The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-16
FoGG'S LATEST STORY
Champion Liar Of Hancock County
Found.
EVEN IF A MURDERER HASN'T
BEEN DISCOVERED.

The Man Says He Was Scared Into Tell
ing the story discriminating Trs-
worgy BY q Bangor Detective and
Two Other Men.
Bucksport March 15.-Joseph A. Fogg.
Jr., who has confessed that his Testimony
In the hearing Of W. L. Trsworgy, mr.
rested for the murder of Sarah Ware. was
false in every particular, was taken be-
fore Recorder Remick of the Western
Hancock municipal court this sfternoon.
He was arraignsd on the charge Of per.
jury. pleaded guilty and was sent to Els
worth jail In default Of 5000 bonds. The
writ specified the offsnse as committed
upon the tenth instant In certain tssti'
mony uttered by FogR In the hearing Of
W. T. Treworey .ohArged with the mur.
der of Sarah Ware on or about Septem-
ber II. 1t was solely on Fosg's testimony
that probable cause was found against
Treworgy and be. was held for the grand
Jury and is now In Ellsworth jail. Fogg's
In the extreme and was in substance that
ON few nights after the disappearance Of
Sarah Ware, he was asked by Treworgy
to help do job and he accompanied
Treworgy on jigger to . certain spot
in the Miles lane and helped Treworay
move body to another spot whore the
body was found.
Fogg's testimony was not shaken to any
extent by n rigid oross-examination. On
Tuesday Fogg confessed to Chairman s:
e. Hall of the board Of seleotmen that
he had testified falsely and that his whole
story was lie from beginning to end.
and repeated the same in the presence
Of Detective +. L. Odltn. County At
torney Bunker was notified and at once
ordered Fogg's arrest At the hearing
Fogg declined counsel and was allowed
to tell his. own story. He said that he
was seen by S. L. Haywood. l. F. Tapley
Of Bucksport and Detective Dennis Tracy
that he knew all about the murder OF
Sarah Ware and wanted him to tell them
what they knew he had told his wife,
mother aud another party. He had seen
them . number Of times and ehey told
him he would have TO 60 to state prison
If he old not tell what he knew; that
Tracy told him that he had writ fox
his arrest and would send him to prison
If he did not tell; that Tracy said he had
$500 in his possession and half Of II
would 60 to him If he would tell. Fogs
then created q sensation by saying that
.sracy and Tapley went out to the Miles
lane to see II there was q stonevan there,
and also told him he found the body ut
the place where the bit Of cloth was
found, which at one time was thought
to have had some connection with the
case, but which was afterwards dis
proved. Fogg said that he was scared
into telling the story and was igaorant
enough.to believe that 1t would come out
all right. After the hearing he thought
Of what he had done and could keep 1t
in no longer and itold some Of his folks
he had lied and afterwards told Hall and
Odlin. He had seen Tspley since the
hearing, but none of the others. He said
that 1apley had told him to stick to
his story and Treworgy would look
through the CRATES.
Fogg nearly broke down several times
The Mr.. .HeyforaI referred to has been
very prominent in the Investigations,
independent OF the regular authoritis,
and made the complaint for the arrest
of Trsworey. He, with Tspley and
Tracey, traced to Fogg report which
was said to be in circulation that Sarah
Ware was murdered before her body was
found or 10 was generally known that
she was murdered.
The charges Fogg has made have added
to the intense interest in the case, espeoi-
ally as Fogg at the Trsworgy hearing
WAS as unshaken In cross examination
as he was in his recital yesterday. The
people of this town as q rule do not
know what to think Of Fogg. II Is be-
lieved that application for Treworgy' 8
release on habeas corpus writ will be
made.