Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-14
THE WARE CASE.
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Hancock county. For more than three
years she has been interviewed and in
terviewed by attorneys, detectives, the
towns people and newspaper men, and
the above is the substance of her story
She tells nothing of the way or by
what means Sarah Ware came to her
death, and the presumption must be
that she has no knowledge on the sub
ject which, if divulged, would throw a
particle of light upon the mysterious
case that has puzzled the officials and
the people of this section for so long Z
time
And yet when one mingies With thA
people of Bucksport and plies questions
concerning the old lady Miles and her
reputation in the community, sneering
answers are received from some, while
others stoutly assert that Mrs. Miles is
telling the truth when she Insists that
she knows nothing. So much for Mrs
Robert Miles, Sarah Wares benefactor
and old-time friend.
The Journal also interviewed Joe
Fogg, the governments star witness,
the young man who claims to have
helped Treworgy move a dead body.
which he believes to have been that
Il
the road near the Miles home to a pas
ture a short distance beyond. 1t was
in this very spot that the decomposed
body Of Sarah Ware was found two
weeks subsequent 10 her disappearance,
or, to be exact, on Sunday, Oct. /, 1898.
1t will be remembered that in the
following March Treworgy was ac-
cused of the murder Of Mrs. Ware, the
accusation being entirely based upon
the statement of Joe Fogg that he had
helped him move dead body. Upon
Foggs evidence Treworgy was held for
the grand jury. I'm four days after
wards Fogg made another statement
in which he said his first story was
lie; and Treworgy was released ON i
writ of habeas corpus.
Joe Fogg is now working, Off and on,
for a Eucksport livery stable keeper,
aad Wha,i the Journal representative
bhedr" irau there to 20 10 the Mics
tiace. jac Was sent as driver. While
L. admits tina, he has no education
he rs by 40 means illit-r5tQ. He talks
in an Ineligible. comprehensive man
ner, and is far removed from an i'm
beetle, which some people have tried
to have him considered. His age isl
somewhere between 26 and 30. He eX-
PLAINS his reason for telling the story
of moving the body and then denying
the truth Of the yarn by saying that
he was prompted 10 do 50 by certain
officials in this town, one Of whom is
dead and the other IS roaming the seas
rs q shiD's cook. In fact. according
to his story, lie was forced to take
back water.
when l was asked by VIII Ire
worgy to help him move the body,
said Fogg, Il had no idea whose it
was. / had been away when Mrs.
Ware disappeared and when ! got back
Treworgy got me to help him. He told
me that if / ever told Of it | should
go the same way. When the body OF
Mrs. Ware was found it lay just whore
Treworgy and | put it about 10 days
before / told my story in court and
told the truth. How would | know
about moving the body if / had not
helDed to do It? Then when Ed Han,
1.-THE, first scotsman. and Al. Gem, the
sheriff. made me deny what | had said
/ was frightened into it. In doing 50,
! knew / was committing perjury, but
II had to do what the men told me
10 do. l was afraid of them. But now,
shall go TO Ellsworth and tell what
know, for l have no fear OF them or
anybody else
Mrs. Miles and Joe Fogg are two
Of the So government witnesses who
are 60 give in their testimony before
the fuly- in Ellsworth. The gist of
what the- viii testify to has here been
givru. Mrs Niles claims to know
no tjue ana Joe Fogg only claims TO
hate heired move body in the night
/. A lie
appeared, but he does not claim to
have recognized the body and has no
legal knowledge of it's identity The
other 81 witnesses summoned by the
prosecution. according to the general
impression. are not in possession of
any positive evidence bearing upon the
guilt of VIM. r. Treworgy. What they
know IS a matter of hearsay character
or is of a circumstantiaI nature.
The government side of the case
will be handled by Hon. George NJ.
Seiders attorney general of Maine, and
by County Attorney Bedford Tracy,
while Cant. T. r. Hartnett of Portland.
will give the result Of mis- long and eX-
haustive Investigations extending over
a period of several months, and which
will contain some startling revelations.
Trevorgy will be defended by Hon.
Oscar +. Fellows of Bucksport and
& Hon. Charles J. Hutchings of Brewer.
The defense will have numerous wit
nesses, but just how many Mr.. Eel
lows was unable to state. The de-
velopments of the trial must determine
that point.
After tomorrow this town ceases to
be the center of interest in the Ware
murder case. and Ellsworth becomes
the Mecca of Bucksport people who
are patiently. yet with intense curios-
ity awaiting the evidence before the
court Hon. l.. A. Emery of Ellsworth.
associate justice. win preside and the
trial may last 10 days or even two
weeks.