The Portland daily press., 1899-06-14

HFonA ~ OpOorno WAS on ttne DrAuge
when Parks and Trefethen passed him,
going toward Portsmouth. Shortly af-
terward they returned. and went down
the track embankment where they sat
down near an old barn and drank from
a bottle. He.passed them again on New.
march street at a4O.
The movements Of Parks and Trefethen
sukng attorneys, Miss Lizzie Abrams
Mrs. Myrtle NJ. Huse. Mrs. Mary Board
man. Miss Annie Boardman and Mrs.
Lizzie Williams testifying that they saw
them. Trefethen, who was reeling
drunk, parted company with Parks ON
Govern ment street and staggered home.
while Parks went to the Tarlton
premises.
DR.. K. Il. Shapleigh Of Kittery. who
was first called to attend Mrs. Tarlton
after the assault, described her condition.
and the n aturs OF her wounds.
DIR. Shapieigh said he remained with
Mrs. Tarlson most OF the night. Toward
midnight she rallied and conversed in
diligently with him, relating certain de-
tails of the. affair. The prosecuting at
torneys desired to question the witness
further or this point. but the respond
ent's counks objected.
Then enEned ia controversy between
co unset on the question OF whether the
statements made to the doctor could be
admitted al dying declaration. The
witness testified that Mrs Tarlton told
him she tho ught this was the last Of her,
and he replied that he thought so to.
This, the prosecuting attorneys argued,
entitled her statements to admission an a
dying declaration, but Judge wiswell
Aaid it was hardly compliance with the.
rules in regard to dying declarations, and
he would have to exclude It,
George A. Williams testified that he
left his work about 4.30 and on arriving
home was informed by his wife that she
bad seen strange man at Mrs. TNrlton's
house Witness hurried across the street,
tried the door of the Tarlton house and
could not open it. Suddenly he heard a
scrash Of glass, ami running to the rear of
the house saw that nearly the whole sash
OLA dining room window had been
smashed and man whom he afterward
Identified as Parks was running across
lots towards the woods. Witness gave
CHASE, but was unable to overtake the
fugitive. Then he notified a constable
and took part in the hunt which resulted
in theaoapture Of Parks.
Mrs. Sumner e. Parker saw from her
kitchen window the movements of the
man who entered Mrs. Tariton's house
The four O'Clock electric car passed her
house while she was watching him.
Mrs. Ethel p Maxwell also saw him
try the door, cautiously enter, and heard
the crash of glass that accompanied his
exit. But she could not positively identi.
fly the respondent.
B. Foster Faulkner a nine years old
son of the Rev. B. Il. Faulkner of Kit
terry, heard the crash of glass, ran out to
the corner of the fence aud saw Parks
running Up the. side of the hill. As Parks
passed. James Boardman. witness heard
Parks shout; 80, Jim, don't tell 'em
whers am going"
. George Wilson and his wife, Ulysses g.
SWEET and his wife and John L. PAU
saw Parks about five O'Clock walking fast
away from the village.
Mrs Ruth A. Kuse went to the Tarlton
house. after she heard the news, and
climbed through the broken window.
She described the condition in. which she
found the room where the unconscious
woman lay. Blood and molasses were all
over the floor.
Constable Isaac II. Lambert and ] ohm
w. Perkins told the story of the pursuit
Of Parks and his arrest at the house of his
father. The prisoner had been drinking,
but was not staggering drunk, and he did
not appear to realize his position. The
next day he was searched, but no money
found on him. Stains of blood and
molasses We're found on his clothing and
shoes.
John P. Hayes, S. A. jackson and
William jackson examined the prisoners
clothing the next morning after the arr
rest, and saw the blood and molasses
stains 4
| Jailer Edward A. Anderson of Alfred
testified that he saw blood and molasses
on the prisoners clothing and shoes. The
clothing was offered in evidence, but the
shoes have been missing for some time.
Seth Sterling, son OF the murdered
woman, described the scene he encoun-
tered when he arrived at her home after
the assault In the closet where she was
accustomed to keep her change, several
drawers had been pulled out and their
contents scattered. The box In which she
kept her private papers had been ran
sacked. Witness was unable TO find ny
money, except few ooppers.
Mrs. Emily l. Morse of X ittery, Mrs.
Mary A. Ferreirn of New York and Mrs.
Laura r. Rollins of Haverhill. Mass.
daughters of the murdered woman, testi-
fled In regard TO her custom about keep
ing money in the closet, and the scattered
condition In which the papers were found
after the assault.
Mrs. Mary ". McDutfy of Rochester, a
nurse who attended the dying woman,
was questioned In regard TO the condition