The Republican journal., 1902-04-17
Come Friday night and be up-lifted.
The Sarah Ware Case.

ELLSWORTH, ME-, April 10. The Sarah
Ware murder case was submitted to the
grand jury, this afternoon. Attorney Gen
eral Seiders having assisted County Attor-
ney Tracey in preparing the evidence.
Sarah Ware of Bucksport disappeared
from her home, Sept. Il. 1898, and her body
was found, two weeks later, mile from the
house, She served as housekeeper for Mrs.
contradicted and the long official inquiry
into the case was to tind the murderer.
Several times the case haS been referred to
the grand jury and once prominent mer-
chant of Bucksport was placed ON trial and
acquitted in connection with the Woman's
death.
A fund was raised and detectives employ
ed to investigate clues which seemed prom
Using. The evidence obtained, however, did
not bring an Indictment. The Hancock
county grand jury, last October, sat 10 days
listening to evidence, and failed to make a
report, informing the court at the time that
they had agreed to defer action until April.
The murder case has figured not a little in
the politics of BuckSport. Because the
sheriff failed to make an arrest was given
as the reason by many citizens for his fail
ure to be renomlnated; because the town
officers did not appear inclined to act on evil
dence laid before them, two of the selectmen
were defeated for reelection and the town
clerk was superseded in Office. In county
politics the case is said to haye had intiu-
ence to the extent OF a new board of county
commissioners being chosen. Some months
ago Deputy Sheriff Gem, who has figured
IN the case to a considerable extent, died
A tremendous sensation was caused in
Ellsworth when it became known SATURDAY.
the grand jury had reported an Indictment
against William I. Treworgy of Bucksport.
Treworgy was Immediately arrested and
committed to Jail. He took his arrest COO
ly. Detectives have been employed on it
without number and once before Treworgy
was arrested. but until now the inveStga-
ton has not proceeded so far as to result in
an Indictment.
There have been any quantity of theories
regarding the case and there have been ru-
morS and hearSay evidence which involved
at least dozen citizens of Bucksport, but
the authorities have invariably found diff
Guilty IN tracing these rumOrS and hearSay
statements to such shape that they would
be available as evidence in a court of law.
When County Attorney Bedford Tracey
assumed the duties OF his office he resolved
to bring all those who knew or professed to
know anything about the case before the
grand jury and let that body settle the mat
ter for once and all. If the facts warranted
an Indictment, we'll and good If not then
the case was to 60 into the long list of un-
solved murder mysteries of this State, at
least as far as he is concerned. The trial
will, in all probability, 1agin on the last
tuesday of the present month or the first
Tuesday in May.
AS to the length of the time the trial will
occupy, that is a matter of conjecture. 1t
is not thought by anyone who is at all ac-
quainted with the case that it can be con-
cluded in less than a week, while it is
possibility that, from the nature of the
case. it may occupy two weeks of time.
Treworgy was arraigned Tuesday and
pleaded mot guilty" He had no counsel
and the court appointed o. F. Fellows, Esq,
of Bucksport to defend him.