The Portland daily press., 1896-01-31

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into the woods. It was alive at that
time.
HWhat did you do thon?' asked the
witness. She broke down and began to
cry. The question was repeated and she
said that she went into the woods. She
took the clothes off it after it was dead.
She put it in hole in the ground, not
very large. There was no water in it.
She put some brush over it. She did
not have to hunt around for brush.
There was some there. She did not put
anything else over it. like large pieces of
wood or rock. She could not see it
after she had covered it with brush.
There was nothing about the place by
which they could find it. She thought
it was in not very large clearing. 1t
the team and went into the woods. After
leaving the child she got lost and got her
feot wet in the swamp. She did not re-
member the old building where she came
out of the woods. She caught her dress
on the wire fence but did not tear 1t.
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lane and asking the way. After that SIZE
went down the road and met her mother
and they Drove up home. Her mother
knew what happened in the woods. She
didn't know what she did with the hood
and dress. She thought she dropped
them.
The next day witness had another con-
yersation with Rose, because her brother
David came and told him that Rose
wished to SEQ him. He talked with her
just after Rose had been arraigned in the
municipal court. She said that she want
ed to take something back that she had
told him. She remembered she said that
he told her only to tell the truth. but she
wanted to take something back.
81 DID NOT SMOTHER HIM."
She declared that that was ali she
wanted to take back
Cross examined. When the conversation
took place in the Sheriff's office Ros Q
was in her brothers arms and seemed to
be feeling very badly.
The government rested its case at this
point.
During intermission, Mrs. O'Hara, who
is very pleasant looking and motherly
woman came to Rose and led her from
the court room with her arm about her.
Rose was sobbing bitterly as she was led
out .*sa
Mr.. Anthoine recalled Oliver Leighton
to the stand The distance that the
tracks covered from the main road back
to the main road again was about d
mile and quarter. This was not con-
sidering the slight dieressions back and
forth from tie main line taken.
The body was found at a point about
100 rods from tbs main road, following
the tracks. AT points there was some
growth with low branches that would re-
quire STOPPING. There were very few
bushes. Witness had cut them down.
Questioned by Mr.. True, in regard to
going through the low fir trees. A per-
son would only have to stoop, not crawl.
MR.. ANTHOINE'S OPENING.
The beginning of the afternoon session
marked the beginning Of the Defense
The court room was much more crowded
than in the forenoon, there being present
more women than men.
Mr.. Anthoine, in opening. said that
the time had arrived for the defense to
show what evidence there was to satisfy
the jury Of the innocence of thu respon-
dent. She was born in Windham IS years
ago last March. She attended the coun.
try school and was always we'll thought
offs and we'll liked. About four years ago
she became acqnaint ted with James Lib
by, who Was much older than her and
paid her good deal of attention. A
year and half ago they were engaged to
10 married. He wished to marry her a
year ago last fall, but she wished to wait
till the next spring, in order TO earn
more money for a better outfit,
Last March Mr.. Libby was taken sick
and died in May. The respondent soon
discovered that she was in trouble. She
went to Peaks Island and worked in q
boarding house. She kept her secret till
dition and urged her to send for hel
mother and tell her the whole story.
Her mother came and was very angry
with her. Ellen Dolley believed TINT the
wages of sin are death, . and that sht
should be the instrument of it. She suc
ceeded in making her daughter one of the
most miserable beings on earth. She left
her to shift for herself
ALONE IN THE WORLD
with her trouble Shee did not see he
again until at the Temporary HON,
whore the baby was born. There RI LEI
Doiley said that she'd take the bah,
home to Windham and board it,
This would have been all right hat
| not scatlet fever broke out in the Fl ONE
| Rose knew that her mother would no
receive her with the baby, therefore left
| it at Mrs. O'Hara's and went home
After about a week Rose persuaded
her mother to allow her to take the bah,
home, passing it off as the baby of an
| other woman.
Therefore they came to Portland to
eether after the baby. Ellen Dolley de
cidedg that il they could find anotlle,
place it would be better. She though
of the Catholic home, but they could no
get it boarded there.
The defense would show that Eller
Dolley is a
WOMAN OF VIOLENT TEMPER.
After the failure at the Catholic home,
she became exceedingly angry, ant