The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20

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ago and refused to do so. Hc said that
this woman's sister was in the room aud
ready TO testify in this case as were her
brother and others
MIR. Meaher then said that he had met
this woman on the street a few minutes
ago and she was then going TO MIR. WHEEL
don's Off co whore be had no doubt she
now was.
To this Mr.. Whelden replied that he did
not know whether the woman was In
his Office or not as he had not been there
for some time, and to his knowledge he
could not say where she was at that min.
ute.
Mr. Meaher then said that to his k nowl-
edge the woman was dangerous person
to be at large. She had annoyed him ex-
ceedingly and noted in q most violent
manner in his Office on several occasions.
He had sent for one of the men she &C.
cused of following her, and In her pres
ence tad asked if he had ever followed
or annoyed Mary. Curran. To this. no had
replied that he had not, whereupon the
woman had threatened to strike the man
with her parasol and was only reverted
fromsdolng so by tho interfererce of the
speaker. On another occasion she had
chased another man around Mr.. Meaher's
Office with a parasol In her hand and
threatened violence to him. She had
also accused MIR. Meaher of having been
hired By man to take sides against
her and persscute her, and had often
threatened to injure that man If she got
the chance.
Mr.. Meaher now called upon City
Marshal Sylvester TO testify. The marshal
said that this woman had very frequently
visited his Office and accused MIR. Meaher
and others of following her and using
disreputable language to her. She seemed
90 bs very much excited on this point
and had frequently told him that these
men had put ohioroform in her under
clothes aud poison in her shoes In order
to kill her. The marshal was not pre-
pared 10 shy that Mary Curran was ire
sponsible, but no characterized her as a
mono maniac. He thought some notice
should be taken of this woman's case.
Alderman Munnix-''Do you think she
is insaneg'
Marshal Sylvester-"I think she is
mono-maniac.
Alderman Mannix-"Do you think she
is an unsafe person TO be at larger"
Marshal Sylves:er-"I an not prepared
to say that l think she Is, but she may
become SO.
Mr. Wheldon-''How many complaints
have been lodged against this woman in
your otlices'
Marshal ylves:er-"None.
HAS any one complained to you that
she is not capable of handling her own
piopertyY'
No"
Henry S. Triokey, former city marshal,
was then called by Mr. Meah6r. Mr..
Trickey said that he had known this
woman in the years in which he was city
marshal. She had very frequently ap.
peared in his Office and made complaints
against the gentlemen named by the
other witnesses. She came to him as Of
ten as once month and continued to
come at less. frequent intervals for all
lllo llilt bt NdS III tl4t Olhbts
On one occasion she mad been locked up
in the lodging room for short time for
making disturbance in Mr.. Meaher's
office. She had never shown any VIC
lence in his Office, and he did not care
to state whether in his opinion she was
dangerous or not He said that he did
not feel competent to pass upon this ques.
ton.
MIR. Meaher then said that he wished
what he had said to the aldermen to be
taken as evidence. de told again about
her chasing "A man about his Office with
her paTasol and said that as she is a very
lar-e woman and he believed her to be
dangerous person to lie at large. He
said that her attorney did not dare TO
bring her before this board because OF
the violence Of her temper and further
stated that she had never been able to
keep place yet be cause of her hallucina-
ton about men following her around
Mr.. Dresser, IA real estate dealer, then
told about his transaction with the woIn
an and her refusal to sell the house aftes
he had made u trade. He had learned
from Mrs. Curran afterwards that the
house had been sold ut $500 less than she
had been offered for 1t.
Judge Symonds was then asked TO give
his evidence in this case. He said that
she had worked for him some three years
ago and he had been assured that there
had been no great change in the woman
since that time. She was subject to GER
tain illusions and often told about per
sons following her and of her hearing
strange noises on the streets. SIZE was
an excellent cook and a faithful house
keeper. There was no danger of her vast
ing her property and certainly saw no
reasonf or thc appointment of a guardian
for this reason. The Judge said he did not
feel competent to say wheher she was
dangerous person to DO at large or not,
but it was his own impression that she
was entirely harmless. He thought TO
send her to an insane hospital would be
imposing upon her an unnecessary hard