarded. Rose got out and
witness kept the baby.
"You held it while your daughter went
into the Catholic Homer
Eyes, sir"
"Did she take the baby at all?''
"No, sir
"Did your daughter get out of the car
riage at all during the time from leaving
the Catholic Home till you reached your
home?"
"No, SIR"
'tDid she have the baby IN her arm
after leaving the st. Joseph's Homer"
''No, sir
"Whep you .arriyed home what did you
do?"
~ went right into the bedrooms
"What did you do there?''
81 changed my clothes. y
"Why did you change your clothes?'
'They were wet.''
Her feet also were wet, and so were her
stockings, as high as her knees. Her
dress was torn. The tear was not there
when she went to Portland.
What WAS the condition of your
daughters clothes?''