Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-31
ACCUSES MOTHER,
hose Do||ey Says That Her
Mother Killed Her Baby.
Sensation Sprung by Defence in Dol
ley Child Murder Case.
Belief in Roses Story Is Growinc-A pi!ia.lc
Sig't in Court

| iuttihnn, Jan, 81, The government
closed its case in the Dolley murder trial.
this forenoon, anu this afternoon, Counsel
Anthoire made his opening argument and
outlined his defence.
he stated that tie defence would admit
that murder had been committed. but
would show that the child was dead hen
taken by Rose from the carriage.
1t would also show that Rose did not
touch the child from the time it was
given to its grandm other at the O Hara
house until she took the baby from her
mothers arms just before going into the
woods
| The defence would show that If murder
was committed, it was committed by the
grandmother, Ellen Dullcy, and not by
Rose Dollcy.
Sheriff Samuel d. Plummer's tt stimuny
was of special interest and Importance, as
the search of the woods WAS conducted at
his instigation and be had charge of the
preliminary investigation and arrested
The respondent in Dorchester, Mass, where
she had obtained employment.
Her counsel sharply questioned the
|
! the girl at the time OF her arrest, but from
a., the witness came answers that he did not
/ threaten or offer any inducement to her to
confess; on the contrary, told her not to
answer his questions unless she chose, as
| her conversation with him might be used
| against her.
The dialogue beteen the sheriff and re
spondent, as related by the sheriff, as
follows:
What have you done with your baby:
No reply.
Did you abandon it in the woods
No reply.
SIS it in the watcr:'
| No, it is not2'
Was it dead when you left it,"
Yes
"Did your mother know what YOU Were
going to do with it
An affirmative nod
Did your mother wait out in the road
while you disposed of the child:
An affirmative nod
Why did you do such il thing: Was ii
because of fear of.your family: Fear that
they might make it unpleasant for you?''
Another nod in the affirmative.
Deputy Sheriff Firth related at great
length details of his Interview with her at
the sheriff Office on the might of her ar
rest Her brother, Warren Doley, was
esent, and advised her to tell the officer
the whole truth Firth also cautioned her
to tell the whole ruth or nothing
During the recess, Rose Dolley was
taken into an anteroom, where Miss
Kicker and Mrs O lIara cDdeavored to
comfort her. These two ladies have made
every effort to cheer the poor girl ana
make her position us easy To bear as they
could. After the recess Rose was brought
into the court, sohbing as if her heart
would break, and had to he assisted to her
seat by the side of her counsel. The State
rested it's evidence At this point.
In outlining his case, Attorney Anthone
said the respondent was engaged, a year
and half ago, TO James Libby He wanted
to b., married, last year, but owing to her
youth, being hut Is, she desired to defer
the marriage.
Libby died, last Summer Rose OBJ
tanned work at one Of tho island hotels
There her trouble became known. The
mother was summoned and did all she
could to make life burden to her. The
girl was not allowed to go home to give
birth to the child.
| The attorney Uncn uetIlltN bilt StpIy VI
the birth of the child and finding a home
for it at Mrs. O'Haras. After four days
Rose yearned for her baby, and persuaded
her mother to let her take it home, where
II WAS known as that of some one else.
On the way back from Portland Mrs. Dol
lev talked about getting the child into a
Catholic home, but was unable.
The mother let loose her violent temper
1, hnr
, When they arrived at the woods, Mrs.
Dolley jumped from the carrlage with the
babe in her arms, and rushed into the
woods. That was the last time Rose ever
) saw her child.
, Rose Dolley sister Patia was the first
witness for the defence. She said that
when Rose and her mother came home,
that night, Rose sat down by the fire, after
taking off her cloak, but that her mother
vent 10 stairs and changed her clothes.
Rose Dolley then took the stand, weep
mo bitterly. She wept all through her
testimony, occasionally SO violently that
her answers could not be heard
She said that her mother, Ellen Dolley,
killed the child. 5When they were opposite
brides woods, that night. her mother
iumued out of the wagon, taking the baby
With her. Rose asked her to give the baby
hook Int she said III take care of taby
Ellen Dolley then went into the woods
and was gene some time. When she came
hack she did not have the baby Rose
asked her where she had been and her
mother did not answer.
Rose said Where $ my baby
Her mother said: I've taken care CT
On the way home Rose insisted on 60
mo back for the baby, but her mother said
int il would be impossible to find 1t now.
Rose began to cry, but her mother told
her to hush.
: Rose said that she Id the officers that
4 she murdered the child because she wanted
30 sbield her mother. and because hel
,,other had so often reproached her for be.
ing disgrace to her
Rose told her story with so much con
,,;ct,on that many believe her. Attorney
canaraI Powers cross-examined htr for an
tour but she did not vary from her