Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-20
A POOR MEMORY.
Bushey Does Not Reco|lect
Shooting Nellie Donohue.
But The Coroner's Jury Thinks that He
Is the Guilty Party.
Bound Over for Grand Jury's Action and
Lodged in Jail.

Old Town, Me-, Jan. 19.-After an in
quest Coroner Prentiss returned YER
dict that Mrs. Nellie Donohue, who was
shot during an alteration in the
French settlement on Treat and Web
ster's island, yesterday, came to her
death by the three bullet wounds from
or some other person unknown.
Bushey, who is deaf and dumb was
locked up Immediately after the shoot
ing. He has made no revelation as 20
the. affair and aside from the fact that
he was very drunk at the time, no one
seems to be able to account for the
shooting.
To his brothers, Bushey claimed, TO-
day, to have no recollection of the &C.
currences of yesterday.
Bushey was given a hearing here, this
afternoon. and committed to Jail for
the action of the grand jury in Feb
ruary. He was taken to Jail at Ban
gor.
Joseph Coda testified that BuShey
came to his house between and 9
o'clock. Wednesday night and showed
him a revolver, saying that he had
killed Mrs. Donohue. Coda did not be-
lieve it and went to the Donohue house
and saw the body lying at the foot Of
the stairs.
Alec DoEohue testified to being
awakened by the pistol shots and to
seeing his mother come UP II stair or
two and fall back dead He went down
and saw Bushey with Il re ,olver and
cartridges. He then went for the Off
GERS.
Walter Jordan testified to selling
Bushey a revolver on Monday, but the
one in possession of the officers, which
Gould had taken from the prisoner.
was not the one sold by him.
Deputy Sheriff Gould testified to his
summons He went to the Donahue
house. summoning the coroner, and ar
rested Bushey, who was at the Coda
house Bushey did not wish to try to
testify.
G. c. Rackliff, the undertaken. at
whose rooms the body of the murdered
woman now lies. testified to there be-
ing three shots from a 32-calbre re-
voiver. one in the breast, one in the
Siuc anu tIt OtIitI luI lISi pshNh- "a
physician has stated that in his opin-
ion either of the wounds would have
caused death.
Officer Gould testified that about so,
Allie Donohue came to his house an
said his mother had been killed. IN
reply to the officers questions as to
who killed his mother he said the deaf
and dumb Bushey fellow. Mr.. Gould
went at once to the Donohue house.
found the woman as described; left q
neighbor in charge and went for the
coroner. Then he went to Godas house
and arrested Bushey.
Walter Jordan testified to selling
Lewis Busaey revolver. Monday, but
the one in possession of Officer Gould
was not the one sold by him.
The prisoner is so nearly dumb that
but few besides his immediate family
can understand him. Judge Whiting
asked him through his brother II ne
wished to testify, but he did not
Bushey has been committed to Jail to
await the February term of the Penob-
scot county court. Bushey has never
been considered a desperate fellow, al
though it is said he drank excessively
several y years dSo, put iieis' iA'e " $1,000
He is about % years of age.
The place where the murder TOOK
place is the poorest part of the Cana
dian settlement, and .abject poverty is
in evidence. The murdered woman
came to Maine from San Francisco
several years ago. She lived in Old
Town but d short time, having come
here from Bradley and VeaZle.